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		<title>Welcome to the XPX Summit 2010</title>
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Babson College<br />
Knight Hall<br />
Wellesley, MA<br />
7:30am &#8211; 6:00pm<br />
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Attendees will walk away with</span></h3>
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<li>Concrete ways to engage the business owner in exit planning</li>
<li>Tools and techniques for assessing and valuing private businesses</li>
<li>Comprehensive understanding of exit planning</li>
<li>Network of trusted advisors engaged in the exit planning industry</li>
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Who should attend?</span></h3>
<p>Professionals engaged in advising the private business owner and their clients. Last year’s attendees included financial planning advisors, accountants, corporate and estate planning attorneys, investments bankers, management consultants, marketing and public relations professionals, tax and insurance advisors, investors and entrepreneurs.<a href="%3E%3C/p%3E%0A%3Cp%3E%3Cbr%20class="></a></p>
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<h2><span style="color: #000080;">Engage, Educate and Exit:</span></h2>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Delivering Value to the Owner-Managed Business</span></h3>
<p>Join other trusted advisors and business owners for an  educational and inspiring opportunity to share firsthand accounts, exchange best practices and learn from other practitioners who are responsible for advising the business owner on issues surrounding their exiting goals.</p>
<p>Special Keynote: Rob Slee’s presentation “In Search of the Midas Touch -  competing in a global economy — how to create value in anticipation of the next liquidity/M&amp;A period.” Each attendee will receive a hard cover and CD version of Rob’s new book Midas Marketing.</p>
<p>During the daylong conference, you will hear from Rob and Kevin Mulvaney as the keynote speakers. Kevin is  President of Strategic Advisors Group, a specialty consulting firm which advises CEOs and business owners facing important strategic challenges and M&amp;A decisions. Both Rob and Kevin have extensive experience with exiting owners in the small and medium business space.</p>
<p>During the balance of the day, participants may attend up to three of nine break-out sessions presented by experts in their field, selected for the relevance to the exit  planning field, which will cover a variety of timely topics.</p>
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<th width="50%" align="center">Registration beginning February 10</th>
<th>Early Bird Registration Prior to March 2</th>
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<td align="center"><strong>XPX Member:</strong> $195</td>
<td align="center">$170</td>
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<td align="center"><strong>Non-Member:</strong> $295</td>
<td align="center">$270</td>
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<p>If you are travelling to the Summit from out of state, please call Donna Powell at 978-392-7929 for pricing and to register. XPX will offer a $25 discount for out-of-staters.</p>
<p>Hotel Accommodations can be made at the Babson Executive Conference Center. Go to <a href="http://execed.babson.edu/becc/accomodations.aspx">http://execed.babson.edu/becc/accomodations.aspx</a></p>
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<p>More Info:</p>
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<li>Agenda &#8211;  <a href="../xpx-summit-2010/xpx-summit-2010-agenda/">http://xpxboston.com/xpx-summit-2010/xpx-summit-2010-agenda/</a></li>
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Conference Agenda &#8211; March 16, 2010





7:30 am to 8:15 am


Continental Breakfast &#38; Networking




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Welcome




8:30 am to 10:00 am


Getting The Owner Conversation Started: An Interactive Workshop
Kick-Off Presenter: Richard C. Kimball, The Bigelow Company




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<p>7:30 am to 8:15 am</p>
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<p>Continental Breakfast &amp; Networking</p>
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<p><strong>Getting The Owner Conversation Started: An Interactive Workshop</strong></p>
<p>Kick-Off Presenter: Richard C. Kimball, The Bigelow Company</p>
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<p>10:00 am to 10:15 am</p>
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<p><strong>Breakout A: Engage the Business Owner<em> (Choose one session)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Is There an 800-Pound Gorilla Your Client Cannot See?</strong></p>
<p>Lawrence A. Girouard, The Business Avionix Company and Marty W. Croyle, Croyle &amp; Associates</p>
<p><strong>Leveraging Social Networks: Growing The Business</strong><strong> </strong></p>
<p>Joselin Mane, LITBeL Consulting/BostonTweetUp.com and Michael Durwin, Engine East</p>
<p><strong>Succession: An Owner&#8217;s Story of Buying, Owning and Selling</strong></p>
<p>Kevin Kennedy, Beacon Exit Planning <strong> </strong></p>
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<p>11:15 am to 11:30 am</p>
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<p>Break</p>
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<p>11:30 am to 12:30 pm</p>
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<p><strong>Breakout B: More Exit Planning Education<em> (Choose one session)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong>True Stories And Lessons Learned from the Exit Trail in Texas</strong></p>
<p>Joan Ridley, Business Wealth Solutions</p>
<p><strong>The Art Before the Deal</strong></p>
<p>Brian Layton and Raymond N. Wareham, Bernstein Global Wealth Management</p>
<p><strong>Maximizing Value in the Sale of a Business</strong></p>
<p>Kenneth F. Stern, Synxronos<strong> </strong></p>
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<p>12:30 pm to 1:45 pm</p>
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<p><strong>In Search of the Midas Touch</strong></p>
<p>Lunch &amp; Keynote Address: Robert Slee, MidasNation</p>
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<p>1:45 pm to 2:00 pm</p>
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<p>Break</p>
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<p>2:00 pm to 3:00 pm</p>
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<p><strong>Breakout C: Execute Wisely!<em> (Choose one session)</em></strong></p>
<p><strong><em> </em></strong></p>
<p><strong>Size Doesn’t Matter, But Positioning Does!</strong></p>
<p>Janey Bishoff, Bishoff Communications<strong> </strong></p>
<p><strong>Optimizing Your Board of Advisors</strong></p>
<p>Stephen Wilchins, Seegel Lipshutz &amp; Wilchins LLP</p>
<p><strong>ESOPs As Ownership Transition Vehicles</strong></p>
<p>Chris M. Mellen, Delphi Valuation Advisors and</p>
<p>Robert W. Edwards, Steiker, Fischer, Edwards &amp; Greenapple, P.C., and its affiliate, SES Advisors, Inc.<strong> </strong></p>
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<p><strong>The Business Owner’s Challenges In Uncertain Times</strong></p>
<p>Afternoon Keynote Address: Kevin Mulvaney, Babson College</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 16, 2010; ] <p>Mark your calendar for the XPX Summit -<strong> </strong><span style="font-family: Cambria; color: navy; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: Cambria; color: navy;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong>Engage, Educate, Exit</strong> <strong>- Delivering Value to</strong> <strong>Owner-Managed Businesses</strong></span></span></span> on Tuesday, March 16, 2010.</p>]]></description>
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 Babson College<br />
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Wellesley, MA<br />
 7:30am &#8211; 6:00pm<br />
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<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Attendees will walk away with</span></h3>
<ul>
<li>Concrete ways to engage the business owner in exit planning</li>
<li>Tools and techniques for assessing and valuing private businesses</li>
<li>Comprehensive understanding of exit planning</li>
<li>Network of trusted advisors engaged in the exit planning industry</li>
</ul>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Who should attend?</span></h3>
<p>Professionals engaged in advising the private business owner and their clients. Last year’s attendees included financial planning advisors, accountants, corporate and estate planning attorneys, investments bankers, management consultants, marketing and public relations professionals, tax and insurance advisors, investors and entrepreneurs.</p>
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<p><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.xpxboston.com/events/index.php">Click here to Register today!</a></span></p>
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<h2><span style="color: #000080;">Engage, Educate and Exit:</span></h2>
<h3><span style="color: #000080;">Delivering Value to the Owner-Managed Business</span></h3>
<p>Join other trusted advisors and business owners for an educational and inspiring opportunity to share firsthand accounts, exchange best practices and learn from other practitioners who are responsible for advising the business owner on issues surrounding their exiting goals.</p>
<p>Special Keynote: Rob Slee’s presentation “In Search of the Midas Touch &#8211; competing in a global economy — how to create value in anticipation of the next liquidity/M&amp;A period.” Each attendee will receive a hard cover and CD version of Rob’s new book Midas Marketing.</p>
<p>During the daylong conference, you will hear from Rob and Kevin Mulvaney as the keynote speakers. Kevin is President of Strategic Advisors Group, a specialty consulting firm which advises CEOs and business owners facing important strategic challenges and M&amp;A decisions. Both Rob and Kevin have extensive experience with exiting owners in the small and medium business space.</p>
<p>During the balance of the day, participants may attend up to three of nine break-out sessions presented by experts in their field, selected for the relevance to the exit planning field, which will cover a variety of timely topics.</p>
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<td align="center"><strong>XPX Member:</strong> $195</td>
<td align="center">$170</td>
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<td align="center">$270</td>
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<p>If you are travelling to the Summit from out of state, please call Donna Powell at 978-392-7929 for pricing and to register. XPX will offer a $25 discount for out-of-staters.</p>
<p>Hotel Accommodations can be made at the Babson Executive Conference Center. Go to <a href="http://execed.babson.edu/becc/accomodations.aspx">http://execed.babson.edu/becc/accomodations.aspx</a></p>
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