Snack Industry Rising Stars Connect at SNAC's Emerging Leaders Program
Developing Exceptional Leaders
SNAC International’s Emerging Leaders Program led by faculty from the prestigious Georgetown University, is designed to equip your rising stars in the snack industry with the skills they need to meet the demands of your organization – today and tomorrow. Invest in these individuals and your organization by helping them develop leadership, communication, team-building, and negotiation skills while giving them a broader view of the snack industry and the unique challenges it presents.
An Illustrious Educational Experience
Held in Washington, D.C., SNAC International has collaborated with Georgetown University faculty to create this unique professional development program.
SNAC International’s Emerging Leaders Program helps high-potential employees:
- Drive innovation
- Lead and motivate teams with confidence
- Cultivate networks and partnerships
- Master decision dynamics
- Handle challenging situations with courage
Schedule
All sessions will be held at:
Hogan Lovells US LLP
Columbia Square
555 Thirteenth Street, NW
Washington, DC 20004
Transportation will be provided to and from the hotel.
6:30 | Welcome Reception and Dinner
Meet in hotel lobby at 6:10pm to walk to reception and dinner.
8:00 – 9:00am | Breakfast
9:00 – 11:00am | Forming Highly Effective Teams — Professor Robert Bies
This session will review concepts and perceptions of leadership, particularly in the context of teams. Participants will assess team leadership and team effectiveness in professional settings.
11:00 – 11:15am | Break
11:15am – Noon | State of the Industry — David Walsh, VP of Membership & Communications, SNAC International
Noon – 1:00pm | Lunch
1:00 – 5:00pm | Unleash Your Leadership Potential with Fascinate — Shannon Rinella, Senior Director of Global Operations for Marriott International
The FASCINATE system, developed by world-class branding expert Sally Hogshead, is a groundbreaking approach rooted in over a decade of research, including studies with more than a million professionals across various industries and roles, including over a thousand C-level executives. This workshop focuses on helping participants uncover their unique Fascination Advantage—their most powerful personal strengths—and understand how these strengths allow them to captivate and influence others effectively.
In this dynamic, high-energy session, participants will embark explore their individual Fascination Advantages, tapping into the science of fascination to identify and unleash their personality’s highest value. Through interactive exercises, attendees will gain a sense of how the world sees them at their best and begin to craft their Personal Anthem, which encapsulates their unique strengths in a way that resonates with others. Attendees will walk away feeling more confident in who they already are and what they’re doing right, so they can:
- Identify top strengths
- Make stronger first impressions
- Build more powerful relationships
- Increase influence and impact
- Improve communication and team effectiveness
8:00 – 9:00am | Breakfast
9:00am – 12:00pm | Stepping Up to Leadership: MIND the Gap — Professor Dapo Adeleye
This interactive session will explore four leadership gaps—motivation, Inclusion, Negotiation, and Decision-Making—and how to bridge them. Through case studies and scenarios, participants will explore best practices for motivating their team, fostering an inclusive environment, negotiating and resolving conflicts, and making decisions under pressure.
Noon – 1:00pm | Lunch
1:00pm – 3:00pm | Building Highly Effective Teams/Forming the Foundation — Professor Robert Bies
This session culminates into highly interactive and applied learning. The key messages on leadership and team dynamics paired with industry applications are a must for emerging leaders.
3:00 – 3:15pm | Survey, Closing Remarks, and Distribution of Certificates
Who Should Attend
First-level managers, middle managers, plant managers, administrative managers, and sales managers are encouraged to attend.
Registration
Please email Christina Briones to indicate your interest in participating or have questions about the program. Please include your name, company, title, address, and phone number.
FREE for SNAC Members. Program is limited to 50 participants.
- SNAC Business Members may register up to (2) participants
- SNAC Associate Members may register (1) participant
- SNAC International Members may register (1) participant
Hotel Reservations
THE DARCY WASHINGTON DC
1515 Rhode Island Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20005
Discounted rate: $229 per night
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About the Presenters
Robert J. Bies, Ph.D., Stanford University, is Professor of Management and Founder and First Academic Director of the Executive Master’s in Leadership Program at the McDonough School of Business at Georgetown University. He is currently the Academic Director of the Executive Master’s in Leadership Program for D.C. Public School Leaders. Professor Bies’ current research focuses on leadership, the delivery of bad news, organizational justice, and revenge and forgiveness in the workplace.
In a career that has taken her from the front desks of Walt Disney World to the headquarters of the world’s favorite travel company, Shannon specializes in helping people, organizations, and brands deliver exceptional experiences.
Shannon’s career all began with a mouse – Mickey Mouse, to be exact. After graduating from Duke University, Shannon joined the cast of the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida where her dedication to the cast and guest experience quickly propelled her to the role of Guest Service Manager at Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Resort. There, she guided her Cast Members in delivering exceptional service to thousands of guests each day. This early experience laid the foundation for leadership roles at LRA Worldwide (now part of Ecolab) and Interstate Hotels & Resorts (now part of Aimbridge Hospitality), before joining Marriott International’s Global Talent Development team in 2017.
In her current role as Senior Director of Global Operations for Marriott International, Shannon brings over two decades of expertise in hospitality operations, talent development, and customer experience to enhance guest satisfaction across Marriott’s global portfolio, where she currently focuses on supporting the company’s sustainability and supplier inclusivity efforts. Her prior contributions include developing tailored training solutions for the company’s luxury brands, including St. Regis, The Ritz-Carlton, EDITION, The Luxury Collection, and W Hotels, as well as delivering mission-critical training worldwide during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Committed to developing the next generation of business leaders, Shannon served as an adjunct faculty member at Georgetown University for nearly a decade, where she was recognized with the Outstanding Faculty Award in 2019. During her tenure, she designed and taught courses on guest service, human capital management, and global contemporary issues in hospitality. Shannon continues to contribute to the industry as Vice-Chair of the Education and Certification Advisory Committee for the American Hotel & Lodging Educational Institute. Her insights on hospitality, leadership, and academia have been featured in Skift, HotelExecutive.com, and Harvard Business Publishing’s Inspiring Minds.
Shannon is a proud graduate of Duke University and holds an MBA in strategic management from Villanova University. She resides in Reston, Virginia, with her husband and their two pups, Peanut and Macie.
Ifedapo Adeleye is Professor of the Practice and Faculty Director of the Master’s in Human Resources Management Program at Georgetown University in Washington, DC.
A passionate management educator, he has over fifteen years of experience teaching management and human resources on bachelors, masters, doctoral and executive programs. Prior to joining Georgetown SCS, he held academic positions at University of Tennessee Knoxville, where he won the Outstanding Faculty Award, and Lagos Business School, where he led corporate education to a three-year ascension in the global FT ranking.
Dapo maintains close links with industry through research, consulting and executive education, and has worked with leading organizations across several sectors, including: Coca-Cola, Chevron, Lafarge, GE, Ericsson, Etisalat, Airtel, MTN, GTBank, Heineken, Novartis, CTIA and the MD|DC Credit Union Association. He is a productive management scholar with over 50 journal articles, books, and chapters.
Prof. Adeleye received his PhD in Management from University of Manchester, UK and holds the SHRM Senior Certified Professional (SHRM-SCP) credential. An avid world traveler, he has lived on three continents, and visited over 50 countries.