BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20260212T130000Z DTEND:20260212T200000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Level Up YP Summit presented by Liberty University DESCRIPTION:This year's theme\, "Lead Where You Are\," empowers young professionals to take initiative and make an impact from any seat in the organization. The day will feature:\n\n Level Up Awards celebrating outstanding young leaders\n\n Engaging sessions and experiences to inspire growth and leadership\n\n An impact project that strengthens community connection\n\n Closing keynote by Lauren Beane\, nationally recognized TEDx speaker. Her keynote\, "Ready Enough"\, is an empowering message about activating your confidence even with only 50% of the answers.\n\n\n\nKEYNOTE:\n\n\n\nLauren Beane \n\nTEDx Speaker | Top 50 Female Public Speaker | Digital Marketer at Cisco | International Keynote Speaker & Coach\n\n\n\nDo you have an exceptional young professional you would like to recognize? Nominate them for the Level Up Awards.\n\n\n\nAGENDA\n\n\n\n7:30am - Check In & Continental Breakfast\n\n8:00am - Welcome & Opening Remarks\n\n8:15am - In the Blink of an AI: Empowering Lynchburg's Next Business Leaders | Corinne Hoisington\, Professor of Information Systems Technology at CVCC\n\n9:30am - Inbox Intermission (Network\, Check your emails\, make a phone call\, grab more coffee)\n\n9:40am - Breakout Session #1\n\n10:30am - Inbox Intermission (Network\, Check your emails\, make a phone call\, grab more coffee)\n\n10:40am - Breakout Session #2\n\n11:30am - YPCV Kickoff Lunch & Level Up Awards\n\n1:00pm - Impact Project\n\n1:55pm - Closing Keynote\n\n2:55pm - Final Remarks & Dismissal \n\n\n\nFind more information about each session at ypcv.org/level-up.\n\n\n\nDo you have an exceptional young professional you would like to recognize? Nominate them for the Level Up Awards.\n\n\n\nRegister and build your network with young professionals from the following organizations:\n\nAlcova Mortgage - Lynchburg\n\nBeacon Credit Union\n\nBison Printing\n\nBloom Media\n\nBoonsboro Country Club\n\nBritish Swim School of Roanoke-Lynchburg\n\nCamp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center\n\nCampbell County\n\nCENTRA Health\n\nCustom Embroidery & Screenprinting\, Inc.\n\nDelta Star\, Inc.\n\nFirst Bank & Trust Co.\n\nFirst National Bank\n\nFoster Fuels\n\nFreedom First Credit Union\n\nFramatome\n\nGary's Garden Center\n\nGenworth Financial\n\nGlad Manufacturing\n\nHumanKind\n\niHeartMedia\n\nJohnson Health Center\n\nKatie Alexander Photo\n\nLiberty University\n\nLove Heals\n\nLuper Team Mortgage \n\nLynchburg Beacon of Hope\n\nLynchburg Regional Business Alliance\n\nPLDR Law\n\nPuffenbarger Insurance \n\nRehabilitation Associates of Central Virginia\, Inc.\n\nSnap Fitness of Lynchburg\n\nT & P Estates\n\nThe Arc of Central Virginia\n\nThe Virginian Hotel\n\n\n\nSNOW DATE: MARCH 5TH\, 2026 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:This year&rsquo\;s theme\, &ldquo\;Lead Where You Are\,&rdquo\; \;empowers young professionals to take initiative and make an impact from any seat in the organization. The day will feature:
\n \; \; \; \;&bull\; \; \; \; \;Level Up Awards \;celebrating outstanding young leaders
\n \; \; \; \;&bull\; \; \; \; \;Engaging sessions and experiences \;to inspire growth and leadership
\n \; \; \; \;&bull\; \; \; \; \;An impact project \;that strengthens community connection
\n \; \; \; \;&bull\; \; \; \; \;Closing keynote by Lauren Beane\, nationally recognized TEDx speaker. Her keynote\, &ldquo\;Ready Enough&rdquo\;\, \; is an empowering message about activating your confidence even with only 50% of the answers.
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\nKEYNOTE:
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\nLauren Beane \;
\nTEDx Speaker | Top 50 Female Public Speaker | Digital Marketer at Cisco | International Keynote Speaker &\; Coach
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\nDo you have an exceptional young professional you would like to recognize? \;Nominate them \;for the Level Up Awards.
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\nAGENDA
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\n7:30am - Check In &\; Continental Breakfast
\n8:00am - Welcome &\; Opening Remarks
\n8:15am - In the Blink of an AI: Empowering Lynchburg'\;s Next Business Leaders | \;Corinne Hoisington\, Professor of Information Systems Technology at CVCC
\n9:30am - Inbox Intermission (Network\, Check your emails\, make a phone call\, grab more coffee)
\n9:40am - Breakout Session #1
\n10:30am - \;Inbox Intermission (Network\, Check your emails\, make a phone call\, grab more coffee)
\n10:40am - Breakout Session #2
\n11:30am - YPCV Kickoff Lunch &\; Level Up Awards
\n1:00pm - Impact Project
\n1:55pm - Closing Keynote
\n2:55pm - Final Remarks &\; Dismissal \;
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\nFind more information about each session at ypcv.org/level-up.
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\nDo you have an exceptional young professional you would like to recognize? Nominate them \;for the Level Up Awards.
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\nRegister and build your network with young professionals from the following organizations:
\nAlcova Mortgage - Lynchburg
\nBeacon Credit Union
\nBison Printing
\nBloom Media
\nBoonsboro Country Club
\nBritish Swim School of Roanoke-Lynchburg
\nCamp Kum-Ba-Yah Nature Center
\nCampbell County
\nCENTRA Health
\nCustom Embroidery &\; Screenprinting\, Inc.
\nDelta Star\, Inc.
\nFirst Bank &\; Trust Co.
\nFirst National Bank
\nFoster Fuels
\nFreedom First Credit Union
\nFramatome
\nGary'\;s Garden Center
\nGenworth Financial
\nGlad Manufacturing
\nHumanKind
\niHeartMedia
\nJohnson Health Center
\nKatie Alexander Photo
\nLiberty University
\nLove Heals
\nLuper Team Mortgage \;
\nLynchburg Beacon of Hope
\nLynchburg Regional Business Alliance
\nPLDR Law
\nPuffenbarger Insurance \;
\nRehabilitation Associates of Central Virginia\, Inc.
\nSnap Fitness of Lynchburg
\nT &\; P Estates
\nThe Arc of Central Virginia
\nThe Virginian Hotel
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\nSNOW DATE: MARCH 5TH\, 2026
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LOCATION:Lynchburg Regional Business Alliance 300 Lucado Place Lynchburg\, VA 24504 UID:e.2276.9543 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260414T114728Z URL:https://business.lynchburgregion.org/events/details/level-up-yp-summit-presented-by-liberty-university-9543 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR