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2025 Conference Agenda

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*Subject to Change

Conference Agenda Wednesday, April 9th, 2025

Each year, the OEOC holds pre-conference events that include:

3pm–5pm - CEO Roundtable *  

3pm–5pm - CFO Roundtable *

3pm–5pm - HR Roundtable *

5pm-7pm - Opening Night Reception with drinks and appetizers**

* To encourage open discussion roundtable attendance is limited to members from employee-owned companies.

** Opening night reception is $40 per individual. No charge if registered for April 9th pre-conference roundtable or April 10th full conference.

To register for pre-conference events fill out this form and email it to Kelly Fitts at kfitts@kent.edu

Conference Agenda Thursday, April 10th, 2025

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7:30am - 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast - Fairlawn Ballroom

8:30am - 8:45am Morning Welcome
Chris Cooper, Ohio Employee Ownership Center

8:45am - 9:30am Keynote Presentation
Ramona Rodriguez-Brooks, National Center for Employee Ownership
                                                 Daniel Goldstein, Retired CEO and President of Folience

9:30am - 9:45am Networking Break

9:45am - 10:45am Concurrent Panels One

10:45am - 11:00am Networking Break

11:00am - 12:00pm Concurrent Panels Two

12:00pm - 1:15pm Lunch & Ohio Employee Ownership Awards

1:15pm - 1:30pm Networking Break

1:30pm - 2:30pm Concurrent Sessions Three

2:30pm - 2:50pm Afternoon Coffee Break

2:50pm - 3:50pm Concurrent Sessions Four

3:50pm - 5:00pm Closing Reception - (Patio Weather Permitting)

View Sessions by Track

Legal and Technical

Bringing AI Into Your Employee-Owned Company: Tools and Techniques

Planning Your ESOP Annual Calendar

ESOP Legal and Regulatory Update

Understanding and Managing the Trustee and Appraiser Relationship

Growing Through Acquisitions: Techniques and Strategies  

Setting (Or Resetting) Your ESOP Distribution Policies  

Governance and Leadership

Women Leadership Forum

Handling Leadership Succession While Maintaining Business Operations

Leading Employee Owners: Keys to Effective Management

Effective Corporate Governance in Your Employee Owned Company

HR, Communications, and Culture

Rethinking Compensation: Wages, Bonuses and the ESOP Benefit

Onboarding Large Numbers of Employee-Owners During Periods of Growth

Hiring and Benefit Strategies with a Multigenerational Workforce

Sharing Ideas is Free: Allowing Employee Owners to Impact the Bottom Line

Open Book Management: Taking the First Step

Essential Employee Owner Education

ABCs of ESOPs for Plan Participants

ABCs of Worker Cooperatives for Worker Members

Basics of Business Financials

How You Build Wealth in an Employee-Owned Company

Selling Owners

Getting Ready for a Transition

Assessing the Feasibility of an ESOP

ESOP Alternatives: Selling to a Worker Cooperative or Employee Owned Trust (EOT)

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