How Small and Mid-Market Firms Can Navigate Patent Purgatory
CEOs of small and medium-sized companies face very different challenges than Apple and Samsung do.
CEOs of small and medium-sized companies face very different challenges than Apple and Samsung do.
By now, American companies seeking to lower corporate taxes by merging with foreign-based outfits—in so-called “tax inversion” deals—have become political punching bags.
When it comes to the cash that American businesses still have sitting on the sidelines, one thing is abundantly clear, and another important matter is as muddy as the Mississippi River.
The global stock-market swoon sent many would-be corporate acquirers and merger targets scurrying to the sidelines in the first part of 2016, as a combination of losses in valuation and overall volatility cool the M&A market at least for a while.
After 36 years at FM Global, Tom Lawson stepped into the CEO role to “sustain success while avoiding complacency” at the 180-year-old property insurance giant.
The world is suffering from a global disorder: a Trust Deficit Syndrome. Trust is declining for all established institutions. Trust Deficit Syndrome is a debilitating business disease. Addressing this disease should be a high business priority. Here’s the reason.
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.
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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.