Trustee Development Forum
AGENDA
Monday, October 6, 2008
9:00 AM—7:00 PM
This is the agenda for the Trustee Development Forum. For a full agenda of the conference, please click here.
Welcome
9:30 – 10:00
Leading the New California
Brad EricksonTheatre Bay Area executive director Brad Erickson opens the Annual Conference by elaborating on the overall theme of this year and placing into that context many of the plenary and breakout sessions that will occur during the rest of the day.
Plenary Session #1
10:00 – 11:00
Navigating the Multi-generational Workplace
Lynne LancasterLynne Lancaster is one of today's foremost cultural translators. An expert on the generations, she is co-founder of BridgeWorks, a generational diversity consulting and training company with high-profile corporate and nonprofit clients nationwide. Lynne is co-author with David Stillman of the best-selling book When Generations Collide. A sought-after expert on workplace and social trends, Lynne advises leaders, managers, and employees on how to conduct business more successfully by bridging generation gaps at work and in the marketplace. She has been a guest commentator on CNN, CNBC and National Public Radio and was recently a featured speaker at the LORT conference.
Breakout Session #1
11:15 – 12:30
Drawing Back the Curtain: An Insiders’ Look at the Executive Search Process
Lynne Lancaster, Generational Expert
Bruce Thibodeau, President, Arts Consulting Group, Inc.
Len Alexander
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, TCG (facilitator)This breakout session will bring together emerging leaders, board trustees, and some of the top executive search consultants in the country for a panel discussion on how the process works from both sides of an executive search. Lynne Lancaster provides perspective on how generational issues are at play when board members and job candidates come from different generations.
Lunch
12:30 – 1:30
Special Presentation: Getting the Art into the Board Room
Carey Perloff, Artistic Director, ACT
Jack Cortis, Board Chair, ACT
Jill Matichak (facilitator)
Plenary Session #2
1:30 – 2:30
Making the Intangible Tangible: Measuring the Intrinsic Value of the Arts
Alan BrownRenowned arts researcher Alan Brown will share his groundbreaking insights on a new way to measure the transformational effects of performing arts experiences. Mr. Brown’s research tackles the challenge of scientifically demonstrating the previously unmeasurable impact of watching a performance by surveying patrons on a variety of experiential measures, including aesthetic growth and the “captivation index,” how absorbed you were in the arts experience and how much you found yourself thinking about the show the following morning. Learn about this cutting-edge research and how to apply it to reaching new audiences and measuring your impact on your current audiences.
Breakout Session #2
2:45 – 4:00
Building an Effective Board—for YOUR Organization
Amy Kweskin, Consultant
Breakout Session #3
4:15 – 5:30
Looking Outward: Local, State, and National Issues in the Field
Teresa Eyring, Executive Director, Theatre Communications Group
Terence McFarland, Executive Director, LA Stage Alliance
Brad Erickson, Executive Director, Theatre Bay Area
Funder representatives TBDJoin a distinguished panel of funders and service organization leaders for a look at the issues facing the field around the state and around the nation.
Closing
5:30 – 6:00
Get Inspired
Michael Gene Sullivan, San Francisco Mime Troupe
Reception
6:00 – 7:00
Sponsored by:
TRG—Target Resource Group
