4:00 PM  Amway Grand Plaza Hotel Check-in & Conference Registration

6:00 PM  Meet in the Pantlind Lobby of the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel to depart for dinner at GLC Live at 20 Monroe with Surprise Entertainment

Please Note: Checkout at the Amway Grand Plaza is 11:00 AM. Check your luggage with the bellman at the front desk before walking over to DeVos Place.

DeVos Place is located two blocks north of the Amway Grand. In case of inclement weather, a covered skywalk is available from Amway Grand to DeVos Place. The skywalk is located on floor 2 at the Amway Grand. Follow signs to DeVos Place.

7:00 AM  Breakfast & Networking at DeVos Place

8:30 AM  Keynote Speaker Sessions

Keynote: The Power of Free Enterprise

An economist, Brooks knows that one of America’s gifts to the world has been the spread of free enterprise – it has saved billions from poverty and given billions more the opportunity to build their lives. “For the sake of all people, our end goal must be to make free enterprise as universally accepted and nonpartisan as civil rights are today,” he believes.

Brooks engages his audience with bold, clear, and actionable ideas. An in-demand speaker, Arthur has given over 1,400 speeches in the last decade in 145 cities around the world. Blending cutting-edge science, ancient wisdom, philosophy, music, and art, Brooks reaches listeners in a format that is thought-provoking, unconventional, uplifting — and most of all, useful. An energetic and passionate believer in happiness as the key to fulfillment, he gives audiences across the ideological spectrum the concrete steps needed to improve their lives and repair our country.

Keynote: Five Business Trends That Will Emerge From COVID-19

From technology and entrepreneurialism to taxes and regulations, from market volatility to geopolitical risks, Rich Karlgaard explores the post-COVID landscape on Wall Street, Washington, Silicon Valley, and beyond. In this timely speech, he tackles questions such as: What will recovery look like throughout 2021? What lasting impacts will COVID leave on work, location, teams and collaboration? What new styles of leadership work best? What threats can stop the recovery, including government overreach and geopolitical miscalculation? Is inflation hiding in the recovery? How should CEOs, CFOs, boards and investors assess the market-expanding and cost-saving potential of technologies like enterprise AI and blockchain?

11:15 AM  Lunch & Networking

12:30 PM  Keynote Speaker Session

Keynote: National Security – Your Safety & Bottom Line

Former USS Cole Commander Kirk Lippold is a frequent guest on many cable news networks that cover national security issues and global hotspots. In his speeches, CDR Lippold breaks down how the U.S. national security apparatus actually operates. Lippold delivers a thorough analysis of the day’s news headlines and world events that drive strategy and shape our security posture. Covering current topics from Russia, China, and the Middle East, to North Korea and the global threat of cybersecurity/cyberwarfare, Lippold provides audiences with an invaluable perspective on U.S. policy development, risk management, the state of the world, and what it means for you and your organization.

2:00 PM Conference Concludes