TeamKC Training Camp

Thursday, February 26, 2026
2:00 – 5:30 p.m.
The Abbott | 1901 Cherry St, Kansas City, MO 64108

TeamKC’s annual talent summit, Training Camp, brings together hundreds of key talent partners and leaders from the region’s top employers to learn from one another and home in on the latest talent trends affecting KC.

Program

Diana Kander

Author and Innovation Consultant

Keynote Speaker

A serial entrepreneur who entered the United States as a refugee from Ukraine at the age of 8, Diana Kander is a New York Times bestselling author and innovation consultant who has spent her career challenging assumptions and asking the big questions about what kind of culture it takes to fuel innovation. As a consultant, she has helped create multi-billion-dollar products, coached boards and executive committees on innovation best practices and led culture transformations inside organizations of all sizes.

In her keynote, The Science of Selling KC, Diana brings her expertise in curiosity and persuasion to the world of talent attraction. Through engaging stories and practical frameworks, she will help attendees reframe how they talk about place, purpose and opportunity. Attendees will leave with fresh tools to strengthen recruitment messaging, elevate employer branding and position Kansas City as a compelling place to build a life and a career.

Joel Goldberg

Founder
Joel Goldberg Media

Featured Speaker

What can baseball teach us about leadership, culture and attracting talent across generations? Quite a lot, as it turns out.

Author, podcaster and Royals television broadcaster Joel Goldberg has studied the skills that turn players into leaders and teams into champions. In his talk, Winning Trust in Changing Times, Joel draws on lessons from baseball to show how trust, connection and purpose come together to build a culture where teams truly thrive. Hear from Joel.

TeamKC MVP Award

Awarded at Training Camp, this recognition honors a corporate, educational, civic, government or nonprofit team that has significantly advanced Kansas City as a top destination for talent. Recipients demonstrate collaboration, innovation, thought leadership and lasting impact on the community.