Keynote Presentation - 9:15 am -10:00 am BCEC AUDITORIUM Finding Your Strength Mark Sanders Session I - 10:15 am -11:30 am Fathers and Sons Joe Kilikevice Helping Men Achieve Benny Lee Finding Your Strength: A Personal Journey Sean Smith What Men Want Really: Building a Vision for a Successful and Fulfilling Couple Collin Canright Male/Female Communication Differences Suzanne Pryga Emotional Intelligence Robert Gramillano Strength through Connection Peter Palanca & John Farrell Session II - 12:45 pm -2:00 pm Helping Young Men Find Their Strength Von Mansfield Healing the Father Wound Greg Baldauf Joining a Men’s Group Jeff Cohen & Bryon Rosner How to be Married & Stay Married Jim Healy Shamanism: A Guided Journey Robert Gramillano Strength in Blended Families John Farrell & Bob Hedrick Conceptual Blockbusting: How Our Thoughts and Approach Influence Your Life Strategies Dennis Benard Session III - 2:15 pm -3:25 pm Relationships with Mothers Leonard Szymczak & Tim Pedigo Healing Shame Jeff Cohen & Robert Gramillano Staying the Course—Challenges for Young Men Ray Mosby Wisdom Years Alan Levin Do Real Men Do Therapy? John Farrell & Al Gernenz Finding Your Strength Mark Sanders Mediation: Bringing Peace into the Room Foustin Pipal Conference Closing - 3:30 pm -4:15 pm Honoring our time together with a closing ceremony is a significant part of what men’s work is about.  Instead of the typical male behavior of getting into our cars and driving off at the end of a day like this, we will come together to acknowledge and celebrate the collective power we have as men committed to the ennobling task of journeying ever more deeply into our maleness. The ceremony will be led by Joe Kilikevice, leader of Male Spirit retreats nationally and internationally for over 20 years.