XBO Schedule
Integration for the Next Generation
Introducing the XBO Experience, a new collaboration between NSCA and Ignite, taking place on November 12-13 in Atlanta, GA. This event is designed by and for emerging talent in the system integration industry.
Level Up Your Career
Whether you’re new to the industry or rising fast, XBO offers industry-specific development and networking opportunities made for the next generation of integration leaders.
Peer Driven
Collaborate with fellow attendees and build business networks that last.
Next-Gen Speakers
Hear from the thought leaders and innovators driving today’s trends.
Dynamic Sessions
Bounce ideas and learn leadership skills in a truly energized setting.
View ScheduleNext-Level Fun
Build relationships in a fun, energetic environment you’ll actually enjoy.
XBO 2024 Schedule
The XBO Experience will bring a new focus to ongoing and emerging trends, as well as educate newer professionals about the industry’s best practices and most proven methods.
Powered by NSCA’s Next Gen Academy curriculum with support from NSCA’s tried-and-true business insights, we’ve built this schedule to aid in prepare new leaders for the generational shift underway now.
Check out what the NSCA team has planned with the schedule below.
The XBO’s schedule is chock-full of great content. Here’s what you can expect:
- Emotional intelligence
- Communication styles
- Workplace conflict
- Organizational culture
- Trust and vulnerability
- Organizational behaviors
- Change management
- Financial literacy
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| 7:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:05 am | Opening Session: What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why All Leaders Should Have It.Emotional Intelligence (EQ) refers to the ability to perceive, understand, express, and regulate one’s own emotions, as well as those of others. It is a characteristic every leader should possess and can be developed further regardless of your intelligence or personality. Those who possess a high level of EQ are not as affected by stress, which can contribute to effectiveness in job performance, team functionality, relationship development, and more. Understanding emotional intelligence and learning how to develop it is an important factor for personal leadership and growth. Key Talking Points:
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| 9:20 am | Breakout 1: Can You Repeat That? Understanding Communication Styles to Avoid MisinterpretationEveryone has heard the saying, “you know what happens when you assume,” and this applies directly when a workplace is lacking in effective communication. Just as everyone contributes different skills and strength to their job or company, everyone has different ways in which they communicate. Understanding and accepting those differences, especially in working relationships, is key to functioning effectively as a team. You must be open to those differences as a leader and be willing to change the way you communicate to fit the needs of your team. By keeping an open mindset and adapting to this change, you open the door for overall success. Key talking points:
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| 10:50 am | |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Keynote: Organizational Culture: How to Develop Globally Competent LeadersKey talking points:
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| 2:45 pm | Breakout 3: Trust in the Work Place: How Authority Can Make or Break It.Key talking points:
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| 4:00 pm | Cocktail Hour |
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| 7:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:05 am | General Session: The Dominos Are Falling: How Making One Small Change Can Help Everything Fall into Place.Learning how to constructively suggest and implement change/make a decision as a new leader can be a challenge. You want to ensure these changes will be the best for your team AND the company, but you don’t want to make changes that are too big or go too fast and cause more harm than good. The best way to encourage others to embrace suggesting change, is to provide proof as to how the change will benefit everyone. Key talking points:
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| 9:20 am | Breakout 5: From Doing to Delegating: How to Lose Control Without Losing ControlMoving into a leadership or management role means additional tasks and responsibilities will be added to your daily schedule, many of which will have a large impact on the company overall. A common strategy is delegating some of their workload to the employees they manage. But delegation isn’t just about assigning tasks and it should not be done quickly. As a manager, you need to be prepared for your team to learn new processes, make mistakes, learn and grow from those mistakes, and get to a point where you trust they can do things on their own. New perspectives can be beneficial, and you must be open to the potential for change. While you have been successful doing things a certain way, a different perspective may find an alternative route to the same solution, potentially eliminating unnecessary steps and streamlining a process even further. Key talking points:
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| 10:50 am | Sponsor Table Talks |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Closing Session: Find Your Why: The What and How of Leadership DevelopmentThe first step to being a leader is deciding that you truly want to be one. Leadership does not correlate directly to a person’s job title or their rank. It has everything to do with mindset. When we put others before ourselves, we have the mindset of a leader, and this can trickle down into a desire to change things for the better, inspire others, and improve yourself. Leadership is also not something which can be measured by metrics alone. It is also difficult to determine the success of a leader over a short time. The way to look at whether someone is a successful leader is based upon the investment provided to others, and the output those individuals produce, which may not be visible right away. Key talking points:
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Book XBO Early and Save
NSCA members are eligible for a reduced XBO Experience rate by registering early! Don’t miss your chance to experience this new must-attend event for emerging professionals in the system integration industry.
