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The Hard Work of Big Change: Rules for Transforming Your Organization and Challenging Yourself

In an era of hyper-competition and non-stop disruption, the most urgent work is the work of making meaningful, deep-seated change in organizations everywhere. When customers have higher expectations than ever, digital technologies and new business models create more choices than ever, and political and social trends create more turmoil than ever, then familiar strategies and established ways of working are less effective than ever.

Bill Taylor, Entrepreneur + Innovator

The Back-Office Evolution

What is the future for back-office functions as it pertains to headcount? The answer will be provided by Michael Treacy, who believes that the next decade will see most order/ship/bill/collect activities managed by “plugging in” to transaction utilities that largely eliminate back office labor. Hear more from Treacy on how underlying technologies have matured and companies are actively planning their digital transformation.

Michael Treacy, President + Founder, Treacy & Company

The Hero Effect: Being Your Best When it Matters the Most

Kevin Brown will share ideas, strategies, and principles that will inspire and equip attendees to show up every day and make a positive difference. At the heart of his message is a simple, yet powerful philosophy for life that drives every thought, every action, and ultimately every result we achieve both personally and professionally.

Kevin Brown, Author of The Hero Effect

The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals

Do you remember the last major initiative you watched die in your organization? Did it go down with a loud crash? Or was it slowly and quietly suffocated by other competing priorities? By the time it finally disappeared, it’s likely no one even noticed.
What happened? The “whirlwind” of urgent activity required to keep things running day-to-day devoured all the time and energy you needed to invest in executing your strategy for tomorrow! Chris McChesney will show attendees how the 4 Disciplines of Execution can change all that forever.

Chris McChesney, Global Practice Leader of Execution, FranklinCovey Co.

An Interview with Eric Cantor, Former United States Representative from Virginia

Just as there are many new, personalized choices in food and diet, there are also no longer only three distinct political identities – Democrat, Republican, and Independent. New identities like Progressives, the Freedom Caucus, Problem Solvers, and others have the same potential to upend how we interact with elected officials and how public policy goals can get enacted. Get an inside view of the new political environment and implications for public policy issues impacting our business and our customers.

Demystifying Artificial Intelligence

Terry Jones, whose name is synonymous with e-commerce and travel, has started a new business based on artificial intelligence (AI). Having spent the last three years investigating and implementing AI based solutions, he offers his unique perspectives on AI and why it is so important to 21st century businesses. Mr. Jones will show attendees ‘why now’. AI has been being constructed since the 1950s so is today another AI bubble or is today the time that all work will be changed by the power of artificial intelligence?

Terry Jones, Founder of Travelocity.com

Health + Wellness in 2019

Cardiovascular disease remains as the number one killer in the industrialized world. Fortunately in 2019, we have the tools to prevent and treat heart and vascular disease. Dr. Sheldon Goldberg will discuss risk factors for the development of heart disease, treatment strategies to prevent the onset and progression of the disease, and methods of treating heart attacks and preventing sudden cardiac death.

Dr. Sheldon Goldberg, M.D., FACC

Economic Update

With more than thirty years of experience as an economist and as a leading thinker on the impact of government on business, Moore is well-positioned to provide clients with a deepened understanding of the shifts in our global economy.

Stephen Moore, Senior Fellow, Heritage Foundation

The Art of Winning

As the first and one of only three football coaches to lead teams to both a major college football championship and a Super Bowl victory, Jimmy Johnson will share his story and experiences on the art of winning.

Jimmy Johnson, FOX NFL Sunday Analyst + Super Bowl Winning Coach