Skip to main navigation

The Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum - Ernst & Young - United States

Strategic Growth Forum® 2009November 11-15, 2009, Palm Springs, California

2009 SGF sponsors

Join 1,300 of America’s top CEOs, entrepreneurs, advisors, investors and other senior business leaders for the country’s most prestigious gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. This invitation-only event concludes with the 23rd annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year national awards, the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in America, hosted by TV talk show host, Jay Leno.

You’ll learn how to navigate these turbulent times and continue to grow your company with business insights you can’t get anywhere else. Experience for yourself why the Forum was named by Forbes.com as a “get-ahead executive retreat.”

What's in store in November

Thursday, November 12

7:00 a.m.

Business benefits of a diverse leadership culture

Welcome back

Special guest presentation: Howard Schultz,
Chairman, President and CEO, Starbucks Corporation
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year award winner

 

The New IPO Ecosystem:
Knowing the Players,
Rules & Regulations

Climate Change:
What it Means to Your Business

 

Tackling the Top 10
IPO Readiness Challenges

Game-changing
Innovation Strategies

 

Why Your Board of Directors Matters Now More Than Ever

Managing and
Retaining Millennials

12:30 p.m.

Entrepreneur Of The Year Hall of Fame induction lunch

 

Building the Team that
Delivers on Its Promises

What’s the Next
“Big Thing”?

Special guest presentation:
Earvin “Magic” Johnson, NBA Champion and entrepreneur Interviewed by Emmy Award-winning sportscaster, Dick Enberg

4:00 p.m.

Private meetings

6:00 p.m.

Hospitality@Home:
Geographic Area Receptions

7:00 p.m.

Dinner

Friday, November 13

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast/Panel: Personal Wealth Planning Considerations as the Tax Burden Shifts

Special guest presentation:
Patrick Lencioni, author of The Five Dysfunctions of a Team and The Five Temptations of a CEO: A Leadership Fable

Entrepreneurs to the Rescue:
Social Entrepreneurship on the Frontlines

Execution: The Art of Getting it Done

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

Geographic area activities

6:00 p.m.

Dinner on Tennis Lawn

8:00 p.m.

Outdoor concert: Foreigner

Saturday, November 14

7:00 a.m.

Breakfast

Welcome back

Entrepreneurial discussion, moderated by Deborah Norville, host of “Inside Edition

Venture Capital Award of Excellence

Special guest presentation:
Dara Torres, first US swimmer to medal in five Olympics

Special guest presentation:
Ben Stein, actor, economist, humorist, author

11:30 a.m.

Golf tournament

12:00 p.m.

Lunch

1:00 p.m.

Tennis tournament

5:00 p.m.

Cocktail reception

6:00 p.m.

23rd Annual US Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards gala
hosted by TV talk show host, Jay Leno

   

Sunday, November 15

4:30-7:00 a.m.

Continental breakfast

 

7:00-11:00 a.m.

Brunch

   
CarbonFund.org Partner logo

Contents

Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year
Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® regional award recipients from across the US are eligible to compete at the 23rd annual national awards, hosted by TV talk show host, Jay Leno, November 14, the concluding event of the Forum. Meet some of these regional winners on their Road to Palm Springs and read their stories of innovation, vision and hard work.

Animation: Animation promoting Twitter

Ernst & Young 2009 Entrepreneurial Winning Women
Meet the winners of the second annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneurial Winning Women program, a competitive award designed to connect high-potential women entrepreneurs with the people, resources and insights they need to become market leaders.

Strategic Growth Forum - Strategic Growth Leadership Series moderated by Deborah Norville

Ernst & Young Online

Learn more
Learn more

Return to Login

 
Back to top