St. Norbert College will be well represented at KinnektorCon 2018 Oct. 23-25 at the Fox Cities Exhibition Center in Appleton, Wis.

KinnektorCon features exciting keynotes and panels, competitive startup pitches and insightful workshops from leaders outside the region and from sources

in northeast Wisconsin. If you’re looking at starting a business or you’re part of a corporation, KinnektorCon offers insight from a variety of thought leaders.

KinnektorCon schedule featuring St. Norbert College administration and faculty:

Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 1:45p.m. Fox Cities Exhibition Center - Center Stage

Dave Wegge, interim dean of the Schneider School of Business & Economics, and Jamie Lynch, director of the Strategic Research Institute at St. Norbert, will

be joined by leaders from Aurora WDC. They will discuss “Research, Data Analytics and CompetitiveIntelligence.”

Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 2:15 p.m. Fox Cities Exhibition Center

Stage 4: Breakthrough & Startup

Marc Schaffer, associate professor of economics and director of the Center for Business & Economic Analysis, and John-Gabriel Licht, assistant professor of

business administration at St. Norbert, will present “Competitive Intelligence, Obtaining and Leveraging Market Data.”

Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 2:45 p.m. Fox Cities Exhibition Center

Stage 4: Breakthrough & Startup

Dean Stewart, executive director of the Center for Exceptional Leadership at St. Norbert, will discuss“Mental Models and Personal Paradigms: Enhancing Self-
Awareness to Create a More Positive Impact.”

NOTE: Stewart, along with Angela Marshalek, director of services at the Center for Exceptional Leadership at St. Norbert, will also present at the

Manufacturing First Expo and Conference Oct. 23-24 at the K.I. Convention Center in Green Bay.

Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 10:45 a.m. Fox Cities Exhibition Center

Stage 5: Data Big & Small

Jamie Lynch, director of the Strategic Research Institute at St. Norbert College, will discuss “Demographic Waves of Change: How Demographics Will Impact

Your Workforce.”

Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 11:40 a.m. Fox Cities Exhibition Center

Stage 5: Data Big & Small

Carol Bruess, a 1990 graduate of St. Norbert College, will present a lecture on “Our Love-Affair with Technology: Some (Inconvenient) Truths.” Bruess is

professor emerita of communication and journalism and the former director of family studies, at the University of St. Thomas, Minn.

Thursday, Oct. 25, at 2:15 p.m. Bus Tour: 41 Corridor

As part of the tour, participants will stop at St. Norbert College where President Brian Bruess will present on how entrepreneurs and businesses can leverage

the resources at St. Norbert College. The group will also get a tour of the Mulva Library, led by Dave Wegge, interim dean of the Schneider School of

Business & Economics at St. Norbert.

St. Norbert College has a strong footprint in the business community in northeast Wisconsin and beyond. The Schneider School is a respected partner of and

resource for the area business community. It offers initiatives including the Center for Business & Economic Analysis, currently working with partners as

diverse as New North and the Green Bay Botanical Garden. Such initiatives continue a St. Norbert College tradition of engagement in the area’s economic

development through our Strategic Research Institute, CEO Breakfast and Strategy Series, language and culture training and other business-focused entities

and programs.

For more information, go to http://www.snc.edu/schneiderschool/outreach.html.