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September 2023
Sep 26 – 28 2023
WCCE Annual Conference & Retreat
The Abbey Resort
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Oct 19 2023
Business Day
Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center
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- 26WCCE Annual Conference & Retreat
Event Agenda
2023 Program
Presented by:
Dale Wilsher
Featured Speaker
Dale Wilsher is a professional development expert, executive leadership coach, CPLC, PCC,
CCSP, motivational speaker, and DISC personality trainer who knows the secret to employee
engagement, client attraction, and business motivation lies in mastering your meaning. As
the owner of Your Authentic Personality, she helps professionals and entrepreneurs make the
highest and best use of who they are, find and create deeply meaningful work, tap into their
unique purpose, and become all they are meant to be.Program subject to change
Session Sponsored By
Pre-Conference
Tuesday, September 26
Theme for the Day: Focusing on You
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Boot Camp for New(er) Chamber Executives (includes lunch)
Conference
12:00 PM
Conference Registration
12:30PM
Welcome and Introductions
12:45PM
60 Ideas in 60 Minutes: Best Practices Sharing
Share your chamber’s best practice, idea or strategy to help inspire others and learn from each other
2:00PM
Fireside Chat
Hear from Stephanie about her career story, lessons learned about leadership, and the opportunities and challenges she’s faced in the chamber and tourism industry
Kurt Bauer
President & CEO, WMC
Stephanie Klett
President & CEO, VISIT Lake Geneva
3:00Pm
Opening Keynote: Meaning Matters: Define your Purpose
People don’t buy WHAT you do, they buy WHY you do it!
Dale Wilsher
4:00pm
Closing
5:00pm
Group Reception and Dinner Boat Cruise on Lake Geneva
8:00pm
Adjourn for the Day
Conference
Wednesday, September 27
Theme for the Day: Building Your Toolkit
7:00AM
Business at Breakfast
8:00am
Welcome and Introductions
8:15Am
Keynote: Management vs. Leadership
Understanding the key difference and what you should know
Rusty Schieber
Vice President of Operations Support, Brakebush Brothers, Inc.
9:00Am
Keynote: Lessons Learned about Building Relationships & Funding Your Mission
Wade Goodsell
COO, WMC; Executive Director, WMC Foundation
10:00Am
Like-size Chamber Discussions
10:45Am
Workforce Panel Presentation on Youth Apprenticeships, Fast Forward Grants, Career Pathways & Project-based and Experiential Learning