CEO Connection

Coronavirus Action Meeting
2020-08-17 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-08-10 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-08-03 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-07-27 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-07-13 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-06-29 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-06-22 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-06-01 17:30 - 18:30 (America/New_York) and 5 more dates | Video Call
A small, interactive, 60-minute video conference call.
Here is the call agenda:
– Confidential, Small Group, Video Meetings. CEOC will convene a series of small, interactive, 60-minute video conference calls for our Premium members. This format will enable close, confidential conversation and meaningful dialogue. We will consider scaling this program to additional CEO members as well.
– Focused Agenda. The agenda for each meeting will be focused on each CEO sharing what he/she is seeing and doing in four areas:

Individual Observations – Both in the U.S. and internationally (if applicable);
Financial/Business Impact – Impact to operations, supply chain and financials;
People strategy – Communication/morale/remote work strategies; and,
Forecast/Planning – Insights about what might happen next, ways to prepare, etc.

Coronavirus Business Resources
Register for the call here

Equity and Opportunity Committee
2020-08-06 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-07-23 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-07-09 17:30 - 18:30, 2020-06-25 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
CEO Connection represents the largest group of Mid-Market CEOs in the world. As business leaders, we have the opportunity to impact not only the businesses we have the privilege to run but also the communities in which we live and work.
The CEO Connection Equity and Opportunity Committee, includes over 25 Mid-Market CEOs, and is charged with identifying and implementing programs that make equal opportunity in our companies and communities a way of life not just a slogan.
We are working on initiatives for the Mid-Market around equity and opportunity:

Minority Business Funding Program (Chair: Van Freeman, Director, Future Workforce Development & Strategy, Aerospace Industries Assoc.) CEO Connection member companies can deposit excess cash into designated partner minority owned financial institutions that will be used to provide capital and support to minority owned businesses.
Board Diversity  Chair (Anne Ward, CEO, CURiO Brands)  Identify and prepare minority executives to serve on corporate boards then match them to openings to help mid-market companies diversify their boards of directors and advisors.
Supply Chain Diversity   (Chair: David Hinson, Former National Director, Minority Business Development Agency) Match minority owned businesses to mid-market companies to access contracts together and make it easier to diversify supply chain.
Workforce Diversity (Chair: Sindy Benevides, CEO, League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC)) Create a pipeline of qualified minority candidates for mid-market companies to hire.

Read our statement to the community.
If you are interested in joining the task force to help create one of these programs and/or to utilize one of these programs for your company, click here.

Technology Committee Meeting
2020-07-20 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
The CEO Connection Technology Committee works to close the digital divide in the Mid-Market
The mission of the Technology Committee is to:

Develop and create opportunities that enable mid-market companies to enhance their digital capabilities.
Support the efforts of mid-market companies that are expanding their technology and artificial intelligence and/or going through digital transformation
Connect CEO Connection members to resources and share best practices that can enhance their use of technology

Social Impact Committee Meeting
2020-07-15 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
The CEO Connection Social Impact Committee develops mid-market social impact initiatives and strategies that provide access to opportunities for economic growth and vitality.
The mission of the Social Impact Committee is to:

Identify and create opportunities that enable CEO Connection members to maximize its social impact.
Support the efforts of CEO Connection members making and/or attempting to make a meaningful impact on their communities and beyond.
Connect CEO Connection members to opportunities for social impact and to share best practices in the social impact space.

Talent Management Committee Meeting
2020-07-01 17:30 - 18:30
The CEO Connection Talent Management Committee focuses on helping mid-market companies compete in the war for talent … and win.
The mission of the Talent Management Committee is to:

Identify and create opportunities for CEO Connection members and the mid-market at large around recruiting, onboarding, training and retaining talent.
Develop and encourage programs that can be support individual mid-market companies and the mid-market at large compete for talent.
Connect CEO Connection members to resources that can help with Talent Management.

COVID-19 Task Force Meeting
2020-06-24 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
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M&A Advisory Board Meeting
2020-06-15 17:30 - 18:30
The CEO Connection M&A Advisory Board focuses on helping our members as buyers and/or sellers through the acquisition process.
The mission of the M&A Advisory Board is to ensure that the CEOC M&A Connection Network serves as a vehicle to:

Develop and create opportunities for our members who want to buy or sell companies
Provide our members with special resources to assess, structure and fund deals; then, integrate the companies after the deal is done
Share best practices for the M&A process

Coronavirus Action Call
2020-06-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call

Government Partnerships Committee Meeting
2020-05-11 17:30 - 18:30
The CEO Connection Government Partnerships Committee works to develop initiatives and strategies to increase access to government resources and programs for CEO Connection members.
The mission of the Government Partnerships Committee is to:

Identify and connect members to government programs and resources to provide new opportunities for mid-market companies.
Create partnerships with government agencies to develop programs to benefit CEO Connection members and the mid-market at large.
Have an impact on government policies and regulations related to mid-market companies by establishing channels through which to provide input.

Talent Management Committee Call
2020-05-06 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call

Government Partnerships Committee Call
2020-04-29 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call

Business Modernization Committee Call
2020-04-22 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
The CEO Connection Business Modernization Committee works to close the digital divide in the Mid-Market
The mission of the Business Modernization Committee is to:

Develop and create opportunities that enable mid-market companies to enhance their digital capabilities.
Support the efforts of mid-market companies that are expanding their technology and artificial intelligence and/or going through business modernization
Connect CEO Connection members to resources and share best practices that can enhance their use of technology

Social Impact Committee Call
2020-04-15 17:30 - 18:00 | Video Call

Coronavirus Action Meeting
2020-04-13 17:30 - 18:30 | Video Call
A small, interactive, 60-minute video conference call.
Here is the call agenda:
– Confidential, Small Group, Video Meetings. CEOC will convene a series of small, interactive, 60-minute video conference calls for our Premium members. This format will enable close, confidential conversation and meaningful dialogue. We will consider scaling this program to additional CEO members as well.
– Focused Agenda. The agenda for each meeting will be focused on each CEO sharing what he/she is seeing and doing in four areas:

Individual Observations – Both in the U.S. and internationally (if applicable);
Financial/Business Impact – Impact to operations, supply chain and financials;
People strategy – Communication/morale/remote work strategies; and,
Forecast/Planning – Insights about what might happen next, ways to prepare, etc.

Coronavirus Business Resources
Register for the call here – (Wait-list only)

M2M Advisory Board Meeting
2020-04-13 17:30 - 18:30
The CEO Connection M2M Advisory Board focuses on helping our members provide their services to other members in a way that everyone wins.
The mission of the M2M Advisory Board is to ensure that the M2M program provides opportunities for our members to:

Receive special services only available through CEOC
Connect with members who need their services
Share best practices about group purchasing
