Full Conference Program Schedule
Explore the full schedule of sessions, programs, certifications, and more.
Use this guide to plan your experience and make sure you don’t miss any of the sessions that interest you most. Refer to the map below to easily locate each room within the hotel’s conference center.
Wednesday 12
5 tracks
November
2025
(America/Detroit)
| Mozart | Brahams | River Room Lobby | Altmuehl | |
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| 1:00 PM |
Certification Testing
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Welcome Hub/ Registration
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| 2:00 PM |
Arts, A/V Technology and Communication Teacher Support
Dorthy Switalski, Program Consultant at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education
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New CTE Teacher Support
Tom Knight, Program Consultant for Business, Finance, and IT at Michigan Department of Education Office of Career and Technical Education
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| 6:00 PM |
Certification Testing
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| 7:00 PM | ||||
| 8:00 PM | ||||
| 9:00 PM |
Thursday 13
6 tracks
November
2025
(America/Detroit)
| Mozart | Brahams | Mosel-Rhine | Altmuehl | Danube | |
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| 8:00 AM |
BREAKOUT SESSION A5 |“Empowering Youth Through Leadership: Blue Pathways One Choice Business Incubator”
Dr. Andrea, Blue Founder & CEO at Blue Pathways Educational Mentorship Services™
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BREAKOUT SESSION A2 | Developing Creative Thinking in Your Business Classroom
Amanda Pilarski, CTE Teacher at Alpena High School
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BREAKOUT SESSION A1 | Increasing Certification Success with GMetrix
Katie Watchorn, Territory Manager at Certiport
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BREAKOUT SESSION A4 | “Ignite: Surviving the New Teacher Journey in the First Year"
Mike Cattani, Education Teacher Retired Superintendent, and Principal at Menominee School
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BREAKOUT SESSION A3 | Focus Forum—BMA
Andrea Hudson, CTE Teacher at Gull Lake High School
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| 9:00 AM |
KEYNOTE ADDRESS “Financial Mindset: The Path to Financial Freedom and Turning Your Dreams into Reality”
Gary Freund, Retired Business Teacher, Administrator, Financial Literacy Author
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| 10:00 AM | |||||
Friday 14
5 tracks
November
2025
(America/Detroit)
| Brahams | Mosel-Rhine | Altmuehl | Danube | ||
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BREAKOUT SESSION B2 | “School Stores: Learning Marketing in the Real World”
Lynda Bommarito, Teacher at Garden City High School
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BREAKOUT SESSION B1 |“School to Work- 35 Plus Years of Building a Successful Program in Utica Community Schools”
Catherine Lelito from Utica Community Schools
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BREAKOUT SESSION B4 | “Enhancing English Proficiency for Future Business Leaders”
Patricia Lōser, CTE & ELA Teacher at Adult Education Career Consultant Belding High School
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BREAKOUT SESSION B5 | “The Business of Teaching Cybersecurity in the Secondary Classroom”
Angela Durkee, Retired CTE Teacher/IT CyberPatriot Coach at MI CyberPatriot Program
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BREAKOUT SESSION B3 | “Focus Forum—Accounting”
Heather Clark, CTE Teacher at Johannesburg-Lewiston Area High school
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| 11:00 AM | |||||
