National Student Leadership Conference

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Our business program for high school students uses an interactive approach to learning that gives you an opportunity to immerse yourself in the challenging complexities of the business world. You and your team will experience the ups and downs of running your own company during a realistic simulation used by students at many of the nation’s most prestigious colleges and universities. You will control the fortunes of your company as you make decisions in finance, production, research and development, human resources and marketing.

While at the NSLC’s business summer program for high school students, you will meet with and learn from leaders in the business world. In past years, NSLC students have heard from special guest speakers including top executives from companies and organizations such as Verizon, US Airways, AES Corporation, Lockheed Martin, the Business Roundtable and the New York Stock Exchange.

• Mr. John Welch, CEO, USEC, Inc.
• Mr. Scott Orenstein, President G.H. Bass Retail
• Ms. Victoria Harker, CFO, AES Corporation
• Mr. Robert Trice, V.P. of Business Development, Lockheed Martin
• Ms. Jen Fowler, Founder, Excel Rain Man

At our business summer program for high school students, you will enjoy college-level lectures on a variety of business disciplines. The lecture series will give you a foundation of knowledge that is vital for your success; not only during the conference but as you determine your future career path in business.

Topics include:

• Creating a Business Plan
• Accounting and Finance
• Personnel and Human Resource Management
• Marketing and Corporate Strategies

At the heart of the NSLC is a leadership curriculum designed to build concrete leadership skills that will help you succeed. From the beginning of your youth leadership program you will learn to work as a team during an exciting Ropes Challenge Course. Interactive lectures and small-group workshops will give you an opportunity to build upon your strengths and minimize your weaknesses.

Leadership topics tailored to the youth leadership program on Entrepreneurship & Business include:

• Personality Styles and Group Dynamics
• Conflict Resolution
• Negotiation
• Public Speaking
• Intrapersonal Communication

An important part of the NSLC’s business summer program for high school students is seeing the sites around some of our nation’s greatest cities. These trips are designed as both sightseeing tours and exclusive educational trips specifically tailored to the area of Business:

New York, NY Sessions

Chicago, IL Sessions

New York, NY Sessions

Chicago, IL Sessions