CONFERENCE AGENDA
How The CEO Playbook Will Be Written Live, in Real Time
7:30- 8:00am PDT
Main Stage
Welcome to Accelerate 2025
"What it Will Take to Forge a Better Future in 2026"
Introducing The CEO Playbook

ANITA GRANTHAM | Event Ambassador

TOM MILLER | CEO, VisionLink

KEN GIBSON | SVP, VisionLink
8:05-8:55am PDT
Main Stage
"How to Build a Unified Vision for
Growth with Gratitude-Driven Leadership"

ADRIAN GOSTICK | Leadership Expert,
New York Times Bestselling Author, Executive Coach, and
Keynote Speaker
Playbook Workshops
9:00-9:40am PDT
"The One GTM Process Used by 1,000+ High-Growth Companies"

SANGRAM VAJRE | CEO & Founder, GTM Partner
"Business Imperative: Leaders Driving AI - and Thriving"

COLLEEN CAMPBALL | Founder, A-Human-I Partners

KATHY WEAVER | CEO & Founder of Talent Weaver Solutions
9:45-10:25am PDT
"The Role of AI in Building Your Company's Growth Strategy"

CHAD PERRY | Fractional CTO, Principal, Capital Strategy Labs
"Tips for Aligning Your People with Your Company's Growth Goals"

CONNER SHAW | SVP, HR Business Partners & Total Rewards, LiveView Technologies (LVT)
10:30-10:35am PDT
Main Stage
"Check In"
Insights, Survey Results, CEO Playbook Update

Anita Grantham | Event Ambassador
Playbook Workshops
10:40-11:20am PDT
"Taming Compensation Chaos: How to Build a Strategic Framework that Drives Performance"

SHEILA WILLIAMS | Sr. Consultant, VisionLink
"6 Alternatives to Rewarding Long-Term Performance Without Sharing Stock"

CRAIG RUTLEDGE | Principal, VisionLink
11:25-12:15pm PDT
"A Methodical Approach to Maximizing Business Value"

DALE SANDS | National Co-Head, Business Advisory Services, Northern Trust
"Talent at the Speed of Business: Building a Human Capital Engine for Agility"

ANITA GRANTHAM | Formerly Head of HR, BambooHR & CPO, Pluralsight
12:20-1:10pm PDT
Main Stage
"An Economic Update"
Where We’ve Been & Where We’re Headed

CARL TANNENBAUM | Chief Economist, Northern Trust
1:10-1:15pm PDT
Main Stage
"Check In"
More Insights, Survey Results, CEO Playbook Update & Afternoon Preview

ANITA GRANTHAM | Event Ambassador
Playbook Workshops
1:20-2:00pm PDT
"Driving the Kind of Growth that Attracts Potential Buyers"

ROB WELLMAN | Vice President, Corum Mergers & Acquisitions
"People-First Growth: Why Your Culture Is Your Strategy"

JULIE TURNEY | Founder & CEO, HR@Heart Consulting Inc.
2:05-2:45pm PDT
"AI-Led Pay Design: Where AI is Helpful and Where it’s Not"

KEN GIBSON | SVP, VisionLink
"7 Signs You Need Expert Outside Help With Your Pay Strategy"

TOM MILLER | CEO & Founder, VisionLink
2:50-3:30pm PDT
"Stop Hallucinating. Face Your Marketing And Sales Reality"

KYLE MEALY | CEO, Next Level Revenue
"The 23 Intrinsic Motivators: How to Activate the Productivity & Performance Drivers of Your People"

PAUL YOACHUM | Cofounder & Managing Partner, FindMojo, LLC
3:35-3:45pm PDT
Main Stage
"Final Thoughts"
Contest Winners, Survey Results, Closing Insights & The CEO Playbook Rollout

ANITA GRANTHAM | Event Ambassador

TOM MILLER | CEO, VisionLink

KEN GIBSON | SVP, VisionLink
3:45pm PDT
Adjourn
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