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All conference events were held in person at the Loews Chicago Downtown Hotel on August 5-7.

All sessions are listed in the Central Time Zone.

11:00 AM, Aug 5

North Star Basecamp (Optional for MDC Owners)

Who should attend? MDC Owners Only, targeting Chief Strategy Officers and executives leading their strategic planning journeys

This is an optional session for MDC Owners only. During Basecamp, we will delve into the guiding principles and methodologies that will set the foundation for your learning and growth around strategic planning.

Stacey Pearson

Partner

Paterson Center

Jessica Archer

VP Client Services

Paterson Center

6:00 PM, Aug 5

Welcome Reception

Who should attend? All Attendees

Join us for a stunning opening night Welcome Reception on the beautiful rooftop with city skyline views! Grab a cocktail or mocktail and mingle with other owners and attendees as you take in the views!

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Stacey Pearson

Partner

Paterson Center

SPEAKER'S BIO

Stacey is a business strategist and a movement creator. Her mission is to partner with growing organizations to create clarity of vision and mission, align on the top strategic priorities, and accelerate forward on a unified plan.

Leveraging 25 years of leadership experience and the Paterson StratOp® and LifePlan® Processes, she has been instrumental in driving strategic growth for multiple businesses, non profits, government entities, and higher education organizations. She served as the Director of Strategic Operations Planning at OtterBox through a time of exponential growth and transformation, leading the strategy creation, deployment, and performance management. Specializing in scaling organizations through transformational change, Stacey prioritizes caring for people and culture to foster effective leadership.

Today, Stacey is Partner and Chief of Client Services at the Paterson Center, enhancing client excellence and leading strategic partnerships in the anti-human trafficking arena. She lives with her husband, Aaron, and two daughters in Timnath, CO.

Jessica Archer

VP Client Services

Paterson Center

SPEAKER'S BIO

Jessica is a seasoned leader of the full spectrum of strategic planning, from facilitating the creation of the plan all the way through to deploying and monitoring strategic results that stick. Her specialty is inspiring transformational change and designing processes that take strategy out of a binder and into the operations of the business and the hearts of its employees.

Jessica’s professional experience includes:

  • 12 years of facilitation experience, including tenure as a licensed Paterson StratOp® Guide, facilitating strategic clarity and installing strategy management processes for clients ranging from start-ups to Fortune 50 giants
  • 8 years experience as the in-house accountable party for Global Strategic Planning and Integrated Business Planning processes for a multi-million dollar consumer products company
  • Designing and improving cross-functional business processes as a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt in industries ranging from grocery, to consumer packaged goods, to proteomics
  • Change Management leadership, training, and speaking, supported by a Prosci Change Management Certification and a Masters Degree in Communication


Jessica is a proud Midwesterner at heart (and still regularly uses the phrase “Uff-da”), but now happily resides in Timnath, CO, with her husband and three children who collectively serve as a foster family to babies, teenagers, and every age and stage in between.