Culture changers, diversity practitioners, catalysts of big ideas – they’ve all been tapped to help stir things up at the Greater Omaha Chamber’s inaugural Make / Happen event.
More than a conference for learning and mingling, Make / Happen is a daylong opportunity for “doers” to engage, launch into deeper fulfillment of their purpose and create real plans of action.
“Make/Happen is designed to inspire the innovators in our community. As a CEO, I’d want my staff to leave with new found focus, energy and optimism about their plan to make a difference in their lives or our business or in Omaha,” said David G. Brown, Chamber president and CEO.
What participants choose to ‘make happen’ is entirely up to them.
“Communication, awareness, leadership and motivation are all areas of focus throughout the Chamber’s leadership development programs. I’m looking forward to Make/Happen, as we build on that foundation. We’ll have the chance to make new connections, meet innovative thought leaders, and leave motivated to make change in ourselves and in the community,” said Lynda Shafer, the Chamber’s manager of leadership development.
The Lineup
- Seth Godin, Keynote, best-selling author and entrepreneur
- Nicole Bianchi, President, Resolution Partners
- Fergus Hoban, CEO, Think Whole Person Healthcare
- Kim Hoogeveen, Ph.D., CEO and Psychologist, MindSet LLC
- Doug Lipp, CEO and President of G. Douglas Lipp & Associates, international consultant and best-selling author
- Othello Meadows, Executive Director, Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp.
- Joseph Plumeri, Vice Chairman, First Data Board of Directors
- Jorge M. Zuniga, Ph.D, Department of Exercise Science, Creighton University
Make / Happen takes over the Holland Performing Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. Check out the complete agenda and register at Make-Happen.com.
Make/Happen Sponsors
Transformer Sponsors: Accessbank and Cox Business
Visionary Sponsor: First National Bank
Igniter Sponsor: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska, Lozier and Omaha Public Power District
Reception Sponsor: Lutz