The
Rhode Island
CEO Council
Big Challenges, Deep Wisdom, Better Results
Exclusively for the top executive of organizations with a workforce of 5 to 50,000 or more full-time employees
Event Date (see past events)
2024
Thursday 7:00-9:00am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
DEC 5 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
LOCAL:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
2025
Thursday 7:30-10:00am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
JAN 9 2025 Rhode Island CEO Summit
Planning for Economic Changes & Risks in 2025
LOCAL:
Keynote Speaker
FireSide Chat with Guest CEO
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 4:00-5:30pm (Live Interactive Zoom Event)
FEB 13 Remote CEO Wisdom Exchange
ONLINE:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 7:30-9:30am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
MAR 13 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
LOCAL:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 4:00-5:30pm (Live Interactive Zoom Event)
APR 10 Remote CEO Wisdom Exchange
ONLINE:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 7:30-9:30am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
MAY 8 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
LOCAL:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 4:00-5:30pm (Live Interactive Zoom Event)
JUN 12 Remote CEO Wisdom Exchange
ONLINE:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 7:30-9:30am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
SEP 11 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
LOCAL:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 4:00-5:30pm (Live Interactive Zoom Event)
OCT 9 Remote CEO Wisdom Exchange
ONLINE:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 7:30-9:30am (at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Warwick, RI)
NOV 13 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
LOCAL:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Thursday 4:00-5:30pm (Live Interactive Zoom Event)
DEC 11 Remote CEO Wisdom Exchange
ONLINE:
FireSide Chat with Guest Expert
Breakout Discussion with your peers
Q&A with Guest Expert
Invitation Required – Qualified Chief Executives Only – No Substitutes
— Registration Fees —
In-Person/Live Meeting: Member = $0 | Prospective Member =
$175
Remote/Online Meeting: Member = $0 | Prospective Member = $100
Event Date (see upcoming events)
10/05/24 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Different Generations in the Workplace—Recruiting, Engaging, & Retaining
Guest: Nishita Roy-Pope, CEO of Tribe Academy
Agenda: Agenda & Content
FireSide Chat with Nishita Roy-Pope
Roundtable Discussion with your Peers
Q&A Session with a panel from different generations:
–
Paris Cooke-Brown – Student, Brown University
– Spencer Berryman – Early Career, Citizens Bank
– Tamara Tardy – Mid-Career, UiPath
– Victoria Armstrong – Senior Leader, Loftware
09/21/24 RI Member Fall Social at WaterFire
Exclusive: Members Only – with significant others welcome
Venue: Brazier Society VIP area
Format: Catered reception, beverages, boat rides, & CEO to CEO networking
08/22/24 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: What CEOs of small, medium, & large businesses need to know about
Generative AI and its impact on business success
Guest: Todd Knapp, CEO of Envision Technology Advisors
Jim Rowan,
Head of Deloitte’s Strategy and Analytics Practice
Format: FireSide Chat with Todd Knapp & Jim Rowan
Breakout – Peer Discussions (each table)
Q&A with Todd Knapp & Jim Rowan
Agenda: Agenda & Content
08/03/24 RI Member Summer Social at WaterFire
Exclusive: Members Only – with significant others welcome
Venue: Brazier Society VIP area
Format: Catered reception, beverages, boat rides, & CEO to CEO networking
06/20/24 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: What RI CEOs Need to Know about Crime that May Effect Their Business
Guest: Steve O'Donnell, retired Head of the Rhode Island State Police & FBI task force
Format: FireSide Chat with Steve
O'Donnell
Breakout Peer Discussions
Q&A with Steve O'Donnell
Agenda: Agenda & Content
05/09/24 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: How CEOs
make their companies indispensable—with
products and services that customers can't live without
Guest: James Kerr, CEO of Indispensable Consulting
Format: FireSide Chat with Jim Kerr
Breakout Peer Discussions
Q&A with Jim Kerr
Agenda: Agenda & Content
03/28/24 2024 Rhode Island CEO Summit
Topic: Prepare to Win
Guests: Rear Admiral
Peter A. Garvin,
President, U.S. Navel War College
Kevin M. Graney, President;
General
Dynamics Electric Boat
Format: Leadership Briefing by R.Adn. Pete Garvin –
Developing good decision makers
FireSide Chat with Kevin Graney – Building a
great workforce in Rhode Island
Q&A with Kevin Graney and Rear Adm. Pete Garvin
Breakout – Peer Roundtable
Discussions
Details: Agenda & Content
01/25/24 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: What all CEOs Need to Know about Business AI—Artificial Intelligence
Guest: Todd Knapp, CEO of Envision Technology Advisors
Format: FireSide Chat with Todd Knapp
Breakout Peer Discussions
Q&A with Todd Knapp
Agenda: Agenda & Content
12/07/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: How to Best Prepare for the Economic Changes Coming in 2024
Guest: Jason Draho, Head of Asset Allocation Americas, UBS Global Wealth Management
Format: FireSide Chat with Jason Draho
Breakout Peer Discussions
Q&A with Jason Draho
Agenda: Agenda & Content
11/11/23 RI Member Fall Social (member cocktail party)
Venue: The Rhode Island Yacht Club
10/05/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Building a Foundation for a Better Rhode Island
Guest:
Marc Parlange, President of the University of Rhode Island
Format: FireSide Chat with Marc Parlange
Roundtable Discussion with your Peers
Q&A Session with Marc Parlange
Agenda: Agenda & Content
08/24/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Managing Workforce Risk in Unpredictable Times – learn more
Guests: Robin Jones, Deloitte Principal, Workforce Transformation
Eric Cormier, Insperity Manager, HR Services
Format: FireSide Chat with Robin Jones & Eric Cormier
Roundtable Discussion with your Peers
Q&A Session with Robin Jones & Eric Cormier
Agenda: Agenda & Content
07/22/23 RI Member Summer Social (members only; significant-others welcome)
Venue: WaterFire Brazier Society VIP area
06/08/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: What Successful Businesses Do Differently in Rhode Island
Guest: Cheryl Merchant, CEO of Taco Comfort Systems
Format: FireSide Chat with Cheryl Merchant
Roundtable Discussion with your Peers
Q&A Session with Cheryl Merchant
Agenda: Agenda & Content
04/27/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: The State of Business In Rhode Island
Guest: Daniel McKee, Governor of Rhode Island
Format: FireSide Chat with the Governor
Roundtable Discussion with your Peers
Agenda: Agenda & Content
03/23/23 2023 Rhode Island CEO Summit
Topic: Thriving in Unpredictable Times
Guests:
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America
Tom Burnham, Head Coach of American Magic
Team—America's Cup 2024
Format: Tom Burnham will talk about
High-Impact Decision Making
Brian Moynihan will engage in a candid conversation with Steve Zubiago
Q&A Advisory Session with Brian Moynihan
Confidential Discussion with your peers (at your table)
Details: Agenda & Content
02/18/23 RI Member Winter Social (members cocktail party)
Venue: The Preserve Sporting Club & Residences
01/12/23 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Making It Easier to Do Business in Rhode Island in 2023
Guest: Elizabeth Tanner, Rhode Island Secretary of Commerce
Format: Guest FireSide Chat – Breakout Peer Discussions – Q&A with Guest
Details: Agenda & Content
12/01/22 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Business Strategies that will Maximize Success in 2023
Guest: Helena Foulkes, former President of CVS Pharmacy & CEO of Hudson's Bay
Format: Guest CEO Interview – Breakout Peer Discussions – Q&A with Guest
Details: Agenda & Content
10/20/22 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Maximizing Rhode Island Workforce Development
Guests: Matthew Weldon, Director, R.I. Dept. of Labor
& Training
Shannon Gilkey, Rhode Island Postsecondary Commissioner
Angelica Infante-Green, Commissioner, R.I. Secondary Education
Format: Facilitated discussion & Roundtables with RI policy makers
Details: Agenda & Content
09/15/22 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Getting to the Right Strategy for Your Biggest Leadership Challenge
Format: Engage in a confidential, facilitated DeepDive discussion with peer-level chief executives—determine which strategies will best address a current, critically important, leadership challenge.
Details: Agenda & Content
08/13/22 RI Member Summer Social (members only; significant-others welcome)
Venue: WaterFire – Brazier Society VIP Venue
06/09/22 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: What CEOs need to know about Cybersecurity & Breaches
Experts:
Kiran Mantha, Principal, Deloitte Advisory, Cyber Risk Services
Todd Knapp, CEO of Envision Technology Advisors,
Jason Kravitz, Head of Nixon Peabody's data privacy & cybersecurity practice.
Format: Expert Briefings
Breakout Peer Discussions
Q&A with Experts
Details: Agenda & Content
05/05/22 RI CEO Wisdom Exchange
Topic: Finding and Retaining the Right Talent in 2022
Guest: Mike Zani, CEO of The Predictive Index & author of The Science of Dream Teams
Format: Mike Zani Interview – Breakout Peer Discussions – Q&A with Mike Zani
Details: Agenda & Content
03/25/22 2022 Rhode Island CEO Summit
Topic: Gaining Strategic Advantage in this Rapidly Changing World
Guests:
Dan McKee Governor of Rhode Island
Alicia Rose, Deputy CEO of Deloitte
Ross Gittell, President of Bryant University
& Distinguished Economist.
Details: Agenda & Content