CEO Summit Attended by 119 Southland Business Leaders
Market trends, management and marketing discussion filled the day at the University of La Verne’s 3rd Annual CEO Summit, which drew 119 business leaders to the main campus March 17.
Consultants, banking leaders and investment managers gathered to network and gain new strategies to boost their businesses.
The University places great value on its role of enhancing the community, and the CEO Summit is critical in that endeavor, University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman told attendees.
“You can see that what you’re doing here today and what you’re doing every day in your business is helping the region. Your participation today helps the university help the region be the best that it can be,” Lieberman said.
College of Business and Public Management Dean Ibrahim “Abe” Helou said the CEO Summit and other programs such as the University’s Small Business Development Center are some of the ways the institution supports entrepreneurs.
“The College and the University are committed to helping small businesses in our region thrive,” he said.
John Anderson, Principal of the Glowan Consulting Group in Glendora, said executives often spend most of their days secluded in their offices, so getting out to network is important.
“It’s really good for senior business executives to get together with their colleagues,” Anderson said.
Keynote speaker David Schiegoleit with U.S. Bank spoke on a variety of issues, such as market trends, the minimum wage and inflation. Also serving as keynote speaker were U.S. Bank’s Steve Sherline and John’s Incredible Pizza Owner and Founder John Parlet.
Business leaders and University faculty led several breakout sessions encompassing creative marketing for increasing sales, financing in a changing environment, managing to leading and effective exit strategies.
The next CEO Summit is set for March 15, 2017.
