2017 CEO SUMMIT January 23-25, 2017 in Miami Beach

Program

January 23, 2017

8:00am to 6:00pm
Registration
12:30pm to 1:45pm
Opening Lunch
2:00pm to 2:30pm
Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group +1
Kick Off with Steve and Merrill

Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group, Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research

2:30pm to 3:00pm
Bob Cuneo — Brädo Creative Insight
2016 CEO Summit Learnings

Bob Cuneo — Brädo Creative Insight

3:00pm to 3:45pm
Keith Cline – La Quinta Inns & Suites
keynote
Keynote – Keith Cline

Keith Cline – La Quinta Inns & Suites

3:45pm to 4:15pm
Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group +1
Fireside Chat — Keith Cline

Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group, Keith Cline – La Quinta Inns & Suites

4:15pm to 4:30pm
Networking Break
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research
Business Case Competition

Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research

6:30pm to 8:30pm
Cocktail Party

January 24, 2017

7:30am to 6:00pm
Registration
7:30am to 8:30am
Breakfast
8:30am to 8:45am
Review The Day/Opening Comments
8:45am to 9:45am
Urvi Bhandari
keynote
Keynote – Urvi Bhandari

Urvi Bhandari

9:45am to 10:45am
Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research +1
Continuation of the Business Case Competition — Group Discussions

Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

10:45am to 11:00am
Networking Break
11:00am to 1:00pm
Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group +1
Business Case Competition - Presentations

Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group, Keith Cline – La Quinta Inns & Suites

1:00pm to 1:45pm
Lunch
1:45pm to 2:00pm
Here are your Business Competition Winners!
2:00pm to 2:45pm
Dan Foreman – ZappiStore
Investing in The Future of Marketing Research

Dan Foreman – ZappiStore

2:15pm to 2:45pm
Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research
In The Hot Seat

Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research

3:00pm to 4:30pm
Eric Grosgogeat — PE Advisors +3
Deal or No Deal!

Eric Grosgogeat — PE Advisors, Rob Stone - Grail Insights, Jesse Herman — Court Square Capital, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

4:30pm to 5:15pm
Eric Grosgogeat — PE Advisors +3
Panel Discussion — Deal or No Deal!

Eric Grosgogeat — PE Advisors, Rob Stone - Grail Insights, Jesse Herman — Court Square Capital, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

6:00pm to 6:00pm
Dine Arounds!

January 25, 2017

7:30am to 6:00pm
Registration
7:30am to 8:30am
Breakfast
8:30am to 9:00am
Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research +1
Review The Day/Opening Comments

Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

9:00am to 9:45am
Brian Beswick – Bionic Solutions
keynote
Keynote – Brian Beswick

Brian Beswick – Bionic Solutions

9:45am to 10:00am
Brian Beswick – Bionic Solutions +1
Fireside Chat — Brian Beswick

Brian Beswick – Bionic Solutions, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

10:00am to 10:30am
Networking Break
10:30am to 11:00am
Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group
In The Hot Seat

Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

11:00am to 12:00pm
Brett Townsend – Electrolux +2
The Future of Marketing Research from the Client Point of View

Brett Townsend – Electrolux, Lisa Courtade – Merck, Dhan Kashyap — Humana

12:00pm to 1:00pm
Lunch
1:00pm to 1:45pm
Ryan Barry — Zappistore
Disruption in Market Research

Ryan Barry — Zappistore

1:45pm to 2:30pm
Diane Surette – Burke, Inc.
keynote
Compensating, Best Practices, Hiring, Goals, Motivating NBD

Diane Surette – Burke, Inc.

2:30pm to 3:00pm
Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research +1
Conference Wrap Up

Merrill Dubrow – M/A/R/C Research, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group

January 23, 2018

10:00am to 10:45am
Zain Raj - Shapiro+Raj +1
Fireside Chat

Zain Raj - Shapiro+Raj, Steve Schlesinger – Schlesinger Group