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Day 1 - Tuesday, October 8
11:00-11:30 - Lunch at the Beauport Hotel - Check in, get lunch, chat with colleagues and then find your seat.
11:30-11:45 - Opening Remarks - Settle in as we go through our two-day agenda and review our objectives
Speaker: Gordie Spater, CEO, Katahdin Group
11:45-12:05 - Introductions - Table 1-5
Tables 1-5, introduce yourself, your company and any famous person, past or present, that you’d like to meet for coffee.
12:05-12:55 - Generative AI in Action: Insights and Applications
Generative AI is rapidly transforming business operations, driving innovation, automation, and efficiency. In this session, we’ll explore how this evolving technology is being used by businesses in our network.
Featured Speaker: Fabien Cros, Data & AI Country Lead-Google France
Panelists:
Facilitator: Vic Odryna, Strategic Facilitator, Katahdin Group
12:55-1:15 - Introductions - Table 6-10
Tables 6-10, introduce yourself, your company and any famous person, past or present, that you’d like to meet for coffee.
1:15-1:50 - Member Success Story: Chris Vickers, CEO, STARC Systems
Mark Hatton, Strategic Facilitator for Katahdin Group will interview CEO Collective member Chris Vickers of STARC Systems on his experience successfully leading his company through rapid growth during COVID.
1:50-2:05 - Networking Break / Group Photo
2:05-2:40 - Table Topics: Sharing Leadership Insights
Join the peers at your table in answering thought-provoking questions about your CEO and/or Executive journey. Take this opportunity to share openly and learn from each other's experiences.
Speaker: Amy Black, Marketing Director, Katahdin Group
2:40-3:25 - Best Practices in Strategic Planning: Proven Tactics for Business Success
CEOs share their most effective strategies for finding success with strategic planning. Through real-world examples and insights, they will reveal how applying proven tactics can drive growth, align teams, and create lasting success in today’s competitive business landscape.
Panelists:
Facilitator: Brian O’Donnell, Senior Strategic Facilitator, Katahdin Group
3:25-3:35 - Break / Snack
3:35-4:35 - Economy Insights
Stephen Jury is back to give us an economic and market update. He’ll touch on everything from interest rate expectations…to the election…to AI.
Featured Speaker: Stephen Jury, Executive Director J.P. Morgan Chase Private Bank and Global Economy Strategist
4:35-4:50 - CEO and Key Executive of the Year Awards
4:50-5:15 - Check-In to the Beauport Hotel
Bring your bag up to your room and get ready for a dinner cruise into Gloucester Harbor.
5:15-5:30 - Meet outside the Beauport Hotel for departure on our boat cruise.
6:00-9:00 Dinner Cruise with Your Peers
Join us for a nautical journey as we sightsee Gloucester Harbor at sunset and enjoy dinner and drinks, plus a special 25th Anniversary celebration.
Day 2 - Wednesday, October 9
7:30-8:00 - Meditation and Movement Practice (optional)
In this gentle morning practice, Amy Black will lead you through movement and meditation. This practice does not require any previous experience and can be done in your retreat clothing.
8:00-8:30 - Breakfast
8:30-8:45 - Opening Remarks
We’ll go through our objectives for the day and offer time to reflect on what you learned so far.
8:45-9:45 - Cybersecurity in the Spotlight: Protecting Your Business
Incidents like CrowdStrike highlight the serious and long-term impacts these events have. Join us for an engaging discussion on how shifting cybersecurity concerns are reshaping business priorities and the steps companies must take to stay protected.
Featured Speaker: Ryan Liervik, CEO of Neuvik, Member of IANS Faculty, Senior Fellow at GMU CARE, and Author of “Understand, Manage, and Measure Cyber Risk”
Panelists:
Facilitator: David Cohen, Strategic Facilitator, Katahdin Group
9:45-10:45 - Industry Huddles
Manufacturing - Facilitator: Steve Munroe; Distribution/Consumer Products - Facilitator: Trish Karter; Business Services - Facilitator: Roger Keene; Technology - Facilitator: Mark Goldstein
10:45-11:00 - Networking Break
11:00-11:45 - The Science of Talent: Exploring Predictive Tools in Hiring and Team Optimization
Discover how predictive tools are transforming hiring and team optimization. Our panel will discuss data-driven strategies to improve hiring accuracy, reduce bias, and enhance team performance.
Panelists:
Facilitator: Alexis McLaughlin, Strategic Facilitator, Katahdin Group
11:45-12:00 - Summary and Check-Out
Share insights gained, action items to implement, and who to connect with in the network following the retreat. We will also collect your feedback on how we can continue to make our CEO Retreat the best investment of your time. We are all ears. Speaker: Gordie Spater, CEO Katahdin Group
