About this Event
Hosted by AAFGLV’s Education Committee, AdVentures is a student-focused summit that aims to connect college students with local creatives, foster a sense of curiosity in advertising, and encourage your professional growth.
Not sure what to expect? You’ll get to…
🤝 Discover internship and job opportunities by networking with creative professionals
🎨 Showcase your skills and get feedback on your work in our portfolio review
📸 Have a professional headshot taken
💡 Listen to an inspiring keynote address from Linsday R Watson - inspirational speaker, workforce strategist and creator of the Joyventory Method ™
THE DETAILS
Whether you're looking to build relationships with our Lehigh Valley creatives or explore new career paths, AdVentures is your chance to take your passion for advertising & design to the next level.
🗓️ Date: Friday, April 10
⏰ Time: 1-4pm
📍 Location: Ben Franklin Tech Ventures, 116 Research Dr, Bethlehem, PA 18018
ABOUT OUR KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lindsay R. Watson is a keynote speaker, workforce strategist, and creator of The Joyventory Method™: a quantitative system that helps leaders, professionals, and entrepreneurs communicate their worth so clearly that opportunity becomes impossible to ignore. After conducting more than 40,000 interviews across Wall Street, corporate, nonprofit, and government spaces, she discovered that being great at your job is not enough. The people who advance aren’t always the most qualified—they’re the ones who know how to turn what they’ve done into a story that moves rooms and changes the outcome.
Lindsay’s keynotes are outcome‑driven, not just inspiring. In sessions like “Communicate Your Worth,” “Visibility Creates Possibility,” and “AI Fluency: How to Stay Human in a Machine‑Driven World,” she gives audiences a method they can apply immediately—frameworks, language, and scripts for interviews, boardrooms, and high‑stakes conversations. She brings decades of experience from HR, talent, and workforce strategy, and the perspective of a founder, board leader, and on‑air storyteller, which makes her uniquely equipped to speak to HR professionals, women and underrepresented leaders, and mission‑driven organizations alike.
Lindsay connects people to people—and people to opportunities—by helping individuals and organizations move from invisible to undeniable.
CALLING ALL VENDORS
Are you on the hunt for interns? Are you looking for the freshest talent to hit our region? Are you looking to give back and inspire the next generation of creatives? We invite you to host a table at AdVentures. All proceeds will directly support the AAFGLV Education Scholarship Fund. Thank you for supporting the education mission of AAFGLV!
Vendor details:
- Set up and check-in will be held at 12pm, tear down 4pm
- Upon registration, we will reach out with your AV needs from you and your team
Please contact Angela Kilburg at 412-228-8714 or [email protected] with any questions.
Thank you to our sponsors Ben Franklin Tech Ventures and FastSigns of Easton. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to grow, learn, and connect!
We’ll see you there! 🎉
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Ben Franklin TechVentures, 116 Research Drive, Bethlehem, United States
USD 23.18 to USD 49.87
