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Beyster Institute/NCEO Joint Annual Conference
The 2007 Employee Ownership Conference
San Diego, CA • March 21-23, 2007
The conference is designed to provide learning and networking opportunities while offering the flexibility to choose from sessions with a wide range of subjects and complexity. Daily general sessions draw attendees together for informative and inspiring updates on the world of employee ownership, but the rest of the program is up to you!
Keynote Speaker
William C. Taylor is a provocative and inspiring voice on the future of business - an agenda-setting writer, speaker, and entrepreneur who has shaped the global conversation about the best ways to compete, innovate, and succeed. His new book, Mavericks at Work: Why the Most Original Minds in Business Win, is the result of in-depth access to 32 of the world's most creative competitors - organizations that are thriving in the marketplace by rethinking the logic of how business gets done. It has been on both The New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Lists and has been the subject of articles, reviews, and columns in The Financial Times, U.S. News & World Report, BusinessWeek, and many other top publications. |
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Bill is an adjunct professor at Babson College and co-author of three other books on strategy, leadership, and innovation: The Big Boys: Power and Position in American Business, No-Excuses Management, and Going Global. Bill is also a co-founder and founding editor of Fast Company, a magazine that has won countless awards and earned a passionate following among executives and entrepreneurs around the world.
Learning Tracks
Top employee ownership practitioners and company insiders will present over 55 breakout sessions in five different learning tracks. Mix and match sessions from all tracks to create a program that suits your specific interests.
ESOP Essentials
These introductory sessions will cover the basics of employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs). Topics include determining stock value, tax advantages, and financing strategies.
ESOPs in Depth
These sessions cover finer points and emerging issues of ESOPs for those who already know the basics. This track includes sessions covering technical and operational aspects of ESOPs. Sessions will address new financing strategies, administrative challenges, legislative and regulatory updates, S corporation issues, creative transaction structures, and more.
Equity Compensation
Learn about the many ways to put equity into employee hands, such as stock option plans, stock purchase programs, restricted stock awards and more. These sessions cover everything from the basics of equity sharing methods to specific issues regarding their design, structure, and operation.
Communications and Culture
Research shows that employee stock ownership boosts company performance if employee owners are empowered with information, education and increased involvement in continually improving operations. In these sessions, learn how dynamic companies involve and engage their employees.
Leading the Employee-Owned Company
As with any company, effective leadership is crucial to the success of an employee-owned venture. These sessions are designed to give leaders practical skills and insight into effective management in an employee ownership environment.
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