Hear from today’s business experts and connect with tomorrow’s bright stars at the 2015 Leadership Summit, presented by The University of Tampa TECO Energy Center for Leadership. The event is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 18, from 7:15 a.m. to 1 p.m. on the ninth floor of the Vaughn Center, 401 W. Kennedy Blvd.
The keynote speaker for the event is Don Hutson, CEO of U.S. Learning and author or co-author of 12 books, including the
Wall Street Journal and
New York Times international best sellers
The One Minute Entrepreneur and
The One Minute Negotiator. Hutson will present
Leadership Makes the Difference! at 8 a.m.
Following the keynote will be a leadership panel. Speakers on the panel include John Ramil, president and CEO of TECO Energy Inc.; Pam Iorio, national president and CEO of Big Brothers and Big Sisters of America and former Tampa mayor; Maj. Gen. Karl Horst, former chief of staff of U.S. Central Command located at MacDill Air Force Base; and Pete Teigen, business transformation executive, Watson Project, IBM. The panel will be moderated by Julie Pennington, UT assistant professor of marketing.
The event will conclude with roundtable discussions lead by UT students on hot topics in leadership, followed by lunch at noon.
The event is free for UT students, faculty and staff. General attendance is $79 and table sponsorships can be purchased for $500. To RSVP and purchase tickets, go to
https://2015leadershipsummit.eventbrite.com/ by Monday, Feb. 16.
For more information, contact McKala Mason, coordinator of centers and institutes, at
mmason@ut.edu or (813) 257-3782.