Main Stage

OPENXCHANGE BREAKFAST

The Changing Competitive Landscape
In this Main Stage session, we hit the fast forward button. Prepare to meet visionary leaders that will help you rethink the future of the industry and your company. This interactive panel discussion will identify disruptive technologies and emerging trends that will help navigate the changing competitive landscape, and pinpoint the opportunities and challenges likely to impact your company and our industry.

Panelists:
Michael Simmons
CEO, Driveway

Jeremy Warren
Chief Technology Officer, Vivint Smart Home

Mike Soucie
Senior Product Marketing Manager, Google

KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
The Age of Disruption: Everything Has Changed and Nothing Is Different
Presented by: Scott Stratten

We’re in the age of disruption. Today’s business climate is changing at an unprecedented rate. Every week, it seems there is a new strategy, social media site or technology that is a “must use” or a “game changer.” What we lose in this endless quest for the next bright, shiny business object — is that at the core of business, while everything has changed, nothing is different. Trust, connection, consistency, and service will always trump any new app to hit the market. In his keynote, Scott will walk you through what is real and what is only a smoke screen.

GENERAL SESSION
Great Teams Understand “Why”
Presented by: Don Yaeger

They are connected to a greater purpose. Learn how to constantly remind your players and employees of who they are in service of while being acutely aware of downstream beneficiaries. The more a company creates “mission moments” for employees and team members to understand that GREATER PURPOSE, the better off the team will be when it comes to enduring any challenges along the way to achieving its goal. In this captivating session, Don Yaeger shares his findings from interviews with Olympic Gold Medal winners like USA Basketball Head Coach Mike Krzyzewski (Coach K), 2014 NBA Most Valuable Player Kevin Durant, and USA Basketball CEO Jerry Colangelo, as well as 4-Time Super Bowl champion quarterback Tom Brady, thought-leader Simon Sinek and longtime Medtronic CEO Bill George.

CLOSING KEYNOTE LUNCHEON
Stronger Security, Safer Schools

Whether you are an industry professional or a parent, this panel discussion will be emotional and heartfelt, but we promise you will leave with actionable steps that will help you play a bigger role in keeping our children and communities safer. Also, the college-bound son or daughter of a first responder will be awarded ESA’s Youth Scholarship.

Moderator:
H "Butch" Browning
State Fire Marshal, Louisiana Office of State Fire Marshal

Panelists:
Guy Grace
Director of Security and Emergency Planning, Littleton Public Schools (LPS)

Ryan Petty
Senior Vice President, Business Solutions, Cable & Wireless Communications

Brian Thomas
President and CEO, A3 Communications