2018 CEO Talent Summit

October 1st - 3rd, 2018

The Historic Thayer Hotel

West Point, New York

Your talent challenges require fresh perspectives and new strategies.

Effectively managing your people in the workplace today requires real-world experience and a constant balance of competing priorities. The issue demands your time and attention in new ways. Having the right team in place, from the top down, is essential to a winning strategy.

The 2018 CEO Talent Summit will bring together CEOs and leading thinkers in an interactive, intimate environment to discuss strategies for building high-performing organizations with a focus on human capital, talent development and retention, and corporate culture.

Don’t miss the opportunity to network with peers and learn from industry experts. Limited to 125 participants, you’ll develop new contacts and relationships from across the spectrum of American business, and come away with real strategies you can put to work right away.

Located at the Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point, a mix of learning experiences in and out of a traditional classroom will provide a unique opportunity to explore talent issues through different lenses and new perspectives. Register today to get a leg up on the competition.

In partnership with Thayer Leader Development Group:

Our Speakers

Ted Bililies, PHD.

Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer

AlixPartners

Laszlo Bock

CEO of Humu, Inc.

Author, and Former SVP of People Operations at Alphabet / Google

Joe DePinto

(1986 USMA Graduate), President & CEO

7-Eleven, Inc.

BG George "Barney" Forsythe

Ph.D. (U.S. Army Retired), Retired President & CEO

Westminster College

Sjoerd Gehring

VP, Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience

Johnson & Johnson

BG Rebecca "Becky" Halstead

(U.S. Army Retired)

First Female Graduate of West Point to be promoted to General Officer

Robert F. Leduc

President

Pratt & Whitney

GEN Dennis Reimer

(U.S. Army Retired), Former Chief of Staff of the

U.S. Army

Dan Schawbel

Research Director at Future Workplace

Author, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation

Jennifer Schopfer

Vice President, Transport Logistics

GE Transportation Digital Solutions

M. Robert Weidner III

President & CEO

Metals Service Center Institute (MSCI)

Agenda

October 1-3, 2018

See below for a snapshot of the 2018 agenda. View the full agenda here.

Monday, October 1

4:00 pm - 5:30 pm	Registration
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Welcome Reception and Dinner

Tuesday, October 2

7:15 am - 8:15 am	Breakfast at the Thayer Hotel
8:15 am - 8:30 am	Welcome
8:30 am - 9:30 am	Getting Your Organization Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation Dan Schawbel \| Research Director at Future Workplace; Author, Back to Human: How Great Leaders Create Connection in the Age of Isolation Jennifer Schopfer \| Vice President, Transport Logistics, GE Transportation Digital Solutions Sjoerd Gehring \| VP Talent Acquisition & Employee Experience, Johnson & Johnson
9:30 am - 10:30 am	Recruiting Top Talent
10:30 am - 10:45 am	Break
10:45 am - 12:00 pm	Concurrent Roundtables - Topics to be announced
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm	Lunch at Thayer Hotel
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm	Leading in Times of Uncertainty Facilitated by General Dennis Reimer \| (U.S. Army Retired), Former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army Joe DePinto \| President & CEO, 7-Eleven Inc. Robert Leduc \| President, Pratt & Whitney. M. Robert Weidner III \| President & CEO of Metals Services Centers Industry
2:00 pm - 2:30 pm	Break
2:30 pm - 5:00 pm	Great Commanders Guided Experience Led by COL (Ret) Pilar Ryan and COL (Ret) Jim Johnson
5:30 pm - 8:00 pm	Reception and Dinner Keynote: BG Rebecca "Becky" Halstead \| (U.S. Army Retired), First Female Graduate of West Point to be promoted to General Officer

Wednesday, October 3

6:15 am - 7:30 am	Morning Fitness Session – Military-Style Team Training
7:30 am - 8:20 am	Breakfast and Networking
8:20 am - 8:30 am	Day 2 Welcome
8:30 am - 9:15 am	Keynote Laszlo Bock \| CEO of Humu Inc.; Former SVP of People Operations at Alphabet / Google
9:15 am - 10:45 am	Building a Leader Culture BG George "Barney" Forsythe, Ph.D. (U.S. Army Retired) \| Retired President & CEO Westminster College
10:45 am - 11:30 am	The 100 Best Talent Ideas Facilitator: Ted Bililies \| Managing Director and Chief Talent Officer, AlixPartners
11:30 am	Event Concludes

Note: Agenda subject to change.

View the full agenda here.

Event Venue

The Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point
	Situated inside the gates of the United States Military Academy at West Point, 50 miles north of New York City with commanding views of the Hudson River, The Historic Thayer Hotel has been a national treasure since opening in 1926.

Visited by past U.S. Presidents, international leaders and celebrities alike, this hotel is like no other in the world. Recently ranked #3 hotel in New York State and Mid-Atlantic Region by Conde Nast magazine and certified by the International Association of Conference Centers (IACC), attendees will discover a captivating blend of over 200 years of military history combined with a full array of modern comforts and amenities.

View the hotel details here.

About Our Partner

Thayer Leader Development Group (TLDG) at West Point

Thayer is a premier leader development organization, having trained more than 31,500 leaders from over 600 companies around the world, and ranked as a Top 40 leadership training company in 2017 by Training Industry, Inc. Thayer believes that building leaders starts with a simple premise: character is foundational to your ability to lead. Experience the legacy of military leadership lessons through custom-designed corporate programs, or open enrollment or online programs, from those who have led, and today, empower organizations to adapt and thrive.

As a leading, global expert in values-based leader development, Thayer’s proprietary and motivating 4-pronged learning approach includes applied academics sessions, experiential learning, access to senior advisors and coaches, and inspirational keynotes. Thayer is based in the Historic Thayer Hotel at West Point, where approximately 50% of all programs are hosted. The other 50% are hosted globally at locations chosen by clients.

Contact Us

Have a question about the event?

Please feel free to contact JoEllen Belcher at joellen@chiefexec.com or 785-832-0303 x 110.

Sponsorship Opportunities

Interested in learning how you can be a part of the CEO Talent Summit?

Please feel free to contact Chris Chalk at cchalk@chiefexecutive.net