2026 AAEA Summer Conference

Built for T.H.A.T.: Listening, Acting, and Thinking with Heart is an interactive leadership and personal development session that helps participants strengthen their decision-making through the T.H.A.T. framework—Thorough, Heart-centric, Authentic, and Thinking. The presentation combines reflection and real-life scenarios to encourage intentional listening, empathy, and confident action.

Participants will develop a mindset of being quick to listen and intentional to act, create a personal T.H.A.T. mantra, and leave with practical strategies to apply thoughtful, heart-led decision-making in their work, leadership, and daily lives.