2024 Emerging Leaders Conference Recap

MHEDA, MHI and WERC welcomed Members from across the country on July 25, 2024 in Chicago for the Emerging Leaders Conference. This year’s theme, “Common Ground Leadership” focused on providing attendees with practical tools and takeaways to improve business relationships.

The event kicked out with an interactive and fun networking dinner at Gibsons Steakhouse. Attendees enjoyed getting to know one another and experiencing an engaging presentation by mentalist Christopher Carter. The Conference keynote was presented by generational expert Meagan Johnson, who shared insights on how to “Zap the Generation Gap.” Attendees then learned from leadership expert Jason Lauritsen who presented a session on how to “Lead with Relationship.” Former American Ninja Warrior Alex Weber served as the closing speaker and shared his story of how he was able to overcome challenges on his journey from show host to competitor. As part of the day’s events, visual artist Katya Balakina created artwork to capture the key takeaways.

Beyond the speakers, attendees participated in several networking sessions, including roundtable discussions on industry trends, a give back activity packing food for Blessings in a Backpack and then ended the day with a fun happy hour reception on a Chicago rooftop.

Special thanks to event sponsors Elevate by Principal® and Hänel Storage Systems for their generous support! 

Connect with Attendees

Did you use the conference mobile app to connect with other attendees? You can easily download your connections with contact information – open the app, click the connections icon in the bottom row to review your list of connections, click the download icon in the top right corner of this list, verify your email address and click send. Within a minute or two, you will receive an email with an excel file of all your contacts to make it easy to follow up or import into a CRM system.

Attendee Feedback!

“All very engaging speakers, appreciated the interactive parts of each session.”

“The event was very well organized. The most memorable presentation to me was on the Generation Gaps as it brought to light a lot of interesting concepts and viewpoints between generations that need to be considered in the workplace.”

“This was a very worthwhile conference and I really enjoyed the whole thing!”

“We had tangible take away that we could implement immediately upon return to the day-to-day activities of our job.”

“Enjoyed the meet and mingle event to get things started and the mentalist still has me pondering unanswered questions. Always a blessing to be able to give back to those in need, what a great opportunity to do so.”

“The MHEDA Give Back is something I’m always inspired by at each MHEDA event I attend.”

Thank you to all of our attendees for your engagement and enthusiasm!
We look forward to seeing you next year!