BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:60b4fd7ae1c253c388339986aa7db7db233 CATEGORIES:Greater Philadelphia SUMMARY:Greater Philadelphia In- Person Event | 2022-23 Economic Outlook LOCATION:Hyatt Place\, 440 American Ave\, King of Prussia, PA 19406 DESCRIPTION:
01:30 PM - 03:30 PM (Pacific)
02:30 PM - 04:30 PM (Mountain)
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3:30 PM - 05:30 PM (Central)
04:30 PM - 06:30 PM (Eastern)
Please note that the county is requiring those wh o attend the in-person events to be vaccinated or show proof of a negative test result that was taken 48 hours prior to the start of the event. Regist ration is required and space is limited.
$25 Member Regis
tration
Free Guest of Member Registration
Thi s is an in-person networking and education program. The topic will be the 2 022 & 2023 Economic Outlook for the Greater Philadelphia Area for strat egy and planning.
Paul Sloate |
Paul Sloate is an experienc
ed Entrepreneur, Investor, and Advisor with a deep understanding of Strateg
y and Finance. Paul has advised management teams from small start-ups to Fo
rtune 500 companies, enabling companies to achieve growth targets and to un
derstand the resources necessary to support their strategic growth objectiv
es. With real world experience from investments in over 2,000 companies ove
r the past 35 years, Paul possesses a unique perspective on the reality of
strategy, markets, technology, positioning, and competition. This enables c
ompanies to focus on their competitive advantages in order to drive growth
and financial results. In addition, Paul possesses a deep understanding of
US and Global Economics and the Financial Markets. Mr. Sloate lectures freq
uently for CEO Groups, Industry Associations, and prominent Organizations t
hat prize his perspective. Furthermore, Paul consults on Global Strategic E
conomics to various organizations and think tanks, such as the U.S. Army Wa
r College, and is one of a select few civilian participants in the United S
tates National Security Seminar. Mr. Sloate’s ability to parse the constant
ly changing external environment and capital markets into their basic parts
enables him to reassemble the parts into actionable intelligence for both
business and government. This flows naturally into decision making processe
s on strategy, resource allocation, growth targets, and financing. Mr. Sloa
te currently sits on both an Advisory Board and Board of Directors and prov
ides his input to numerous private companies. Prior to 2004, Mr. Sloate hel
d senior level positions with firms such as Wellington Management and Black
Rock Financial Management as well as serving as a co-founder of a successfu
l financial services start-up. Paul attended Cornell University where he ea
rned an AB, Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa in History and Economics. He also ear
ned an MBA with Distinction from The Wharton School of the University of Pe
nnsylvania. Paul has served as a judge for the annual Wharton Business Scho
ol start-up competition, advised many early and mid stage companies, and he
lped companies to find appropriate financing to underpin their growth. In h
is free time, Mr. Sloate is involved in an effort to open technical vocatio
nal education schools, focused on manufacturing, in Philadelphia and the su
rrounding areas.
Lawrence Dillon |
Lawrence Dillon is the Chief Executive
Officer (CEO) of ENKI, LLC, a global business transformation consulting fi
rm. He is also the President and Founder of the Greater Philadelphia Chapt
er of the Private Directors Association, a national non-profit, a Board of
Advisor to Cabrini University Business School, and a Board of Advisor to Pi
eMatrix, a global SaaS software company.
Lawrence is an accomplished transformational executive who quickly assess and improves complex business operations and the technology platforms upon which they are built. He and his team help clients such as United Healthcare, Rogers Telecom, HSBC, State Farm, Garrett Brands, the Un iversity of The Pacific, Neumann University, and others define business and IT improvement opportunities and then they lead the hands-on execution of the strategic initiatives, with client team members, to achieve the busines s and IT optimization envisioned.
Prior to ENKI, Lawrence was a Corporate Vice President, Ch ief Operating Officer and Chief Information Officer for RS Medical, Corpora te Vice President and Chief Information Officer for Aramark Healthcare and Facilities Management, Chief Enterprise Architect, Health Care Service Corp oration (BCBS of IL, MO, NM, OK, and TX), and a global management consultan t for E&Y, AT Kearney, Lante, and BroadVision along with being the youn gest person in Texaco’s history to be invited into the executive training p rogram. Lawrence started his career with a software company that broke new ground in client/server ERPs in 1986 and designed new solutions that trans formed the business use of technology, saving companies $ billions before h e was 30 years old. Lawrence is a founded of five different professional n etworking groups designed to help others grow their careers and to help com panies find great employees.
Lawrence has an AS in Computer Science and a BS in Business Ma nagement from Keene State College in NH, and an MBA in Finance and Marketin g from The University of Connecticut. Lawrence also studied International E conomics at Shiller International in London England. He is a fully licensed residential insurance producer in the state of Pennsylvania and has earned a certification by Harvard Law School in Negotiations and dealing with dif ficult people. In his spare time, he took a 40-hour training program to obt ained an Auto Racing certificate from the Audi Race Car Driving School.
Lawrence, his wife S ondra, and one of their three children live in Admore, PA. The two older ch ildren are in college. All enjoy traveling the world with special memories of vacations where the family can ski, hike, fish, and mountain bike.