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Facilitated by Andy Harris, Managing Director, STS Capital, Jeff Kaczperski, Former CEO, Omega Plastics, and Wayne Cooper, Executive Chairman, Chief Executive Group
If you’re thinking about your exit any time in the next few years, be sure to join this roundtable to hear how Jeff Kaczperski sold his company, Omega Plastics, and received offers that were 50% higher than his original offer. The roundtable will explore:
Facilitated by Brock Herr, Senior Vice President, Indiana Economic Development Corporation and Dan Bigman, Chief Content Officer, Chief Executive Group
From reskilling and upskilling your current employees to recruiting new talent from other industries, how are you investing in the growth of your team in a way that strategically aligns with your organization’s goals? As hiring has slowed down in other industries over the past few months, how can manufacturing take advantage to fix some of its talent pipeline issues? Join your peers to discuss strategies to build your pipeline of future leaders – where to look, how to keep tabs on key talent in your field, where to tap high-potential candidates from other fields, how to build diversity into your pipeline strategy, and who to attract next-level leaders to grow your business.
Facilitated by Marshall Cooper, CEO, Chief Executive Group and Chuck Smith, Executive Director, Chief Executive Network
Rapid technology changes and soaring labor costs are driving manufacturers to challenge the way products are made. But digital transformation mistakes are costly and scaling is filled with pitfalls and potential disasters, which can be especially painful—or even catastrophic—for mid-sized firms. Explore hard-won lessons gleaned from how other mid-sized firms have added technology to their operations, giving you a chance to learn from the mistakes of others—and lap rivals in the years to come.
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Facilitated by Wil Knibloe, Principal, Crowe, and Bill Lerman, VP, Operations and Logistics, Steel Warehouse
Creating strategies to manage supply chain disruption is part of business – but how do you find the right combination of strategies for your organization? Join this interactive workshop to learn straightforward strategies to improve operating performance and margin. Supply chain and logistics experts will cover topics such as inventory optimization, strategic sourcing, and price management. Additionally, we will discuss the tension between performance improvement enabled by ERP versus what can be done without system investment. Approaches will be anchored in recent company case studies and results achieved.
Join your peers to learn how other manufacturers are re-evaluating growth goals and exploring new ideas for sales engagement and business development strategies. You’ll gain new techniques to generate more robust sales in the current environment, including cultivating new business from scratch, streamlining RFQ processes, leveraging virtual selling tools, and onboarding and nurturing accounts to increase your renewals.
As your executive peers look to your finance team for more and more guidance in achieving best business performance, making sound investments and developing competitive strategies, how are you finding ways to increase profit margins? What KPIs are you looking at to help you determine where to cut the right costs or increase investments? How are you thinking about incorporating AI, machine learning and/or predictive analytics to improve the speed and accuracy of your forecasts? And as interest rates rise, how are you thinking about company debt and financial planning to ensure the company doesn’t overleverage itself while making the necessary investments to drive growth? We’ll explore these questions and more in this roundtable for finance executives.
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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.