Attend the Fifth Third Regional Business Summit with the Cincinnati Regional Chamber at the Cintas Center on August 5
Returning for its second year, the Fifth Third Regional Business Summit brings together business leaders, executives, and stakeholders from across the Cincinnati region for a day of conversation, insight, and connection focused on the future of our economy. Designed to foster collaboration across industries, the summit will explore the opportunities and challenges shaping regional growth, with discussions centered on successful mergers and acquisitions, approaches to scaling your business, strategies around artificial intelligence, and trends in workforce development. Participants will gain new perspectives and actionable strategies to help strengthen competitiveness, support innovation, and advance long-term, inclusive economic growth across the region.
What participants will gain from attending
- A stronger understanding of the regional economic outlook and how leaders are approaching adaptability, strategic investment, and long-term growth in an evolving and uncertain environment.
- Practical insight into why successful mergers and acquisitions require more than just a solid deal structure, with an emphasis on integrating people, systems, and culture to capture value and limit disruption.
- A clearer view of how companies are navigating geopolitical shifts and global disruptions to still scale their businesses in a way that diversifies revenue and sourcing to build more resilient, agile operations.
- Recognition of the role intentional networking and relationship-building play in driving partnerships, sparking innovation, and supporting ongoing business development
Agenda
- 12:30 p.m. Registration
- 1 p.m. – 1:10 p.m. Welcome & Opening Remarks – Kyla Woods Emcee
- 1:10 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. Keynote Address
- 1:45 p.m. – 2 p.m. Executive Remarks
- 2 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Main Stage Panel Integration After Acquisition: Lessons from Large-Scale Transactions
- 2:45 p.m. – 3 p.m. Break for Sessions
- 3 p.m. – 4 p.m. Concurrent Breakout Sessions. Options:
- Breakout A: AI at Enterprise Scale
- Breakout B: Matchmaking
- Breakout C: Companies that Scale: Pathways to Growth & Capital
- 4 p.m. – 4:15 p.m. Break
- 4:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. Closing Conversation: Talent, Workforce, and Upskilling
- 5 p.m. – 6 p.m. Networking Happy Hour
Admission to the Regional Business Summit
Admission to the Regional Business Summit starts at $125 for nonmembers.
Cintas Center Venue Details
The Cintas Center is a 10,250-seat multi-purpose arena and conference center on the campus at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio. The arena officially opened in 2000 and was constructed through private donations as part of Xavier University’s Century Campaign.
Parking
Park in the C-2 Lot, which is the lot at the top of the stairs, and enter the Cintas Center through the Schiff Family Conference Center entrance.
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