FORTUNE CEO Strategies Summit
November 13-15, 2006
Scottsdale, Arizona
Program
The FORTUNE CEO Strategies Summit offers some of the best thinking on the subject of leadership from a dynamic group of speakers, including top CEOs and management experts. Our focus is on the concrete, the tested, and the actionable.
All speakers listed are confirmed. The program is in development and additional speakers will be announced. Please check back for updates.
Preliminary Agenda
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Monday, November 13, 2006
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3:00 pm
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Registration desk opens
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6:00 - 9:00pm
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Welcome Reception and Dinner
Keynote speaker:
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Author, Team of Rivals, the Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
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Tuesday, November 14, 2006
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7:30 am
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Registration desk opens
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8:00 - 9:00am
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Breakfast Roundtables
Start the day by participating in a roundtable discussion facilitated by a FORTUNE editor or Summit thought leader on a topic of your choice. Summaries of the discussions at each table will be shared with the entire group.
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9:00 - 9:15am
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Switch Break
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9:15 - 9:20am
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Welcome
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9:20 - 10:20am
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CEO Transition
With CEO turnover at a six-year high, companies are taking a new look at the crucial transition process. What systems and support structures are needed to ensure the new leader a seamless assimilation? This discussion will provide the perspectives of an insider and an outsider tapped as a CEO and a board member involved in several transitions.
Participants will be encouraged to join in a candid discussion of what works best, under what circumstances, and why.
Confirmed speakers:
Joseph L. Rice III
Chairman and Co-Founder
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice
Alan G. Hassenfeld
Chairman
Hasbro, Inc.
Additional speaker to be announced.
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10:20 - 10:50am
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Networking Break
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10:50 - 11:00am
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View from the Top
Throughout the Summit, participants will hear former and current CEOs talking in very short segments about key challenges and hurdles faced by all CEOs.
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11:00 - 12:30pm
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Are There New Rules for Winning?
"Once upon a time, there was a route to success that corporate America agreed on. But in today's fast-changing landscape, that old formula is getting tired. And a search is on for The New Rules" [FORTUNE, July 2006] Are the old rules out, or is there simply a new context for the old tried and true? Or does corporate America need a new playbook and, if so, what are the new rules? In a lively discussion with strong representation from both sides on the stage and input from participants solicited, we'll come to some conclusions.
Confirmed panelists:
Noel Tichy
Director, Global Leadership Program
University of Michigan Business School
Rakeesh Khurana
Associate Professor of Business Administration, Organizational Behavior
Harvard Business School
Author, Searching for a Corporate Savior: The Irrational Quest for Charismatic CEOs
Confirmed moderator:
Betsy Morris
Senior Writer, FORTUNE
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12:30 - 1:30pm
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Networking Lunch
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1:40 - 3:10pm
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Strategy: Getting it Right
This session will explore the resources three CEOs have leveraged to decide on how to create or change the strategic direction of a company. Specific strategies may include innovation, globalization, and branding.
Confirmed speakers:
Aart de Geus
Chairman and CEO
Synopsys, Inc.
Thomas Schmitt
President & CEO FedEx Global Supply Chain Services
FedEx
Shivan Subramaniam
Chairman and CEO
Factory Mutual Insurance Company
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3:00 - 3:15pm
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Switch Break
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3:15 - 4:30pm
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CEO Councils: Strategies for Success
Facilitated small-group discussions will provide an opportunity for you and your peers to exchange ideas about tough management issues informally and off the record. Topics may include:
- Managing Transitions
- Why CEO's Fail
- Building Your Team
- Communicating Your Message/Strategy
- Staying in touch with market reality
- Evaluating Performance
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4:30 - 6:00pm
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Free Time
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6:00 - 8:30pm
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Cocktail Reception and Networking Dinner
Keynote speaker:
Stanley Bing
Author, Sun Tzu Was a Sissy and Rome, Inc.
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8:30 - 10:00pm
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Night Caps
Informal after-hours gatherings will give you the opportunity to talk with Summit speakers and your peers about specific issues and ideas brought up during the sessions.
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Wednesday, November 15, 2006
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7:30am
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Registration desk opens
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8:00 - 9:00am
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Breakfast Roundtables
Start the day by participating in a roundtable discussion facilitated by a FORTUNE editor or Summit thought leader on a topic of your choice. Summaries of the discussions at each table will be shared with the entire group.
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9:00 - 9:15am
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Switch Break
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9:15 - 9:20am
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Welcome Back and Opening Remarks
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9:20 - 10:30am
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Learning from Deliberate Mistakes
If we really do learn from our mistakes, why not incorporate that in your decision-making process? How can you get big payoffs by taking the "wrong" road to challenge entrenched assumptions?
Confirmed speaker:
Paul J.H. Schoemaker
Research Director
Wharton's Mack Center for Technological Innovation;
CEO, Decision Strategies International
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10:30 - 11:20am
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Execution: Putting Strategy to Work
Formulating the strategy is only half the battle. The bigger challenge is communicating, implementing, and managing strategy to stay on target and reach goals. How do you recognize when a strategy needs to be adjusted? Abandoned? Two CEOs and a top expert on strategy execution will share their experiences and answer your questions.
Confirmed speaker:
George C. Halvorson
Chairman and CEO
Kaiser Permanente
Shantanu Narayen
President and COO
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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11:20 - 11:30am
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View from the Top
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11:30 - 12:20pm
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The Hot Seat: CEO Performance
This animated discussion will compare methods for setting goals and assessing and measuring key elements of CEO performance and best practices in communicating that assessment. We will also address the connection between CEO performance and compensation and other issues that go to the to the bottom line and shareholder value. You and your peers will get a chance to weigh in on this hottest of topics.
Confirmed speakers:
Joseph Griesedieck
Vice Chairman
Korn/Ferry International
David W. Johnson
Chairman Emeritus
Campbell Soup Company
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12:20pm
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Closing Remarks and Adjournment
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