• Effective sessions focusing on leadership, bidding and estimating, budgets and marketing that will teach you the skills needed to increase your profits.
• Unique roundtable discussions to network with top building service and security contract CEOs and share ideas for success.
• First-class social events, including the Saturday evening reception.
• Returning in 2008! Cutting-edge ideas to grow your business at the CEO Summit.

General Sessions

Saturday, April 26, 2008

General Session Keynote Address: Leadership in the 21st Century
8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Bill George, Author of True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership and Authentic Leadership
Bill George will discuss the challenges of leadership in the 21st century and the new kind of leadership required for success. Content will be drawn from True North: Discover Your Authentic Leadership and will focus on how attendees can become authentic leaders in their own environment and contribute materially to the success of their respective organizations.

Sunday, April 27, 2008

Customer Panel
8:15 a.m. – 9:45 a.m.
Ian Greig, Daniels Associates, Inc.
Discover the new direction in cleaning and how customers see it affecting them. Discuss topics such as DayCleaning©, new equipment approaches moving toward lower labor and benefits of leasing equipment. Learn the benefits of expanding services beyond cleaning to include facility services and work loading for a cleaner, healthier world.

Monday, April 28, 2008

Government Affairs
9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Speakers: TBD
Discuss the most current issues facing building service and security contractors, such as nomatch
and minimum wage regulations, during this interactive session.

CEO Roundtables
10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Multiple Industry CEOs
Discuss a variety of topics with a panel of CEOs from the building service industry’s top companies. Explore useful tips and learn valuable lessons that can be immediately applied to your organization.

The Current State of Green Cleaning
12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Stephen Ashkin, The Ashkin Group, LLC
Learn what you need to succeed in the rapidly accelerating Green Building Movement. Discuss the recent revision to LEED for Existing Buildings (LEED-EB) and Green Seal’s GS37 and GS42 standards, changes in state legislation, new product innovations and what it will take for contractors to maintain a leadership position in the marketplace.

Concurrent Sessions and Tracks

Download the advance program for concurrent session descriptions.

Operational Track

Green BSCs – Evaluation and Certification of Environmentally Responsible Service Providers
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Mark T. Petruzzi, Green Seal

Women’s Roundtable
Saturday, April 26, 2008 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speakers: Janelle Callahan, CBSE, Southpark Services of NC, Inc.; Jamie Gutiérrez, CBSE, Midwest Maintenance Company, Inc.; Mary Kelly, MEF Commercial Services; Sally Schopmeyer, Maintenance, Inc.; Jamie Van Vuren, Bee Line, Inc.

How to Survive a Family Business
Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Paul Greenland, CBSE, Aetna Building Maintenance; Steve Southard, CBSE, Cross Gate Services, Inc.; Mike Young, CBSE, Red River Sanitors, Inc.

Motivation Program that Worked for Us
Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Dennis Dusenberry, CBSE, Woodley Building Maintenance

Operations Roundtables
Monday, April 28, 2008 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.

Pain: How to Avoid It and Lower Workers Comp
Monday, April 28, 2008 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Speakers: Michael Perkins, CleanRight Building Maintenance; Kirk Vander Vlucht, CBSE, Holland, Inc.

Large Company Issues Track

The Latest Trends in Safety and Risk Management
Saturday, April 26, 2008 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Deirdre MacLeod, The Hurley Group

Succession Planning for You and Your Business
Saturday, April 26, 2008 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speakers: Stan Doobin, Harvard Maintenance, Inc.; Ryan Hendley, CBSE, IH Services, Inc.; Tim Murch, CBSE, Mitch Murch’s Maintenance Mgmt. Co.

Changed Climate of Labor Relations
Sunday, April 27, 2008 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Irwin Brown, Cosmos Consulting Group

Effects of Contract Consolidation
Sunday, April 27, 2008 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speakers: John Barrett, Kimco Corporation; Stan Doobin, Harvard Maintenance, Inc.; Barney Gershen, Gershen Consulting, LLC

Employer Compliance Issues
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Perry Heidecker, Milman & Heidecker

How to Build and Develop an Effective Sales Force, Compensation Plans
Monday, April 28, 2008 – 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Speaker: Pat Mullin, Harvard Maintenance, Inc.

Sales and Finance Track

Selling “Big” on a Small Budget
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Dick Ollek, CBSE, Consultants In Cleaning, LLC

How to Do a Successful Sales Walk-through
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Todd Hopkins, CBSE, Office Pride

Mergers and Acquisitions Panel
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speakers: Daryl Pace, The Hurley Group; Gary Penrod, CBSE, Gary Penrod and Associates,Inc.; Lance Tullius,Tullius Partners

Getting Your Customer to Brag About Your Brand
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Troy Hopkins, Office Pride

What Is Your Company Worth? Who Will Pay It?
Monday, April 28, 2008 – 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Speaker: Gary Penrod, CBSE, Gary Penrod and Associates, Inc.

When Dripping Is a Good Thing!
Monday, April 28, 2008 – 8:15 a.m. - 9:15 a.m.
Speaker: Andrea Fredrickson, American Institute of Management, Inc.

Emerging Company Issues Track

How I Grew My Company
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Barney Gershen, Gershen Consulting, LLC

How to Write a Proposal
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Steve Southard, CBSE, Cross Gate Services, Inc.

Award Yourself
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Lisa Bands, My Cleaning Service, Inc.

Human Resources Track

Leading Employees vs. Managing Employees
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dennis Dusenberry, CBSE, Woodley Building Maintenance

Who’s in Your Network: Motivate the Best and Get Rid of the Rest
Saturday, April 26, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Troy Hopkins, Office Pride

Reducing Turnover
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Speaker: Dick Ollek, CBSE, Consultants In Cleaning, LLC

Deterring the Embezzler
Sunday, April 27, 2008 – 3:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
Speaker: Janelle Callahan, CBSE, Southpark Services of NC, Inc.