2024 Fellows Fall Meeting

Join LCLD for the Fellows Fall Meeting in Washington, DC. The event will begin at The Westin Downtown midday on October 8, 2024, and end midday on October 10, 2024.

The LCLD hotel block at the Westin Downtown room block has closed. We recommend these hotels as alternate accommodations that night:

• The Westin City Center (1400 M St NW) 1 mile away
• Marriott Marquis DC (901 Massachusetts NW) .4 miles away
• Grand Hyatt DC (1000 H St NW) .2 miles away

Registration for the meeting will close Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Please contact LCLD Events Manager Kelsey Thompson for the following:

• Accommodation requests or inquiries about accessibility
• Questions about registration or reservations

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Agenda (View the full detailed agenda here.)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

• 2:00–2:30 PM

Opening Remarks | Nichole Velasquez, LCLD Fellows Program Director

• 2:30–4:30 PM

Five Somatic Tools Diverse Talent Can Use to Combat Effects of Unconscious Bias on Personal Wellbeing | Anu Gupta, Be More with Anu

• 4:30–5:30 PM

Activity TBA

• 6:30 PM

Dine-Arounds

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

• 8:00–9:00 AM

Breakfast

• 9:00–10:30 AM

Group 1: Communicating Effectively Using “Yes, and” Thinking

Group 2: Emotional Intelligence | Hassan Kamel, OKA

• 11:00 AM–12:30 PM

Group 2: Communicating Effectively Using “Yes, and” Thinking

Group 1: Emotional Intelligence | Hassan Kamel, OKA

• 12:30–2:00 PM

Lunch

• 2:00–4:00 PM

Speak Up, Lift Up: Developing People through Effective Feedback | Mary Abbajay, Careerstone Group

• 6:00–9:00 PM

Off-site Joint Reception with 2024 Pathfinders

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

• 8:00–9:00 AM

Breakfast

• 9:00–10:00 AM

Introduction to LCLD Alumni | Alyssa Yuen, LCLD Alumni Program Manager

• 10:00 AM–12:00 PM

Leadership | Paula Davis, The Stress & Resilience Institute