2026 SPL Conference Program

Updates will be provided as additional content is confirmed.

Thursday, April 9- Pre-Conference Workshop

8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

** Must sign up by EOB on March 25th as there is a two week deadline -space is limited.

** Additional fee to sign up for this course.

Evening Welcome Reception

Welcome Circle

7:00 - 8:00 AM	Breakfast is provided if staying at The Embassy Suites
8:00 - 8:30 AM	Welcome
8:30 - 9:30 AM	Psychology at the Core of Anticipatory Leadership (1 CE) • Dr.* Oyejoke Coker*
9:30 - 9:45 AM	Break
9:45 - 11:15 AM	Developing Business Resiliency and Agility (1.5 CE) • Dr.* Michael Gelles*
11:15 - 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Cultivated in Precarity: Black women's liberatory leadership wisdom as anticipatory approach (1 CE) • 2026 APA President, Dr. Wendi Williams
12:30 - 1:30 PM	SPL Business Meeting & Luncheon
1:30 - 2:30 PM	Building Anticipatory Readiness Through (Inclusive) Leadership (1 CE) • Dr.* Sile Walsh*
2:30 - 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 - 4:15 PM	Traumatic Experiences of Leadership (1.5 CE) • Dr.* Jennifer Wisdom* • Dr. Nina Nabors
6:00 PM	Dine Around San Antonio

7:00 - 7:30 AM	Breakfast is provided if staying at The Embassy Suites
7:30 - 8:00 AM	Journal Update
8:00 - 10:00 AM	Leading Ethically in the Age of AI (2 CE) • Dr.* Erin Austin*
	Process Protocol Team Activity: AI Leadership Applications • Dr. Cathleen Civiello
10:00 - 10:15 AM	Break
10:15 - 11:15 AM	Relational Strategies for Navigating Adaptive Challenges (1 CE) • Dr.* Suzanne Danhaur*
11:15 - 11:30 AM	Break
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM	Leading from the Inside Out: Self-Talk & Culture (1 CE) • Dr.* Suzy Burke*
12:30 - 1:30 PM	SPL Luncheon & Networking
1:30 - 2:30 PM	The Endurance Leader (1 CE) • Dr.* Ann B. Evangelista*
2:30 - 2:45 PM	Break
2:45 - 3:45 PM	Creating an Ethical and Socially Responsible Organizational Culture (1 CE) • Dr. Daniel Schroeder
6:00 - 11:00 PM	Gala Dinner and Auction