TPI International Education Conference

TPI INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION CONFERENCE 2023

CHECK OUT THESE FEATUREDEDUCATION SESSIONS

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Join TPI at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, on February 20-22, 2023, for the International Education Conference! The conference education is packed with great sessions to help you grow your business, including the two featured here. The following two pages share more Conference highlights and the Conference Schedule. Watch for even more exciting highlights to come!

How to Keep Your Top Talent From Becoming Someone Else’s Presentation Highlights

The raging war for talent combined with a shrinking candidate pool makes is critical for organizational leaders to figure out how to keep their top employees from leaving. Creating a workplace culture that works means implementing new ideas and effective ways of engaging with team members. With an engaged workforce, employees work harder, have fewer safety incidents, and are more loyal to and profitable for their employer. During this Opening Keynote presentation by Lisa Ryan, you will explore a six-step process that gives you the tools you need and can use immediately. You will learn from the content, share with each other, and discuss the best practices to create a workplace culture that attracts and retains the very top employees while increasing profitability and productivity, and reducing downtime.

Meet Lisa Ryan

A dynamic, engaging speaker, Lisa Ryan is President and Founder of Grategy®, a Cleveland-based firm specializing in employee engagement, retention, and recognition using gratitude strategies (Grategies) for personal and professional development. Lisa has more than 20 years of experience in marketing, training, and sales. She has worked in a variety of industries, including manufacturing, healthcare, and executive recruiting. Lisa’s work experience and research in employee engagement and cultural transformation give her a unique perspective for retaining top talent. An active member of The National Speakers Association, Lisa has been featured in Speaker Magazine as an expert advisor, writes articles for several newsletters and online publications, and speaks regularly for several colleges and universities.

Your Mental Health Matters: Managing Stress In Turbulent Times Presentation Highlights

The past two and a half years have seen tremendous and unpredictable changes. Between the pandemic, the fragility of the supply chain, quickly rising inflation, extreme weather, and more, people are getting more and more stressed. This session, presented by Nabil ElGhoroury, PhD, CAE, will provide you with evidencebased stress management strategies to help you cope with these challenges and more. The session will start with an overview of how stress can affect both your mind and body. You will learn numerous self-care and wellness strategies that can help you manage your stress. You will learn the types of symptoms that might indicate the need for formal assistance from licensed professionals. The goal of this session is to arm you with techniques to help you manage your stress during turbulent times.

Meet Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE

Nabil El-Ghoroury, PhD, CAE, is a licensed psychologist and principal at Executive Therapy & Consulting, where he conducts telehealth psychotherapy to leaders and executives in over 30 states and speaks to associations and businesses. His topics of expertise include stress management and self-care for the CEO, transforming work culture, and health disparities in autism. He is bilingual (English/ Spanish) and has spoken on five continents. He earned his PhD in clinical psychology from Binghamton University and is licensed in Ohio and Virginia.

CONFERENCE PACKAGE INCLUDES

• Access to All Educational Sessions • Monday President’s Reception • Tuesday Lunch • Tuesday Dinner at the Sponsor Showcase

NEW IN 2023

Introducing the TPI Innovation Series!

This session will feature TPI Member Farms sharing their favorite innovative farming practices that contribute to the immense success of their operations.

We are kicking off this new series with three short lightning-round presentations to close out our winter education. REGISTER AT TURFGRASSSOD.ORG/EVENTS

THANK YOU TO OUR 2023 SPONSORS

LOCATION

GAYLORD OPRYLAND RESORT & CONVENTION CENTER 2800 OPRYLAND DR NASHVILLE, TN 37214 Book your rooms early! TPI has negotiated with Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center to offer a special room rate of $239 USD for single or double occupancy. All rates are subject to state and city taxes.