Emerging Leaders Preconference

Change is happening all around us—in the way audiences are interacting with arts and culture, and how we as arts administrators are managing organizations to respond to the fluctuating needs of our communities. The 2013 Emerging Leaders Preconference will help participants learn to adapt at the individual level, so they can lead change in their communities. Preconference sessions will discuss change management theory, leadership practices, and provide participants with skills to work more effectively with their internal organizational staff and external partners, and move an individual, organizational, or community vision forward. 

The Emerging Leaders Preconference is generously supported by the Carnegie Mellon University Master of Arts Management Program

Wednesday, June 12
4:00 pm - 6:00 pm Preconference Registration Open
5:00 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome to Pittsburgh Public Art Event
5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Welcome to Pittsburgh Public Art Event
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm Downtown Dine-Arounds
Thursday, June 13
7:30 am - 8:30 am Transportation from Westin Hotel to Carnegie Mellon
8:00 am - 9:00 am Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:00 am Welcome, Overview of Program, and Opening Plenary: Celebration of Our History through Storytelling
10:15 am - 11:15 am Speed Networking
11:30 am - 12:30 pm Making Your Own Map: Career Development
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Networking Lunch
12:45 pm - 1:15 pm OPTIONAL LUNCH SESSION: Graduate School for Arts Administrators: What You Need to Know
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm Navigating Change in an Organization
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm The Role of the Arts in Changing Demographic Landscapes
3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Networking Break
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm 360 Roundtable Conversations: OPTION A: Roundtable Discussions on Critial Issues
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm 360 Roundtable Conversations: OPTION B: Roundtable Discussions Based on Open Space Technology
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm Keynote Presentation
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm Reception
Friday, June 14
8:00 am - 8:30 am Continental Breakfast
8:30 am - 10:00 am Creating an Engaged Community through Advocacy
8:30 am - 10:00 am Managing Generational Differences
10:15 am - 11:30 am Closing Keynote
11:30 am - 11:45 am Closing Comments