Innovation Inspiration Expo

AGENDA

Day One - Tuesday, January 24th 

• 8:30 am - Online Reception and Login
• 8:30 am - On Demand Presentations, Virtual Vendor Hall are OPEN
• 9:00 am - 9:30 am - Welcome - Kyle Walker (SVRI)
• 9:30 am - 11:00 am - Recorded Presentation – Innovation Imperative: We Need You! – followed by LIVE discussion with presenter - Steve Wooderson (CSAVR)
• 11:00 am - 11:30 am - BREAK
• 11:30 am - 1:00 pm - Keynote Presentation – The Entrepreneurial Mindset: Reinventing Public Vocational Rehabilitation Through Transformational Innovation - Followed with LIVE discussion with presenter - Kyle Walker (SVRI)
• 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm - BREAK
• 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm - Recorded Presentation – The Impact of Case Management on Counseling Practice: Considerations for the Future – followed by LIVE discussion with presenters – Dr. Michael O’Brien (Alliance Enterprises)
• 3:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Recorded Presentation – Wisconsin’s VR Career Advancement Initiative – followed by LIVE discussion with presenters from - Wisconsin DVR and UW-Madison
• 4:30 pm - 5:00 pm - Day One Wrap-up and Prize Drawing

Day Two – Wednesday, January 25th 

• 8:45 am - General Announcements
• 9:00 am - 10:30 am - Recorded Presentation – Tracking PE Students - followed by LIVE Discussion with presenters from - Tyler Technologies
• 10:30 am - 11:00 am – BREAK
• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Recorded Presentation – Advancing Service Delivery in the VR Field for Deaf, Deafblind & Late Deafened Consumers - followed by LIVE discussion with presenters from  – Alaska Department of Labor & Workforce Development
• 12:30 pm - 1:00 pm – BREAK
• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm – Keynote Presentation – California Department of Rehabilitation’s Innovation Initiatives -  followed by LIVE discussion with presenter Mark Erlichman, Trung Le, Shayn Anders, and Danielle Hackworth (California Department of Rehabilitation)
• 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm – Recorded Presentation – Virtual Career Exploration – The Next Evolution – followed by LIVE discussion with presenters from - Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
• 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Day two Wrap-up and Prize Drawing

Day Three - Thursday, January 26th 

• 8:45 am - General Announcements
• 9:00 am - 10:30 am - Recorded Presentation – Overcoming Negative Attitudes: Effective Strategies to use with Employers - followed by LIVE discussion with presenter – Dr. James F. McNeil (Vocational Consulting Services)
• 10:30 am - 11:00 am – BREAK
• 11:00 am - 12:30 pm - Recorded Presentation – A Mind-Body Approach to Stress Management and Emotional Regulation – followed by LIVE discussion with presenter – Christine Paul (State of MN VR Services)
• 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm – BREAK
• 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm - Keynote Presentation – Innovative Projects Within HKNC –  followed by LIVE discussion with presenters Chris Woodfill and Ryan Odland (Helen Keller National Center)
• 2:30 pm – 4:00 pm - Recorded Presentation – Project STEMM-UP – followed by LIVE discussion with presenters from: Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity
• 4:00 pm - 4:30 pm - Day three Wrap-up and Prize Drawings

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Benefits of Sponsoring the Innovation Inspiration Expo

Investment: Invest in your brand equity by supporting the community of rehabilitation professionals.

Talent: Connect with line staff, supervisors, and agency directors who are at the forefront of the rehabilitation and assistive technology field.

Leadership: Demonstrate your organization’s leadership and innovative practices in front of the brightest minds in the field.

The Innovation Inspiration Expo is a grassroots effort to connect all vocational rehabilitation professionals to educate, discuss, and share different and inspiring practices that are working in the field