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Stephen Chipman
CEO, Grant Thornton
Stephen Chipman has been a member of Grant Thornton for 28 years and has held a number of key executive leadership positions. His assignment prior to being named CEO of Grant Thornton was CEO, Greater China Management Corporation, where he was responsible for leading the development and growth of Grant Thornton Services in China. He expanded Grant Thornton to 6 offices and more than 1600 people.
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William Demchak
Senior Vice Chair, PNC Financial Services
William S. Demchak is senior vice chairman and head of Corporate & Institutional Banking for The PNC Financial Services Group. He is responsible for PNC's middle market and large corporate businesses, as well as capital markets, real estate finance, equity management and leasing. Demchak also leads the company's asset and liability management function and is a director of BlackRock, Inc. |
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| GLCC Schedule |
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| Wednesday,
September 8, 2010 |
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| 1:30 to 2:00 pm |
Welcome and
Networking
Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium |
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| 2:00 to 6:30 pm |
DealSource
Location: Cleveland Browns Stadium |
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| 6:30 to 8:30 pm |
Reception for Sponsors, Capital Connection Table
Representatives and DealSource Table representatives
Location: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame |
| Thursday,
September 9, 2010 |
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Location for all Thursday events is:
Renaissance Cleveland Hotel, Public Square, Cleveland, Ohio |
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| 6:30 am |
Registration |
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| 8:00am to 9:30am |
Breakfast
with Stephen Chipman - CEO, Grant Thornton |
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| 9:30am to 10:30pm |
Panel :
Adding Value Through Acquisition
Moderator:
Michael J. Zeleznik - Managing Director, CBIZ
Panelists:
Gregory Cowhey, ASA - Shareholder, Mayer Hoffman
McCann
Brian A. Demkowicz - Founding General Partner, Huron
Capital
Carl J. Grassi - Firm President, McDonald Hopkins
David A. Stagliano, CPA - Director, CBIZ MHM, LLC
Panel:
Best Practices for Sustained Growth
"In Today's New Economic Environment"
Moderator:
Joseph M. Bione - President, Whitehall Group, LLC
Panelists:
Joe Dirocco - Senior Vice President, Bank of America
Al Melchiorre - President, MelCap Partners
Randy Ross - President, Quality Synthetic Rubber |
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| 11:00am to noon |
Panel:
Health Care Reform - the Potential Impacts for M&A and
Corporate Growth
Moderator:
Lisa G. Hawker - Executive Vice President/Employee
Benefits Practice Leader, Hylant Group
Panelists:
John Jesser - VP of Provider Engagement & Contracting,
Anthem BCBS
Congressman Jim Jordan - Republican Ohio's 4th
District
Jeffrey L. Kapp - Partner, Jones Day
Robert J. Klonk - Executive Vice President/Director of
Group Benefits, The Oswald Companies
Panel:
Private Equity in Transition
Moderator:
Charles W. Hardin, Jr. - Partner, Practice Leader
Private Equity, Jones Day
Panelists:
Eric Bacon, Sr. - Managing Director, Linsalata Capital
Partners
Stewart A. Kohl - President, The Riverside Company
John Nestor - Senior Managing Partner, Kirtland
Capital Partners
Robert W. Stewart - Vice President Public Affairs,
Private Equity Council |
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| 12:00pm to 1:30pm |
Lunch with
William Demchak - Senior Vice Chair, PNC Financial
Services |
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| 1:30pm to 4:00pm |
Capital Connection |
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| 4:00pm to 5:30pm |
Cocktails |
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| Press Releases |
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Financial Industry Conference to Attract 600 Bankers, Private Investment Firms and Dealmakers to Cleveland - August 4, 2009
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| GLCC Agenda Overview |
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On Wednesday, September 8 and Thursday,
September 9, 2010, ACG chapters in Cincinnati,
Columbus, Cleveland, Detroit, Indianapolis, and Pittsburgh
will join forces to stage the inaugural Great Lakes Capital
Connection. This unique event will feature the following
programs:
- A four-hour DealSource gathering at Cleveland Browns Stadium
Wednesday afternoon, during which investment banking firms and private equity groups from the Great Lakes region and beyond will have the opportunity to meet for half-hour conversations.
- A Sponsor Reception cocktail event at The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame early Tuesday evening.
- An opening breakfast program on Thursday morning at the
main venue for the event, the Renaissance Hotel, on Public
Square in Cleveland.
- Educational panel presentations during the day Thursday.
- A Capital Connection featuring both regional and national private equity firms.
- The Great Lakes Capital Connection brings together the
opportunities from a region rich in deal flow, offering
outstanding professional services and, within a 500 mile radius,
representing the largest percentage of the US mainland
population anywhere in the country.
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| Registration |
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Only Capital Connection Table Holders or DealSource
Table Holders are included in the DealSource event on Wednesday.
Attendee Registration:
DealSource Table Registration (for sell-side investment
bankers)
Registrants will enjoy the opportunity to visit with private
equity firm members during ten pre-scheduled 20-minute meetings
held in conjunction with the DealSource event, scheduled to be
held in the Cleveland Browns Stadium.
Capital Connection Table Registration (for private equity
firms)
The Capital Connection is the cornerstone of the GLCC—the event
at which private equity firm members make themselves available to
investment bankers, CFOs, attorneys, accountants, capital
providers and other dealmakers.
Hotel Reservations:
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| Our Sponsors |
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Our Supporters |
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- Benesch Friedlander
- EHS Support Corp
- FirstMerit
- US Bank
- Union Bank of California
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| Sponsorship Opportunities |
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GLCC will provide sponsorship opportunities in a broad variety of ways and price points, as described in the Sponsorship Prospectus.
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| About the Association for Corporate Growth |
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| Founded in 1954, the Association for Corporate Growth, Inc. is the premier global association for professionals involved in corporate growth, corporate development, and mergers and acquisitions. Today ACG stands at over 12,000 members from corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms representing Fortune 500, Fortune 1000, FTSE 100, and mid-market companies in 53 chapters in North America and Europe. Leaders in corporations, private equity, finance, and professional service firms focused on building value in their organizations belong to ACG. They recognize the multiple benefits of networking within an influential community of executives growing public and private companies worldwide. |
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