2022 AMA Leadership Summit

Registration Opens

Embrace the Morning! (optional)

Group wellness opportunities will be available to help you get pumped for the day.

Networking & Pre-Game for LS22 (optional)

Visit one of the inclusive spaces, set your schedule and sign-up for a group dinner!

Networking & Pre-Game for LS22 (optional)

Lunch Buffet

Official Welcome & Opening Keynote: Hustle with Purpose

Do you have an idea that you want to see come to life, but you can’t seem to get it off the ground? Are you struggling because you don’t feel like you have enough time or money? Do you feel like you don’t even know where to start? Many amazing things never happen because the people who can and should be making them happen feel too overwhelmed to start. If you feel like the obstacles between you and what you want to accomplish are insurmountable, this session was created for you. Deanna Singh, author of Purposeful Hustle, will share some very simple techniques you can use to transform your seemingly elusive dream into your fulfilling reality.

Deanna Singh

Chief Change Agent and Founder, Flying Elephant

Official Welcome & Opening Keynote: Hustle with Purpose

Live from Chicago! Experience the opening keynote and official welcome via live stream. 

Do you have an idea that you want to see come to life, but you can’t seem to get it off the ground? Are you struggling because you don’t feel like you have enough time or money? Do you feel like you don’t even know where to start? Many amazing things never happen because the people who can and should be making them happen feel too overwhelmed to start. If you feel like the obstacles between you and what you want to accomplish are insurmountable, this session was created for you. Deanna Singh, author of Purposeful Hustle, will share some very simple techniques you can use to transform your seemingly elusive dream into your fulfilling reality.

Deanna Singh

Chief Change Agent and Founder, Flying Elephant

Breakout Sessions #1: Board-in-a-Box (Part I)

Learn the Board-in-a-Box principles in these engaging hands-on breakout sessions.

• Leadership
• Programming
• Communications
• Finance
• Membership

Breakout Sessions #1: Board-in-a-Box (Part I)

Learn the Board-in-a-Box principles in these engaging hands-on breakout sessions.

• Leadership
• Programming
• Communications
• Finance
• Membership

Breakout Sessions #2: Role-Focused

Explore your role with folks who ‘do what you do’ during this interactive group session.

• Presidents
• President-Elects
• Programming
• Communications and Secretary
• Membership, Collegiate and Mentorship
• Finance and Sponsorships
• DEI
• National Volunteers

Breakout Sessions #2: Role-Focused

Explore your role with folks who ‘do what you do’ during this interactive group session.

• Presidents
• President-Elects
• Programming
• Communications and Secretary
• Membership, Collegiate and Mentorship
• Finance and Sponsorships

Skill-Building Workshops

Check out these fun, engaging sessions to help boost one of your personal skills.

Exclusive Virtual-Only Experience: 15 Minutes of Purpose

Are you struggling to find time to work on your big dreams? Are your days being eaten away by non-essential tasks? Are you in control of your schedule, or is someone or something else in the driver’s seat? Most importantly, are you ready for a change? This session uncovers the secrets to overcoming these challenges. Deanna Singh, author of Purposeful Hustle, will show you how a small NO-STRESS tweak can help you make major changes to your life’s trajectory.  

Deanna Singh

Chief Change Agent and Founder, Flying Elephant

Break & Costume Change!

“Dress to impress” in formal attire for the first annual Leadership Summit Awards Gala & Dinner. This celebration is an occasion to dust off your suits, gowns, cocktail dresses – but most importantly, you do you! Look good AND feel good.

Cash Bar Opens

Attendees will be provided two drink tickets.

1st Annual Awards Gala & Dinner

Celebrate the 2021 CEA Award Winners & hear from this year’s Volunteer of the Year!  

Dessert Bar & After Party

Embrace the Morning! (optional)

Group wellness opportunities will be available to help you get pumped for the day.

Breakfast Buffet

Support Center Update

Hear directly from AMA’s Senior Leadership Team during this open forum and Q&A session. 

Breakout Sessions #3: Leadership Academy

Take your leadership skills to the next level with these deep-dive sessions on leadership.

• Emotional Intelligence
• Creating Safe Spaces
• DEI 101 for Beginners
• Moving Words into Action: Taking DEI to the Next Level
• How to be a Better Communicator

Breakout Sessions #4: Board-in-a-Box (Part II)

Learn the Board-in-a-Box principles in these engaging hands-on breakout sessions.

• Special Events & Mixers
• Awards Programs
• Technology
• Sponsorship
• Community Outreach

Welcome & Day 1 Recap

Lunch Buffet

Exclusive One-on-One with Support Center

Virtual attendees will get an exclusive update from the AMA Support Center during this open forum and Q&A session.

Luncheon & Keynote Presentation: Getting Things Done In A World That Doesn’t Want You To

You’re someone who has moves to make and something to give. You may not be looking to change the world but you’re ready to change your moment. The trouble is that you can’t seem to get to the one thing that’s most important because you’re busy, tired, don’t know where to start or you doubt if you even have it in you. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There is a way through. The problem isn’t you; the problem is the problem. This talk will lay down the foundation to take you from “Here’s what I want to do” to “Here’s what I did” (and have the mindset to do it all over again).

Bassam Tarazi

Author, Strategist, and Head of Marketing at 71 & Change Inc.

Keynote Presentation: Getting Things Done In A World That Doesn’t Want You To

You’re someone who has moves to make and something to give. You may not be looking to change the world but you’re ready to change your moment. The trouble is that you can’t seem to get to the one thing that’s most important because you’re busy, tired, don’t know where to start or you doubt if you even have it in you. Don’t worry, you’re not alone. There is a way through. The problem isn’t you; the problem is the problem. This talk will lay down the foundation to take you from “Here’s what I want to do” to “Here’s what I did” (and have the mindset to do it all over again).

Bassam Tarazi

Author, Strategist, and Head of Marketing at 71 & Change Inc.

LOUD Tables

Mix and mingle with fellow attendees and discuss hot topics during three rounds of LOUD tables. 

Virtual LOUD Tables

Mix and mingle with fellow attendees and discuss hot topics during two rounds of virtual LOUD tables. 

Exclusive Virtual Experience: The Intersection of Art, Culture and Marketing

In this conversation with artist Sam Kirk, we’ll discuss how her art, which focuses on culture and identity politics, is commissioned for marketing campaigns. We’ll explore the negotiation between business and art, how an artist remains authentic to their mission and how marketing professionals should engage with artists for campaigns.

Sam Kirk

Artist | Creative Director

Networking Break & Afternoon Snack

Closing Remarks & Key Takeaway Breakouts

The key takeaway breakouts will run until 5:00 p.m. CT. This concludes 2022 AMA Leadership Summit for virtual attendees!

Embrace Opportunities

Take part in a service opportunity, contribute to a community art project or explore ASL for beginners.

Embrace Group Dinners* or Dinner on Your Own (optional)

*The planning committee will provide a list of locations for special group dinners at restaurants across Chicago’s various cultural communities. Limited space; sign-up will be required.      

Breakfast Buffet

Closing Ceremony & Closing Keynote: Your Authentic YOU

Jerrie Johnson and her family grew up very poor and even homeless on multiple occasions. Although life was not easy living in poverty, surviving abuse and trauma, not feeling a sense of belonging, Jerrie still knew that she wanted more out of life, that her purpose would transcend her circumstances. The hardships she experienced as a child and her ability to identify blindspots in the ecosystem of how we live is what initiated her advocacy for food accessibility and wellness in underserved neighborhoods, being a helper and a healer to those wanting to break generational curses, and ultimately making her the master manifester that she is today.

Leave this keynote feeling empowered and clear but also curious about how what we have consumed affected who we have become and the tools to bring us back to our most authentic self.

Jerrie Johnson

@thejerriejohnson | Actress, Poet and Arts Activist

Final Thoughts & Key Takeaways

This group session will allow you to meet with your peers and set intentions for the upcoming term.