2017 YP Summit Taking Shape, Tickets Now On Sale

Tickets for the 2017 Greater Omaha Chamber (www.omahayp.org/summit) Young Professionals Summit, the largest young professionals event in the region, are now on sale. Be among the first 200 to buy – and receive “early bird pricing!”

Designed to connect, engage and inspire, this year’s gathering is set for Thursday, March 9, 2017 at CenturyLink Center Omaha. Award-winning journalist Ari Shapiro, host of NPR’s All Things Considered, will serve as a keynote speaker.

“This is the one event in Omaha that unites 1,500 YPs in one place and time to learn, collaborate and become informed about their community. It’s a chance for attendees to discover their passions and challenge their way of thinking,” said Luke Hoffman, the Chamber’s Talent Manager.

The daylong Summit – with its three-prong focus on personal, professional and community development – is intended to empower and activate those in attendance. Keynote speaker Ari Shapiro will add to the energy of the day with his storytelling expertise, global perspective and call to action. Shapiro has reported from above the Arctic Circle and aboard Air Force One. He has covered wars in Iraq, Ukraine and Israel – and filed stories from five continents. In 2015, Shapiro joined Kelly McEvers, Audie Cornish and Robert Siegel as a weekday co-host of All Things Considered, NPR’s award-winning afternoon news magazine. Listenership has skyrocketed, since that time, to 13.3 million.

Tickets for the 2017 YP Summit can be purchased online at www.omahayp.org/summit. Cost is $125 early bird pricing (first 200 tickets sold); $150 regular price; and $65 student (Please email lhoffman@omahachamber.orgto purchase student tickets.)

The 2017 YP Summit is sponsored by: Creighton University Graduate School; HDR, Inc.; University of Nebraska Omaha Graduate Studies.