2024 National Conference Agenda
| Saturday, October 12 | |
| 3:30 – 5:30 pm | NACCE Board Meeting (Private meeting) |
| 6:00 – 7:30 pm | Board Dinner (Location TBD) |
| Sunday October 13 | |
| 12:00 – 2:00 pm | Preconference: Innovator Mindset Training: Leadership Skills in the Classroom, on Campus, and in Your Community – with Dennis Stauffer |
| 12:00 – 3:00pm | Tours – To be Announced! |
| 1:00 – 7:00 pm | Registration |
| 2:00 – 3:00 pm | New Member Orientation – Meet Fellow Newbies, the NACCE team & Win Prizes! |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Ratcliffe/SkillPointe Pilot Project - Participant Group Meeting led by Dr. Darcie Tumey and Dr. Kevin Logan |
| 4:30 – 5:45 pm | Opening General Session – Welcome to the Future! Entrepreneurship Everywhere, Artificial Intelligence & Entrepreneurial President of the Year Award presented by Chancellor Lee Lambert |
| 5:45 – 7:00 pm | Opening Reception & Exhibit Hall Open – Special music presentation by Ranjith Abraham & Sunjith Abraham |
| 7:00 – 8:30 pm | Celebration of Leadership Dinner - VIP Dinner sponsored by BibliU (Invitation only) |
| Monday, October 14 | |
| 7:00 – 8:15 am | Breakfast Buffet Open & Exhibit Hall Open – Networking by Topic |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | Morning General Session – Workforce Connections: Supercharging Campuses & Communities; Entrepreneurial College of the Year Award; Keynote presentation by Sam Thevanayagam, CEO of Parts Life, LLC.; Honoring Veteran Entrepreneurs |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Transition to Breakouts #1 |
| 10:10 – 11:10 am | Breakout Session 1 |
| 11:10 – 11:20 am | Transition to Breakouts #2 |
| 11:20 – 12:20 pm | Breakout Session 2 |
| 12:20 – 12:45 pm | Lunch Buffet Open |
| 12:45 – 2:00 pm | Lunch and General Session – Pathways to Prosperity: Reimagining the Skilled Trades; Lifetime Achievement Award presented to R.T. Rybak, President & CEO of the Minneapolis Community Foundation |
| 2:00 – 3:30 pm | Pitch for the Skilled Trades Judges’ Deliberate |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Dessert & Networking in Exhibit Hall |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Transition to Breakouts #3 |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Breakout Session 3 |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Speed Networking with Funders & Potential Partners |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Reception & Exhibit Hall |
| Tuesday, October 15 | |
| 7:00 – 8:15 am | Breakfast Buffet Open Exhibit Hall Open – Network with Peers from across the U.S. |
| 8:30 – 10:00 am | Morning General Session – Creativity Fosters Student Success, Faculty & Staff Engagement, and Inclusion; Solve CC Students & Partners |
| 10:00 – 10:10 am | Transition to Breakouts #4 |
| 10:10 – 11:10 am | Breakout Session 4 |
| 11:10 – 11:20 am | Transition to Breakouts #5 |
| 11:20 – 12:20 pm | Breakout Session 5 |
| 12:20 – 12:45 pm | Lunch Buffet Open & Exhibit Hall Open |
| 12:45 – 2:00 pm | Lunch General Session -STEM & Entrepreneurship: A Pathway to Social Mobility |
| 2:00 – 2:45 pm | Dessert & Networking in Exhibit Hall – Author’s Corner Signing & Celebration! |
| 2:45 – 3:00 pm | Transition to Breakouts #6 |
| 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Breakout Session 6 |
| 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Speed Networking – Bring a Challenge & Find a Solution! |
| 5:00 – 6:00 pm | Reception & Exhibit Hall Open |
| 6:00 – 8:00 pm | 1980's & 1990s Themed Social – Dress to Impress with a Tribute to Your Favorite Artist or Performer; Presentation to the Host Planning Committee |
| 8:00 pm | Exhibitors Pack up/Load Out |
| Wednesday, October 16 | |
| 7:30 - 9:30 am |
Breakfast Buffet Opens – Networking, Table Topics & Breakout Sessions |
| 9:30 – 11:30 am | Main Stage – Rural Entrepreneurship and Economic Development: Effective Ecosystem Partnerships that Mobilize Opportunity |
| 11:45am | Conference Concludes – Prizes & Inspiration |