A benefit to provide scholarships for Concordia University students from North and Northeast Portland

CIVIC LEADERSHIP & SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP — EMPOWERING THE NEXT GENERATION OF LEADERS
Transforming communities through professional leadership for the next generation. Using Civic Leadership & Social Entrepreneurship to spark conversation on innovation, growth, and scalability in business to benefit community.

April 20, 2010, 11:30 am - 1:30pm
The Governor Hotel
614 SW 11th Avenue, Portland, OR 97205
Individual tickets are available for $60 and tables for $600.

On April 20, 2010, three chief executive officers will join together in an unprecedented and powerful meeting of the minds for Concordia University's 16th Annual CEO Roundtable luncheon, presented by The VTM Group. This lively roundtable discussion will provide a special opportunity for a select group of corporate visionaries to engage with their peers in a truly candid and reciprocal environment. This event will highlight the successes and challenges these leaders and their companies face as they relate to Civic Leadership & Social Entrepreneurship and empowering the next generation of leaders.

Join this exclusive panel of CEOs, including Tony Arnerich, CEO & Chief Investment Officer, Arnerich Massena, Inc., Keren Brown Wilson, President, Jessie F. Richardson Foundation, Founder and former CEO, Assisted Living Concepts, Bas Vanderzalm, President & CEO of Medical Teams International, along with Moderator Adam Lashinsky, Senior Editor, FORTUNE Magazine, and program emcee Ken Thrasher, Chairman at Compli and former CEO Fred Meyer, Inc.

CEO Roundtable participants will discuss some of these key aspects:

• Tony Arnerich's involvement as a civic leader including his role in developing SEI, Self Enhancement Inc. His firm's commitment to community involvement through educational programs at Irvington School in Northeast Portland, where his employees dedicate more than 1,200 volunteer hours of academic support to the students and teachers.
  
  
• Keren Brown Wilson's interest as a global leader in issues related to aging populations, in creating models of care for the elderly in developing countries and impoverished places in the US that lack infrastructure for the elderly, including how microfinance does/does not work in these settings.
  
  
• Bas Vanderzalm's involvement with recruiting medical professionals as volunteers, and managing the process, logistics, and retention of teams that respond to humanitarian relief through a faith-based organization.

Who should attend his event? CEOs; Key Managers; Non-Profit Executive Directors; Directors of all Business Associations; Social Entrepreneurs; Philanthropists; Foundation Leaders; Public Leadership; School Superintendents; Future Business Leaders; Rising Stars or anyone with an interest in giving back to their community.

Please consider: Becoming an event sponsor, buying a table of eight for you or your organization, or otherwise joining us for this important event to gather together to inspire the next generation of professional leadership — while supporting scholarship funds for Concordia students from North and Northeast Portland.