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Leadership Summit
In 2015, the TECO Energy Center for Leadership launched the Leadership Summit. This interactive event brings together a large group of participants composed of leaders throughout the Tampa Bay business community, University of Tampa students, faculty, nationally recognized speakers and panel members. Attendees are able to connect with local business leaders, gain valuable leadership insight and advice, and learn about hot topics in leadership.
2025 Leadership Summit
Date: Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025
7:15 a.m. to 12 p.m.
University of Tampa
Vaughn Center
9th Floor, Crescent Club
Keynote Speaker: Kris Kelso
Kris Kelso is a keynote speaker, a two-time entrepreneur, a professional certified coach, and is the author of “Overcoming The Impostor: Silence Your Inner Critic and Lead with Confidence.“ Kelso has worked with hundreds of entrepreneurs, business owners, and their leadership teams as a coach, facilitator and mentor. He is the dean of entrepreneurship at the Professional Christian Coaching Institute, a business mastery coach at Heroic Public Speaking, an advisor and instructor at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center, and is a contributing writer for Fast Company Magazine, Yahoo Finance and The Nashville Business Journal. Kelso has founded multiple companies and has served on the boards of directors of several nonprofit organizations.
He and his wife have three sons, and they live in a suburb of Nashville, TN. You can learn more about Kelso and his work at www.kriskelso.com and www.overcomingtheimpostor.com.
Leadership Panel:
Chris Letsos
CEO, Big Brothers Big Sisters of Tampa Bay
Liza A. Mizel
SVP, Director of Treasury Management Sales – Florida, Republic
Barbara Tripp
Fire Chief, Tampa Fire Rescue
Kris Kelso