
2023 Schedule
Elevate offers a full day of valuable professional development in the comfort and cleanliness of OKC's convention center. Whether it is during one of the two inspiring keynote remarks or during the applicable information shared during a breakout session, attendees will walk away from the event with new tools and motivation to take their career to the next level.
Wondering which education session is right for you? Each session is included in at least one track:
(Tracks are subject to change until finalized.)
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Expanding Your Influence (geared toward people of all experience levels who want to grow as leaders)
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Boosting Your Sales (geared toward people who are in sales)
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Managing Your Team (geared toward people who manage others)
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Improving Your Skills (focus on practical and actionable skills for the workplace)
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Growing Your Business (business development tips for small business owners, location managers and entrepreneurs)
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Developing Your Cultural Competency (focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in the workplace)
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Starting Your Career (geared toward college students, interns and new professionals)
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Investing in Your Resilience (sessions to help both employees and managers boost their mental wellbeing and stress management skills)
If you identify with one of those categories, use this as a guide to start scheduling your day. You may also choose your own adventure based on the session topics and speakers that interest you. No matter what education session you choose, we are confident that you will find valuable lessons to apply to your career!
Pre-registration for breakout sessions is not available. Sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis until room capacity is met.
Move | Refresh
10 to 10:15 a.m.
Check out the exhibitors outside the ballroom on your way to the next session!
Education Sessions
10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
Second and third floors
To be announced - please check back for details.
Move to ballroom
11:15 to 11:30 a.m.
Make your way to the Painted Sky Ballroom for your next dose of inspiration during Elevate's lunch and keynote address.
Lunch | Keynote Address
11:30 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor
To be announced - please check back for details.
Move to education session rooms
12:45 to 1 p.m.
Grab your hydration of choice and head to your first of two afternoon education sessions!
Education Sessions
1 to 2 p.m.
To be announced - please check back for details.
Move | Refresh
2 to 2:15 p.m.
Check out the exhibitors outside the ballroom on your way to your final education session!
Education Sessions
2:15 to 3:15 p.m.
Second and third floors
To be announced - please check back for details.
Move to ballroom
3:15 to 3:30 p.m.
Head to the ballroom for the closing keynote address!
Finale Keynote Address
3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor
Meaningful Moments: How to Keep the Urgent from Hijacking What's Important
Dale Wilsher
Award-winning author & DISC personality trainer
With all the urgent demands that consume your schedule, there never seems to be enough time, depleting your energy and diminishing your productivity. At Elevate, Dale will provide practical tools to help you distinguish between the urgent and important, eliminate the trivial and choose the important so that you can make time for what really matters. By the end of her keynote, Dale will help you gain insight into your personality and the way you work, define goals to prioritize what is most important and shift your mind from reactive to intentional with easy brain hacks.
Closing Reception
4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Painted Sky Ballroom foyer and
outdoor patio
Elevate your connections and unwind at the closing reception after experiencing a day full of professional development and career education.
All conference attendees receive a complimentary drink ticket (look in the back of your name badge for the ticket).
Registration | Networking | Continental Breakfast
8 to 8:30 a.m.
Registration - Second-floor foyer,
south end
Breakfast - Painted Sky Ballroom,
fourth floor
Start the conference off right by grabbing your nametag, attendee bag and program guide and enjoy a power-boost breakfast and some early morning engagement with other attendees and exhibiting sponsors.
Welcome | Setting the Stage for the Day
8:35 to 8:50 a.m.
Painted Sky Ballroom, fourth floor
Learn what to expect from Elevate and how to make the most of the day's opportunities.
Move to education session rooms
8:50 to 9 a.m.
Head to your first education session!
Pre-registration for breakout sessions is not available. Sessions are available on a first-come, first-served basis until room capacity is met.
Education Sessions
9 to 10 a.m.
Second and third floors
To be announced - please check back for details.