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May 27 – 30, 2025 | Hyatt Regency, Orlando
The Premier Experience for Leadership Development, Networking, Engagement, and Workshops
Focused on the Best Practices of High-Performance Organizations.
Visionary Leadership · Customer-Focused · Excellence · Valuing People · Agility & Resiliency · Delivering Value · Results Focus · Success & Innovation
Who Should Attend? You!
Renowned for its high-caliber content and speakers, the conference offers practical insights and inspirational ideas. Think of leadership as a verb, actions for all leaders. It's a unique platform where established and emerging leaders at all levels from diverse sectors share, learn, and grow. The conference will focus on critical aspects of visionary leadership, customer-focused excellence, practical insights, and inspirational ideas and promises an extraordinary journey for every attendee.
OPENING KEYNOTE
Dr. Mary Chatman
Wellstar Health System
CLOSING KEYNOTE
Cory Godwin, CPM
Florida Sheriffs Association
Nothing Great Is Accomplished Alone
Conference Schedule
May 27-30th, 2025
Pre-Conference All Day Session
Tuesday, May 27
- This one-day, hands-on learning session will help you discover how you can:
- focus your organization & link strategies with the work you do
- enhance your levels of employee and customer satisfaction and engagement
- create the conditions for improved efficiency and productivity
40+ Amazing Learning Workshops
Including Certification Tracks
- Leadership
- Strategic Planning
- Advanced Managing for Excellence
- Managing for Excellence
Exhibitor's Contract
The Expo Hall for the Sterling Leadership Conference is located in the main atrium just outside of the Grand Ballroom and meeting rooms. The Expo offers a great opportunity to engage with attendees and introduce them to your organization. Space is limited; you can register your team here:
The Sterling Manufacturing Business Excellence Award (SMBEA) process focuses on manufacturing performance excellence. In addition to recognizing high-performance and resilient manufacturing companies, SMBEA offers a variety of positive impact for participants.
Learn more about the SMBEA positive impact for participants.
Sponsorship
Reach a variety of engaged business professionals!
- Education
- Government
- Healthcare
- Not-for-Profit
- Community Organizations
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Elevating Performance Excellence
The Sterling Council was formed in 1992, as a not-for-profit, public/private partnership supported by the Office of the Governor. Our extensive corps of Sterling performance excellence professionals maintains exceptionally high standards and saves organizations, as well as the state, millions of dollars annually.
Contact Information
- (850) 922-5316
- info@thesterlingcouncil.org
- Post Office Box 13907Tallahassee, Florida 32317-3907