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• Jill Ambrose

  at Conner Strong & Buckelew

  Topic:
  Healthcare, Population Health, Precision Medicine

  Objectives:
  Education and awareness of healthcare trends and opportunities for intervention for health and spend on care and treatment

  Benefit to audience:
  A different approach to healthcare risk management

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• Jonathan Amey

  at Pennsylvania Institute of Technology

  Topic:
  Library Services; Makerspaces; Technology

  Objectives:
  To promote meaningful and adaptive customer (and library!) services throughout an organization and a community.

  Benefit to audience:
  Good library service IS good customer service. Tailoring any service to meet the wide-ranging and changing needs of any customer base requires savvy, skill, and a smile. With 10+ years in public and academic librarianship and makerspace services, I have practical experience and advice to share with those who are trying to meet the needs of their community!

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• Khine Arthur

  at Asian American Chamber of Commerce of Greater Philadelphia

  Topic:
  Building Opportunities for Small Business Owners in Greater Philadelphia

  Objectives:
  -To advocate for a supportive business ecosystem that gives equal opportunities for all innovative and enthusiastic entrepreneurs that includes supporting the implementation and adoption of business-friendly policies, creating incentives for sustainable resources and better investment opportunities for small and minority-owned businesses, engaging in education and housing reform initiatives that are important for families.

  Benefit to audience:
  A deeper understanding and appreciation of multicultural communities and identities can be achieved if the audience can relate to the challenges facing the small business community that speak multiple languages and come from various cultural backgrounds. This is important for the creation of harmonious environment that directly impacts business attraction and investment from both public and private sectors.

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• Art Bacci

  at WSFS Bank

  Topic:
  Wealth management, financial planning

  Objectives:
  Networking, WSFS brand awareness, client referrals

  Benefit to audience:
  Art leads wealth management for the largest locally managed bank in Pennsylvania.

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• Cassandra Bailey

  at Slice Communications

  Topic:
  Integrating Public Relations and Social Media

  Objectives:
  Be able to understand public relations and social media as separate entities as well as how to understand using them together to create a successful business model and campaign.

  Benefit to audience:
  A deeper understanding of each field and how they work together. The benefit will be to implement this business model into companies and businesses to see if integration is correct and helpful for various companies. Another benefit is the deeper understanding of how each is used, as specifically broken down by Slice's business model in the Philadelphia market.

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• Lisa Bailey

  at Fox Chase Cancer Center

  Topic:
  Cancer Research, Treatment and Prevention

  Objectives:
  To educate our community on the importance of cancer screening, advanced treatment and clinical trials.

  Benefit to audience:
  To maintain and improve our community's health and enhance participation in prevention activities.

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• Steve Barracato

  at Wells Fargo

  Topic:
  Banking, Lending, Treasury Management

  Objectives:
  Assist commercial businesses with their banking needs including loans, cash management, investments, foreign exchange and other financial solutions.

  Benefit to audience:
  Experienced and high-energy banker looking to help.

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• Alex Basilevsky

  at Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP

  Topic:
  Managing Environmental Risk in Real Estate Transactions And Development

  Objectives:
  Understand the environmental laws applicable to real estate acquisition and development, the common environmental risks developers encounter - particularly in urban environments like Philadelphia, and how to manage and mitigate those risks.

  Benefit to audience:
  Participants will understand the potential environmental challenges associated with commercial real estate development and, most importantly, learn strategies for proactively investigating and addressing those challenges.

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• Whitney Behm

  at Comcast Corporation

  Topic:
  Recruiting, Developing, Hiring, Selecting Talent

  Objectives:
  How to Recruit, Develop, Hire, and Select Talent (specifically in the Technology space)

  Benefit to audience:
  How to Recruit, Develop, Hire, and Select Talent (specifically in the Technology space)

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• Len Bernstein

  at Holland & Knight LLP

  Topic:
  big brothers big sisters

  Objectives:
  obtain support and volunteers and company partnership

  Benefit to audience:
  fulfillment of contributing to society

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• Jeffrey Brody

  at American Cancer Society, Inc. - Northeast Region

  Topic:
  Authentic giving and building trusted relationships

  Objectives:
  Changing the way companies and people think about Philanthropy

  Benefit to audience:
  Rethinking one's social/community responsivity post-Covid based on what we've all learned!

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• Jeff Brown

  at City of Philadelphia

  Topic:
  Healthcare, Digital Health, Behavioral Health, Substance Abuse

  Objectives:
  Networking, and Knowledge Acquisition. Learn best practices. Share information about Integrated Health (Physical and Mental Health).

  Benefit to audience:
  Increased awareness of both traditional and non traditional solutions in the digital health marketplace. Articulate the importance of mental wellness on physical health and the impact of social determinants of healthcare.

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• Tracy Brown

  at Leadership Solutions, Inc.

  Topic:
  Leadership Development and the Importance of Emotional Intelligence

  Objectives:
  Have a better understanding of EQ versus IQ, and the role emotional intelligence plays in a leader's personal and professional development and overall individual and organizational success.

  Benefit to audience:
  To learn more about one's own tendencies and preferences. To identify strategies for enhancing their EQ as well as members of their team. To engage in discussion with other participants to learn about other preferences and the importance of perspective.

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• Florastine Byarms

  at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

  Topic:
  Health Navigation, Healthy Aging

  Objectives:
  To encourage and facilitate change by leveraging communication strategies to encourage behavioral and attitude modification by engaging individuals, families, and communities.

  Benefit to audience:
  Practical tips for embracing and encouraging healthy living for all ages.

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• Candice Caruso

  at WSFS Bank

  Topic:
  SBA loans, franchise financing, startup and small business funding

  Objectives:
  Networking, WSFS brand awareness, client referrals

  Benefit to audience:
  Over 20 years of experience in the financial services industry and 12 years as an innovative business funding expert. She has also been featured on Bloomberg Radio, CNBC’s Closing Bell, The Wall Street Journal and Franchising World, among other media outlets. She is also a Small Business Administration expert for SBA Week.

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• Maya Cernotova

  at Forvis Mazars

  Topic:
  Accounting Technology, Digital Transformation, Outsourced Accounting Services

  Objectives:
  Improve and streamline overall financial reporting, monthly/quarterly/annual close, business decision making and compliance, implementation of new accounting technology

  Benefit to audience:
  increased efficiency, process redesign, systems evaluation and upgrades

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• Christopher Chaplin

  at Consular Corps Association of Philadelphia

  Topic:
  Jamaica Trade and Investment Opportunities, Small Business Lending, Financing

  Objectives:
  Generate Trade and Investment Opportunities between Jamaica and Philadelphia

  Benefit to audience:
  Potential strong trade and investment relationships

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• Aimee Cicero

  at Accenture, LLP

  Topic:
  Managing Your Online Reputation

  Objectives:
  “Reputation” has been a buzzword in the industry for several years, but how many companies are actually managing their reputation and managing it well? This panel will look at online reputation and how it can both positively and negatively effect your business and how to leverage your reputation in today’s ever-changing digital landscape.

  Benefit to audience:
  How to approach both a negative and positive review; How to use dissatisfied customers to improve your product or services; Making sure that your customer service team acts as an ally for the customer, not an opponent;

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• Richard Clark

  at PYO Music Institute (Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Music Institute)

  Topic:
  Corporate Social Responsibility, Board Service, Corporate Tax Incentives

  Objectives:
  Our board leadership can educate Philadelphia corporate leaders in ways to engage employees, customers, clientele, and stakeholders with a sense of ownership and community. With a demonstrative, added high quality entertainment value.

  Benefit to audience:
  Free performance tickets for GPCC and member groups to productions at the Kimmel Center in Marian Anderson Hall with pre and post-performance "meet and greets" and discussions. This is an excellent opportunity to host a Sunday "Executive Roundable" meetup of VPs and CEOs on a day when traffic and family engagemetn will not be an obstacle. Call Rick Clark to discuss 609.703.1396

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• John Clatworthy

  at WSFS Bank

  Topic:
  retail cash logistics, employee theft, cash connect

  Objectives:
  Networking, WSFS brand awareness, client referrals

  Benefit to audience:
  John runs the Cash Connect division at WSFS, a service that provides those safes you often see under the counter at convenience stores and most retail stores.