Friday December 5
LAMARR WOMBLE

Featured as a TedX and TedX Youth speaker, Lamarr Womble is a nationally recognized speaker, executive life coach, leadership and school culture expert. He founded Passion for Leadership to give youth the power to choose in work, school, and life - when students are in action around their passions, they believe their dreams can become reality.

Dr. Womble has spoken to fifty thousand student leaders and educators across the nation over the past two decades as a TEDx and TEDx Youth speaker, on MSNBC.com, as a Dream Director for the Future Project, and through the education blog “What I Learned About Student Motivation Today”. He also works with CoolSpeak: A Youth Engagement Company, which is a National Gold Partner of NA4SA. He will help you access a more fulfilled life by teaching you to discover it’s not just about what you do but who you want to be. On the journey to becoming the greatest version of yourself, it’s essential that you:

• Overcome mental and emotional life challenges
• Find and do the work that you love
• Lead self/others to be more aware and lead people

These are the key components to you becoming the greatest version of YOU as "Passion leads to action. Action leads to momentum. Momentum leads to confidence!”

Saturday December 6
MOLLY KENNEDY

Molly Kennedy is an internationally sought-after keynote speaker and author. She has dedicated the past 27 years to empowering people to build more resilience, confidence and meaningful connections to amplify their impact. A mindset, perseverance and human connection specialist, Molly has achieved many life goals including earning her Master’s Degree in Sports Medicine, becoming an author, completing multiple marathons, winning championships in bodybuilding and Olympic weightlifting and earning the distinction of Ironman Triathlete (140.6 miles). Molly has also jumped out of an airplane twice, walked across fire twice, climbed the equivalent of Mt. Everest in less than 32 hours and had summited all 46 of New York’s highest mountains. She competed in ‘The Great American Speak-Off’ and was a top 30 finalist.

Her heart’s work is to inspire people to flip their perspective, build relationships with others and control the controllables. Molly’s message empowers anyone to get UNstuck from any challenge or transition life throws at them. People learn practical, user-friendly strategies and action steps applicable to every aspect of life.

This is NOT a one and done message. It will stick to your ribs as Molly helps our attendees "Create The Champion Within"!

Sunday December 7
MATT MERVIS

Matt Mervis directs AI strategy at EdAdvance, an Educational Service Agency in Litchfield, Connecticut, and is co-host of the AI in Education Podcast ChatEDU. While rapid technological developments inevitably bring multiple risks and challenges that often outpace policy debates and regulatory frameworks, AI (Artificial Intelligence) has the potential to address some of the biggest challenges in education today, innovate teaching and learning practices, and accelerate progress for students, educators, and society.

Matt leads the Skills21 team at EdAdvance, where he and his team are focused on enabling project-based learning and AI. Matt has deep experience in education having served in a range of roles including teacher, professional development specialist, district technology director and product developer. Matt presents frequently on AI and the future of education for regional and national audiences.

Known for his engaging and accessible style, Matt blends expertise with humor to make AI both practical and thought-provoking for educators, leaving audiences inspired and ready to take action.