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Featured Speakers

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Emily Fetcko

CEO,

Erie DowntownPartnership

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Diane Gardner

CFP® , CDFA ®,

LPL Financial

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Maggie Horne

Director,

Gannon University Small Business Development Center

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Richard Makowski

Chief Investment Officer, Evident Financial

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Sarah Mailloux

Associate State Director of Programs and Policy, Pennsylvania Small Business Development Center

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Sonya Smith 

SUNY State Director,

New York Small Business Development Centers

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Dr. Karinna Vernaza

Dean, College of Engineering & Business, Gannon University

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Cindy Vogan

CEO,

Whole Life Services

Breakout I Speakers

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Richard Makowski

Chief Investment Officer,

Evident Financial

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Entrepreneur Track

Financial Planning​

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Courtney Steding

HR Business Partner,

Erie Insurance

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Rising Leader Track

Effective Networking in the

Digital World

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Brian Slawin

Director & Portfolio Manager,

Ben Franklin Technology

PArtners

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Rising Leader Track

Effective Networking in the

Digital World

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Susan Hileman

President,

RED Day Communications

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Executive Leader Track

Creating a Culture that Thrives

(or ROARS!)

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Breakout II Speakers

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Lisa DeFilippo

Senior Professional​ Development Trainer, Manufacturer & Business Association

Entrepreneur Track

Balancing Leading with Doing

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Bryan Whittington

 

 

Founder & CEO,

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ebsGrowth

Rising Leader Track

New Leaders: Just because you have

 

a title doesn't make you a leader!

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Karen Bilowith

 

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President & CEO, 

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Erie Community Foundation

Executive Leader Track

Supporting Communities and

 

Finding Purpose

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