Big Futures: Career Exploration – Career Panel & Fair
Join us for our annual career conference event with a professional panel and networking!
March 29 @ 9:00 am – 1:00 pm
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Please join Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Indiana for our annual Career Exploration Event!
Big Futures Matches (grades 8-12) are invited to attend our annual Career Exploration Event at Ivy Tech.
Explore career options with panel discussions and a wide variety of tabling organizations. Matches will get to hear directly from professionals representing a variety of fields such as cosmetology, finance, medicine, marketing, administration, video game development and more! We will be joined by over 30 local organizations ready to connect with Littles intersted in a specific career.
We will also be joined by special guests Boomer & Freddie from the Pacers and Fever who will be available to take pictures and sign autographs!
Agenda:
9:00 AM – 10:00 AM – Breakfast
10:00 AM -11:00 AM – Panel Discussion
Confirmed Panelists include:
Jarvis Jointer – President & Founder – JQOL – Civil Engineering Consulting
Larra Overton – Indianapolis Colts – Executive Producer, Host & Reporter
Kionna Walker – Founder & CEO – Next Great Architects – The Teaching Studio
Preston Klaus – Basketball Strategy Analyst – Pacers Sports & Entertainment
JoAnna Woods – Aquarist – Oceans – Indianapolis Zoo
Tracie Millen, BBA, BSN, RN – Perioperative Registered Nurse – Indiana University Health
Eric Nelson – Senior Director of Sales Enablement – Advanced Analytics – Delta Faucet Company
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Org Fair – Table exploration
Confirmed Tables include:
The Indianapolis Colts
Pacers Sports & Entertainment
Empire Beauty School – Cosmetology & Esthetics
Lancer Asscociates Architects
Honda
Pepsi CO
Peterman Brothers – HVAC/Plumbing/Electrical
Hope Training Academy – IT/CyberSecurity/Networking/AI/Video Game Development
Aeronautical Center of Technology – Aviation Aerospace Drones
Freije – Construction – Design Build Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing
EMCS, INC. – Civil Engineering
Everwise Credit Union – Financial Industry
Delta Faucet Company – Sales/Marketing/Data analytics
Beaty Construction, Inc. – Carpentry, Welding, Concrete, Machinery, & More
Carmel Fire Department – Fire Fighting and Emergency Medicine
Circle City ABA – Applied Behavior Analysis
Elanco, Inc. – Animal Health
Ivy Tech Community College – VR Headsets – Biotechnology/Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing
Marian University – Higher Ed
Miranda Hummel Artistry – Esthetics/Makeup Artistry
Starbucks – Starbucks Careers – Startbucks College Achievment Program
TCC (The Cellular Connection) – Cybersecurity/IT
Union Home Mortgage – Mortgage Lending
More to come!
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM – Lunch – Slider Buffet
1:00 PM – 2:00 PM – OPTIONAL – Ivy Tech Tour
Don’t miss out on this signature Big Futures Event where youth will get exposure to over 30 different trades and proffesional opportunities. Network with real professionals within your field of interest, win prizes, and gain hands-on experience.
There is no cost for Matches to attend. Lunch and light breakfast will be included.
This event is open to Littles in 8th-12th grades.