Experience Dealmakers
The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference connects hundreds of local dealmakers — from middle-market CEOs to top investors and lenders to leading M&A advisers. With sessions ranging from raising capital to selling companies, the conference covers the breadth of the M&A landscape. To experience Dealmakers, click on the video to get a look inside our 2020 live event.VISIT PREVIOUS EVENT WEBSITES: 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022
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Agenda
- 8:00 A.M. Registration, Coffee & Networking
- 8:30 A.M. Breakfast Is Served
- 8:45 A.M. - 9:00 A.M. Kickoff & Introductions
- 9:00 A.M. - 9:40 A.M. Dealmakers Roundtable
- 9:40 A.M. - 10:00 A.M. Networking
- 10:00 A.M. - 10:40 A.M. Buy-Side Challenges in a Changing Environment
- 10:00 A.M. - 10:40 A.M. The Role of Culture Before, During, and After Deals
- 10:00 A.M. - 10:40 A.M. Preparing Your Company to Navigate Deals On the Angry Seas
- 10:40 A.M. - 11:00 A.M. Networking
- 11:00 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. Strategies and Planning to Maximize Valuation and Wealth in Uncertain Economic Times
- 11:00 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. Best Practices in Building Wealth Through Your Family Business
- 11:00 A.M. - 11:40 A.M. Building Complex Capital Stacks: What Has Changed Since We Last Met and Where Do We See It Going?
- 11:40 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. Networking
- 12:00 P.M. -12:45 P.M. Networking Lunch
- 12:45 P.M. - 1:45 P.M. Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable
- 1:45 P.M. - 2:00 P.M. Networking
- 2:00 P.M. - 2:45 P.M. Enhancing Value in Family-Owned & Closely Held Businesses
- 2:00 P.M. - 2:40 P.M. Sorting Out the Haves and Have-Nots on the Sell-Side
- 2:40 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. Networking
- 3:00 P.M. - 3:40 P.M. Creating Liquidity in Today’s Economy
- 3:00 P.M. - 3:40 P.M. Deals That Didn’t Close… For All the Right Reasons
- 3:45 P.M. - 4:30 P.M. Awards Presentation
- 4:30 P.M. - 6:00 P.M. Cocktail Reception
- 6:00 P.M. Adjourn