\nGreat News!! For the third year in a row\, Central Exchange is proud to provide Post-Summit Learnshops to all attendees of the 2023 Midwest Leadership Summit.
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\nThe inspiration\, curiosity\, and growth you experienced on April 18 will continue! \;Join us in May\, June\, July and August for continued conversations with some of your favorite speakers for Central Exchange'\;s Post-Summit Learnshops.
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\nAt this year&rsquo\;s Summit\, we embraced Culture as what influences the way we view\, experience\, and engage with all aspects of our lives &ndash\; personally and professionally. With shifting concerns and ever-changing work environments\, we learned how you can shape the culture that surrounds you because CULTURE STARTS WITH YOU.
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\nJoin us virtually on May 10 at 3 PM to continue the conversation with afternoon keynote\, Simone Ahuja\, and Leader of Central Exchange\, Ann Hackett\, as they continue the conversation in a one-hour fireside chat about Simone'\;s keynote session: Revolution is an Inside Job: Women'\;s Intrapreneurship.
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\nDr. Simone Bhan Ahuja leads the authority on innovation and intrapreneurship.
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\nShe is the founder of Blood Orange\, a Minneapolis-based global innovation and strategy firm\, a best-selling author (Jugaad Innovation\, and Disrupt-It-Yourself)\, and a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review.
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\nAs an innovation advisor and consultant to organizations including 3M\, UnitedHealth Group\, Procter &\; Gamble\, Target Corp\, Stanley Black &\; Decker\, and the World Economic Forum\, Simone is also a practitioner of improvisational comedy who loves to bring the energy and fun of improv to her live and virtual sessions. \; \;
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Ann Hackett\, PhD\, serves as the head of Central Exchange. \;
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\nThroughout her career\, Ann&rsquo\;s passion for curiosity and learning has fueled her purpose. Her education focused on industrial/organizational psychology to better understand people\, organizations\, and relationships.
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\nAnn has 20+ years of business strategy\, organizational development\, and talent management experience\, holding executive positions at Accenture\, H&\;R Block\, DineEquity\, and as a senior advisor at the Kauffman Foundation.
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\nAdditionally\, she launched her own consulting firm\, HumanRoot\, and is at the Henry W. Bloch School of Management\, where she serves as Chief Learning &\; Engagement Office\, Executive Coach\, and Assistant Professor of Professional Practice\, and leader of Central Exchange\, a group dedicated to the advancement and development of women.