Tailored exclusively for owners, CEOs, and CFOs of manufacturing companies, this one-and-a-half-day event is designed to arm you with the knowledge, strategies, and insights to position your industrial business for maximum value.
Join an elite gathering of your peers, seasoned dealmakers, and industry thought leaders. Through targeted sessions, panel discussions, and networking opportunities, you’ll gain the insights and tools needed to understand and enhance your firm’s value—today—to maximize your odds of success tomorrow.
Founder, XLR-8 LLC; Former CEO, The Home Depot
Dive deep into the world of high stakes dealmaking where unparalleled insights meet actionable strategies. Get a rare glimpse into the trends, tactics, and tools that the industry’s most successful dealmakers employ to significantly enhance shareholder value and secure liquidity. Meet with bankers, private equity firms and investors to get a sense of your firm’s value and put plans in place now to maximize your value. The program format will provide many opportunities to network and discuss issues with fellow CEO dealmakers and expert advisors.
Hear updates on the deal market in 2025, strategies for mastering the deal, how to maximize value and more.
Participate in facilitated discussions with options for buyers and sellers.
Dive deeper into relevant topics led by subject matter experts.
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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.
