AI Transformation Is A CEO Decision
In PE-backed environments, where buyers are already pricing AI capability at exit, the ownership gap has a dollar figure attached to it.
In PE-backed environments, where buyers are already pricing AI capability at exit, the ownership gap has a dollar figure attached to it.
As AI reshapes jobs and workflows, CEOs need a better way to talk with employees about changing roles, new skills and what comes next.
Modern AI introduces risks older tools never had. Keeping humans in the loop is now an operational necessity.
We’ve underestimated unthinkable risks before. The debate over AI raises an uncomfortable question: Are we doing it again?
More than 100 business and government leaders gathered in Washington were polled on how they think the U.S. should manage the growing great-power rivalry over the technology. Here’s the breakdown.
The speed and convenience of AI can amplify both human and machine biases. Creative friction can help us slow down at the moments that matter—and help us make better decisions.
The bestselling author of Never Eat Alone and Never Lead Alone on why counting AI tool users is a waste of time, what he tells CEOs who can’t get their companies to move and how to make an AI-first intern into the secret weapon you can’t do without in 2027.
Competitive advantage no longer comes solely from the products companies create or the services they deliver. It comes from the communities they cultivate.
Geopolitical conflict, trade disruption and policy whiplash have defined the first half of 2026. CEOs share where they’re putting their energy from here.
We’re making the same decisions with AI. But for leaders who ask different questions, AI changes the assignment.
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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.