HIGH TEA

Join us for a most unique and inspiring executive volunteer experience.

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  • Enjoy a cup of tea with the next generation of tech industry leaders

  • Share lessons learned about leadership and your path to success

  • Leave inspired by amazing homegrown talent

  • Discover diverse future leaders

  • Ignite an untapped local technology workforce

  • Gain a new perspective

Format/Structure

No formal preparation or PowerPoint presentation is required. Suggested agenda:

  • Introductions—10 minutes
  • Personal Career Journey—10 minutes
  • Current Strategic opportunities and challenges—10 minutes
  • Current favorite business or leadership reading—5 minutes
  • Q&A—15 minutes

In the past, some guest speakers have spent the first part of the Q&A session asking the group about the i.c.stars program. The second portion is sometimes spent talking about the speaker’s career and business/technology strategy or a leadership development topic. The remaining time is spent on participant questions. This structure changes depending on the speaker’s style and preferences.