Registration for Hendrickson Forum closes Wednesday, March 27. Join us!
Event Details:
Date: April 10
Time: 11 a.m., Check-in and Networking; Noon to 1:30 p.m., Lunch with keynote speaker
Location: Saint Mary’s University Event Center, 2540 Park Ave., Minneapolis, Minn.
Parking: Complimentary valet parking is available, and free nearby parking is available off Oakland Avenue
2024 Keynote: Jon Clifton
Jon Clifton serves as the CEO of the Gallup Organization, the global analytics and advisory firm. His mission is to connect 1 billion individuals with their unique strengths, assist organizations in fostering thriving workplaces, and help 8 billion of the world’s citizens be heard on their most pressing issues through the Gallup World Poll, a century-long project spanning over 150 countries. After joining Gallup in 2008, Clifton rose to the position of Global Managing Partner in the firm’s consulting division, leveraging behavioral economics to advise leaders.
His 2022 book, “Blind Spot: The Global Rise of Unhappiness,” achieved Wall Street Journal bestseller status. Clifton has also contributed to notable platforms like The Economist, BBC, and the Harvard Business Review. He holds a board position at Gallup and has formerly been a board member for entities such as Meridian International, Young Professionals in Foreign Policy, Streetwise Partners, and the University of Nebraska’s International Business Advisory Board.
As this year’s Hendrickson Forum keynote speaker, Clifton will discuss his best-selling book. Grounded in Gallup’s global research, “Blind Spot” makes the urgent case that leaders should measure and quantify wellbeing and happiness — how citizens’ lives are going — and shows them how. He explains that while leaders pay close attention to measures like GDP or unemployment, almost none of them track their citizens’ wellbeing and that the implications of this blind spot are significant and far-reaching.
Learn the five key elements of a great life and where the world needs to improve in each of them to better the lives of people everywhere.
Clifton has a Juris Doctor, specializing in international law, from the University of Nebraska, as well as bachelor’s degrees in political science and history from the University of Michigan. He holds a senior fellowship at Baylor University Institute for the Studies of Religion and has been recognized with honorary doctorates in humane letters by Midland University and Western New England University.
2024 Hendrickson Medal for Ethical Leadership Recipient:
Mary Jo Copeland
Mary Jo Copeland is often referred to as ”America’s Mother Teresa.” She is undoubtedly a guardian angel to the many thousand homeless and working poor who cross her threshold at Sharing and Caring Hands each month.
The Minnesota native founded Sharing and Caring Hands in Minneapolis in 1985 with a goal of serving those in need and showing them unconditional love by providing for their needs. The organization now provides clothing and food to 300 to 500 poor and marginalized people daily. Next door, she operates Mary’s Place, emergency shelter and transitional housing for homeless families with children. These 100 fully furnished apartments give hope, peace, safety, and stability to all who occupy them.
Copeland has a long commitment to helping the inner-city poor and less fortunate in our society. Her work provides an outstanding example of how we all can make a life-changing difference in the lives of others through volunteering and commitment. Copeland’s work has been recognized in Reader’s Digest, Good Housekeeping, People, and New York Times Magazine. Copeland also was named one of the most caring people in America by the Caring Institute of Washington, D.C., and she received the Norman Vincent Peale Unsung Hero Award, the David Prues Outstanding Leadership Award, the Pax Christi Award, and the Presidential Citizens Medal from President Barack Obama.
Recipients of the Hendrickson Medal for Ethical Leadership have made significant contributions to the Twin Cities community and exhibit ethical leadership that is globally oriented, innovative, and creative. Further, recipients advocate for engaged citizenship that significantly improves the lives of others’ appreciation for diverse ideas and perspectives.
