Schedule: 2021 Young Professionals Conference

Wednesday, August 11, 2021
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM																Registration
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM																Welcome & Opening General Session The Value of Engagement Caroline Willard - Cornerstone League
3:30 PM - 4:00 PM																General Session WYCUP: 10,000 Strong A Campaign to Empower Young Credit Union Professionals Worldwide. 10,000 Strong! highlights WYCUP’s progress toward the goal of connecting the world’s young credit union professionals through meaningful engagement – 10,000 of us! During this session you will hear from Thomas Belekevich, WYCUP Director and Regional Representative, on how you can be involved in the 10,000 strong campaign, as well as what WYCUP has to offer young professionals. Thomas Belekevich - WOCCU
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM																General Session Advocacy: Get Involved! During this session we will discuss why advocacy is so important, along with tips and best practices on how to advocate effectively. Learn skills that will empower you to go out and promote issues you are most passionate about.
4:30 PM - 5:00 PM																Panel Position Yourself for Growth Featuring previous YP advisors and crashers.
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM																Networking Reception Headshot photos will be available during the reception.
Thursday, August 12, 2021
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM																Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM																General Session Choosing Courage: Helping Emerging Leaders Take More Risks According to research, courage is an essential leadership quality that helps leaders take risks, navigate uncertainty, and withstand challenges. But, when emerging leaders consider potential failure or tension as outcomes, they can find it difficult to choose courage—opting instead for safety and limited growth—unless they’ve got the right internal resources. In this captivating keynote, Candance Doby combines interactivity, storytelling, and research to teach audiences a three-part process to leverage the tools of courage to manage fear and take more risks. This powerful keynote will change the way you evaluate risks and resources and enable you to lead with courage.  In this presentation, you will: Learn three key components of courage: cause, competence, and confidence Understand how these components work together to build up courage Began to audit their own internal tools Candace Doby - The Can-Do Company
9:45 AM - 10:00 AM																Stretch Break
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM																General Session Finding the Edge: Engage & Do Your Best Work More than 50% of employees are actively disengaged at work, according to Gallup. This costs companies on average $7 billion a year. It also translates into employee turnover, poor morale, and average results. In this keynote, internationally recognized speaker, award-winning journalist, and author Antonio Neves will set you on the path of increased workplace engagement, personal accountability, and results. You will learn three critical steps you can take to drive personal growth, discovery, and create a "we" culture of allies. Backed by research and proven results, this presentation helps you understand how to avoid mediocrity and instead set yourself up for epic success. You are empowered with clear action steps to take to prepare you to stand out, deliver measurable results, and be associated with greatness. Antonio Neves -
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM																Power Hours Back by popular demand. Take advantage of your conference experience. Join one of our open-space power hours for a quick-paced, informative session to share best practices and bring real-life experiences and problem-solving skills to the table. Hear from fellow young professionals as they discuss challenges, pain points, and opportunities facing their credit unions and professional development. Choose the best session and prepare to power up. Bring a list of questions, ideas, and an open mind. Operations—This session provides an open forum for to share ideas and discuss service culture, member and employee engagement, and relevant issues. Lending/Collections—During this session, lending and collections professionals discuss pits and peaks and hot topics within their credit unions. Member Experience—Member experience is all the buzz in credit unions. Come and share ideas on what your credit union is doing to be a differentiator and stay in the compliance zone.
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM																Networking Lunch Young Professional of the Year Award Presentation
1:15 PM - 2:15 PM																General Session Empathy Map Courtney Moran - Cornerstone Foundation
2:15 PM - 2:30 PM																Stretch Break
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM																General Session Own the Room: The Art of Saying Nothing Communicating with confidence can get you many things in life. More clients, higher revenue, better customer service, promotions, or the respect of your co-workers can be yours. Here’s the secret no one wants to tell you: Charisma can be learned. In this workshop with internationally recognized leadership speaker, author, and award-winning broadcast journalist Antonio Neves, you'll learn how to: Tell your story. Use the secret communication tool to become immediately likable and memorable. Positively influence a conversation without saying a word. Listen like a pro. And more! Antonio Neves -
3:30 PM - 3:45 PM																Refreshment Break
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM																Reverse Crasher Panel Facilitator: Kati Buchanan, Cornerstone League
5:30 PM - 8:00 PM																YP Meet Up
Friday, August 13, 2021
8:00 AM - 8:30 AM																Breakfast
8:30 AM - 9:45 AM																Power Hours Back by popular demand. Take advantage of your conference experience. Join one of our open-space power hours for a quick-paced, informative session to share best practices and bring real-life experiences and problem-solving skills to the table. Hear from fellow young professionals as they discuss challenges, pain points, and opportunities facing their credit unions and professional development. Choose the best session and prepare to power up. Bring a list of questions, ideas, and an open mind. Lending/Collections—During this session, lending and collections professionals discuss pits and peaks and hot topics within their credit unions. Marketing/Business Development—The session provides an open forum for marketing and business development professions to discuss what works, what flops, and what has made their credit unions stand out in the community. Human Resources/Training—This session allows human resources and training professionals to initiate intimate discussions, share, and have compelling and thought-provoking conversations on a range of human resource and employee development-related topics affecting company culture. Topics may include training, coaching, and counseling, rewards, and recognition, and more.
9:45 AM - 11:00 AM																Closing General Session Improv Skills for Work and Life This interactive presentation introduces a “culture of yes” into your organization. In a culture of yes, new ideas are accepted and encouraged; people take more risks and are more fun to work with; and collaboration happens quickly and constantly. Using the fundamental principle of “yes and” from the world of improvisation, this presentation is full of fun, with quick interactive exercises that you can take away to change your everyday work and home life. Shana Merlin - Merlin Works Improv
11:00 AM - 11:15 AM																Free 2022 YP Conference Registration Drawing Must be present to win.