Stanford Search Fund CEO Conference 2023
Location
Stanford Graduate School of Business
655 Knight Management Way
Stanford, CA 94305
United States
Attendees will learn from successful CEOs, GSB faculty, and board experts from within and outside of the search fund community about building and leading search fund operating companies.
Registration is now closed.
Agenda for September 6, 2023
Individual Company Investor Meetings
CEOs should email searchfunds@stanford.edu to schedule a 60-minute investor meeting.
Conscious Leadership: 15 Commitments that Differentiate Winning Teams
Kaley Klemp is an executive coach and co-author of 15 Commitments to Conscious Leadership.
Expanding the Search Community
Updates from affinity groups for under-represented searchers.
Evening Cocktail Reception
Held at Cantor Arts Museum.
Agenda for September 7, 2023
Registration and Light Breakfast with Stanford GSB Dean Jonathan Levin
Becoming the Board Member that Search CEOs Need
Discussion on behaviors and tactics of great directors and developing your skills as a new board member.
CEO Circles (CEOs Only)
An opportunity for CEOs to join a small group of peers to discuss topics they face in the CEO seat.
Conference Sessions
In Conversation with Michael Lewis
Michael Lewis is the best-selling author of The Undoing Project, Liar's Poker, Flash Boys, Moneyball, The Blind Side, Home Game, and The Big Short, among other works.
Early Hires and Terminations
Insights from new data on building leadership teams in the first two years.
A Study of Core Values in Search
Digging Wells for The Next Generation of Search Entrepreneurs
What Can EtA Learn from PE
An exploration of the post-acquisition playbooks deployed by leading PE investors and what the EtA community can learn from their success and failures.