“The Great Conversation” is an event by United Way of Greater Knoxville to bring young professionals together with Knoxville’s top business and community leaders. The event, hosted by the Young Leaders’ Society, features food, drink and conversation. Ticket price includes access to the event, two drink tickets, dinner and dessert. Additional drink tickets will be available for $6 each, cash only. Pick one conversation and be surprised with one more. Conversations are first-come, first-served. Attire: business/business casual.

The 2019 table hosts are: Justin Bailey, Bailey Real Estate, principal broker; Brandon Bruce, Cirrus Insight, co-founder; Kim Bumpas, Visit Knoxville, president; Jim B. Clayton, Scripps Networks Interactive, retired; Rhonda Rice Clayton, Knoxville Chamber, executive vice president; Ryan Klapmeier, Cirrus Aircraft, pilot; Lori Klonaris, Spaces in the City, owner; Janeen Lalik, University of Tennessee, senior associate athletics director for strategic initiatives; Kim Lauth, Kim Lauth Consulting, founder/CEO; Brook Dennard Rosser, Knox County Schools, talent acquisition and retention; John Sanders, Sanders & Pace, co-founder and principal architect; Jonathon Sexton, Knoxville Entrepreneur Center, COO; Erin Webb, Cirrus Aircraft, marketing communications manager; Tammy White, Leadership Knoxville, president/CEO; and Alaka Williams, Discovery Communications, human resources, senior vice president, U.S. networks.