2008 new leaders conference - agenda

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New leaders 2008 - agenda

Sunday October 5th
Berkeley Repertory TheatRE, Berkeley

Welcome
2:00pm – 2:15pm
Co-Chairs Rachel Fink and Rebecca Novick

Session #1
2:15pm – 4:00pm
Individual Strategic Planning
Representative from Creative Capital

Participate in Creative Capital’s effective method aimed at helping artists and administrators to articulate and move towards strategic goals in their lives and careers.

Session #2
4:15pm – 6:00pm
Setting a National Agenda
Ashley Boyd, Community Facilitator

We’ll work with experienced facilitator Ashley Boyd (formerly of America Speaks) to articulate challenges and priorities for changing the field.

6:00pm – 7:30pm
Evening Dinner and Networking Session
With various Artistic and Managing Directors from leading Bay Area theatres

 

Monday October 6th
War Memorial Building, San Francisco

Welcome
9:30am – 9:45am
Leading the New California
Brad Erickson

Theatre Bay Area executive director Brad Erickson opens the Annual Conference, happening in conjunction with the New Leaders 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 #1 
9:45am – 11:00am
Bridging the Generation Gaps in the Workplace
Lynne Lancaster, Generational Expert

Lynne 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 #1
11:15am – 12:30pm
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, Management Consultants for the Arts, Inc.
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
12:30pm – 1:30pm  Free Time for socializing and networking

Plenary #2
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Making the Intangible Tangible:
Measuring the Intrinsic Value of the Arts
Alan Brown, Arts Researcher

Renowned 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 #2
2:45pm – 4:00pm
Looking Outside the Stage Door:
Leadership Development Models in Other Fields
Panelists TBD

Other fields are facing many of the same leadership challenges.  Join our distinguished panel from the entertainment, banking, and technology industries as they discuss some of the difficulties their organizations have encountered and solutions that are working for them.

Breakout #3
4:15pm – 5:30pm
Revolution(?):
Next Steps Individually and As A Group

Our Sunday facilitators return to lead a discussion about next steps for individuals and ways to continue this conversation beyond the conference.

Closing
5:30pm - 6:00pm

 

 

To register please click here. After you register, please explore the rest of the New Leaders section of our website, including a more detailed agenda, information on hotel and home-stay options, and short biographies of the organizers and presenters.  If you'd like a PDF flyer to post in your office or pass around, please download one here!