CEO Concern About Personal Data Privacy/ Security Risk Continues to Increase
New breaches happening daily capture everything from credit data to health records to fingerprints—and put CEOs and their families at risk
New breaches happening daily capture everything from credit data to health records to fingerprints—and put CEOs and their families at risk
More U.S. CEOs are giving zero-based budgeting a try as the economy continues to sputter even while cost and performance pressures keep rising on companies that must find ways to prosper in a slow-growth environment.
CEOs should be ready for the opportunities and challenges that will be brought by the first hike in U.S. interest rates since 2006.
Searching for edgy innovation and top talent, big companies buy—or stake—the startups that might once have unseated them.
Why should a CEO choose a business development company over a bank for his or her capital financing needs?
Looking for an alternative to banks for your capital needs? Here’s why a business development company may be right for your mid-market company.
For business owners thinking about selling their company, the current market reflects a significant rebound in economic confidence from the dismal recession years.
The global mergers-and-acquisitions scene has come back in a healthy way, and some might say that the preliminary agreement between Anheuser-Busch InBev and SABMiller is simply the froth on the top of the M&A beer glass. The question on the tips of many CEOs’ tongues, however, is whether these events represent opportunities that won’t last and that they should take advantage of.
Approaching its IPO anniversary, Citizens Financial is forging an independent future.
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1:00 - 5:00 pm
Over 70% of Executives Surveyed Agree: Many Strategic Planning Efforts Lack Systematic Approach Tips for Enhancing Your Strategic Planning Process
Executives expressed frustration with their current strategic planning process. Issues include:
Steve Rutan and Denise Harrison have put together an afternoon workshop that will provide the tools you need to address these concerns. They have worked with hundreds of executives to develop a systematic approach that will enable your team to make better decisions during strategic planning. Steve and Denise will walk you through exercises for prioritizing your lists and steps that will reset and reinvigorate your process. This will be a hands-on workshop that will enable you to think about your business as you use the tools that are being presented. If you are ready for a Strategic Planning tune-up, select this workshop in your registration form. The additional fee of $695 will be added to your total.
2:00 - 5:00 pm
Female leaders face the same issues all leaders do, but they often face additional challenges too. In this peer session, we will facilitate a discussion of best practices and how to overcome common barriers to help women leaders be more effective within and outside their organizations.
Limited space available.
10:30 - 5:00 pm
General’s Retreat at Hermitage Golf Course
Sponsored by UBS
General’s Retreat, built in 1986 with architect Gary Roger Baird, has been voted the “Best Golf Course in Nashville” and is a “must play” when visiting the Nashville, Tennessee area. With the beautiful setting along the Cumberland River, golfers of all capabilities will thoroughly enjoy the golf, scenery and hospitality.
The golf outing fee includes transportation to and from the hotel, greens/cart fees, use of practice facilities, and boxed lunch. The bus will leave the hotel at 10:30 am for a noon shotgun start and return to the hotel after the cocktail reception following the completion of the round.