8:00 a.m.
Registration and Continental Breakfast with Sponsors and Exhibitors
9:00 a.m.
Emcee: Callie Miracle, Workforce Center Director, Kentucky Chamber
Welcome
Morgan McGarvey, U.S. Representative, Kentucky's 3rd District
Presenting Sponsor Comments
TBA
9:15 a.m.
Opening Keynote: A Conversation with Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman
Lt. Governor Jacqueline Coleman, Commonwealth of Kentucky
Moderator: Renee Shaw, Director of Public Affairs & Moderator Kentucky Educational Television (KET)
10:00 a.m.
Morning Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
10:15 a.m.
Leading Through Generational Change: Strategies for a Multigenerational Workforce
Marcie Merriman, Cultural Anthropologist and Human-centered Strategist
We're living in a time of deep transformation—where generational shifts, societal change, and rapid advancements in technology are colliding to reshape how we live, work, and lead. In this session, Marcie Merriman explores what it really takes to stay relevant in the face of that change. Drawing from real-world experience and cutting-edge research – including findings from EY’s latest Gen Z and Millennial study - Marcie will connect the dots between emerging generations, evolving expectations, and the technologies that are quietly (and not so quietly) reshaping our world and our workforces. Following her presentation, Marcie will join Callie Miracle, Director of the Workforce Center at the KY Chamber Foundation, for a fireside chat that dives deeper into how leaders can create cultures that support intergenerational collaboration and long-term workforce sustainability.
11:00 a.m.
Perfectionism
Vitale Buford Hardin, CPC, CEO, Leadership Trainer, Speaker, Author, Vitale & Company
11:45 a.m.
Break with Sponsors with Sponsors and Exhibitors
11:55 a.m.
Luncheon Keynote: A Conversation with Elizabeth McCall
Elizabeth McCall, Master Distiller, Woodford Reserve
Interviewer: Les Fugate, VP Director, Public Affairs, U.S. State & Local, Canada & Latin America, Brown-Forman Corporation
1:15 p.m.
Presentation of the Kentucky Young Professional of the Year Award
Ashli Watts, President and CEO, Kentucky Chamber
Young Professional of the Year Award recipient TBA
1:25 p.m.
Break with Sponsors and Exhibitors
1:55 p.m.
None of Us Are as Good as ALL of Us!
Scotty Davenport, Former Head Coach, Bellarmine University Men’s Basketball
2:40 p.m.
Young Professionals in Politics and Emerging Issues
Mayor Alan Keck, Somerset, Kentucky
Rep. JT Payne, Kentucky State Representative
Rep. Rachel Roarx, Kentucky State Representative
Sen. Keturah Herron, Kentucky State Senate
Moderator: John Hughes, Director, Public Affairs, Kentucky Chamber
3:25 p.m.
Networking Reception with Sponsors and Exhibitors
4:30 p.m.
2nd Annual Kentucky Young Professionals Summit Concludes