PoCC Heads' Summit

The PoCC Heads’ Summit offers heads of school affinity, community, restoration, and renewal. Event programming will include inspiring speakers, leader-generated workshops, somatic and experiential sessions—all in service of building increased capacity for meeting today’s leadership challenges and opportunities. The PoCC Heads’ Summit will take place in St. Louis, and a schedule at a glance is below. This event is open to sitting heads of school, and may be selected during the PoCC registration process.


PoCC Heads' Summit Program

This schedule will be updated and is subject to change. All times listed are Central Time. A final schedule will be distributed to registrants closer to the event. 
 
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28
5:30–7:30 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Registration and Check-In
6:00–7:30 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Welcome Reception
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29
7:00–8:00 AM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Breakfast, Registration, and Check-In
8:00–8:15 AM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Welcome Remarks
8:15–8:30 AM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Summit Opening Remarks
8:40–10:15 AM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Keynote Experience: Living Your Truth: Discovering Your Authentic Leadership (Omekongo Dibinga)
10:15–10:30 AM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Break
10:40 AM–12:15 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Keynote Experience: Building an Identity Conscious Practice: A Focus on Leadership and Governance (Liza Talusan)
12:15–1:30 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Lunch
1:30–3:00 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Keynote Experience: Points of You: Our Voices, Our Stories, Our Future (Yaron Golan, Caroline G. Blackwell, Antonio Hernandez, Meron Kelly, Veronica Navarro, Matias Ibáñez Carpena, Rina Levitt)
3:00–3:15 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Break
3:15–4:45 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Affinity Group Experiences
4:45–5:15 PM PoCC Heads’ Summit: Concluding Remarks
 


Pricing

Registration Type Early Bird Rates
(Through October 31)
Member/Non-Member		 Standard Rates
​(After October 31)
Member/Non-Member
For PoCC Registrants
You must be registered for the 2023 NAIS People of Color Conference.		 $250 / $350 $300 / $400
For PoCC Non-Registrants
This rate applies to heads who are not planning to attend the 2023 NAIS People of Color Conference but would like to attend the PoCC Heads' Summit.		 $475 / $665 $525 / $735
 

*Nonmembers: If you are actively applying for NAIS membership, you are eligible to receive the NAIS discounted price. Contact us to learn more.