Learn the skills to being an exceptional leader at a special TED Talk-style event at Florida State University Panama City.

FSU Panama City’s Business Administration program and Organization Excellence and Innovation Center will host the free Leadership Strategies seminar. Featuring a panel of guest speakers from area business, education and healthcare groups, the event will be from 2-3:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 23, in the St. Joe Community Foundation Lecture Hall of the Holley Academic Center, 4750 Collegiate Drive.

Irvin Clark, Ed.D., associate dean for Student and Strategic Initiatives at FSU Panama City, will present opening remarks. Speakers will be:

• Robyn Evans, 2024 chairwoman of the Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce Executive Board, COO of By the Sea Resort, and president of the Bay County FRLA
• Tammetrius Farmer, executive director of BayCares Inc.
• Taylor Williams, regional vice president of business development for Setco, and a trusted thought leader with Cool to be Kind Tay
• Adrianna Swearingen, 2024 Florida Teacher of the Year from Northside Elementary School in Panama City

The event is organized by Eren Ozgen, Ph.D., teaching professor of management at FSU PC. Ozgen is also coordinator of the FSU PC business program and the university’s Organizational Excellence and Innovation Center.

“The Leadership TEDx event is set to provide valuable insights and advice on leadership,” Ozgen said. “Featuring presentations from Bay County professionals, the event focuses on addressing leadership challenges and sharing success stories. The goal is to inspire students and enrich their educational experience by fostering collaboration and engagement between academia and industry. The event aims to facilitate meaningful interactions, allowing students to meet leaders from diverse backgrounds and tap into a wealth of leadership experience and expertise.”

RSVP by emailing Dr. Eren Ozgen at eozgen@fsu.edu.

FLYER