The Forum The Strategic Growth Forum 2010:
5 days. 1,500 business leaders. One incredible opportunity.Find out what it takes to reshape your company. Learn new strategies. Reconnect with colleagues. It’s all possible at the 2010 Strategic Growth Forum. This five-day event in Palm Springs is not only the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in America, but a conference named by Forbes.com as a “get ahead executive retreat.” So come rediscover your passion for innovation in business. - Master strategies for company growth
- Discuss ideas on the transaction market and available capital
- Learn critical success factors of mergers, acquisitions and IPOs
- Hear inspiring stories from game-changing entrepreneurs
- Meet potential customers, investors, partners, acquisition targets and buyers
Request an invitation today Testimonials “This is a terrific program. I can’t believe how much it’s grown.” Howard Schultz
Chairman, President
and CEO,
Starbucks Corporation “I came away inspired, feeling there is a bright future for the USA.” Tom Adams
CEO,
Rosetta Stone Inc. “This was the best conference I have ever attended.” Jeffrey S. Lyon
Chairman and CEO,
GVA Kidder Sponsors What's in store for November Show programs by: Special IPO readiness session
Tuesday, November 9 Prior to the official opening of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum® 2010 This special session, designed for CEOs of IPO-bound companies, is the first in a series of sessions focused on IPO Readiness. In this session, C-Suite executives will become conversant with the latest strategies as it relates to managing the IPO process, drafting the S-1 filing, understanding the “players” and SEC hot buttons, and ultimately selling the offering. The event will include presentations and panels, complimented by insights from CEOs and CFOs that have recently taken their companies public, along with Latham & Watkins, the leading IPO law firm, Barclays Capital, leading global investment bank, Ernst & Young and others. This in-depth Tuesday afternoon session, when combined with the IPO readiness sessions in Track 1 on Wednesday and Thursday of the Strategic Growth Forum, will provide a comprehensive launch-point for CEOs, CFOs, their Investors and Board members wanting to prepare their company for maximum success upon entering the public capital markets.
  Friday, November 12 Fidelity Investments sponsored day  Ernst & Young
Entrepreneur Of The Year® For nearly 25 years, Ernst & Young has honored the world’s most inspiring entrepreneurs with our annual Entrepreneur Of The Year award.
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