Join us early for special Capitol Hill visits to share your concerns and stories with legislative leaders. If would like to participate and you are coming from out of state, please arrive the evening before (Tuesday, June 14).
Come and meet with members of Congress and tell them your family and private business story, what challenges you face and how the laws in this country impact your business. Hill meetings for attendees of PCGS with Members of Congress and staff, will be set up by Family Enterprise USA on June 15 between the hours of 10 am and 3 pm ET. Each meeting will last about 30 minutes and will be followed with a lunch on Capitol Hill. During the lunch, a briefing will be held to present the results of the Family Enterprise USA Annual Survey.
There will be a prep meeting at 9am to help you prepare for the Hill meetings and make meeting assignments, at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Scheck 1155 F Street NW, Suite 1200, Washington DC 20004; two blocks from the JW Marriott.
How do you want to market yourself and your board service? Learn how to write your best board bio and job description.
This session kicks off the conference with insights from private board members who will share their best practices for outstanding board governance.
When directors join boards, they bring not only a wealth of experience but also extensive contacts. But what’s the best way to leverage both? Private company board members will discuss how to best take advantage of their business relationships to the benefit of the company. What do these board members wish they were asked to do, and what do they feel uncomfortable with?
A conversation with W.J. “Bill” Rankin, CPA, served as the Chief Financial Officer of Blue Bell Creameries, for 33 years, retiring in 2014. Since then, he continues to serve as a director and as the Vice Chair and Liaison to Management.
A conversation with Michael Sneed, Board Director at Wayfair.
Your board is gathered. Now comes the hard part: how to make sure the meeting is successful. What makes an efficient and productive board meeting? We’ll look at what should be on the agenda, how to avoid presenting the same material that board members have reviewed in advance and how to leave ample space for thought-provoking conversation.
What’s the business chemistry of your board? This interactive session will help you understand your business personality and those of your colleagues, in order to better adopt communications styles that fit the situation. The better the chemistry, the better the board.
The best directors are engaged, prepared and focused on exploring solutions to complex problems. We often talk about talent management, but how do board members manage and grow their own talents? We’ll talk about what it takes to master the role of corporate director.
Capital Needs for Private Companies and their Stakeholders: This session will address shareholder expectations around cash flow as well as private company options, opportunities and priorities. Moderators Wendy Diamond, U.S. Family Enterprise Leader, Deloitte Private and Max Hughes, Senior Vice President, Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC
Board Duties: Fulfilling Them and Failing Them: This session will address board duties and risks — and how to mitigate the risks. Moderator: Doug Raymond, Partner, Faegre Drinker
The Board and Human Capital Management: This session will address what private company boards and compensation committees can learn from DEI, ESG, talent management and more. Moderators: Lauren Peek, Principal, Compensation Advisory Partners LLC, and Matt Vnuk, Partner, Compensation Advisory Partners LLC
The Journey from Advisory to Fiduciary Board: This session will examine a case study on making the move from an advisory board to a fiduciary board. Moderator: Amy Wirtz, Consultant, The Family Business Consulting Group
7 Steps to Ensure a Smooth Leadership Succession Process This session explores the steps in the succession process that you need to be aware of.
The Board: Strategy Makers or Strategy Takers? This session will discuss who is responsible for strategy in the company — the board or management? Moderators: Caleb White, Principal, CFAR, Inc., and Nancy Drozdow, Founder, Principal, CFAR, Inc.
It often takes months to recruit and secure a new board member. But all that time can be wasted without a well-executed onboarding process. Learn the essentials of a successful onboarding process, including creating the gold-standard onboarding plan, identifying the information that must be included in any onboarding packet and making sure your new director establishes relationships with the right people.
An interactive workshop on assessing your organization’s goals, mapping necessary boardroom skills, and staying on top of a continual process of board recruitment, evaluation and assessment.
Join us as we present the winners of the 2022 Private Company Boards of the Year Awards. Hear from each of the winners as they discuss the role of good governance to their companies.
A keynote conversation with the Honorable Hester M. Peirce, Commissioner, U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
This two-step process requires the answering of a series of questions: Do we have board expertise in all the areas that we need? Are we diversifying our board in a way that is reflective of our company values? Are we being selective with our candidates and not settling for the first qualified candidate? And then, once we’ve selected the best board members, are we engaging them in a fashion that would drive them to want to continue as long-term board members?
A review of the latest results from our renowned Private Company Board Compensation survey, featuring data from more than 1,000 private and family-owned firms.