11:00 to 12:00
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Create the Future
Boutique and Independent Firm Forum 2019
April 9, 2019
New York
#AESCGLOBAL
Impact Organizations to #LeadTomorrowNow
April 9, 2019
12:00 to 19:30
On the eve of our anniversary, AESC celebrates 60 years of propelling businesses into the future with the right talent leading in the right way. When our founders established AESC, they set the standard for a profession that discovers the rare talent capable of launching businesses to new heights; conditions future leaders for high endurance decision making; and activates organizations to accelerate ahead of the competition.
As we look to the future, where will we find the talent who can not only navigate a tomorrow we can only just imagine, but who can also build it? Join AESC for Create the Future. Kicking off our annual Global Conference, held on April 10, AESC will host a Boutique and Independent Firm Forum (BIFF) on April 9. The Forum provides an opportunity for AESC member professionals from smaller and boutique firms to cover trends in executive search and leadership consulting, and exchange best practices for addressing challenges and solutions.
ELIGIBILITY
AESC's April 9th Forum is designed to meet the needs of our boutique, small and sole proprietor firm members and we strongly encourage individuals from those firms to join us. Please note that firms that are globally branded in the marketplace are ineligible to attend.
Sessions
12:00 to 13:15
Lunch and Roundtable Discussions
Attendees will have the opportunity to join in table discussions moderated by AESC Partners: The Cluen Corporation; Invenias; and Mintz Group
Topics:
The Cluen Corporation - AI and the Impact on Executive Search;
Invenias - Diversity & Inclusion and the Role of Executive Search;
Mintz Group - Screening for Brand Compatibility
13:15 to 13:30
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Speakers
Jose Ruiz
BIFF Chair, CEO and Managing Partner
Alder Koten
Jose Ruiz
Jose Ruiz
BIFF Chair, CEO and Managing Partner
Alder Koten
Jose Ruiz serves as Alder Koten’s Chief Executive Officer providing vision, strategic direction and the roadmap for the firm’s future.
He is also involved in executive search work focused on board members, CEOs and senior-level executives; and consulting engagements related to leadership and organizational effectiveness helping clients create thriving cultures.
An important part of his time is spent on research work focused on organizational effectiveness centered on leadership and culture. Prior to joining Alder Koten, Jose was a Principal with Heidrick & Struggles’ Global Industrial Practice based in Houston, TX and Monterrey, Mexico.
His professional experience also includes leadership positions in engineering and operations management for manufacturing organizations in the US and Mexico. This experience includes serving as vice president and general manager at Holley Performance Products. Jose is a bi-weekly contributor at Forbes.com.mx writing about executive leadership and career development.
Jose holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from the Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
13:30 to 15:15
Best Practice Exchange
The Forum offers an opportunity to exchange best practices around the challenges and opportunities of boutique, small, and sole proprietor firms. Attendees will discuss Attendees will have the opportunity for more intimate discussions at roundtables dedicated to topics such as operational issues as well as trends in executive search and leadership consulting, such as: market forces; operational excellence; search execution; and business development. Each attendee will be able to sit in different discussions of 45 minutes each, with a 15 minute break between discussions.
15:15 to 15:45
Break
15:45 to 17:30
Best Practice Exchange Continues
Attendees will have the opportunity for more intimate discussions at roundtables dedicated to topics such as Market Forces; Operational Excellence; Search Execution; and Business Development. Each attendee will be able to sit in on two different discussions of one hour each, with debriefs from the tables at the end.
17:30 to 18:00
Roundtable Debrief and Closing Remarks
Speakers
Jose Ruiz
BIFF Chair, CEO and Managing Partner
Alder Koten
Jose Ruiz
Jose Ruiz
BIFF Chair, CEO and Managing Partner
Alder Koten
Jose Ruiz serves as Alder Koten’s Chief Executive Officer providing vision, strategic direction and the roadmap for the firm’s future.
He is also involved in executive search work focused on board members, CEOs and senior-level executives; and consulting engagements related to leadership and organizational effectiveness helping clients create thriving cultures.
An important part of his time is spent on research work focused on organizational effectiveness centered on leadership and culture. Prior to joining Alder Koten, Jose was a Principal with Heidrick & Struggles’ Global Industrial Practice based in Houston, TX and Monterrey, Mexico.
His professional experience also includes leadership positions in engineering and operations management for manufacturing organizations in the US and Mexico. This experience includes serving as vice president and general manager at Holley Performance Products. Jose is a bi-weekly contributor at Forbes.com.mx writing about executive leadership and career development.
Jose holds a master’s degree in organizational leadership from Gonzaga University and a bachelor’s degree in mechanical and electrical engineering from the Instituto Technologico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey. He is fluent in English and Spanish.
18:00 to 19:30
Networking Reception Sponsored by Invenias
Testimonials
It was my first time attending but I was really impressed with the quality of discussion and hearing insights from others who have been around longer. It was extremely beneficial.
When I attend an AESC meeting, I come back with an idea, best practice or something that’s being done somewhere else, which will cause me to relook at my business model. And as a result, my customers have an opportunity to actually not only get the best of what I can do but the best of everything I can learn from some of the best companies around the world.
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