2025 SC Education + Business Summit

2025 SC Education + Business Summit

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Dr. Kathy Dickson

Apprenticeship Carolina

Sr. Apprenticeship Consultant

Greenville and Rock Hill, SC

https://apprenticeshipcarolina.com

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About me

Authentic leader who embodies the principles of Integrity, Respect, Diversity, Collaboration, Communication, and Innovation. Highly skilled in cultivating and fostering relationships and partnerships with those representing diverse businesses, industries, and communities. A results-driven problem-solver who delivers meaningful and value-added solutions. Dr. Dickson holds a wealth of knowledge and life experiences in topics related to Training, Mentoring, Strategic Planning, and Talent & Workforce Development.

7:00am EDT

Continental Breakfast Ballroom Prefunction Area Registration opens

10:00am EDT

129 Strategic Visioning: Leveraging the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessments to Enhance CTE Room 102-ABeth Bottini • Lee C. Green

11:15am EDT

63 Leveraging Media Arts for Developing Soft Skills and Exploring Career Paths Room 203Kevin B Staggers 145 STEM Career Success Starts Here: The 5 C's of Positive Youth Development Room 100 A/BElena Stout 6 If You Don't Trust Your Students, Why Should They Trust You? Room 202-ASuman R Marks-Johnson

12:15pm EDT

Exhibit Hall opens Exhibit Hall Lunch with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

1:15pm EDT

229 H is for Hiring: Building the Healthcare Workforce in SC Room 100 A/BEmily O'Sullivan • Schipp Ames

2:30pm EDT

68 Empowering Career Exploration: A Classroom Implementation Case Study Room 101 AJewel Moses • Lauren Duris

3:30pm EDT

Snack Break with Exhibitors SPONSORED BY VISIT GREENVILLE Exhibit Hall

4:15pm EDT

207 Empowering Educators: Integrating Cybersecurity into the Classroom Room 104 AKevin L Little

7:30am EDT

Breakfast with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

8:30am EDT

Keynote - Leslie Rob and Plenary Session Ballroom

10:15am EDT

51 Learn About and Explore Careers in Energy Room 202-ATimothy Warrick • Kelvin Rogers • Trevis Hall • Evan Wheeler 3 Barber/Cosmetology: Who Do I Run To? Room 104 AMelissa Jones Horton 131 Advertising, Promoting, and Communicating Your CTE Clusters in Your School and District Room 102-BLaura L McNair 163 Transforming the Perception of CTE in Your School District to Empower Students and Ignite Their Potential Room 102-CLavetta Collins • Addie Jones • Syreeta D Greene

11:30am EDT

78 Enhanced Career Pathways Through Registered Youth Apprenticeships Room 100 A/BTania Appel • Kathy Dickson

12:30pm EDT

Lunch with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

1:30pm EDT

206 SCOIS Updates: What's New in 2025 Room 202-BKevin B Staggers

2:45pm EDT

64 Leveraging O*NET to Bridge the Skills Gap Room 100 A/BNate Walker 143 Imagine, Generate, Innovate: Exploring the Magic of Generative AI Room 104 ALance Curry

3:45pm EDT

Snack Break with Exhibitors SPONSORED BY DOMINION ENERGY Exhibit Hall

7:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

8:30am EDT

228 The Future of Workforce and Post-Secondary Education in South Carolina: An update on the Unified State Plan Room 101-BCorey S Gheesling

9:45am EDT

39 Expanding Opportunities for Dual Credit for CTE Completer Status Room 101-BEleanor Glover Gladney

11:00am EDT

75 Help Students Understand How Wages Are Determined by Skills Development Room 102-AMichael A Newsome

12:00pm EDT

Lunch with Exhibitors Exhibit Hall

1:00pm EDT

150 Ways to Ramp Up Your Work-Based Learning in Rural School Districts Room 104-BJaqueline A. Rapp

2:15pm EDT

198 ASVAB Career Exploration Program (CEP) for Grades 10-12 Room 101-BScott Burgess • Carolyn Pastor

3:30pm EDT

116 AI as Your Personal Study Buddy: Smarter Learning for Educators & Students Room 104-BSharon Easterling, MHA, RHIA, CCS, CDIP, CRC, FAHIMA 88 The Future of Work: Why AI Needs Human EmployABILITY Soft Skills Room 102-CBryson Johnson • Kelli Lancaster

7:30am EDT

Continental Breakfast Ballroom Prefunction Area

8:30am EDT

238 Adult Education: A Key Piece in the Workforce Development Puzzle REPEAT SESSION Room 102-BWendy Griffin

11:00am EDT

158 Employability Skills in the Classroom Room 104-BHeather B Gregory