Keynote Guest Speaker: Michael (Mike) R. Baer
Mike Baer is a recognized leader in the global impactful business movement. He has worked in the field of organizational and leadership development for over 30 years. Baer has served as a church planter and pastor, is an entrepreneur who has launched several businesses, the founder of an international business incubator operating in over 30 developing countries, a prolific author and an in-demand speaker. Baer is a senior executive at Employbridge - the largest light industrial staffing company in the US and founder of ThirdPath - an online Christian business education platform. He holds a Th.M. from Dallas Theological Seminary.
Conference Speakers:
Barker Dirmann, JD, CEO, Ascension Chamber of Commerce
Danielle Mack, CFRE, Interim Chief Development Officer, Mary Bird Perkins Cancer Center
Jared LeDoux, PhD, Director, Human Resources, Our Lady of the Lake
Elle Overholt, President, Forth
Jody Robert, M.Div., Chaplain and Community Liaison, Pinnacle Home Health and Hospice
Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD, Director, Business Administration (BBA) Program, FranU
Judy Capps, Executive Director, Hope Ministries of Northeast Texas
Steve Capps, Managing Director of Business Insurance, Higginbotham Insurance
Stephen Waguespack, JD, President & CEO, LA Association of Business and Industry (LABI)
Some Main Topics:
Business as Un-Usual and Impactful; Effective Servant Leadership; Business and Workplace Success: Skills, Attributes, and Stories; Servant Leaders sharing Real Stories Making a Real Difference; Business Transformation and Leadership Greatness; Business as Mission, etc.
Conference Schedule:
Thursday, April 23, 2020 - 3:30 to 7:00 PM
Time | Topic | Speaker |
3:30-3:55 | Prayer Welcome Conference Overview | Danielle Mack, CFRE Dean Brian Rash, PhD Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD |
3:55-4:15 | Current State of the Louisiana Business Environment | Stephen Waguespack, JD |
4:15-5:30 | Business and Workplace Success: Skills, Attributes, and Stories – Panel Discussion | Barker Dirmann, JD Danielle Mack, CFRE Jared LeDoux, PhD Judy Capps, BBS Elle Overholt, BS |
5:30-5:40 | Break | |
5:40-6:50 | Keynote Presentation – Business as Un-Usual and Impactful | Mike Baer, ThM |
6:50-7:00 | Conclusion and Plan for Friday | Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD |
Friday, April 24, 2020 - 9:00 AM to 2:00 PM
Time | Topic | Speaker |
9:00-9:25 | Prayer Welcome Plan for the Day | Tammy Vidrine, MRE Dean Brian Rash, PhD Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD |
9:25-10:30 | Effective Servant Leadership: Servant Hearts, Helping People | Jody Robert, M.Div. |
10:30-10:35 | Break | |
10:35-12:00 | Distinguished Panel of Business Servant Leaders sharing Real Stories Making a Real Difference | Judy Capps, BBS Steve Capps, BBA Mike Baer, ThM Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD |
12:00-12:10 | Break | |
12:10-1:30 | Keynote Presentation – Business Transformation and Leadership Greatness | Mike Baer, ThM |
1:30-2:00 | Conclusion and Where Do We Go from Here? | Cathy Denison-Robert, PhD |
Who Should Participate: Participation is open to all and registration is free. Participants might include administrators, business, healthcare, and church leaders, pastors, clergy, university students, missionaries, BAM and Marketplace Ministry practitioners, non-profit organizations, aspiring entrepreneurs, business owners, managers, students, faculty, staff, business support leaders, employees, teachers, academics and others.
Virtual Conference by Zoom Video Conferencing (more details to follow)
For additional information contact Dr. Cathy Denison-Robert, MBA, Director, Business Administration (BBA) Program and Endowment Principal Investigator at Cathy.Denison-Robert@franu.edu or by phone at (225) 768-1759.
Apply
Visit