Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce to host leadership conference in Shelton

SHELTON - Named one of Inc.’s Top 13 Conferences for Entrepreneurs to attend in 2016, Leadercast is the world’s largest one-day leadership conference, broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and simulcast to hundreds of locations around the world May 6. 

It will run from 7:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

This year marks the 16th year of the annual leadership conference and the seventh year that the Greater Valley Chamber will be hosting the event at the R.D. Scinto, Inc., 3 Corporate Drive Auditorium.

The theme of this year’s conference is “Architects of Tomorrow,” focusing on visionary leaders who imagine and build a future that is rich in innovation, collaboration and full of hope - a future where problems are solved,
questions are answered, and confusion gives way to clarity.

The conference will equip attendees to create their own visionary path.  

Key speakers - visionaries in their own fields - will inspire the more than 100,000 people who will attend the event live in Atlanta or at hundreds of simulcast locations in more than 20 countries. 
Among the keynote speakers are:

• Steve Wozniak—Co-founder of Apple, Inc.,
• Kat Cole—Group President, FOCUS Brands, Inc.(including Cinnabon®, Moe’s Southwest Grill®, Auntie Anne’s®, and more)
• James Brown—Network Broadcaster, CBS Sports and News
• Rorke Denver—Navy SEAL Commander and Author
• Henry Cloud—Acclaimed Leadership Expert, Clinical Psychologist, and Best-Selling Author
• Nick Saban—Head Football Coach, The University of Alabama
• Andy Stanley—Leadership Author and Communicator
• Chris Barez-Brown—Author and Creativity Guru
• Tripp Crosby—Host of Leadercast, Comedian and Director

In addition, the Chamber is pleased to also include two additional local speakers sharing their personal stories:

• Paul Blanco, Managing Partner, Barnum Financial Group   
• Brandon Dufour, General Manager, The Next Street

“For years, Leadercast has brought people together and equipped them to become better leaders, managers, community members, and employees,” Chamber President Bill Purcell said. 
“We are thrilled to be able to bring this program to our Valley and the surrounding communities.”

Leadercast is presented locally by the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce with support from R.D. Scinto, Inc., Valley Community Foundation, Sandler Training, Basement Systems, Liberty Bank, Cloud Media Marketing, Star 99.1 FM, 99.1 WPLR FM, and the Fairfield County Business Journal.

For more information and to purchase your ticket or group tickets to the event, visit http://bit.ly/gvcclcast16.


This is a press release from the Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.