Valley Chamber to host Leadercast event in Shelton

SHELTON - The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce will host a special program May 9 where community and business leaders can access the knowledge and experience of world-renowned leaders by attending Leadercast® at R.D. Scinto, Inc. Auditorium.

The event will run from 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Leadercast is broadcast live from Atlanta, Ga. to hundreds of sites around the world, including the Greater Valley.
This year’s speaker lineup includes:

• Andy Stanley, Leadership author and communicator 

• Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nobel laureate & human rights activist live from Cape Town, South Africa

• Malcolm Gladwell, Journalist and best-selling author of The Tipping Point and Outliers

• Randall Wallace,Screenwriter, director, producer & songwriter (Braveheart,Secretariat)

•  Bill McDermott, CEO of SAP

• Laura Schroff, Former ad sale executive and best-selling author of An Invisible Thread

•  Dr. Henry Cloud, Clinical psychologist and leadership consultant

•  Simon Sinek, Best-selling author of Start with Why and leadership expert
• Laura Bush,  First Lady of the United States(2001-2009) via exclusive video interview.

In addition, this year’s featured local leaders include: Charles J. Boulier III, President, ion Bank, Larry Janesky, Founder & President, Basement Systems, Inc.; Ed Schultek, Founder & Managing Principal, Sandler Training; Bob Scinto, Chairman, R.D. Scinto Inc.; and Kimberly Tabb, Business Ethics Officer, Prudential.

Last year, more than 100,000 leaders from 14 countries attended Leadercast. Now in its 15th year, this full day, experiential conference is on track to reach its largest audience to date.

This is the fifth year that the Greater Valley Chamber is hosting this event in Shelton. There are general CEU, CNE & HR credits available to attendees. Locally, the tickets are $99 per person which includes continental breakfast and lunch.

“Leadercast is the best and most consolidated source of leadership training that I know of,” said Greater Valley Chamber President Bill Purcell. “But it goes beyond that. I think this conference, although very focused on leadership, transcends the topic and really shows you how to lead in life.”

Leadercast exists to positively change the way the world thinks about leadership.
This year’s theme—Beyond You: Be A Leader Worth Following —challenges leaders to focus outward rather than inward. Experience Leadercast and discover what it means to be a leader worth following.

For more information about Leadercast, visit www.leadercast.com.
For local ticketing information, call 203-925-4981 or visit greatervalleychamber.com.


This is a press release from Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce.