Imagine everyone at BYU–Hawaii bringing their ideas together to inspire and create better futures. That is what this fall's Leadership Summit Great Ideas Exchange conference aims to accomplish. The BYU–Hawaii Center for International Entrepreneurship invites all students from every major to benefit from the event, which will take place from November 5 to November 6.
According to the event Web site, http://leadership.byuh.edu, the Great Ideas Exchange theme “focuses on developing students’ personal leadership skills and accelerating their ‘thinking’ process for the future.”
The conference, planned by and for students, and in cooperation with the Willes Center for International Entrepreneurship, has five main objectives for students to do:
- Think about their future
- Participate
- Mingle with the special guests
- Feel involved
- Unify the school in an idea and moment in time
James Ritchie, director of the BYU–Hawaii Center for International Entrepreneurship, said, "It's for everybody on campus. The 'Great Idea' conference will get everyone to stop for a day and say, 'How are we going to use what we do now in the future?' Ask yourself, 'Am I taking the kind of courses that I need to do what I want to do in the future?' "
"This is the first time ever that the conference will get every student involved," said Ritchie.
Students from all colleges and majors are encouraged to participate in the conference by sharing their 'Great Idea' and how it relates to their chosen discipline.
Student ideas will be presented both in verbal two-minute presentations and in writing to panels of judges who will give feedback and coaching on the ideas. The top Great Ideas from each college will be recognized in an awards ceremony at the end of the conference. Students can also sign up for one-on-one coaching sessions with experienced professionals, matched to them by their interests.
Keynote speakers include Bill Child, chairman of R.C. Willey and the subject of the recently released book "How to Build a Business Warren Buffett Would Buy," and Mitch Davis, writer, producer, and director.