SCHEDULE
Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference
Wednesday March 12, 2008 - Thursday March 13, 2008
BUILD, BUY OR SELL - DRIVING CORPORATE GROWTH
Great conferences provide great opportunities to build relationships with new and old contacts, hear inspiring stories about how others have found success, and get powerful new ideas about how to grow your business.
In 2008, the Denver Chapter of the Association for Corporate Growth is determined to do all that and more at the annual Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference: a day and a half event with learning topics that cover critical hurdles for growth.
SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE (Download PDF)
WEDNESDAY - MARCH 12
7:15 - 9:00AM WOMEN IN CORPORATE GROWTH BREAKFAST
Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO, WOW! Internet-Cable-Phone
9:00 - 9:30AM NETWORKING BREAK
9:30 - 10:30AM GETTING OUT ON TOP-PART ONE, MAXIMIZING VALUE IN A BUSINESS
David Mead, President, the Mead Consulting Group-Moderator
Michael Britti, Group Vice President, TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions
Dan McCallin, President, Timberline Steel
10:30 - 10:45AM BREAK
10:45AM - 11:45PM GETTING OUT ON TOP-PART TWO, KEYS TO A SUCCESSFUL TRANSACTION
Brian Meegan, Ireland, Stapleton, Priyor & Pascoe, P.C.-Moderator
Charlie Fote, former CEO of First Data Corporation
11:45AM - 12:15PM NETWORKING BREAK
12:15 - 2:15PM LUNCH AND CORPORATE GROWTH AWARDS
2:15 - 2:45PM NETWORKING BREAK
2:45 - 3:45PM INNOVATIVE WAYS OF RAISING CAPITAL
Jason Hearnsberger, CFO, Trinity Leasing Corp. - Moderator
Todd Woloson, Co-founder of Izze & Partner with Greenmont Capital Partners
Rick Dutkiewicz, Chielf Financial Officer, Einstein Noah
3:45 - 4:00PM BREAK
4:00 - 5:00PM THE GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH
John Lathrop, Director of Corporate Learning, Institute for Executive & Professional
Development, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Dave Garrison, Senior Corporate Counsel, CH2MHill
Douglas Allen, Associate Professor and Director of the International MBA
Program, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
5:00 - 6:00PM NETWORK RECEPTION
7:00PM CORP/PEG/INTERMEDIARY NETWORKING AT THE NUGGETS GAME
THURSDAY - MARCH 13
7:30 - 9:30AM BREAKFAST
Howard Putnam, Former CEO, Southwest Airlines
9:30 - 9:45AM BREAK
9:30AM - 12:30PM CAPITAL CONNECTION™
9:45 - 10:45AM INNOVATION
Paul Bauer, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Information Technology & Electronic Commerce,
Daniels College of Business, University of Denver-Moderator
Doug Taylor, Well Dyne RX
Vic Ahmed, Serial Entrepreneur, Current President of TIE-Rockies
Jon Nordmark, Founder and CEO of eBags
Frank Kvietok,, Founder, Launch Pad
10:45 - 11:00AM BREAK
11:00AM - 12:00PM THE HUMAN CAPITAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH
Ralph W. Christie, Jr., PE-Chairman, President & CEO, Merrick & Company
12:00 - 12:30PM NETWORKING BREAK
12:30 - 2:30PM LUNCHEON
Joe Calloway, Business Author, Performance Consultant & Restaurant Owner
2:30 - 2:45PM CLOSING COMMENTS
DETAILED SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY – March 12
7:15 – 9:00AM
Women in Corporate Growth Breakfast
Key Note Speaker:
Colleen Abdoulah, President and CEO, WOW! Internet-Cable-Phone
Get wowed by Colleen Abdoulah as she shares her thoughts about corporate culture, mentoring, and getting results. Not just for women!
9:30 – 10:30AM
Content Session
Getting Out On Top
A Two Part Series on the Fundamentals of Preparing and Transitioning a Business at its Peak Value
Part One: Maximizing Value in a Business
Moderator: David Mead, President, The Mead Consulting Group
You’ve spent years working at building your business. Lots of long weeks, nail-biting periods of ups and downs, sacrifices and commitment, and now you are ready to transition your business to the next level. You know your company has value, but will anyone else? Finding the right growth equation and creating the full marketable value of a business is a challenge for CEOs and business owners alike.
What You Will Learn
How to create a business transition strategy: understanding your personal goals, determining the value of a business, and what you get to keep (net proceeds); identifying selling options and types of buyers; exploring alternatives to a sell-and-retire model; knowing the drivers of value and how to develop and execute a plan to increase value; finding hidden sources of great value in the business; knowing when the time is right to sell; having the right preparation and planning for a transaction.
This session provides the basis for sessions that follow throughout the conference.
Who You Will Meet
Michael Britti, Group Vice President, TransUnion Rental Screening Solutions
Dan McCallin, President, Timberline Steel
Takeaways
Tools, checklists and supplemental materials will be provided to attendees that you can apply in your business today.
10:45AM – 11:45AM
Content Session
GETTING OUT ON TOP
A Two Part Series on the Fundamentals of Preparing and Transitioning a Business at Its Peak Value
Part Two: Charlie Fote Discusses the Keys to a Successful Transaction
Moderator: Brian Meegan, Ireland, Stapleton, Pryor & Pascoe, P.C.
For business owners, CEOs, and CFOs, knowing how to step out of your business is as important as knowing how to start it. And it can be as least as overwhelming. Charlie Fote has been involved in scores of both buying and selling transactions for both large and small companies, and will bring clarity to the process and calm to the overwhelmed!
What You Will Learn
How to design a successful transaction or exit, including: understanding what determines the price buyers will pay; the keys to proper preparation; assembling an experienced team; knowing the transaction timeline; understanding what due diligence process to expect; learning how to mitigate the risks; avoiding the most common mistakes or “deal killers.”
Who You Will Meet
Charlie Fote, former CEO of First Data Corporation
Takeaways
Templates and checklists providing fuel for thought and action.
12:15 – 2:15PM
Lunch
Corporate Growth Awards
2:45 – 3:45PM
Content Session
INNOVATIVE WAYS OF RAISING CAPITAL
Moderator: Jason Hearnsberger, CFO, Trinity Leasing Corp.
For most of us, raising capital is not an inherent business skill set. But it’s not an unsolvable mystery, either. We’ll hear from both the debt and equity investor communities, about how to build a clear, step-by-step plan to innovatively raise capital in today’s challenging market.
What You Will Learn
From ramp-up, rapid internal growth, expansion into new products and markets, and growth via acquisitions to exit, this session will offer clear directions to create an innovative funding plan that will bring capital to your company.
Who You Will Meet
Todd Woloson, Co-founder of Izze and Partner with Greenmont Capital Partners
Rick Dutkiewicz, Chief Financial Officer, Einstein Noah
Takeaways
Details on funding mechanisms that have worked
4:00 – 5:00PM
Content Session
THE GLOBAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH
Offering Sponsor: John Lathrop, Director of Corporate Learning, Institute for Executive & Professional Development, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Given the connectivity of the internet, global shipping, transportation, communications, and electronic funds transfers, new opportunities abound to buy, build, and/or sell US-based middle market companies in a worldwide market. What does the emergent global marketplace really mean to your business? What are the real opportunities and threats represented by global markets relative to the dimensions of growth? Hear the answers from two international business experts.
What You Will Learn
This session will have two areas of focus: first, a rapid yet comprehensive overview of emerging global business growth opportunities and second, a hard-nosed look at the perils and practices of global business negotiations and value creation.
Who You Will Meet
Dave Garrison, Senior Corporate Counsel, CH2MHill
Douglas Allen, Associate Professor and Director of the International MBA Program, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
Takeaways
Real applications of growth from a global perspective
5:00 – 6:00PM
Network Reception
7:00PM
Corp/PEG/Intermediary Networking at the Nuggets Game
THURSDAY – March 13
7:30 – 9:30AM
Breakfast
Key Note Speaker: Howard Putnam, Former CEO, Southwest Airlines
Learn how Howard Putnam led the development and implementation of the "vision" that has guided Southwest to revered heights. Southwest tripled in size and profitability during his tenure, and today is still a corporate model for organizations that place their people first.
9:45 – 10:45AM
Content Session
Innovation
New Approaches to the Responsibility and Accountability of Innovation
Moderator: Paul Bauer, Ph.D., Clinical Professor of Information Technology and Electronic Commerce, Daniels College of Business, University of Denver
We hear about how our competitors are improving their performance through innovations while, at the same time, we see many industries not able to produce break-through innovations. So, what is the answer for our companies? We’ll find out through a discussion on some of the leading thoughts on corporate innovation and real-life stories from C-Level entrepreneurs.
What You Will Learn
A balance of best ideas and best practices on the need for innovation, along with examples of practical innovations that are proven to increase value.
Who You Will Meet:
Doug Taylor, Well Dyne RX
Vic Ahmed, Serial Entrepreneur, Current President of TIE-Rockies
Jon Nordmark, Founder and CEO of eBags
Frank Kvietok, Founder, Launch Pad
Takeaways
Valuable first-hand stories of success in driving and sustaining innovation
9:30AM to 12:30PM
Capital Connection™
11:00AM TO 12:00PM
Content Session
THE HUMAN CAPITAL DIMENSIONS OF GROWTH
“At the end of the day, you bet on people, not on strategies.”
Larry Bossidy, Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done
Many of us concentrate on managing financial and intellectual capital before we worry about human capital. But without the right people, success will elude us. How do we attract, retain and develop the human capital that will best help us grow our companies?
What You Will Learn
How to address the challenges of human capital management, understand and act on best practices of leading companies, and how to move towards a more proactive and strategic approach.
Who You Will Meet
Ralph W. Christie, Jr., PE—Chairman, President and CEO, Merrick and Company
Takeaways
Matrix of critical management and communication solutions to support growth
12:30-2:30PM
Luncheon
Key Note Speaker: Joe Calloway, Business Author, Performance Consultant and Restaurant Owner
Joe Calloway ties it all together in this closing keynote that looks at the characteristics of extraordinary companies. Are the people in great companies different from everyone else?
2:30 to 2:45PM
Closing Comments
