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Thursday, October 22, 2009 |
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| 8:00AM–9:00AM Empire Terrace |
REGISTRATION & COFFEE You're in a city like no other, so expect an industry meeting like no other. Get ready to jump into the "New York" ALLIANCE experience with some coffee and friendly networking with your partners from throughout the world. The "A" Team will be there to put you in an "ALLIANCE State of Mind." |
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| 9:00AM–9:15AM Empire Room |
Welcome! Get ready for the most eye-opening, thought-provoking and solutions-driven forum in the OBC industry. At this year's Strategic Summit, we will focus on how our industry is changing, how to adapt to the challenges of change, and most importantly, how we will PROFIT from these opportunities. Over the next two days we'll hear from a wide array of speakers and panelists who represent our entire industry: Members of the "A" Team, Industry Professionals and Peers, plus Real Estate, Technology, Social Media and Financial experts. Get ready for an exciting and informative first day! |
Annette Reizburg, Director Of Operations – The ALLIANCE Academy John Milhado, Executive Director – ALLIANCE NETWORK, Europe |
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| 9:15AM–10:00AM Empire Room |
The Industry Strategic Forecast Frank Cottle will present an in-depth look at the present state of our industry, today's challenges, and the amazing opportunities that the current economic cycle and changing trends are offering to those that use this information to lead and profit. Although we are facing one of the most volitile economic times in recent history and although these market conditions affect us and our clients globally, Frank will share strategies that adapt to current conditions and that will challenge our thinking. This presentation will be our jumping-off point to a whole series of presentations that will give us the winning game plan for the next seasonal round in our industry's never ending game. |
Frank Cottle, Chairman – ALLIANCE NETWORK | |
| 10:00AM–10:45AM Empire Room |
Keep Up with Changes in Center Design Our Keynote speakers are part of a global team engaged in developing dynamic work environments and alternative workplace strategies for many of the corporate accounts we go up against Regus for every day. They're here to tell us why businesses in all sectors are transitioning from traditional work environments to more progressive, alternative workplace programs, and to challenge our thinking to cater to today's and tomorrow's clients. Let's hear from the "other side of the fence" how we need change our thinking to create the perfect environment, infrastructure and teams to support this inevitable evolution in how people and corporations want to work. |
Andrew Laing, Bernice Boucher – DEGW, Inc. |
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| 10:45AM–11:15AM Empire Terrace |
COFFEE TALK ABCN is all about networking and partnership, so take this valuable time with your ALLIANCE colleagues and industry partners. |
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| 11:15AM–12:00PM Empire Room |
Web Marketing Take a look at some of the Website strategies that ALLIANCE Impact Marketing (AIM) is developing for our Members, and specific strategies that are working to produce some amazing results. It's time to move forward and become independent in the creation of more "organic" leads from your own website and not having to rely on others to gain your own market share. Get some WEBSITE and MARKETING WOW! |
Mike Sullivan, Executive Director – ALLIANCE Impact Marketing (AIM)
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12:00PM–1:30PM
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT Lunch in the historical Louis XVI Room |
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1:30PM–2:30PM |
Social Media Must Do's LinkedIn says that Viveka Von Rosen is the most popular person in the Business Center industry and one of the top five personalities on LinkedIn itself! Learn from Viveka and EXPLORE THE POWER OF SOCIAL MEDIA FOR OUR INDUSTRY to gain more prospects and profitability. This presentation will be present specific business cases demonstrating how to use the new power of social media to change the way you market, prospect, improve your conversion ratios and serve your clients. It's a whole new WEB world out there! |
Viveka Von Rosen, Master of The ALLIANCE Academy |
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| 2:30PM–3:00PM Empire Terrace |
TAKE A BIG APPLE BREAK, CAFFEINE IS A MUST – THERE'S MORE TO COME |
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| 3:00PM–4:00PM Empire Room |
Virtual Offices, Video, Conference & Meeting Rooms...What’s Next? We're in New York with Miss Liberty for inspiration, so let's take a whole new look at Virtual Officing. We think that this trend has just begun and that what you THINK you know about Virtual Officing is just the surface of what we are discovering about major changes that are not yet evident or as easy to see as we might have thought. This will be an interactive presentation (with audience participation) that will offer knowledge and valuable strategies that will help us gain an in-depth understanding of the small, mobile and home market trend. |
Frank Cottle - Interactive Member Discussion Forum and the day’s wrap-up |
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| 4:00PM-4:45PM Empire Room |
ENCORE PRESENTATION Our partners and industry professionals will be available to talk to you individually and more in depth about their products and services. The future is all about implementing new trends, creating new revenue streams, optimizing your investments and making technology infrastructure and environment changes that will build the profitable business center of the future. They are your partners in this journey and a huge part of your success team. Now's the time to start those partnerships. |
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| 6:45PM–10:00PM Meet in lobby |
DINNER AND TEAMING BUILDING, ABCN STYLE Prepare yourself for extraordinary views overlooking Times Square this evening, a fun team building event that will challenge your creativity, and a venue that will dazzle you with one of the most intriguing business center designs in the city...all with a Cold Stone team building event that you will not want to miss! |
Hosted By WURK & OBCANY Cold Stone Creamery |
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