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ANNUAL SYMPOSIUM

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"50-YEARS OF INNOVATION"
SUPPORTING SERVICE MEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES

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New York Marriott Marquis
1535 Broadway, New York, NY 10036

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Symposium Speakers

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Symposium Agenda

Sunday, January 22, 2023

  • 9:00 am - 2:00 pm       Board Meeting

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  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm      Registration Open - Badge Pick Up / Barrymore 9th Floor 

                                       

  • 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm      CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance / Barrymore 9th Floor 

Day 1 - Monday, January 23, 2023

  • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm       Registration Open / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm       CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm       Speaker Ready Room Open / 5th Floor Lyceum 

 

  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am       History of CCME - Daryl Patrick, Dr. Belinda Jones, and Esmeralda Silva / Conference Room: Marquis A 

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  • 8:00 am - 4:30 pm       Exhibit Hall Set-up / Westside Ballroom

 

  • ​8:00 am - 5:00 pm       Services Meeting - Air Force - closed meeting / Conference Room: CLOSED

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  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm       Services Meeting - Army NG -closed meeting / Conference Room: CLOSED

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  • 8:00 am - 5:00 pm       Services Meeting - Coast Guard - closed meeting / Conference Room: CLOSED

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  • 9:00 am - 10:00 am     ACME 101 / 201 - ACME Updates, Best Practices, and Challenges - Aaron Hall and Anthony Paolin / Conference Room: Marquis A

 

  • 9:00 am - 11:00 am      CCME 101: Newcomers' Orientation Workshop - Chris Deckard / Conference Room: Marquis B & C

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  • ​10:00 am - 11:00 am    Training, Licensing, and Job Placement for Military Members – Corporate Perspectives / Conference Room Marquis A

    • ​Elle Armistead, Program Delivery Lead, Brooksource | Project Patriot Program

    • Robert Witte, Military and STEP Recruiting Manager, BMW of North America | BMW MSTEP Program 

    • Sarah Lamkin, Associate Vice President of Admissions at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

    • Merrick Van Dongen, Director, Microsoft Military Affairs | Microsoft Software and Systems Academy 

    • John Decoteau, VP Military and Campus Admissions, Universal Technical Institute

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  • 11:00 am - 12:00 pm    DOL’s Efforts to Expand Apprenticeship - Carolyn Renick, Apprenticeship, Licensing, and Credentialing, Office of National Programs, Veterans’ Employment and Training Service – VETS / Conference Room: Marquis B  & C 

 

  • 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm     Lunch On Your Own 

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  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm       NAIMES Roundtable Discussion – Expectations for Quality in Education / Conference Room: Marquis B &C

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  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm       Every Conversation is a Negotiation - Let's Test Your Skills / Conference Room: Marquis B & C

    • ​Jide Gamu, Founder and Chairman, iFour / CCME Strategy Officer

    • Vince Brantley, Co-Owner and President, Veritas Culture 

 

  • 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm       CCME Business Meeting: Updated By-Laws / Strategic Plan 2020-2025 - How are we doing? -open to all CCME Members  / Conference Room Marquis B &C

 

  • 4:30 pm- 5:30 pm        CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

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  • 5:45 pm - 6:00 pm       CCME Board Welcome and Introductions / Westside Pre-function area 

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  • 6:00 pm - 8:30 pm      CCME President's Reception: Exhibit Hall Grand Opening  (appetizers provided) / Westside Ballroom

Day 2 - Tuesday, January 24, 2023

  • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm      Registration Open / ​Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 6:00 pm      CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 4:00 pm       Exhibit Hall Open / Location Westside Ballroom​

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  • 7:00 am - 7:30 am       CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

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  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am       Warm Continental Breakfast / Exhibit Hall Westside Ballroom

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  • 7:00 am - 9:00 am       Speaker Ready Room Open / Conference Room 5th Floor Coatroom

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  • 8:00 am - 8:05 am       Opening Ceremony / Singing of National Anthem / Presentation of Colors

    • ​National Anthem - Regina Wilson, NYC FireFighter 

    • Presentation of Colors - Navy League JROTC

      • ​Color Guard

        • ​Primary - Cadet CDR Joesly Garcia

        • Primary - Cadet LCDR Daniel, White

        • Primary - Cadet LT Fajardo, Caden

        • Primary - Cadet LTJG Yarubi, Fernandez

        • Secondary - Cadet LTJG Annierys, Rodriguez

        • Secondary - Cadet Ensign Oliver, Peralta

        • Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 8:05 am - 8:10 am        Symposium Welcome - Esmeralda Silva, CCME President / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 8:10 am - 8:30 am        Welcome to New York - Adam Rocke, Senior Director of Engagements, US Chamber of Commerce Foundation - Hiring Our Heroes / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 8:30 am - 9:30 am       Opening Keynote Speaker - Ramón "CZ" Colón-López, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC) / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 9:30 am - 10:00 am     Housekeeping Items / New York Scavenger Hunt - Chris Deckard and Karen Diaz / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 10:00 am - 10:30 am    Break - Exhibit Hall (coffee & tea provided) / Westside Ballroom

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  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am    DoD Updates - Dr. Jonathan Woods, Career Readiness Suite Office of the Secretary of Defense / Broadway Ballroom

 

  • 11:30 am - 1:00 pm      Scholarships and Awards' Luncheon  (lunch provided) - Desiree Butts, CCME Conferment Officer / Broadway Ballroom

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  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm       Department of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service - Honorable James D. Rodriguez, Assistant Secretary Department of Labor’s Veterans’ Employment and Training Service  / Broadway Ballroom

 

  • 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm      Veterans Administration (VA) Updates - Mr. Joseph Garcia, Executive Director Education Services / Broadway Ballroom

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  • 3:00 pm - 3:30 pm         Break - Exhibit Hall (coffee & tea provided)  / Westside Ballroom

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  • 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm      CCME Board Reception  (closed)

Day 3 - Wednesday, January 25, 2023

  • 7:00 am - 5:00 pm      Registration Open / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

                                       

  • 7:00 am - 5:00 pm       CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 4:00 pm       Exhibit Hall Open / Location Westside Ballroom

 

  • 7:00 am - 5:00 pm       Speaker Ready Room Open / Conference Room 5th floor coatroom

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  • 7:00 am - 7:30 am       CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

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  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am       Warm Continental Breakfast - Exhibit Hall / Westside Ballroom

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  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am      Concurrent Session #1 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

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  • 9:10 am - 10:10 am      Concurrent Session #2 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

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  • 10:10 am - 10:30 am     Break - Exhibit Hall (coffee & tea provided)

                                        

  • 10:30 am - 11:30 am    Concurrent Session #3 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

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  • 11:30 am - 12:30 pm    Concurrent Session #4 /  Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

 

  • 12:30 pm - 1:45 pm      Lunch - On Your Own 

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  • 1:45 pm - 2:45 pm        Concurrent Session #5 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

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  • 2:55 pm - 3:55 pm       Concurrent Session #6 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

                                    

  • 4:05 pm - 5:05 pm       Concurrent Session #7 / Conference Rooms - See Concurrent Session Schedule

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  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm      Exhibit Hall Breakdown

                                       

  • 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm      CCME Networking Reception - Back to the '70s (appetizers provided) / Westside Ballroom

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Day 4 - Thursday, January 26, 2023

  • 7:00 am - 12:00 pm     Registration - Final / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 12:00 pm     CCME Information Desk and Mobile App Assistance / Broadway Ballroom Pre-Function Area (6th Floor)

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  • 7:00 am - 12:00 pm     Speaker Ready Room Open / 5th Floor Lyceum 

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  • 7:00 am - 7:30 am       CCME Board Meeting (closed meeting)

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  • 7:00 am - 7:45 am        Warm Continental Breakfast / Broadway Ballroom Pre-function area 

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  • 8:00 am - 9:00 am       Keynote Speaker - Vince Brantley / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 10:00 am - 10:15 am     Break (coffee & tea provided) / Location Broadway Pre-function area 

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  • 11:15 am - 1:00 pm        Lunch (lunch provided) - President Award, Lifetime Achievement Award, Past President Recognition / Location Broadway Ballroom

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  • 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm       Veteran Service Organization Panel / Location Broadway Ballroom

 

  • 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm       Senior Enlisted Panel /  Location Broadway Ballroom

                         

  • 4:00 pm - 4:15 pm        Closing Remarks / Adjournment - Esmeralda Silva, CCME President / Location Broadway Ballroom

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