CEO Track

What are the critical issues for today's chief executives?

The CEO Track provides chief executives of IS and CMF members in-depth, peer-to-peer exchanges on issues relevant to running an organization. Its sessions, spread throughout the conference, include discussions with plenary speakers and experts in our field.

• CEO Summit -- Innovative Leadership: Critical Thinking for Critical Times
  See the PowerPoint for the CEO Summit
• Conversation with the 2009 Gardner Leadership Award Winner -- Geoffrey Canada
• Nonprofit CEO Renewal
• Organizational and Executive Compensation
• Conversation with Diana Aviv
• The Evolving Role of Nonprofit Boards
• Organizational Restructuring in Turbulent Times

SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 4
4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

Conversation with Diana Aviv
Join IS president and CEO Diana Aviv for a wide-ranging discussion about current and future conditions in the nonprofit and philanthropic communities, including our role in shaping a better future.

Speaker:

• Diana Aviv, president and CEO, Independent Sector

Moderator:

• Brian A. Gallagher, president and CEO, United Way of America

The Evolving Role of Nonprofit Boards
Are the fundamental responsibilities and composition of nonprofit boards evolving in response to changing times? As expectations of an organization increase, its board must adapt its work to current conditions. The demographic and economic shifts in American society suggest that members of a board should also look different and provide new skills and knowledge to a 21st century organization. Take part in a wide-ranging discussion that examines these areas.

Speakers:

• Neelav Hajra, president and CEO, Nonprofit Enterprise At Work, Inc.
• John Morning, trustee, Charles Stewart Mott Foundation
• Lorie A. Slutsky, president, The New York Community Trust

Moderator:

• Linda C. Crompton, president and CEO, BoardSource

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 5

9:45–11:15 a.m.

CEO Summit -- Innovative Leadership: Critical Thinking for Critical Times
The turbulent economy is forcing CEOs to find innovative ways to sustain their organizations and deliver powerful results.  Often the best path comes not from leading through constriction but by choosing a more expansive way of thinking and acting.  Join David Horth, author and senior designer at the Center for Creative Leadership to learn how to achieve strategic growth through new methods and explore tools, techniques, and processes for transforming ideas into innovation practice.

Speaker:

• David Magellan Horth, senior designer, Center for Creative Leadership

Moderator:

• Eugene Cochrane, Jr. president and CEO, The Duke Endowment

2:00 – 3:30 p.m.

Organizational and Executive Compensation
Creating an effective compensation system is difficult even when times are good – and it's even harder now. Learn how to develop comprehensive compensation systems that work for the organization, your executive, and your staff's career development.

Speakers:

• Charles W. Quatt, president, Quatt Associates, Inc.
• Sally M. Sterling, consultant, Spencer Stuart

Moderator:

• Susan V. Berresford, former president, The Ford Foundation

Organizational Restructuring in Turbulent Times
Financial realities are forcing CEO's to consider restructuring their organizations in order to survive. This session looks at the key issues to consider in making such decisions, what can be done to mitigate undesirable effects of lay-offs, mergers, closures, and whether there are less drastic alternatives.

Speakers:

• Jeanne Bell, executive director, CompassPoint Nonprofit Services
• Sterling K. Speirn, president and CEO, W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Moderator:

• Ralph B. Everett, president and CEO, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies

4:00 – 5:30 p.m.

Nonprofit CEO Renewal
Nonprofit CEOs face mounting challenges, both personally and organizationally. Coping with the pressures that accompany the making of tough decisions is crucial if they are to avoid burn-out while managing their staff, their clients, and their organizations' future. Explore stress management techniques to help you cope with the responsibilities that come with being CEO.

Speaker:

• Sandra Finkel, manager, Stress Management Services and Executive Health Program, University of Michigan Cardiovascular Medicine at Domino's Farms

Moderator:

• Ruth Wooden, president, Public Agenda

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6
9:30 – 11:00 a.m.

Conversation with the 2009 Gardner Leadership Award Winner -- Geoffrey Canada
Join a conversation with 2009 Gardner Award recipient Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO of the Harlem Children's Zone, and examine the promise of a comprehensive community strategy for poor children.

Speaker:

• Geoffrey Canada, president and CEO, Harlem Children's Zone

Moderator:

• Edward Skloot, director, Center for Strategic Philanthropy & Civil Society, Duke University