Thursday, November 12

All times and topics are subject to change as needed.

 

8:00 am - 8:50 am Eastern

Registration and Networking Continental Breakfast

 

8:50 am – 9:00 am Eastern

Welcome and Introductions

 

9:00 am – 10:00 am Eastern

Keynote Speaker

 

10:00 am – 11:00 am Eastern

The Strategic Shift: From Transactions to Trusted Partner in Customer-to-Cash
Presented by The Hackett Group
2 CPE Credits | Field of Study – Business Management & Organization
It’s time to take off the gloves and dig into a workshop that may just be one of the most valuable educational programs you’ve ever attended. This two-hour interactive session will help you create the Guiding Principles to becoming a strategic business partner, align baseline best practices on the overarching Customer-to-Cash experience, identify opportunities where AI can accelerate driving value, and provide food-for-thought to take home with you and apply in your own companies. Led by a team of experts from The Hackett Group, this session is guaranteed to generate practical ideas that can change the way you do business.

 

11:00 am – 11:15 am Eastern

Refreshment Break & Exhibitor Networking

 

11:15 am – 12:15 pm Eastern

Morning Session Continues
Presented by The Hackett Group

 

12:15 pm – 1:15 pm Eastern

Networking Luncheon

 

1:15 pm - 2:15 pm Eastern

Contained Compute: How to Help Your Workforce Swiftly and Safely
1 CPE Credit | Field of Study – Information Technology
Join industry experts to learn the secrets of bringing agentic AI onto your finance team safely and swiftly. No slides full of theory. No product for sale. Just a conversation designed to leave you with something to act on NOW with your IT and compliance partners while dutifully examining bigger, longer-term AI solution building.

Our session speakers will explain how, in an environment ripe for true AI change, onboarding can take as little as 45 days. Finance Leaders will leave the session understanding what IT and InfoSec Leaders actually need from business to say yes to adding agentic workforce members now. Bring your questions. Leave with answers.

Presenters:
Pete Getchell | Transformation Executive Coach | Siven Group
Ed Ienner | Executive Director - Credit & Collections | People Inc.

 

2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

Refreshment Break and Exhibitor Networking

 

2:30 pm – 3:30 pm Eastern

Session Topic/Details Forthcoming

 

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm Eastern

Session Topic/Details Forthcoming

 

4:30 pm – 5:30 pm Eastern

The New Media M&A Playbook: Consolidation, Capital, and Strategic Partnerships
1 CPE Credit | Field of Study – Finance
Consolidation, a shifting capital environment, and an expanding sponsor presence are redefining how media deals get done. This session covers current deal activity across local media, broadcasting, sports, gaming, and digital content; how private equity and strategic buyers evaluate assets differently; what drives value in the first 100 days post-close; and practical lessons learned from recent transactions.

RSM’s industry expert, James Zarour, will lead attendees through the following key discussion points:

• Current media sector deal activity
• Private equity's role in local media, broadcasting, sports, gaming, and digital content
• What strategic buyers are looking for
• What’s important, 100 days post-close
• Lessons learned from recent transactions

Presenter:
James Zarour | Director | RSM

 

5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Eastern

Networking Reception
Sponsored by The Hackett Group

 

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