Agenda

Recreational activities can be selected during the registration process.

11:30am - 1:30pm	Private Boat Cruise
11:30am - 2:30pm	Tennis Clinic & Outing
11:30pm - 2:30pm	Croquet Outing
2:30pm	Registration Opens
3:00pm - 5:00pm	Connections Café Open for 1:1 Meetings (open to all attendees)
5:00pm - 6:00pm	Opening Speaker Session: Economic & Lower Middle Market M&A Update Speaker: Michelle Kornack, Vice President, Gemini Investors
6:00pm - 8:30pm	New England Clambake

8:00am - 9:00am	Women's Networking Breakfast
8:00am - 10:00am	Breakfast & Networking
9:00am - 3:00pm	Connections Café Open for 1:1 Meetings (open to all attendees)
10:00am - 10:45am	Breakout Session
10:45am - 12:00pm	Networking Break & 1:1 Meetings
12:00pm - 1:15pm	Seated Lunch & Keynote: The MI6 Playbook: Creating Powerful Human Relationships and Elite Influencing In competitive markets like M&A, success depends on the ability to earn trust and shape decisions before they are finalized. Drawing on parallels from elite intelligence operations—where negotiation and persuasion are mission-critical—this session reveals how these high-stakes principles can be adapted to the deal world to create a distinct and lasting competitive advantage. The session will explore: Perception – How does a percept form and ways to ensure a positive perception is created. Liking - Why will someone like our brand/proposal/message. Trust – ways to proactively build trust. Persuasion – a brief overview of the Art of Persuasion. Speaker: Graham Cox, Program Director, Boundaries Edge
1:15pm - 1:45pm	Networking Break
1:45pm - 2:30pm	Breakout Session: The Evolving Lower Middle Market Investor Universe Speakers: Erik Dykema, Principal, Lineage Capital Caroline Kung, Managing Partner, SagePath Capital

* Agenda subject to change. Questions? Reach out to Christy Dancause at cdancause@acg.org for more information about the event.

Event Details

September 22 - 23, 2026

Newport Harbor Island Resort

1 Goat Island Road
Newport, RI 02840
United States