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Jack SheltonDirector, Associate Service
The Conference Board
Trusted Insights for Business Worldwide
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Membership Overview
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Today’s agenda
The Conference Board mission
The “nexus of knowledge” and enterprise-wide approach
The value of membership
Membership goals
Questions / Comments / Conclusion
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Our Mission
To provide the world’s leading
organizations with the practical
knowledge they need to improve their
business performance and better
serve society.
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Highlighted history of The Conference Board
1916 Founded by a group of CEOs concerned about the impact of workplace issues on business.
1940s Begins tracking Director’s compensation and corporate contributions.
1967 Launches the Consumer Confidence Index
1976 Creates The Conference Board CEO Confidence Index
1996 Assumes control of the U.S. Leading Economics Indicators from the U.S. Government
2002 Convenes The Conference Board Commission of Public Trust and Private Enterprise
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The “nexus of knowledge” is where our expertise, your experiences and our peer-to-peer learning networks combine to
produce one-of-a-kind insights
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Benefit from an enterprise-wide perspective to make the right strategic decisions
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We focus on your most pressing challenges through four clear lenses
Governance & Corporate Values
Risk & Opportunity Management
Strategy & Transformational Decisions
Citizenship & Sustainability
Strategic Workforce Planning
Leadership
People Management, Talent, and Incentives
Diversity & Inclusion
Economy & Dynamics of Growth
Markets and Institutions
Creating Wealth & Value
Global Presence
Functional Excellence
Performance Enhancement & Measurement
In-sourcing/Outsourcing
Global Operations Challenges and High Performance
Corporate Leadership
Human Capital
High PerformingOrganizations
Economy, Markets & Value Creation
Challenges, opportunities and transformation ofCEOs and C-Suite executives facing an unprecedented, high-pressure environment of owners, regulations, markets, global forces and competing management models.
The need to be global and local to properly address workforce opportunities, challenges and best practices, while anticipating the implications of the changing labor market, business environment, work content and market/supply-chain footprint.
Economic, and market-related issues that shape prospects strategic and guide investment and operational activities of global corporations.
Locating responsibility and driving relevant performance measurement, adaptive development and continuous improvement in complex, diverse and widely distributed organizations facing intensified global competition.
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Successful implementation of organizational strategiesrequires full alignment
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Differential value of our membership: enterprise-wide insights on critical issues
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Membership Benefits
Access to all Research Reports in a variety of formats. Access to all Annual Studies (CEO Challenge, Top Executive Compensation, Directors’
Compensation, and Board Practices and Corporate Contributions). Executive Action Reports – weekly electronic reports. StraightTalk – an economics update by Bart van Ark, Chief Economist. Members Only website access (download research).
KnowlEdge Series - Each KnowlEdge Series is composed of three or four half-hour programs that build on each other. This interactive, web-based format enures ease of access.
Economics Watch – a complimentary briefing series with Bart van Ark with a monthly recap of all the Global Leading Economic Indicators and economic news
Unlimited access to the Business Information Service (secondary research) within 48 hours – “Ask the Library.”
Conference Keynotes - A one hour condensed version of our Conferences with all materials, Key Issues, Benchmarks & Action Steps
Complimentary conference for the Liaison Executive (LE). On-site briefings for economics and management research. CEO briefings and special programs. Eligibility to join Councils and Research Working Groups. 50% discount on conferences for Council Members. Eligibility for Premiere-level conference sponsorship. Director of Associate Service professional assigned and dedicated to assist you in
maximizing membership value.
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The Conference Board What Distinguishes Us?
Comprehensive: One membership includes all departments and access to: Our outstanding original research Business Information Service for quick
secondary research requests Council and Research Working Group
participation Additional fees for some programs are
modest
Samples:
• Comprehensive Economic research for strategic planning
• Board attends Directors’ Institute at reduced cost
• CFO joins Council of Financial Executives
• HR participates in Strategic Workforce Planning study with other interested companies
valuefor the enterprise
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Answers to your questions
Business Information Service “Ask the Library” delivers quick answers from our specialists, who draw from The Conference Board research and online databases to fulfill any secondary research request.
24 – 48 hour turn-around timeSamples• Industry overviews, trends
and forecasts.• Consumer demographics• U.S. and international
economic statistics.• Corporate management practices.• Specific company information. answers
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Research Working Groups let you drive the research
Research Working Groups are where small networks of executives develop research on issues that will
enhance individual and company performance
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New online direction
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Membership Goals
Utilization by all appropriate professionals within your organization.
What are your greatest challenges? What keeps you up at night?
What can The Conference Board do to further add value to your membership experience?
Questions / Comments?
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To ensure value through your
participation in the world’s foremost
community of business leadership
Our unwavering promise
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