The Agenda

Wednesday 6 November

6.30 - 7.00   Morning T'ai Chi
7.30 - 9.30 Registration & Networking  
9.30 - 12.00 Universal Ballroom Meeting Rooms 1st Floor

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Ryszard Chmura & Mateusz Bacanski

Set your Vision, Create your Reality Dr Ivan Misner

Givers Gain Straight to the Heart  Kelley Dominguez

And now is your time to Dream Big Graham Weihmiller

Old Ways Won't Open New Doors Laura Hurren

121 Lounges & Networking Lounges
12.00 - 2.00 Industry Networking Lunch Industry Networking Lunch
2.00 - 2.40 Building a Multi Billion Dollar Company (despite obstacles) Rafal Brzoska  
2.40 - 4.00

Empower your business to 7X with BNI+++ Runjhun Gupta

Creating 100 Referral Opportunities a Week! Tim Roberts

The Three A's to Success with Your Style! Dawn Lyons (Zazen Lounge)
4.00 - 4.30 Break & Book Signing
4.30 - 6.00

How to close 9/10 referrals you get Luis Barajas

Ask the Founder - Dr Ivan Misner

 

Thursday 7 November

6.30 - 7.00 Morning T'ai Chi
8.00 - 9.30 Member Meet & Greet Meeting Rooms 1st Floor
9.30 - 10.00 Break Networking Lounges
10.00 - 12.15

Its good to talk Louise Eccles Cookson

How to build your Power Team and buy a Ferrari Ryszard Chmura

All Excuses are Equal Diana Ninsiima

Dream Big Marcia Wieder

12.15 - 2.00 Global Connections Lunch Global Connections Lunch
2.00 - 2.40 Accelerating your Business with BNI Jeremy Walsh Networking Lounges
2.40 - 2.50 Stretch Break
2.50 - 3.30 Slow and steady _______ the race (Not what you're thinking) Ayush Bansal
3.30 - 4.00 Break & Book Signing
4.00 - 5.00 Meetup with Dr Ivan Misner - Members Only(Zazen Room) Member Connect Sessions

Wednesday 6 November

6.30 - 7.00 Morning T'ai Chi
7.30 - 9.30 Registration & Networking First Time Director Orientation
9.30 - 12.00 Universal Ballroom Meeting Rooms 1st Floor

Opening Ceremony & Welcome Ryszard Chmura & Mateusz Bacanski

Set your Vision, Create your Reality Dr Ivan Misner

Givers Gain - Straight to the Heart Kelley Dominguez

And now is your time to Dream Big Graham Weihmiller

Old Ways Won't Open New Doors Laura Hurren

Networking Lounges
12.00 - 2.00 Lunch Industry Networking Lunches
2.00 - 2.40 Building a Multi Billion Dollar Company (despite obstacles) Rafal Brzoska
2.40 - 4.00 Universal Ballroom Magnolia Room Walnut Room Zazen Lounge
Empower your business to 7X with BNI+++ 4 Elements behind the Consistent growth of a BNI Region PLUGGED IN:Creating Magic with a Super Charged Team

The Three A's to Success with Your Style! Dawn Lyons

Runjhun Gupta Stanley Kong & Stella Yung (ED/ND Session) Arti & Rakesh Kochhar (ED/ND Session)
Creating 100 Referral Opportunities a Week! Three Secrets to Great Growth and Rewarding Retention Surefire Social Media Secrets for Building Your BNI Business
Tim Roberts Santosh Radhakrishnan & Z. Mohamed Nassar (ED/ND Session) Barbara Lowe (ED/ND Session)
4.00 - 4.30 Break & Book Signing
4.30 - 6.00 How to close 9/10 referrals you get Growing from 600 to 900 in year 11! Why, how? The 6th Core - WOWning up !!!
Luis Barajas Markus Bosdorf (ED/ND Session) Atul Joglekar (ED/ND Session)
Ask the Founder Retention - It's all about a perfect team Why groups of 100 in BNI? How to get them?
Dr Ivan Misner Danja Vogel (ED/ND Session) Pablo Aguayo Muela & Abian Neuz (ED/ND Session)

Thursday 7 November

6.30 - 7.00 Morning T'ai Chi
8.00 - 9.30 Member Meet & Greet Other Meeting Rooms
9.30 - 10.00 Break Networking & 121 Lounges
10.00 - 12.15 Universal Ballroom

"Its good to talk" Louise Eccles Cookson

How to build your Power Team and buy a Ferrari Ryszard Chmura

All Excuses Are Equal Diana Ninsiima

Keynote Presentation Dream Big Marcia Wieder

12.15 - 2.00 Lunch Global Connections Lunch
2.00 - 2.40 Universal Ballroom Magnolia Room Walnut Room Other Meeting Rooms
Accelerating your Business with BNI Growing Power Teams for Leadership Success Rule the World, the Art & Power of Storytelling Networking Lounge
Jeremy Walsh Meaghan Chitwood Paul Furlong
2.40 - 2.50 Stretch Break
2.50 - 3.30 Slow and steady _______ the race (Not what you’re thinking) Passport to Success 2.0 - Integration and Celebration Seriously Social - the BNI Playbook
Ayush Bansal Mark Graber Simone Douglas
3.30 - 4.00 Break & Book Signing Book Signing
4.00 - 5.00 Dream Big Workshop Marcia Wieder (Directors Only) Member Connect Session & Meet Up with Dr Ivan Misner (Members Only)

Friday 8 November

6.30 - 7.00 Morning T'ai Chi
Universal Ballroom Magnolia Room Walnut Room Poplar Room/Oak Room Lime/ Chestnut/ Zazen Lounge
6.30 - 8.30 Global Directors Chapter Meeting Global Directors Chapter Meeting 121 Lounge Networking Lounge & Country 121s
8.30 - 8.45 Open Networking
8.45 - 10.45

How Positivity Changes Everything Dan Haggerty

Discover Your Retention Point for Revenue Growth Robert Skrob

How do BNI Leaders Dream Big? Graham Weihmiller and Global Leadership Team

10.45 - 11.15 Break & Book Signing
11.15 - 12.30

Lifelong Learning: Never Ending Stories Gill Sawdon

Every Solid Structure needs a Strong Foundation Kevin Barber & David Kauffman

Founders Remarks Dr Ivan Misner

Hall of Fame Pins Presentation

Networking Lounge & Country 121s
12.30 - 1.45 Lunch
2.00 - 2.40

Anything is possible! (Wszystko jest możliwe!) Henry McGovern

Networking Lounge & Country 121s
2.40 - 2.50 Stretch Break Networking Lounge & Country 121s
2.50 - 3.30 Universal Ballroom Magnolia Room Walnut Room Poplar Room Zazen Lounge
Once upon a time,
Build the greenest place to last
A Diamond Dream, want to make it happen? Learning Lab: One Page Plan for Chapters, Grow Faster, Grow Lighter Powerful Learning - Engaging in BNI U - Panel Discussion Roundtables
Bianca Clapot Claudio Messina Tiago Henriques da Cunha Meaghan Chitwood, Gill Sawdon, Lorena Medina, Bijay Shah, Michelle Campbell
3.30 - 4.00 Stretch Break
4.00 - 4.35 Advanced Networking Don't Talk to Members, Inspire them with the Power of Image Learning Lab: The Art and Science of First Year Retention Successful Ways to Engage Founding Members - Panel Discussion Roundtables
Luca Pellegrino Antoine Audebert Andy Hart KVT Ramesh, Markus Bosdorf, Dao Lan Phuong, Spencer Reynolds
4.35 - 4.45 Break
4.45 - 5.30 Be a Director Consultant - Are you mad? Launching Hall of Fame Chapters in Less Populated Areas Learning Lab - Inspire and Influence New thinking with our Diamond Growth Program for Small Chapters Your Wellness, Your Wealth Panel Discussion Roundtables
Phil Berg Enrico Maggi Ilona Teremi & Will Boyd Beth Misner, Hazel Walker, KVT Ramesh, Louise Eccles Cookson, YP Lai

Saturday 9 November

6.30 - 7.00 Morning T'ai Chi
8.00 - 8.15 Open Networking
8.15 - 9.00 Universal Ballroom Magnolia Room Walnut Room Poplar Oak/Lime/Chestnut/Zazen
Building a Dream Team with ABC Retention Point Q&A Think big, start BIG 121 Lounge Networking Lounge & Country 121s
Susan Choo Robert Skrob Paweł Jach
9.00 - 9.15 Stretch Break
9.15 - 10.00 Growth is in the Details Retention Point Q&A Recruiting the Best Leadership Team 121 Lounge
Bharat Daga Robert Skrob Marts Ešenvalds
10.00 - 10.30 Break
10.30 - 1.30

The Magic of Recognition Philip Dunn

Increase Your BNI Membership Value Robert Skrob

Hall of Fame Presentation

A bigger BNI + A better BNI Graham Weihmiller

BNI More than a Meeting - We are the Dream Makers Hazel Walker

Convention Highlights & Years of Service Presentation

Networking Lounge & Country 121s
1.30 - 2.30 Lunch
2.30 - 4.30 121 Lounge 121 Lounge National Director Session 121 Lounge
5.30 - 6.30 Pre Gala Reception & Team Photos
6.30 - late Awards Gala Dinner
Late After Party
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