Elevate your workforce with the Chamber’s annual professional development event
Elevate your workforce with the Chamber’s annual professional development event
Invest in the future of your company by sending your company’s managers and new employees to Elevate, a professional development conference and networking event that’s all about strengthening Oklahoma City’s workforce. With motivational speakers, breakout sessions and networking opportunities throughout the day, Elevate is designed to help your company provide professional development options to its employees—without having to send people out of the market to experience an excellent conference.
“The Chamber knows that the most valuable resource of our employers is our region’s workforce,” said Cynthia Reid, senior vice president of marketing and communications for the Chamber. “Elevate gives businesses the opportunity to invest in and encourage key employees after the challenges of the past two years. It’s also a great opportunity for small business owners, managers or entrepreneurs who need additional training to boost their success.”
Elevate will take place on Thursday, April 14, at the Oklahoma City Convention Center, with registration for the event and a continental breakfast beginning at 8 a.m. After a welcome session, attendees will choose two breakout sessions before lunch and the mainstage luncheon presentation. Two more afternoon breakout sessions will be followed by the finale keynote presentation from Dr. Elizabeth Lombardo, known as America’s most-trusted celebrity psychologist and former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal's "head coach for happiness." The day will conclude with a closing reception, which will feature networking opportunities, exhibitor booths from Chamber members and a drink ticket for all attendees.
Breakout session tracks will allow the attendee to customize the experience to match his or her professional development needs. The event will feature 32 breakout sessions in the following categories:
- Starting Your Career (sessions geared toward college students, interns and new professionals)
- Expanding Your Influence (session geared toward people of all experience levels who want to grow as leaders)
- Boosting Your Sales (sessions geared toward people who are in sales)
- Managing Your Team (sessions geared toward people who manage others)
- Improving Your Skills (sessions that focus on practical and actionable skills for the workplace)
- Growing Your Business (sessions with business development tips for small business owners, location managers and entrepreneurs)
- Developing Your Cultural Competency (sessions with a focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace)
- Investing in Your Resilience (session to help both employees and managers boost their mental wellbeing and stress management skills)
The Elevate experience is open to everyone, but Chamber members get a discounted conference registration for $250 per person or $200 per person for groups of three or more within the same company. An all-day conference registration includes breakfast, lunch, all keynote speakers, four breakout sessions, morning and afternoon refreshments, and a pass to the Elevate closing reception. Chamber members that are nonprofit organizations will also receive a discounted rate of $200 per person or $160 per person for groups of three or more within the same organization.
Meet the keynote speaker
Elizabeth Lombardo
America’s Most-Trusted Celebrity Psychologist; Best-selling Author; Head Coach for Happiness
Considered former NBA star Shaquille O'Neal's "head coach for happiness,” Elizabeth Lombardo is on a mission to free people from their inner critic to create the health, wealth and happiness they crave.
At Elevate, Lombardo will use her patented true success formula to help attendees discover the three essential ingredients that will help you create success in the new normal. While there are many factors in life that people can’t control, Lombardo’s presentation will offer immediate, actional skills that will help attendees optimize their mindset to create success, both now and in the future. By the end of Elevate, attendees of Lombardo’s keynote will be able to formulate a personalized action plan to advance in your personal and professional lives, even in unusual times.
About Lombardo
Lombardo’s ability to help people unlock their own, unique personal happiness code has made her America's most interviewed celebrity psychologist, with more than 100 TV and radio appearances on shows like Good Morning America, Dr. Oz, The TODAY Show, Steve Harvey, CNN, Fox Business News and others.
A licensed practicing psychologist with a Ph.D. in psychology and a master’s degree in physical therapy, Dr. Lombardo's newest bestselling book and course, “Better Than Perfect: 7 Strategies to Crush Your Inner Critic and Create a Life You Love” helps anyone suffering from conditional self-worth or perfectionism turn down their critic's voice, turn up their self-confidence and gain essential skills to flourish in work, health, relationships and life. Lombardo is also the author of “A Happy You: Your Ultimate Prescription for Happiness.”
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