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CT Conference Event Schedule
8:30 to 9:30 am: Breakfast and Welcome
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| Registration opens at 8:30 am. Kick off your day as a changemaker with a continental breakfast and time to connect, recharge, and get inspired for the day ahead. |
| 9:30 to 10:30 am: Morning Keynote |
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The Joy Jolt Effect: Energize Your Culture and Ignite Change
Presenter: Kathy Parry
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Low energy can quietly impact morale, productivity, and quality of care in senior living, but joy may be the missing spark. In this energizing keynote, Kathy Parry shares how joy, not just motivation, drives engagement, loyalty, and retention.
Through research-based insights and real-world stories, attendees will explore the pillars of organizational joy, purpose, loyalty, and gratitude, and learn how strong connections create resilient, thriving teams. Walk away inspired to lead with a growth mindset and build cultures where staff, residents, and families flourish.
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| 10:30 to 12:30 pm: Tradeshow Experience
Start your day with inspiration and fresh perspective to spark meaningful change.
Opportunity to Highlight a Resident at the Connecticut Conference
Celebrate the residents who make a difference. Submit a resident story to recognize and honor the individuals who inspire and shape the future of aging services.
Selected stories will be featured in a slideshow playing throughout the tradeshow, highlighting their impact, experiences, and contributions
across our communities.
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12:30 to 1:30 pm: Networking Lunch
Enjoy a delicious lunch with your colleagues and take advantage of the opportunity to have a professional photo taken with your team!
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| 1:30 to 2:00 pm: Aging Services Awards of Excellence |
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Join us to honor the recipients of this year's Aging Services Award of Excellence. This recognition honors individuals whose dedication, compassion, and leadership make a lasting difference in the field of aging services within our membership.
Sponsored by Gold Partner, CCL Hospitality Group
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| 1:30 to 2:30 pm: Afternoon Session |
| Choose to Soar: Becoming Change Makers in Every Season of Service
Presenter: Annie Meehan
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Choose to Soar is a high-energy, heartfelt signature session that reignites purpose, restores perspective, and reminds every attendee they are a change maker, no matter their title. Through humor, storytelling, and practical tools, Annie inspires participants to rise above challenges, lead with perspective, and approach residents and clients with renewed compassion and dignity. Attendees will leave energized, valued, and recommitted to serving with resilience, grace, and a renewed sense of purpose. |
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2:30 to 3:30 pm: Raffles, Grand Prize Drawing & Closing
End the day on a high note with exciting raffles and your chance to win the grand prize drawing of a Sonos Move 2 Speaker, an advanced portable speaker delivers powerful stereo sound with effortless versatility, indoors and out.
Grand Prize Sponsored by Gold Partner, KBE Building
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