Astia 2012 CEO Summit

Register now for Astia's First Annual CEO Summit, February 15-16, 2012. The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation is generously hosting the CEO Summit at their conference facilities in Kansas City, MO.

Register now!

Agenda:

Wednesday, February 15th - Gram & Dun

                                                 600 Ward Parkway
                                                 Kansas City, MO 94112

6:00pm - 9:00pm        Dinner hosted at Gram & Dun by SNR Denton

Thursday, February 16th - The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Conference Center
                                                4801 Rockhill Road
                                                Kansas City, MO 64110

7:45 am - 8:00 am      Welcoming Remarks, Sharon Vosmek, CEO Astia

8:00 am- 8:45 am       Breakfast Keynote: Heidi Messer, Co Founder, Collective[i]

8:45 am- 9:00 am       Break

9:00 am – 9:45 am     Keynote: Scott Case, CEO Startup America Partnership with

                                 Lesa Mitchell, VP Advancing Innovation, Kauffman Foundation

9:45am- 10:00 am     Break

10:00 am- 11:15 am   Discussion on the Journey of a Successful CEO

                                  Ruth Owades, Founder, CEO & Chair, Calyx & Corolla, Inc.,

                                  and Founder & CEO Gardener's Eden and

                                  Board Member, Deckers Outdoor Corporation

                                  and Board Member Northern Trust Corporation Western Region  

                                  Margaret Kavalaris, Partner SNR Denton

11:20 am- 12:20 pm  Discussion: Claudia Fan Munce, Managing Director,

                                               IBM Venture Capital Group

                                  Claudia will discuss the corporate view point on venture investing,

                                  partnering and merger/acquisition activity at this Global company.

12:20 pm- 12:30 pm   Break

12:45 pm- 1:45 pm    Lunch

                                  Kenneth Millman, BNY Mellon, Senior Portfolio Manager- What you need to

                                  know about today’s global economy & the impact on your companies growth

                                  strategy

1:45 pm- 2:30 pm      Networking
 
2:30 pm - 4:00 pm    Patricia Fletcher, PhD, SAP, Global Marketing Executive -

                                 sharing her research on what makes successful entrepreneurs.

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm    Open Agenda/Closing

 
Hotel and Accomodations:
                   
The Sheraton reservation website for Astia:
http://www.starwoodmeeting.com/Book/astia
Booking here will ensure that you get the Astia special rate. There are shuttles from the hotel to the Ewing Kauffman Conference Center on Thursday a.m.  
We recommend taxi to and from the airport.

Location

The Kauffman Foundation Conference Center - 4801 Rockhill Rd., Kansas City MO 64110

Contact Information

jen@astia.org