​​Wednesday, August 5th at 10:00AM

Connect to Purpose

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The way we start influences everything that follows.

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This interactive opening experience invites you to pause and clarify your purpose for being here, personally, professionally, and in service of the people and communities you lead.

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Through guided reflection and structured conversation, you’ll connect with others, surface what truly matters, and ground your summit experience in clarity, intention, and meaningful connection.

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Participants will leave ready to:

• Reconnect with what makes their work meaningful.

• Build authentic connections with new people.

• Identify relationships and opportunities that may create value during the conference and beyond.

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Wednesday, August 5th at 11:15AM

Creator’s Choice: A Lunchtime Connection Experience

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Lunch isn’t just a break. It’s an opportunity.

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This simple, structured interaction transforms casual lunch conversation into meaningful dialogue, helping you connect beyond titles and roles while exploring ideas that matter to you.​

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Participants will leave ready to:

• Build meaningful professional connections.

• Move beyond small talk through questions that spark curiosity and authentic dialogue.

• Strengthen listening and appreciation skills that deepen connection and understanding.

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Thursday, August 6th at 4:15PM

From Insight to Impact

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This closing experience creates space to reflect on what resonated, what shifted your thinking, and what feels ready to be put into practice.

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Through guided reflection and conversation, you’ll distill your learning into clear next steps—ensuring the ideas explored here translate into meaningful action beyond conference.

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Integration turns inspiration into impact.

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Participants will leave ready to:

• Capture high-impact insights, tools, and moments that mattered most.

• Deepen learning through meaningful dialogue that reinforces key themes.

• Commit to one or two clear next steps to apply immediately after the conference. 

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Speaker Bio:

Michelle Spehr is a master facilitator who designs and leads learning experiences that leave people energized, inspired, seen, and valued. With a guiding belief that her purpose is to influence positive change by connecting people, connecting ideas, and connecting people with ideas, Michelle creates spaces where curiosity grows, conversations deepen, and collective wisdom emerges.

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Drawing on the science of experiential learning and the art of conversational choreography, she helps attendees step into conferences not as passive participants, but as confident contributors with a clear sense of purpose. Michelle’s sessions are known for giving people intentional moments to stop, reflect, and connect in ways that elevate learning, spark insight, and build meaningful community.

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Michelle has played a steady and meaningful role in cultivating connection within our community over the years. Through her facilitation, she helps groups arrive fully, listen deeply, and leave with a stronger sense of purpose and belonging. Her work reminds us that culture isn’t only shaped through big ideas or bold strategies, but through the care, presence, and intention we bring to how we gather and engage with one another.

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Today, she is honored to help create the same sense of inspiration, connection, and renewed commitment that CultureCon gatherings make possible.