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Welcome to the 
MISBO Summer Conference.

We’re glad you’re here. Over the next few days, you’ll connect with peers, collaborate across roles, and influence the future of your school in ways that actually stick. No fluff. Just real conversations, practical ideas, and the kind of insights you can take home and use immediately.

This year’s focus on Business, People, and Leadership brings multiple perspectives to the table, because the best solutions don’t live in silos. Expect to see teams from the same school learning together, challenging each other, and leaving stronger because of it. This digital program is your go-to for schedules, sessions, speakers, and everything in between. Use it often. We designed it to make your experience seamless so you can focus on what matters most. Now let’s get to it!

Agenda

1:00 – 2:00 PM
Pre-Conference Registration
2:00 – 4:00 PM
Pre-Conference Workshops (Separate Registration Required)
  • Effective Feedback – Southern Ground
  • Beyond the Sticker Price – Ocean Way
3:00 – 4:15 PM
Registration Open
4:00 – 4:25 PM
New Attendee Welcome – Blackbird
4:00 – 4:25 PM
Sponsor Meeting – Sound Emporium
5:00 – 6:00 PM
General Session – Starstruck
Mastering Your Memory
4:15 – 6:30 PM
Opening Reception – Starstruck
8:00 – 8:45 AM
Buffet Breakfast – Symphony Ballroom Pre-function
8:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Exhibit Hall Open – Symphony Ballroom Pre-function
8:45 – 9:00 AM
Chair’s Welcome – Symphony Ballroom II & III
9:00 – 10:00 AM
Keynote Session – Symphony Ballroom II & III
Merging for Impact: Informing the Holistic Student Journey
10:00 – 10:30 AM
Break with Sponsors – Symphony Ballroom Pre-function & Mezzanine Foyer
10:30 – 11:25 AM
Breakout Sessions
  • The Education of Business: Why and How to Start a Business Curriculum & Program – Southern Ground
  • All Aboard the AI Train: It’s Not Too Late to Get on Board – Ocean Way
  • Protecting Your School Through Clear, Compliant, and Effective Dialogue – Blackbird
  • The Seasoned IT Director – Sound Emporium
11:30 AM – 12:45 PM
Lunch & President’s Address – Symphony Ballroom II & III
12:45 – 1:45 PM
General Session – Symphony Ballroom I
Sourcing Solutions
1:45 – 2:00 PM
Break with Sponsors – Symphony Ballroom Pre-function
2:00 – 3:00 PM
Breakout Sessions
  • Debt Duality: How to Finance Your Future – Southern Ground
  • Economic Outlook and Market Dynamics in Uncertain Times – Oceanway
  • Recruiting, Training, and Developing Leaders in Facility Management – Sound Emporium
  • Mission Meets Margin: Aligning Auxiliary and Business Office Operations – Blackbird
3:00 – 3:30 PM
Break with Sponsors – Symphony Ballroom Pre-function
3:30 – 4:30 PM
General Session – Symphony Ballroom II & III
AI For Dual Transformation
4:45 – 6:15 PM
MISBO On Tap: Beer Tasting Event (Ticketed) – Mason’s @ Loews Vanderbilt Hotel
8:30 – 9:00 AM
Chair Elect’s Breakfast – Symphony Ballroom II & III
9:00 – 10:00 AM
General Session – Symphony Ballroom II & III
The Disciplined Listening Method: Strategic Listening Techniques
Michael Reddington, President, InQuasive
10:00 – 10:15 AM
Break
10:15 – 11:15 AM
Breakout Sessions
  • Leading Complex Campus Projects in Your Private School – Southern Ground
  • Safeguarding the Future: Data Security, AI, and Deepfakes in Independent Schools – Ocean Way
  • Bridging the Gap: Cultivating a Faculty Culture That Embraces the Business of School – Sound Emporium
  • HR Jeopardy – Blackbird
11:15 – 11:30 AM
Break
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Breakout Sessions
  • Insights in Minutes: Four Ideas that Matter (MISBO Unboxed, The Future of LTC in America, Quick Tips for HR, and Cost Reduction on Managed Printers through Tiered Color) – Southern Ground
  • A New Instructional Approach: Cultivating Innovators, Leaders, and Global Thinkers in Today’s Classroom – Ocean Way
  • Duty, Honor, Education: The Strategic Case for Hiring Veterans at Independent Schools – Sound Emporium
  • IT Roundtable – Blackbird
12:30 PM
Grab & Go Lunch – On the Mezzanine

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Attendees

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