Overview

Executive Summits hosts one of the largest executive best practices organizations globally, having helped over 3,500 member companies covering 20 functional groups listed below. Each group provides the world's top business leaders in that function the ability to gather monthly and exchange best practices to drive the performance of their companies and hear from top thought leaders on the most pressing issues confronting their industry and role.






Best Practices Groups that Meet Monthly.

  • CFO Summit 
  • CIO Summit
  • CMO Summit 
  • COO/Operations Summit 
  • Corporate Counsel Summit 
  • Corporate Development Summit
  • Customer Service Summit 
  • HR Summit
  • Product Development Summit
  • Project Management Summit
  • PR Summit
  • Procurement Summit 
  • Quality Management Summit 
  • Risk Management Summit 
  • Safety Management Summit 
  • Sales Summit 
  • Supply Chain Summit 
  • Training Summit 














What Are the Groups?

Executive Summits is an elite group of top executives who meet monthly by teleconference to focus on excellence. We share top ideas, best practices, and are committed to each other's success.


Meeting Format.

Monthly meetings (one-hour teleconferences) provide a powerful forum in which thought leaders can exchange what is working, what is not, strategies and ideas in a confidential environment with a dedicated group of other leaders whose only agenda is to help each other outperform.


Qualifications.

To join Executive Summits you must either be one of the top executives at the corporate or divisional level (common titles include EVP, SVP, VP, Dir) or be a possible contender to eventually ascend into one of these top positions.

Benefits.

As a member, you will benefit from the following:
  • Participate in monthly meetings, and access the recordings and slides if you miss them.
  • Access to recordings and presentation slides for all previous years' meetings.
  • Exchange what is working, what is not, strategies and top ideas.
  • Build a powerful network of top execs committed to each other' success.
  • Learn how to Outperform from other respected leaders who outperform.
  • Exchange best practices with an elite Who's Who peer group.
  • Solve key business challenges with ideas and solutions others have found.
  • Executive guidance from other thought leaders to drive corporate performance.
  • Ideas to develop your team and transform your area to drive profitable growth.
  • Receive counsel from other respected leaders on your pending decisions, new tactics, and strategies.
  • Benefits your entire team. Monthly Keynotes for you and up to 5 of your staff by teleconference (included).
  • On-site best practices exchange visits between members are also encouraged and done frequently.
  • On your schedule. We record all meetings so if tied up you can access them whenever convenient.

Participants.

Over 3,500 companies have joined/participated to date:

  • A.D. Stokes
  • A.O. Smith
  • A.T. Kearney
  • Aaron's
  • Abacus Solutions
  • Abbott Laboratories
  • Abbott Vascular Devices
  • ABN AMRO
  • Absecon Mills
  • Acacia Research Corporation
  • Accelerated Payment Technologies
  • Access Bank
  • Accolo
  • Accor North America
  • Accordant, A CVS Caremark Company
  • AccuQuote
  • Accuray
  • Ace Relocation Systems
  • Acquisition Solutions
  • Acroprint Time Recorder
  • ACS
  • ACS Solutions
  • Action Sports Advertising
  • Activision Blizzard
  • Acuity Brands
  • Acxiom
  • AdBrite
  • ADC Telecommunications
  • Addax Petroleum
  • Adecco
  • ADEPT Solutions Global
  • Adhost internet
  • Adidas Group
  • Adify
  • Aditya Birla Minacs
  • ADM Corn Processing
  • Adobe Systems
  • ADP
  • ADP Employease
  • Adplex
  • ADRA International
  • ADT Security Services
  • Advance Payroll Funding
  • Advance Precision
  • Advanced Drainage Systems
  • Advanced Home Care
  • Advanced Medical Imaging
  • Advantec
  • Adventist Healthcare
  • Advisors Asset Management
 
  • AECOM
  • Aegis Media Americas
  • Aegon
  • Aerogrow International
  • Aeropres
  • AFC Enterprises (Popeyes)
  • Affymetrix
  • Afilias
  • Aflac
  • AFN
  • AFP Advanced Food Products
  • AFS Technologies
  • AgFirst Farm Credit Bank
  • Aggreko
  • AGI
  • AGIA Insurance Services
  • Agilent
  • Aging Wisely
  • AgraQuest
  • Agrium
  • AgVantis
  • AHS
  • AIA
  • AICPA
  • Aidells Sausage Company
  • AIHA
  • AIMM Technologies
  • Air Transat
  • Air2Web
  • Airband Communications
  • Airdrome Holdings
  • Airtex Products
  • AirTran Airways
  • Akzo Nobel
  • Alaska Railroad Corporation
  • Albridge Solutions
  • Alcoa
  • Alea Group
  • Alexza Pharmaceuticals
  • Align Technology
  • Al-Jon Manufacturing
  • Alkermes
  • All Children's Hospital
  • Allegheny Technologies
  • Allegro Microsystems
  • Allergan
  • Alliant Techsystems
  • Allianz Life Insurance
  • Allied Aerospace Industries
  • Allied Waste Industries
 
  • Allied Waste
  • AlliedBarton Security
  • Alpine Access
  • Altadis
  • Altamed Health Services
  • AltecLansing Tecnologies
  • Altria
  • AM Castle & Co.
  • AMB Property
  • Ambassador
  • Amcor
  • Amdocs
  • American Cancer Society
  • American Century Investments
  • American Medical Systems
  • American Red Cross
  • American Seafoods Group
  • American Stock Exchange
  • AmeriCredit
  • AmeriGas
  • AmeriPride Services
  • Ameristart Jet Charter
  • Amerisure Mutual Insurance
  • AMF Bowling Centers
  • AMN Healthcare Services
  • Analog Devices
  • Anheuser-Busch
  • ANTs Software
  • Apangea Learning
  • APC
  • Apex Systems
  • APHL
  • ApolloMD
  • ARAMARK
  • Ascensus
  • Ashland
  • ASI
  • Aspect Software
  • Asplundh
  • Assurant
  • AstraZeneca
  • AT&T Mobility
  • Audiovox Corporation
  • Autodesk
  • Avaya
  • Avery Dennison
  • AVID
  • Avis Budget Group
  • Avon Products
  • AXA Equitable

"It's very valuable to go outside your own industry to look at the skills and value-added processes from other areas, to see what people in other industries are doing, and how they're doing it, to apply to your own industry."
- Dennis Deering, VP, Diebold, Inc.

"Networking inside the company and outside the company is equally important. We've hired a lot of great talent because of networking."
- Ed Smith, SVP, Equifax

"Networking helps me review business issues with peers. And of course, by networking, I am able to hire some of the best people to join the Go Daddy family."
-Michael Zimmerman, GoDaddy.com

"I find it very invigorating to learn from others and adapt ideas from others, rather than always assuming our way is the best way. Sometimes others have better ideas than we do."
- Larry Quinlan, Deloitte

"The staff and facilitators are wonderful!"
- Shirley Weis, Mayo Clinic

"I think you provide excellent value for the cost of membership."
- Olaf Rove, TCI

"When you can get a glimpse of what is going on in the market, even a tiny glimmer of what can happen, you'll be able to jump on a new trend and get ahead of your competition."
- Kerry Desberg, Owens Corning

"There are some good ideas and questions included here."
- Michael Kowalski, IAB Solutions

"Networking is very valuable in not only finding and bringing in the right people for your organization, but in keeping connected with others. You can exchange ideas and learn from other people's experiences."
- Dov Shenkman, Sr.V.P., OfficeMax

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- Tom Herron, VP, NFRC.

"Networking is extremely valuable. You have to approach your career as a learning opportunity and networking in the first place has allowed me to learn."
- Herman Nell, VP, Petco

"The network of relationships between people, whether the old fashioned kind or via new modern social networks, is absolutely critical to operate with speed across geographies and business silos."
- Polly Pearson, VP, EMC Corporation

"All speakers were well prepared and put on good programs."
- Turner Williams, Burr & Forman
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- Joseph Brownlee, GM, Rotary

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- Angie Pierce, Director, Nature.org

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- Kim Ross, AVP, CarMax

"I think networking outside your industry is critical to keep the flow of new ideas coming into your mind, and your organization."
- Jim McComb, SVP, Bank of America

"Talking to peers and sharing best practices -- it's very powerful. Even at my level of experience, I still learn new things."
- Michael Frankel, Sr.V.P., LexisNexis Group

"Networking is a lifeline to being successful and to helping your group achieve your goals. You have to have a fresh perspective."
- Eric Thomas, Novell

"It's amazing, how giving companies are to share their best practices. It's an awesome way to move forward; it's a diversity of experience, a diversity of knowledge, you can tap into."
- Ron Reighter, VP, Sun Trust Bank