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Kentucky Executive Summit

Hosted in Louisville Thursday, August 28, 2025 7:15 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. EDT

Beyond Limits

You’re not just a CEO. You’re a visionary, driven to grow faster, scale smarter and lead with purpose. To climb higher, you dig deeper and tap into collective wisdom.

The climb isn’t a solo journey. It thrives on the strength of a global network – from your Chair, to your group, to peak-performing peers. The Vistage Executive Summit is your launchpad: a moment to elevate your vision, expand your impact and explore new vistas.

Key Takeaways:

  • Access Expertise & Build Relationships: Tap into diverse perspectives to solve challenges with innovative solutions, strengthen your network, and find motivation through shared experiences.
  • Unlock Business Opportunities: Build meaningful connections that lead to new partnerships and strategic referrals for long-term growth.
  • Gain Cutting-Edge Insights: Stay ahead of economic shifts, identify growth opportunities, and enhance business resilience with actionable advice.
  • Sharpen Leadership Vision & Wellbeing: Gain strategies to make confident decisions, boost productivity, avoid burnout, and build emotional resilience to navigate stress and uncertainty.

This is more than an event; it’s a community where leaders inspire new perspectives and forge meaningful connections. Boundaries are not just challenged – they’re transcended. You shape the future of business and innovation. Let’s redefine what’s possible.

Event Speakers


Connor Lokar

Senior Forecaster and Economist, ITR Economics

Plan for Rise Ahead

2025 will be a year of macroeconomic economic growth, but the fact of rise or the rate of growth will vary by industry. We will look at the various industries so each can plan accordingly. There will also be factors that are universally applicable. We will examine those factors and discuss how to plan most effectively for 2025 and beyond. International trade, interest rates, inflation, consumer strength and business-to-business activity and more will be part of the discussion. This outlook will require a change in perspective so that you can successfully plan and change to maximize your profits in both the near and longer term.


Joe Roberts

Author, Humanitarian

From Skid Row to CEO: Building Mental Resilience One Step at a Time

In this powerful keynote, Joe shares his transformative journey through mental health challenges and personal setbacks, revealing how the combination of community support and individual resilience became the cornerstone of his extraordinary success. Through his compelling story of overcoming substance use and catastrophic failure, you will discover that everyone has the capacity to rebuild, grow, and thrive when given the right tools and support system.

You will leave with:

  • A toolkit for building personal resilience and supporting others' mental health.
  • Practical techniques for taking small, consistent actions that compound over time to create meaningful change in both personal growth and organizational culture.
  • Leadership strategies that balance empathy and accountability, enabling teams to support struggling individuals while maintaining high-performance standards.
  • Methods for reframing limiting beliefs and stigma around mental health, and embracing vulnerability as a pathway to strength.
  • Actionable steps for building support networks and fostering community connections that enhance both personal resilience and collective well-being.


Anne Petrik

VP of Research at Vistage Worldwide, Inc. | Summit Emcee

Inflection Point: Growth at the Speed of Now

To navigate through inflection points in the business cycle, Vistage Research reveals that CEOs must focus on growth, talent, infrastructure and technology. Learn insights and sentiment from your peers as well as expert perspectives from trusted Vistage community experts in this presentation featuring the latest Vistage CEO Confidence Index data.

Agenda

Louisville Downtown Marriott

7:15 AM
Event Opens

7:45 AM
Breakfast Sessions with Industry Experts

Breakfast buffet served


8:45 AM
Break

9:00 AM
Economic Update | ITR Economics
A deep dive into the economic forecast facing your market.

10:35 AM
Break

11:05 AM
Networking Activity

12:00 PM
Lunch

12:30 PM
Lunch Sessions with Industry Experts

1:30 PM
Break

1:40 PM
Connection Activity

2:10 PM
Keynote Speaker
To be announced.

3:25 PM
Community Reception
Celebrate your community's Vistage Member Excellence Award winners and finalists and connect with fellow peers. Refreshments to be served in the Marketplace.

4:00 PM
Event Close

*agenda subject to change

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Location

Louisville Downtown Marriott
280 W Jefferson St
Louisville, KY