Global Mid-Market CEOs, Business Experts, Political, Thought Leaders To Convene In Philadelphia October 18-21, 2015

NEW YORK, June 24, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- CEO Connection announces the exclusive global gathering of Mid-Market CEOs, the 2015 Mid-Market Convention, featuring hundreds of CEOs, political leaders, business experts, and presidential candidates, on October 18-21 at The Wharton School in Philadelphia, to identify actionable items from the mid-market perspective that will help the global community and provide individual opportunities to mid-market companies.  Comprised of nearly 20,000 companies, the mid-market (defined as companies having annual revenues between $100 million to $3 billion) represents an integral piece of the U.S. economy, employing more than 30 million people and generating approximately $10 trillion of the $30 trillion of annual gross receipts in the U.S.

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Speakers at the convention, "Where Innovation Meets Scale," include: Jostein Solheim, CEO of Ben & Jerry's Homemade; Dan Greene, Director, Twitter; George Bradt, Chairman, Prime Genesis; John Whitemore, CEO of ACT; Ron Totaro, Global Financial Services, Pitney-Bowes; Katherine Kline, Vice-Dean, Wharton Social Impact Initiative; and Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia.  

The Mid-Market Convention, the "Davos for the Mid-Market," is a unique gathering of CEOs and leaders vital to global economic success, wherein issues of economic growth, social impact, job creation, emerging markets, M&A, healthcare, intellectual property, technology, and cyber-security are explored.

The 2015 convention agenda includes:

• The CEO Connection Connecting Veterans to Success program which challenges Mid-Market Companies to hire 100,000 veterans by the year 2020;
• New CEO Connection Innovation Committee and Angel Investment Network Business Plan Showcase to connect mid-market CEOs seeking to invest in disruptive innovation with cutting-edge entrepreneurs seeking capital, board members
• 2015 Mid-Market Awards: exceptional leaders in four distinct categories, Mid-Market Company of the Year, Mid-Market CEO of the Year, Mid-Market Rising Star, Mid-Market Social Impact Award
• Mid-Market 500
• Most Influential Women of the Mid-Market. This inaugural list honors women who have power to influence change, innovation and standards for excellence
• New CEO Connection Mid-Market College Internship program

Attendees also may participate in the Wharton Executive Education class, "Innovation: Creating, Selecting, and Developing Exceptional Opportunities" held on October 18, led by Christian Terwiesch, leading authority and author of Innovation Tournaments, published by Harvard Business School Press.

Key partners of the 2015 CEO Connection Mid-Market Convention include KPMG, MasterCard, the Canadian Government, US Department of Commerce MBDA, the state of Tennessee, and the Wharton School Aresty Institute of Executive Education.

According to Michael Raynor, director, Deloitte Services LP, mid-market companies "drive superior long-term performance.  Mid-Market executives' persistent optimism in spite of lingering uncertainty underscores what an important and resilient contributor the middle market is to the U.S. economy." (The Three Rules: How Exceptional Companies Think.)

"CEO Connection is the only membership organization in the world focused exclusively on the Mid-Market…a powerful group which has driven our economic recovery," said Kenneth Beck, CEO of CEO Connection. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W3DS0OuD3lw.

Members of the exclusive CEO Connection are C-level executives from the Mid-Market with responsibility for all or significant portions of their company.  CEO Connection also publishes annual lists, ranking the top Mid-Market 1,000 U.S. closely held and public corporations by the gross revenue of the prior year. California leads the states race with 61 companies on the list, followed by Texas with 47 and New York with 37. Wharton, University of Pennsylvania, Harvard and the University of California (including Berkeley, University of California-Davis and UCLA) once again find themselves at the forefront of American business with the highest number of mid-market CEO alumni on the list.  See the complete list here: www.midmarketrankings.com.

Admission to the Mid-Market Convention is currently open. Those companies registering by June 30 may bring one additional C-Level executive from their company at no additional cost (www.midmarketconvention.com/registration).  For convention sponsorship opportunities, email: [email protected].

ABOUT CEO CONNECTION:

Founded in 2005 by C-level Wharton executives, CEO Connection is the only membership organization in the world focused exclusively on mid-market CEOs and uniquely designed to champion the mid-market perspective in the global marketplace.  The mission of CEO Connection is to help mid-market CEOs and their companies succeed by connecting them to each other; to people, information and resources to which they would otherwise not have access; and promoting the interests, welfare, and points of view of the mid-market.  Visit www.ceoconnection.com; Twitter @ceoconnection #midmarketceo.

MEDIA: For more information, photos, bios, or to schedule interviews with Convention speakers, mid-market company executives, founders or sponsors, contact Melanie Howard at (303) 741-2904 or email.

SOURCE CEO Connection

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