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Technology Best Practices CONTENTS Fall Forum Journey Session Workbook Pages 6 05 Bonus Content Library Workbook Pages 7 14-69 72 F A L L F O R U M | A T T E N D E E T O O L K I T | # E O R E S I L I E N C E 71A Letter From the NCEO Executive Director
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Networking Sessions
Fall Forum networking sessions provide valuable opportunities to engage with fellow employee ownership-minded people.
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Taking advantage of these moments to connect can lead to impactful business partnerships or even lasting friendships.
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Need to catch a missed session?
The Forum Virtual Sessions will be available for replay starting in October. You'll be able to catch replays* of the Keynote, general sessions, and other valuable sessions that will help your ESOP thrive!
*The virtual offerings are not 100% synchronous with the onste agenda. To receive CE for a session you must attend during the playtime listed in the agenda.
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Virtual Sessions
All times Eastern (EDT)
Basics of ESOP Accounting Speed Networking
ESOP Resiliency: Anticipating and Overcoming the Common ESOP Challenges
9.21
Open-book Management vs. open-book reporting: Why Every Employee-Owned Company Must Go Beyond Opening the Books to Create an Ownership Culture
Coffee With Corey
ESOP Basics
9.22
Forecasting ESOP Repurchase Obligation
Wellness Session
Culture Driven Cybersecurity - How to leverage the power of your employee owners to reduce cybersecurity risk
12-1 pm
1:15-2:15 pm 3-4 pm
Building a Company of Owners
ESOP Plan Design
12-1 pm
9.26
1:15-2:15 pm 3-4 pm
Creating Strategic Line-of-Sight for Employee Owners Sponsored by GGOB**
12-1 pm 1:30 - 2 pm 3-4 pm 12-1 pm 3-4 pm
Transitional to Transformative Strategies to Sustain your ESOP** 8-10:30 am 8-10:30 am
Capital Planning Through the Life Cycle of an ESOP
Put the Success in Succession Planning 10:30-11:30 am 1-2 pm
** Indicates a Preforum workshop: ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION FEES APPLY
9.23
9.20
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Virtual Sessions
All times Eastern (EDT)
9.27
Welcome Plenary with Loren Rodgers
What Do You Need to Know as an ESOP Board Member?
Best Practices for ESOP Fiduciary Committees
Keynote: Our ESOP Made Us a Better Company-We Just Didn't Know it at the Time
9.28
Closing Plenary with Corey Rosen
9:30-10 am
11 am-12pm
1-2 pm
2:55-3:25 pm
9:30-10 am
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Preforum Workshop: Creating A Strategic Line-of-Sight for Employee Owners
TAUGHT BY: RICH ARMSTRONG, STEVE BAKER
Key Takeaways
Communication and Education
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Transitional to TransformativeStratgies to Sustain your ESOP
TAUGHT BY: RYAN GRAHAM, WILL BLOOM, RYAN RASSIN, MATT DENNISON
Key Takeaways
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Leadership and Professional Development
Preparing for CEO and Key Employee Transitions
TAUGHT BY: MIKE FROMMELTKey Takeaways
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Finance and Valuation
Best Practices for ESOP Fiduciary Committees
TAUGHT BY: JOHN BURGESS
Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways
Generating Ideas in ESOP Companies
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ESOP Resiliency: Anticipating and Overcoming the Common ESOP Challenges
TAUGHT BY: JUSTIN BROWDER, BARBARA M. CLOUGH, ED MUELLER
Key Takeaways
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Communication and Education `
Evolving Executive Compensation: Design Challenges and Opportunities at Every Stage of Your ESOP
TAUGHT BY: KATIE LIND
Key Takeaways
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Recent ESOP Research and How to Use It
TAUGHT BY: NATE NICHOLSON, MIKE L. PALMIERI,
Key Takeaways
AARON SUPPLE
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Balancing the Culture Scales: Aligning Leadership and Committees in a Changing or Growing Business
TAUGHT BY: DALLAN GUZINSKI, DEANNA COLOMBO
Key Takeaways
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A Roadmap for your first year as an ESOP
TAUGHT BY: SANDY SHOEMAKER, SCOT STORJOHANN
Key Takeaways
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A Mock ESOP Summit on Sustainability
TAUGHT BY: KJERSTI L. CORY, LORI STUART
Key Takeaways
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Capital Planning Through the Life Cycle of an ESOP Company
TAUGHT BY: SHAUN MCGEHEE, JAMES E. SWABOWSKI
Key Takeaways
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Legislative Breakthroughs? Employee Ownership and Local Governments
TAUGHT BY: JACK MORIARTY
Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways
What Do You Need to Know as an ESOP Board Member?
TAUGHT ONSITE BY: STEVEN GREENAPPLE, SCOTT MILLER, STEVE RYAN
TAUGHT ONLINE BY: LARRY GOLDBERG, JOHN MISCIONIE
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Repurchase Study Assumptions and Results - A Practical Review
TAUGHT BY: ALEX GRASSER, RENEE STADTMUELLER
Key Takeaways
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Debt Restructuring for ESOP Companies
TAUGHT BY: TED MARGARIT, ERIN K.TURLEY Valuation
Key Takeaways
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Building a Company of Owners
TAUGHT BY: JOHN WILLIAMS
Key Takeaways
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Executing Your Quarterly Rocks
TAUGHT BY: STEVE BAKER
Key Takeaways
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Creative ways to teach employees about stock value
TAUGHT BY: KYLA ALTERMAN
Key Takeaways
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Preparing for a CEO or other Executive Transition
TAUGHT BY: MIKE P. FROMMELT
Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways Board Fiduciary Duties and Risk Mitigation
TAUGHT BY: CLIFFORD G. CANAVERA, LINDSEY R. CAMP
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Captive Health Insurance for
ESOPs: More Than Just Cost Savings
TAUGHT BY: PIM JAGER, JOEL HULL
Key Takeaways
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Perfecting the Process for Trustee Review of a Valuation Report
Key Takeaways
TAUGHT BY: DAWN GOESTENKORS, HILLARY L. HUGHES, CINDY CERVANTES
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Goal-Setting: Leverage Motivation Science to Achieve Your Goals
TAUGHT BY: TOM J. BAGWELL
Key Takeaways
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ESOP Basics
TAUGHT BY: TIM GARBINSKY
Key Takeaways
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Ownership Culture Overview
TAUGHT BY: TISHA GIBSON-TSIPTSIS, BECKY GRACES, ROBYN FEEZEL
Key Takeaways
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Put the Success in Succession Planning
TAUGHT BY: DALE MEADOR
Key Takeaways
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Continuous Improvement: Ownership Culture in Action
TAUGHT BY: JON M. SWEIGART
Key Takeaways
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Strategic Planning for Boards in ESOP Companies
TAUGHT BY: COREY ROSEN
Key Takeaways
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Board Excellence Toolkit & Candidate Directory
The goal of this toolkit is to help NCEO member companies successfully recruit and onboard independent directors. To that end, this benefit centers around a directory of possible candidates to be independent directors on the boards of ESOP companies. The directory primarily draws from ESOP companies that are members of the NCEO. Resources in this toolkit included:
NCEO Member Benefit
*Active member login required 1.Overview of the role of the board 2.Defining the characteristics of the candidates you need 3.Identifying candidates 4.Evaluating and onboarding candidates 5.Board Operations 6.Boards and ESOPs 7.Board Activities 46
Communicating the Annual ESOP Valuation to Your Employees
TAUGHT BY: CARA BENNINGFIELD, DOUG BAWEL
Key Takeaways
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Forecasting ESOP Repurchase Obligation
TAUGHT BY: WITOLD TELEZYNSKI
Key Takeaways
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Finance & Valuation
What is Impacting Valuations in 2022
TAUGHT BY: MATTHEW J. SILLA
Key Takeaways
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Culture Driven Cybersecurity - How to Leverage the Power of Your Employee Owners to Reduce Cybersecurity Risk
TAUGHT BY: EVAN RICE
Key Takeaways
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Best Practices for ESOP Fiduciary Committees
TAUGHT BY: JOHN BURGESS
Key Takeaways
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Building a Board that is Right for You: A View from Different Angles
TAUGHT BY: MIKE MALLARO, NATASHA S. FEDDER, STEVE RYAN
Key Takeaways
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Psychologically Safe Teams: Improving the Quality of Your Outcomes by Changing the Nature of Your Conversations
TAUGHT BY: DALLAN GUZINSKI
Key Takeaways
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Single Entity ESOP vs Holding Company ESOP: A Two Case-Study Comparison
TAUGHT BY: DANIEL GOLDSTEIN, STEVEN GREENAPPLE, DAVID W. ZROSTLIK
Key Takeaways
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Key Takeaways
The Basics of a Distribution Policy
TAUGHT BY: JAMIE KWIATEK & VICKI GRAFT
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Oops - I Found A Mistake; Now What?
TAUGHT BY: JAMIE KWIATEK, ANTHONY BRUNSVOLD
Key Takeaways
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How a Rising Interest Rate Environment Can Affect Company Valuations and Access to Capital
TAUGHT BY: ALBERTO T. DEL PILAR
Key Takeaways
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Finance & Valuation
What's in a Valuation Report?
How to Read and Understand What Goes into a Valuation
TAUGHT BY: LAURIE-LEIGH WHITE
Key Takeaways
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Executive Compensation at ESOP Companies
TAUGHT BY: CHRIS BUCH
Key Takeaways
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ESOP Plan Design
TAUGHT BY: CHUCK BACHMAN
Key Takeaways
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Second-Stage Financing Options
TAUGHT BY: ANDY MANCHIR, TIM JAMISON
Key Takeaways
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TAUGHT BY: DEAN SCOULAR
Key Takeaways
Continued Qualification: Does it matter and what to do if something goes wrong?
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Think Like An Owner: Developing Employees to Drive Company Improvements
TAUGHT BY: JENNIE MSALL, MOLLY MEAD
Key Takeaways
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Reviewing the Accuracy of Your Plan Administration
TAUGHT BY: RENEE STADTMUELLER
Key Takeaways
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Building Team Resilience
TAUGHT BY: HAYDEE "I-THEY" CALDERO
Key Takeaways
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Employee Ownership in Recruiting and Retaining Employees
TAUGHT BY: KEITH DAVENPORT, ROY HEINBACH
Key Takeaways
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Communicating During Your First 5 Years as an ESOP
TAUGHT BY: THOMAS DUDLEY
Key Takeaways
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They asked WHAT? The Best Answers to the Most Common Questions about your ESOP
TAUGHT BY: LOREN RODGERS
Key Takeaways
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Communication & Education
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