About the Event
Seattle Academies Foundation‘s annual career conference serves 120 high school juniors from Ballard, Chief Sealth, and Franklin. During the conference, you will learn from industry professionals about different career opportunities in business such as finance, hospitality, marketing, and tourism. Also, you will see how different businesses operate behind the scenes as you visit their facility in the heart of Downtown Seattle. Nonetheless, this is the launching point for your time as a member of the Academies.
The Sessions
We’ve brought together a group of industry leaders who are passionate about supporting the next generation of business leaders.
Keynote Speaker
Marilyn Strickland,
President & CEO
The Seattle Metropolitan
Chamber of Commerce
Session 1
Networking Skills
with Dave Stockert
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Cohort A
Networking Skills
with Dave Stockert
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Cohort B
Hospitality Bootcamp
with South Seattle College
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Cohort C
Financial Industry
with KPMG
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Cohort D
Hospitality Industry
with Hyatt Regency Seattle
10:10 AM – 10:50 AM
Cohort E
Session 2
Financial Industry
with KPMG
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Cohort A
Hospitality Industry
with Hyatt Regency Seattle
11:40 AM – 12:20 PM
Cohort B
Networking Skills
with Dave Stockert
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM
Cohort C
Hospitality Bootcamp
with South Seattle College
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM
Cohort D
Networking Skills
with Dave Stockert
11:00 AM – 11:40 AM
Cohort E
General Sessions
Internship Panel
12:30 PM – 01:00 PM
All Students
Networking Session
01:10 PM – 01:50 PM
All Students
College Student Panel
01:55 PM – 02:30 PM
All Students
Our Partners
Thank you to all of our partners that made this day possible.
2019 Career Conference Registration
Registration is based on first come first served within your school population for each cohort. Furthermore, each school receives seven (7) to eight (8) spots in each cohort.
⁂ REGISTRATION DATES ⁂
September 28, 2019 to October 10, 2019
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