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Registration 10-11 am

Doors Open 10:45 am

Session 1 : Creating Beauty – 11:00 am

Robert Gupta   Passion with a Purpose
Chris Orwig  Finding the Magnificent in the Mundane
Tom Snow   The Mulch Pile
Keith Witt   A Five Star Practice for Creating Beautiful Relationships
Eric Goodman  The Unexpected Physical Consequences Of Technology
Matthew Kenney    Crafting the Future of Food
JR Richards    Live Performance

Lunch – 1:00 pm

TED Talks will be played during lunch in Hahn Hall
Sarah Kaye  If I should have a daughter…
Paul Nicklen   Tales of Ice Bound Wonderlands
Denis Dutton   A Darwinian Theory of Beauty

Session 2: Creating Happiness – 2:30 pm

David Schaeman, Jacob Greenspan    Live Guitar Duet
Kids Film Project  The Evolution of a Spark
John Seigel Boettner  The Joy of Looking . . . Stopping for Wonder on the Road Less Traveled
Joseph Hei   Go Big or Go Home
Diane Gromala  Curative Powers of Wet, Raw Beauty
Jenna McCarthy  How to Live Happily Ever After
Peter Matthies   The Spark at Work: Your Authenticity Calling

Conversation Break – 4:15 pm
TED Talks will be played during lunch in Hahn Hall
Jennifer Lin    Piano Magic

Session 3: Creating Opportunity – 5:00 pm

Eugene Lee   Breathing Together – Leadership Lessons from Musical Ensembles
Karen and Colin Archipley  Entrepreneurship and Agribusiness, The X-Box of Ag
Kristen Christian   Social Movement for the Digital Age
Barry Berkus   Dream Big, Dare To Fail
Stefan G. Bucher  Watch Your Head – Tales from the OCD Frontier

After Party 6:45-9:30 pm