Smart Business Dealmakers 2022 - Saint Louis | Smart Business Dealmakers | 2 March 2022 | Saint Louis Club, 7701 Forsyth Blvd, Clayton, MO 63105, USA

This conference connects thousands of local dealmakers — from middle-market CEOs to top investors and lenders to leading M&A advisers. With sessions ranging from raising capital to buying and selling companies to alternative asset investing, our conference covers the breadth of the M&A landscape.

2022 Speakers

Andrew Barnell
CEO, Geneoscopy

Chetan (Che) Bhatia
Vice President Cyber Resilience & Engagement Management, Global Aon Cyber Solutions

Liz Borow
Managing Director, Thompson Street Capital Partners

Tim Brady
Managing Director, Corporate Advisory Center, PNC

Tim Buening
Vice President, Capital For Business, Inc. and Commerce Bancshares, Inc.

Jaynanne Calaway-Habeck
Founder & CEO, Calaway Habeck Talent Consulting

Michael Dierberg
President, First Bank

John Dolan
President & CEO, PFI Holding Co. LLC

Andrew Fehlman
Chief Executive Officer, Solarity

Robert Harrod
Director, Corporate Advisory Group, BMO Harris Commercial Banking

Tim Hassler
Managing Director, Lewis & Clark AgriFood

Jacob Herschend
Owner, Herschend Family Entertainment

Michael J. Higgins
Chief Executive Officer, EPIC Systems

Clay Hunter
Chief Executive Officer, Broadview Group Holdings, LLC

David Karandish
CEO, Capacity

Meg Kellogg
Tax Managing Director, BDO USA LLP

Dustin S. Klein
Chief Content Officer, Smart Business

Paul Klug
Shareholder, Polsinelli PC

David Lake
Investment Banker, ButcherJoseph & Co.

Emily Martin
President, Aschinger Electric - A Guarantee Electrical Company

John Mather
Managing Partner, BKD

Robert Minkler
Managing Partner, Anders CPAs + Advisors

Adrian Nohr
Principal, CliftonLarsonAllen (CLA)

Ryan Olsta
Managing Director, CIBC Cleary Gull

Mike Pizzella, Jr.
Vice President & Former CEO, StayLock Storage, Cequel III

Eloise Schmitz
CEO, LoanNEX

Kevin Short
Managing Director & CEO, Clayton Capital Partners

Josh Stevens
CEO, EmpowerMe Wellness

Nathan Stooke
CEO & Founder, Wisper ISP

Michael Talleur
Senior Vice President - Division Manager, Commerce Bank

Douglas Wilber
CEO, Denim Social

Michael Zeller
Member & Head of Global Services, Moore & Van Allen

2022 Sponsors

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• BMO Harris Bank
• ButcherJoseph & Co.
• Commerce Bank
• Capital for Business
• PNC Bank
• CIBC
• Polsinelli
• Clifton Larsen Allen
• First Bank
• Aon
• Moore & Van Allen PLLC
• BDO

SPECIALTY SPONSORS:
• Hightower Wealth Advisors | St. Louis
• BKD CPSs and Advisors
• Anders CPAs + Advisors
• Berger, Cohen & Brandt, L.C.
• Sandberg Phoenix & von Gontard P.C.
• Greensfelder, Hemker & Gale P.C.