Smart Business Dealmakers Conference 2020 - Chicago | Smart Business Dealmakers | 12 November 2020 | Virtual Event

The Smart Business Dealmakers Conference (formerly ASPIRE) 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.

To experience Dealmakers, take a look inside last year's event.

2020 Speakers

COMMITTEE:

Fred Koury
President & CEO, Smart Business Network

HOST COMMITTEE:

Greg Achten
Chicago Market Head, UBS

Joseph Angel
Senior VP, Head of Structured Finance, First Midwest Bancorp

Joseph Baez
Principal, Private Equity, CLA

Robert Barnett III
Managing Partner, Wexford Capital Partners, LLC

Elizabeth A. Browne
Vice President & Head of Business Development, DNS Capital, LLC

Miriam Burkland
Attorney & Counselor, Howard & Howard PLLC

Andrew Busser
Managing Director, Pitcairn Trust Co.

John Caltagirone
Founding Director, Loyola Business Leadership Hub

Paul Carlisle
Executive Vice President, Wintrust

Harry Cendrowski
Managing Director, Cendrowski Corporate Advisors

Brendan Deely
CEO, Banner Solutions

Evan Gallinson
Managing Director, Merit Capital Partners

Mark Heckler
Executive VP, Commercial Banking, Fifth Third Bank

Robert Johnson
Managing Partner, Solomon Group

Stephanie Kline
Managing Director, Commercial Banking, BMO Harris

Kristi Kunz
Private Wealth Advisor, Goldman Sachs

Len Lillard
Managing Director, Glaucon Capital Partners, L.L.C.

Michelle Moore
Partner, Reed Smith

Diane Pearse
CEO, Hickory Farms, LLC

Linda Peddle
Director, RSM US LLP

Jeff Piper
Partner, Svoboda Capital Partners

John Rowady
CEO, rEvolution

Ken Serwinski
Chairman, Prairie Capital Advisors

Tim Simonds
CEO, Merrick Pet Care

Teri D. Tadros
Director of Development, Frontenac Company

Mark Thomann
Managing Director, Spiral Sun Ventures

Mark A. Thomson, CPA
Managing Director, ORBA

Roger Veome
Regional Executive & Managing Director, Investments, Alex Brown A Division of Raymond James

Michael Wilson
Partner, Locke Lord LLP

Warren Young
Chairman, Acme Industries

2020 Sponsors

SUPPORTING SPONSORS:
• Wintrust
• RSM
• BMO Harris Bank
• Pitcairn
• Locke Lord
• Reed Smith
• Alex Brown
• Orba
• Cendrowski Corporate Advisors
• Praire
• CLA
• Fifth Third Bank
• BKD CPA's & Advisors

SPECIALTY SPONSORS:
• First Midwest Bank
• Howard & Howard
• CS Business Screen