Wednesday, February 10, 2010

3:00 – 3:15 pm Welcome

3:15 – 4:15 pm Recession or Recovery, are You Prepared for What
       Comes Next?
       Dr. Chris Kuehl, Managing Director,
       Amada Corporate Intelligence

4:15 – 5:15 pm Leadership by Example, the Right Stuff
       Anthony Munoz, Former Cincinnati Bengal        and NFL Hall of Famer

6:00 – 8:00 pm Welcome Reception

Thursday, February 11, 2010  

8:00 – 9:00 am Breakfast

9:00 – 9:45 am Navigating a Premium Brand in a Down Economy
       Paul Westbrook, Brand Senior Vice President,       
Luxury Segment, The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company

10:00 – 11:15 am Think Tank

11:15 – 11:30 am Networking Break

11:30 – 12:30 pm Movements and Trends Shaping the Marketing Research
  Industry
       Kenneth R. Roberts, PRC, President,       
Cooper Roberts Research, Inc.

12:30 – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch

1:45 – 2:45 pm How New Technology Is Changing Client Expectations
  and Industry Profitability
       Marshall Toplansky, Chairman and CEO,       
Core Strategies

2:45 – 3:00 pm Networking Break

3:00 – 4:15 pm Think Tank

Friday, February 12, 2010

8:00 – 9:00 amBreakfast

9:00 – 9:45 am Fighting Gravity: Building Innovation
  into the DNA of Your Company
       Jerry Haselmayer, CEO, Seek, Inc.

10:00 – 11:10 am Think Tank

11:10 – 11:20 am Networking Break

11:20 am– 12:15 pm Now What? The Steps to Determining
       Our Own Company Strategy
       Merrill Dubrow, President & CEO
       M/A/R/C Research

12:15 – 12:30 pm Wrap Up

12:30 – 1:30 pm Networking Lunch