CONFERENCING AND EVENTS #EKUENGAGES IN COMMUNITY SOLUTIONS
KENTUCKY LEADERS COLLABORATE AT 30TH LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE The East Kentucky Leadership Foundation brings together leaders from 54 counties across the Commonwealth with a singular goal in mind – to help create a unified front in addressing issues prevalent in the region. The group chose Eastern Kentucky University to host the 30th Annual EKLF Leadership Conference.
Eastern Kentucky region,” said Greg Kitzmiller, entrepreneur and co-owner of Symbiosis Media Group in London.
The event was held throughout two days in April at the Carl D. Perkins Conference Center on the University’s Richmond campus. It was the first time the prestigious event was held in Richmond, and it brought to light one of the many opportunities that EKU’s Department of Conferencing and Events creates for people from across the Eastern Kentucky service region – namely collaborating, networking and forming beneficial relationships with business and community leaders dedicated to making improvements across the Commonwealth. “Because our business and service audience is focused on small businesses, it is very key for us to network with professionals from across the
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BIENNIAL REPORT
During the EKLF 2017 Conference, Kitzmiller was just one of many community entrepreneurial business leaders who led panel discussions.