DEADLINE TO APPLY: JUNE 7TH
SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES
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SPEAKER PROPOSALS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON
NEW CONTENT ONLY: Abstracts that have been presented in the past at any ESOP event will NOT be considered.
Preference will be given to those speakers with high performance and participant feedback from past NCEO events.
Submissions must be educational and will be eliminated if they appear to be tches” for products or services.
ou submit a proposal as an individual u may be placed on a panel with a similar ic.
will not consider a panel that is made entirely of members from the same firm a received from previous evaluations will taken into consideration for the selection cess
nels will max out at 3 for this event.
BENEFITS OF SPEAKING HOW TO APPLY
Sharing your knowledge and experience with employeeowners
Exposure, brand awareness, and lead generation
Opportunity to create engaging and enriching content
Showcasing yourself or your organization as an expert within the ESOP community Creating more awareness nationally for employee ownership
Inspiring other esop companies by showcasing what you are doing within your own company
We have made it easier than ever to apply to speak. Please note that if you are submitting a panel of speakers, other panelists will need to login and submit their headshots, bio, and profile information before your session proposal can be submitted.
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SELECTION PROCESS & NEXT STEPS
Following the June 7th deadline, your submission will be reviewed both internally and externally by our selection committee consisting of NCEO staff, board members, and peers. Our conference is for employee-owners and consideration of topics outside of this topic will be reviewed but not weighed with the same consideration that ESOP topics are. Please note that selection preference will be given to speakers who have demonstrated excellence in meeting speaker deadlines and have been rated higher in previous NCEO speaking engagements. Notification of selection will be sent out by the end of July.
If selected to speak, you will be notified by email, no later than July 20, 2023. You will have 10 days to accept your speaking slot and time.
EDUCATIONAL TRACK FOCUS
Communication & Education
Plan Design & Administration
Finance & Valuation
Engagement, Ownership Culture, and
Leadership
Governance
TOPICS OF INTEREST
ESOP Transaction
Structures
Assessing ESOP
Feasibility
Alternatives to an ESOP
Fiduciary Issues
Investing in the 1042 Rollover
An ESOP Company Perspective
Plan Design and Operation
Determining Stock
Value
Financing an ESOP
Incentive
Compensation for ESOP Companies
Ownership
Communications and Culture and Recent Research
EXAMPLE TOPICS FOR COMPANY SPEAKERS
Risks Facing ESOP Trustees
The Advantages of Video Media in ESOP Education
360 Degree Review of Cybersecurity Insurance for an ESOP
Communicating the ESOP to Your Employees
From Burnout to Flourishing: Develop High-Quality Connections to Increase Employee Engagement
Changing Culture in a Service Industry with Trust and Communication
How to Run a Meeting Accounting Basics for Non-Accountants
How to Make Your Company an Idea
Factory
Renewing Ownership
Passion in Mature
ESOPs
Understanding the Share Price: ABCs of Business Valuation
Complications and Lessons Learned from a Minority-owned ESOP Company Diversity Equity
Inclusion and Belonging: How Does it Connect to Ownership Culture?
Putting Employee Well-Being First: Why Engagement at Work Does Not Shield Us from Mental Health Challenges
ESOP Companies and an Acquisition Strategy
Humanizing Employee Ownership: Ways to Make It Feel "Real"
