April 16, 2019

Personal Note on the NCEO Conference

Executive Director

If you were not able to join us last week for our sold-out conference in Pittsburgh, some of the highlights were the record-setting attendance, the buzz of the conversations in the common spaces, and the keynote address facilitated by Christopher Mackin and featuring Heather Braimbridge-Cox (Windings), Gellert Dornay (Axia Home Loans), and Dan Kenary (Massachusetts Bay Brewing Company). Several people have asked to see the video welcomes from Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) (available here) and James Risch (R-ID) (available here).

Most people there (59%) were from companies that are employee-owned or are considering becoming employee-owned, and the hometown crowd was large: all fifty states (plus Guam!) were represented, but 12% of attendees were from Pennsylvania.

To the 1,900 of you who joined us in Pittsburgh, thank you. Your energy, passion, and problem-solving make the conference a vibrant, idea-rich experience, and I hope that you left Pittsburgh ready and able to solve new challenges and seize new opportunities.