2012 Annual Conference

The 2012 Strategic Growth Conference and Capital Forum
Hilton McLean Tysons Corner | April 16 & 17, 2012.

2012 Conference Chairs:
Jason Kaufman, The Chertoff Group
Ricky White, Grant Thorton

Our premier corporate growth event in the mid-Atlantic region has been held every spring since 1995 and improves every year, delivering more contentand value to the attendees and exhiitors.  A full day meeting provides unparalleled opportunities for networking, dealmaking and professional development for individuals involved in building corporate growth value through M&A, strategic partnerships, organic growth and capital funding.  The high quality panels and speakers focus on the last trends and deal strategies.

March 17, 2011 Strategic Growth Conference Networking & Program conference photos year's by professional photographer, Michael Carpenter.  Password 7623-acg

Previous 2011 Annual Conference Speakers Include:
David M. Rubenstein, Co-Founder and Managing Director,  The Carlyle Group
Steve Case, Chairman & Co-Founder, America Online & Chairman, The Case Foundation
Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, The Kiplinger Letter, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and The Kiplinger Tax Letter

Panelists included: "CEO Panel: "The New Budget Reality: Opportunities and PitFalls for Government Contractors - Perspectives from Four Seasoned CEO's."
John Hillen, President & CEO, Global Defense Technology and Systems, Inc.
George J Pedersen, Chairman of the Board, CEO, and Co Founder of ManTech International
Ed Bersoff, Chairman, ATS
Joseph M. Kampf, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO, CoVant

Previous 2010 Annual Conference Speakers Include:
Tom Ridge, Former Secretary of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
John Sununu, Former New Hampshire Senator

Previous 2009 Annual Conference Speakers Include:
Philip Odeen, Chairman, AES Corporation
Mark Feldman, Author, "Five Frogs on a Log"
Ralph Meoni, Vice President for Strategy and Planning, BAE Systems

Previous 2008 Annual Conference Speakers Include:
Steve Farber, Author & President, Extreme Leadership
Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, The Kiplinger Letter, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and The Kiplinger Tax Letter
Dr. Larry Sabato, Director, University of Virginia's Center for Politics

Panelists included "Capital Markets Panel: The State of the Private Equity Market"
Dean Graham, President and COO, CapitalSource
Stephen Bailey, Managing Director, The Carlyle Group
William Walton, Chairman, President & CEO, Allied Group

Previous 2007 Annual Conference Speakers Include:
Knight Kiplinger, Editor in Chief, The Kiplinger Letter, Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine and The Kiplinger Tax Letter
Dr. Frank Luntz, CEO and Chairman,  The Luntz Research Companies
Harvey Pitt, Former Chairman, Security and Exchange Commission