Successful Communication Across Generations

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Entry fee: Free for members / $20 per member's guest / $40 for non-members (limit one guest per member)

Date: Saturday,April 17th

Location: Bellevue Club (11200 Southeast Sixth Street, Bellevue)

9:00am: Registration

9:30am: Keynote Speaker

10:30am: Panel Discussion

11:15am: Breakout Sessions

12:20pm: Closing Remarks

12:30pm: Lunch & Networking

Our keynote speaker, Dr. Jeff Wilson, Senior Advisor and Business Unit Focal for Corporate Organization Effectiveness at The Boeing Company, will kick off our event by sharing his personal experiences and expertise in cross-generational communication, including the challenges, successes, and ways for participants to enhance their visibility and reputation among upper management and increase their chances of success in future team and client collaborations.

Following our keynote address, we have invited panelists to interact with participants and speak to communication and social media issues in the workplace, such as using email or phone calls as opposed to face-to-face meetings, and the use of social media such as Facebook and Twitter. Our panelists presently include John Song, CEO of Lift9, a social media research firm; Dr. Chad Hattrup, Co-Founder of Pathwise, Leadership Development and Advising; and Kristyn Bonilla from The Boeing Company.

After the panel discussion, participants will have break-out sessions to analyze scenarios related to the topics discussed. Lunch will be provided after the event. As always, networking with fellow participants is highly recommended.

Dr. Jeff Wilson is a Senior Advisor and Business Unit Focal for Corporate Organization Effectiveness at The Boeing Company, where he has consulted on strategic business transformation and HR issues in every major business unit at the aerospace giant.Presently he is leading a series of Boeing Accelerated Change Workshops with Senior Executives at the Boeing Leadership Center and spearheading the strategic discussions of the multigenerational workforce, shifting demographics, and culture on corporate competitive advantage with his award-winning Generational Diversity @ Boeing initiative.Jeff has twenty years of consulting, corporate, and business unit human resources experience at IBM Business Consulting, PricewaterhouseCoopers Consulting, and Edison International.

John has 20 years of entrepreneurial and management experience around technology-based companies. Currently, John is the Founder & CEO at Lift9, a social media research & analytics firm. Prior to Lift9, John founded ZeroDash1 (sold to Ascentium), was part of the co-founding executive team that took ARIS Corporation public on NASDAQ, and worked as Managing Director of EMEA for Noetix, a Business Intelligence company.

Chad has more than 15 years of experience as an operating manager and director, professional and career development advisor, and organization psychologist. His particular areas of expertise include employee and organizational assessment, leadership training, career and professional development coaching. Chad has held senior management positions at Aditi Corporation and SolutionsIQ; consulted for Hewlett-Packard, The Boeing Company, Microsoft, Russell Investments, Napster, The University of Washington, and Expedia.com. Chad is also currently on the faculty at Columbia College and Chapman University.

Kristyn Bonilla was born and raised in sunny Hawai'i and in 2000 moved to the rainy Pacific Northwest to attend the University of Washington. After obtaining a bachelor's degree in business, Kristyn joined The Boeing Company as a Subcontract Administrator. During her MBA program at Seattle University and Management studies, Kristyn grew very interested in Generational Diversity and how it impacts contemporary work groups. She has since organized multiple Generational Diversity training events and workshops at Boeing to increase awareness and understanding amongst Boeing employees.