9 a.m. to 9:50 a.m.

Online Training and Development 101

​​Kevin Rufty, Director of Training at Clean Juice & Training Magazine's Top 25 Emerging Training Leader 

Designing Documents for the Visually Impaired

Becky Kamp & SIU Disability Support Services; Becky will share her story as a legally blind professional; DSS will share design best practices
Replay not available for this video.

10 a.m. to 10:50 a.m.

Building Resilience in Times of Change

Shermaine M Perry-Knights, Master Instructional Designer | Speaker | ATD 2020 One to Watch Award Winner

Best Practices for Online Teaching from a Seasoned Veteran

Nanci Burk, Expert Online Educator with more than 20+ years of experience. 
Replay not available for this video.

Headline Event

11 a.m. to Noon

Scott Berkun

12:10 p.m. to 12:55 p.m.

Public Relations + Art = Counterpropaganda
& Lessons from National Millennial Community

D'Anthony Williams, Senior Account Executive, Digital/Influencer Strategy at MSLGROUP & co-founder National Millennial Community 
Julie Lubbers, Strategist at Sylvain Labs, co-founder National Millennial Community

1 p.m. to 1:50 p.m.

Strengthening Your Resiliency Muscle within Organizations​

Farooq Shah, Brand Manager, Comcast Business, Speaker & Author

Adjusting to Graduate School

DJ Jeffries, Graduate student, Columbia University Teacher's College
​Danielle Lorentz, Department of Communication Studies, SIUC
Replay not available for this video.

2 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Building a Fulltime YouTube Channel

​Michael Shrewsbury, professional YouTuber, Locked In and Alternative Cycling Network

3 p.m. to 3:50 p.m.

Intercultural Communication as a Global HRM​

Everlena (Lena) Williams, Global HR Business Partner, Global Sales Operations/Enterprise Programs/Sales Project Leader at Sandvik Coromant
w/ John Burk, SIU Alumnus & HR Manager at Intel Corporation

4 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Happy Social Hour

Cocktail Hour, Networking +  Games
Sandy Pensoneau-Conway, ​SIU Faculty, Alumni, BrandU Attendees​
Breakout rooms for
  • mixed drinks (hard and soft),
  • networking
  • playing  games