9:30 am – 6:00 pm
Great Hall

Conference Registration

Sponsor Exhibitions

10:30 am – 11:30 am
West Lounge

AESC Annual General Meeting

Call to Order and Welcome
Vincent Swift
Managing Director, TRANSEARCH International
AESC Board Chair

Finance Committee Report
Joanna Miller
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds
AESC Board Treasurer

President’s Report
Peter M. Felix
AESC President

11:30 am – 6:15 pm
West Lounge

Focusing on What Matters
General Session

11:30 am – 11:45 am

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Thomas Daniels
Consultant, Spencer Stuart
Chair, Americas Conference

11:45 am – 12:30 pm

Introduction:
Paul Heller
President, Cromwell Partners

Connecting the Dots: Washington to Wall Street

Lawrence Kudlow
Host of CNBC’s Kudlow & Company

12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
Main Dining Room

Luncheon

1:30 pm – 2:45 pm

Introduction:
Joanna Miller
Managing Director, Russell Reynolds

Looking Into the Crystal Ball

Moderator:
David Barnard, Director of US Research, Sanford Bernstein

Panelists:
Daniel Dowd, Sr. Research Analyst, Machinery & Capital Goods, Sanford Bernstein
Brad Hintz, Sr. Research Analyst, Brokerage, Sanford Bernstein
Jeff Lindsay, Sr. Research Analyst, Internet, Sanford Bernstein

2:45 pm – 3:30 pm

Introduction:
Kimberly Bishop
Vice Chairman, Boardroom Consultants

Portability of Stardom: Myth vs. Reality

Boris Groysberg
Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School

3:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Great Hall

Coffee Break

Sponsor Exhibitions

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Introduction:
Sarah Marks
Principal and Founder, The Executive Source

Secrets from the Top Companies for Leaders

Robert Gandossy
Principal, Global Practice Leader Consulting, Hewitt Associates

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Introduction:
Tracy Murdoch O'Such
Managing Partner, Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson

Beyond Professional Success: The Dynamic Path

Jim Citrin
Senior Director Spencer Stuart
Author, The Dynamic Path

5:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Introduction:
Daniel Kaplan
Partner, CTPartners

Focusing on What Matters

Moderator:
Peter Felix, President, AESC

Panelists:
Robert Hines, COO, Americas, Heidrick & Struggles
Joseph Kopsick, Head of Practices, Spencer Stuart
Paul Reilly, Chairman, Korn/Ferry International
Hal Reiter, Chairman & CEO, Herbert Mines Associates
Brian Sullivan, CEO, CTPartners

6:00 pm – 6:15 pm

Closing Remarks

Thomas Daniels
Consultant, Spencer Stuart
Chair, Americas Conference

6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Great Hall

Reception
Sponsored by Cluen

Sponsor Exhibitions

7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Awards Dinner

Join us for dinner and an Awards presentation.

Susan Chadick, CO- CEO, Chadick Ellig and Stacy Lauren Musi, Managing Director, Chadick Ellig will present the Eleanor Raynolds Award for excellence in executive search consulting and commitment to volunteerism to Janice Reals Ellig, Co-CEO, Chadick Ellig.

Gary Burnison, CEO of Korn/Ferry International, will present the Gardner Heidrick Award for outstanding contribution to the executive search consulting profession to Charles Wardell, Managing Director, Korn/Ferry International.

7:00 am – 9:00 am
Second floor foyer

Conference Registration

8:00 am – 9:00 am
LW James Room

Small Firm Forum Continental Breakfast

Sponsor Exhibitions

9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Governors Room

Small Firm Forum

Introduction:
James Welch
Partner, CHM Partners International

Susan Chadick
Co-CEO, Chadick Ellig, Inc
Chair: AESC Americas Small Firm Forum

Focusing On What Matters:

• Your Client: Providing Maximum Value
• Your Firm: Build, Buy, Sell
• Your Risks: Terms and Agreements that Provide Clarity and Protection

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
LW James Room

Small Firm Forum Luncheon

Sponsor Exhibitions

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