The Chamber’s Veterans & Military Council is proud to present the inaugural Veterans Leadership Summit on Wednesday, June 12th, 2024 from 7:30 AM – 12 Noon at University Center at DeSales University (2755 Station Avenue, Center Valley, PA).
Join us for a half day focused on veterans in business, veteran entrepreneurs, student veterans, and HR leadership, recruiters, or any business leader/owner looking to hire veteran talent in their workplace. The summit’s goal is to foster innovation and collaboration amongst the military veteran business community to further empower veterans in business.
7:30 AM – Breakfast/Registration/Networking
8 AM – Welcome Remarks
8:15 AM – Opening Keynote
-Brigadier General Maureen Weigl, PA Department of Military and Veterans Affairs
9:00 AM – How to successfully hire and retain a veteran workforce
-Crystal Houser (U.S. Army) -Director of Bureau of Workforce Partnership & Operations at the PA Department of Labor & Industry
-Robert Opp (U.S. Army) - Veteran Recruitment at TD Bank
-Mihai S. Sofronie (U.S. Army) – Veteran Employee Resource Group (ERG) Lead and Global Category Director, Professional Services at Olympus Corporation
9:50 AM – Break
10:00 AM – The entrepreneurial spirit of a military veteran
-Jeffrey Hanks (U.S. Army) - Military Personnel Division Chief, TAP Transition Assistance Program Coordinator, U.S. Army War College
-Daniel “PJ” Kohli (U.S. Marine Corps) - Founder of veteran-owned Prize, and Bunker Labs graduate
-Dr. Andrea Grannum-Mosley (U.S. Army) - Dean of Workforce, Community Engagement & Technical Education at Lehigh Carbon Community College
10:50 AM – Break
11AM – Noon – Closing Keynote
-Lieutenant Colonel Debra Muhl, U.S Air Force (Coming Full Circle. Air Force nurse who helped save Bob… | by Bob Woodruff Foundation | Writing for Heroes | Medium)
Tickets include breakfast, networking, keynote presentations, panel discussion, vendor exhibits