2024 Pathfinder Fall Meeting

Join LCLD for the Pathfinder Fall Meeting in Washington, DC. The event will begin at The Westin Downtown on the morning of October 9, 2024, and end at 4 PM on October 10, 2024, followed by Dine Arounds that night.

The LCLD hotel block at the Westin Downtown room block has closed. We recommend these hotels as alternate accommodations that night:

• The Westin City Center (1400 M St NW) 1 mile away
• Marriott Marquis DC (901 Massachusetts NW) .4 miles away
• Grand Hyatt DC (1000 H St NW) .2 miles away

Registration for the meeting will close Wednesday, September 25, 2024.

Please contact LCLD Events Manager Kelsey Thompson for the following:

• Accommodation requests or inquiries about accessibility
• Questions about registration or reservations

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Agenda – (View the full, detailed agenda here.)

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8

• 5:00–7:30 PM

Registration and light reception

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9

• 9:15–10:15 AM

Breakfast

• 10:30–10:45 AM

Welcome | Sarah Alexander, LCLD Senior Manager of Pipeline & Early Career Programs

• 10:45 AM–12:15 PM

Advice from the Trenches | Bemetra Simmons & Demetra Liggins, Corporate Homie

• 12:15–1:45 PM

Lunch

• 2:00–4:00 PM

Working Effectively Across Differences | Mitchell Karp & MaLora McCullough, VallotKarp

• 6:00–9:00 PM

Off-site joint reception with 2024 Fellows

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10

• 9:00–10:00 AM

Breakfast

• 10:15–10:45 AM

What’s Next? An Introduction to the LCLD Alumni Community | Alyssa Yuen, LCLD Alumni Program Manager

• 11:00 AM–1:00 PM

Navigating the Producer/Manager/Leader Dilemma | Carrie Fletcher, Harvard Law School Executive Education, and John Mitchell, The Purple Coach

• 1:00–2:30 PM

Lunch

• 2:45–4:15 PM

Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking & Mindset for Emerging Leaders | Paula Davis, Stress & Resilience Institute

• 4:15–4:30 PM

Closing & Send-off | Sarah Alexander, LCLD Senior Manager of Pipeline & Early Career Programs

• 5:30–7:30 PM

Dine-Arounds