August 16 // 11am-1pm

August 17 // 11am-1pm

August 18 // 11am-1pm

August 23 // 10am - 2pm

[Exclusive] CEO Rooftop Reception

Limited to CEOs registered for the CEO Summit and Great Game Certified Coaches.

Included with registration for the CEO Summit. No additional charge or registration.

Yoga with Chase

Registration / Great Game Store open

Coaches Summit

Experience the Game [Full-Day Deep Dive Workshop] // Michele Bridges, Great Game Executive Trainer

Additional registration required ($585, includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, materials).

[Exclusive]  CEO Summit - limited to CEOs from Community Member companies

Additional registration required ($895, includes breakfast, lunch, snacks, materials, PLUS two receptions).

Half-Day Deep Dive Workshops - morning options

• Tearing Down Silos: Eliminating the Barriers to High-Functioning Teams // Chris Hutchinson, Trebuchet Group
• Leadership Boot Camp: Leading a Culture of Measurement and Metrics // John Kennedy

Half-Day Deep Dive Workshops - afternoon options 

• Becoming the Employer of Choice: Best Practices Workshop // Kelli Hayes and Melissa Hamilton, The Brave Group
• Who'll Run the World? Exploring the Unique Challenges Facing Women in Leadership // Alia Stowers, Great Game Certified Coach

Additional registration required ($295).

Offsite Networking Reception

GET IN THE GAME!  Help us celebrate our 30th birthday at a party we're throwing for you! Hosted at the College Basketball Experience (home of the College Basketball Hall of Fame) inside the Sprint Center.  Get ready for 22 interactive experiences, fabulous food and drinks, and entertainment to take you back to the 90s - cover band PLUSH (featuring GGOB's Rich Armstrong) will be performing!

Additional registration required ($150, includes food, open bar, entertainment and transportation).

Kansas City Experience // Registration & Great Game Store open

Kansas City Experience //  Yoga with Chase

Kansas City Experience // Breakfast Buffet

Kansas City Experience // Breaking Down Walls with Beth Domann

The perfect way to start your conference experience!  Join actor and stand-up comedian Beth Domann as she 'warms up the audience' and gets you ready for an engaging two days with your Great Game peers. You'll meet other amazing participants and learn a little about yourself, but most importantly, you'll LAUGH :)

If you miss this session, you'll hear about it the rest of the conference and kick yourself for sleeping in!

Digital Experience // Digital Stage Welcome and Behind the Scenes // Kylie Jackson, The Great Game of Business

9am - 11am

Main Stage

KC Experience & Digital Experience

• Welcome // Steve Baker, VP of The Great Game of Business
• Opening Keynote // Jack Stack, President & CEO of SRC Holdings Corp.
• OBMx Practitioner Talk // Sergio Paiz, CEO of Grupo PDC (Guatemala)
• All-Star Highlights - Social Sector Award // Darren Dahl + Jack Stack
• The Softer Side of the Great Game // Practitioner Panel Discussion ft. Cherry's Industrial, Essential Ingredients + Summit Cove

Kansas City Experience // Curated Small Group Discussions

In these intentional networking conversations, participants will be divided by job function to tackle pressing issues related to their specific roles.

Digital Experience // Digital Stage Interviews

12:15pm

KC Experience // Lunch Buffet

12:40 - 2pm

Main Stage

KC Experience & Digital Experience

• All-Star Highlights - Champions // Darren Dahl + Jack Stack
• MiniGame™ Showcase // Steve Baker + Show Me Your MiniGame Finalists
• OBMx Practitioner Talk // Melissa Hamilton, The Brave Group (Australia)

12:40 - 1:40 pm

Kansas City Experience // Optional Sponsored Session

• Inflection Points of Ownership Transition // Tom DeSimone + Hillary Hughes, Prairie Capital Advisors

2:15 - 3:15pm

Concurrent Sessions I

Kansas City Experience

• A Modern Approach to Hiring, Training & Retention // Kevin Walter, Great Game Coach
• Sharing the Stress: Making the Impossible Possible through Teamwork // Jordan Yakana + Monica Rivera, Kiolbassa Smoked Meats
• Smarter Teams = Happier Customers: Using OBM to Strengthen Client Relationships // Rebecca Alvarez, GUY Engineering
• When the Critical Number is Not a Number: Using Non-Financial Objectives // Practitioner Panel ft. Cocozza, 417 Magazine + SuperSuds Management
• Playing to Win: The Proven Framework to High-Involvement Planning // Adam Trebolo + Rob Shear, SRC of Lexington
• "I Don't Math": A Fresh Perspective on Financial Literacy // Renee Webb, Experity
• A Stake in the Outcome: Demystifying the GGOB Bonus Plan // Dr. Kelley Nichols, Great Game Trainer + Ann Casstevens, Great Game Coach
• Roundtable: The Power of Decentralized Business Units // Chad Myers, SRC Holdings
• MiniGame™ Design Studio // Angie Adamick, Great Game Trainer

Digital Experience

• Using DISC Personalities to Get the Right People in the Right Seats // Trevor Throness, Professional Leadership Institute + Jerry Pol and Justin Bontkes, Caliber Projects
• When a MiniGame™ Goes Sideways // Charlotte Eckley, SRC Logistics
• Creating Confidence when You're the "First" or "Only" in the Room // Asia Bribiesca-Hedin, Bridgewell Professional Services
• Shake Up Your Huddle: Eliminating Monotony to Drive Engagement // Jason Snyder + Mark Stuhlsatz, Ryan Lawn & Tree

3:30 - 4:30pm

Concurrent Sessions II

Kansas City Experience

• The Onboarding Cheat Sheet: The Secrets to Onboarding Employees in a Great Game Company // Kellie Jayne Vaughn, Paul Mueller Company
• Staying Sticky: Creating Sustainable Culture Change // Alia Stowers, Great Game Coach + Piet Gauchat and Michael Gilmartin, Olympia Moving & Storage
• Speaking their Language: Playing GGOB with a Multilingual Workforce // Anne-Claire Broughton, Great Game Coach + Jennie Jiminez, SuperSuds
• Panel: Ask a CEO // Practitioner Panel ft. Robert Isherwood, AMBAC + Ed Dorian, Dorian Drake
• Know and Break the Rules: Out-of-the Box Tactics for Driving Engagement // Chandler Holt, SRC Automotive
• 3 Financial Statements | 6 Minutes | 0 Jargon : A 360 Review of Financials // Vaughn Henson, Coryell Collaboration Group
• Act on the Right Drivers // Dr. Kelley Nichols, Great Game Trainer
• Roundtable: Great Game + Lean = A Wildly Successful Culture of Extremely HIGH Engagement // Dusty Cruise, Missouri Enterprise + Ann Casstevens, Great Game Coach
• MiniGame™ Design Studio // Angie Adamick, Great Game Trainer

Digital Experience

• Applying 5 Dysfunctions to Help Your Team Be Their Best // Chris Hutchinson, Trebuchet Group
• Coach without Drama: Tips for Navigating Difficult Conversations with Your Employees // Howard Partridge, Phenomenal Products
• EOS, Scaling Up, Metronome and GGOB: Comparing Different Operating Systems // Michael Langhout, Great Game Coach
• Light It Up!: Using Excel to Create Dynamic Virtual Scoreboards // Adam Kroll + Elizabeth Nilsen, HLB Lighting

Digital Experience // Day One Wrap Up

So You Want to Be a Coach?  // Learn what it takes to be a Great Game of Business Certified Coach or Internal Coach

Kansas City Experience // All-Star Cocktail Hour [Invitation Only]

Employees from the entire All-Star universe are invited to celebrate with the 24 companies chosen for this year's All-Star Team!  Beverage and hors d'oeuvres provided. 

Limited to employees from Great Game All-Star Team companies, past and present.  No additional charge or registration required.

Kansas City Experience // Optional Dine Around

Mix and mingle with fellow conference participants over dinner.  All you do is sign up - we'll match you with a group of diners and provide the transportation to the Power and Light District and the restaurant of your choice.

Kansas City Experience // Registration & Great Game Store Open

Kansas City Experience //  Yoga with Chase

7:30am - 8:30am

8:15am - 8:45am

Kansas City Experience

The Art of Disruption // Alia Stowers, Great Game Coach

Great leaders challenge the status quo and disrupt environments to make lasting change. The Great Game of Business requires and celebrates change throughout the organization. This session helps participants identify areas in their organization in which more disruption is needed, and identifies what is holding us back from the needed change.  A fast-paced, facilitated activity, this session includes movement, reflection, fun and humor.

Digital Experience // Digital Stage Interviews and Behind the Scenes

8:45am - 10:30am

Main Stage

• All-Star Awards: Rookie of the Year + Hall of Fame Inductee // Darren Dahl + Jack Stack
• OBMx Practitioner Talk // Logan Aguirre, 417 Magazine (US)
• The Importance of HR Having a Seat at the Table // Panel Discussion facilitated by Krisi Schell, SRC Holdings
  • Ann Rhoades, former People VP at Southwest Airlines, JetBlue Airways, and Doubletree Hotels
  • Brendan Lyons, Dir. of HR, Harvest Midstream
  • Jack Stack, President / CEO of SRC Holdings Corp.

10:45am - 11:45am

Concurrent Sessions III

Kansas City Experience

• Why Doing Good is Good for Business: How Social Responsibility Can Help Attract & Retain Talent // Tim Dobyns, Great Game Coach + TBD, United Way of the Ozarks
• Diversity is an Asset, Inclusion is a Leadership Skill // Erin Hottenstein, Trebuchet Group
• Shake Up Your Huddle: Eliminating Monotony to Drive Engagement // Jason Snyder + Mark Stuhlsatz, Ryan Lawn & Tree
• Taking "The Game" Home // Will Hamm, BluSky 
• We Made Mistakes So You Don't Have To: Lessons Learned for Ultimate Engagement // Practitioner Panel ft. Iain Torrance, DynaPumps + Matt Dvorak, Primera Engineering + Ryan Markewich, Creative Roots Landscaping
• How We Used GGOB to Become Employee Owned // Tim Rettig, IntrustIT
• Financial Literacy: The More You Learn, The More You Earn // Kimberly Young + Jacob Horvitz, International Cars
• When a MiniGame™ Goes Sideways // Charlotte Eckley, SRC Logistics
• Roundtable: Ensuring HR Has a Seat at the Table // Facilitated by Krisi Schell, SRC Holdings

Digital Experience

• A Modern Approach to Hiring, Training & Retention // Kevin Walter, Great Game Coach
• Speaking Their Language: Playing the Great Game of Business with a Multilingual Workforce // Anne-Claire Broughton, Great Game Coach + Jennie Jiminez, SuperSuds
• "I Don't Math": A Fresh Perspective on Financial Literacy // Renee Webb, Experity
• A Stake in the Outcome: Demystifying the GGOB Bonus Plan // Dr. Kelley Nichols, Great Game Trainer + Ann Casstevens, Great Game Coach

Kansas City Experience // Conference Wrap Up, People's Choice Award and Curated Small Group Discussions

In these intentional networking conversations, participants will be group by company or industry to map out next steps back at work.

Digital Experience // Conference Wrap Up, People's Choice Award and Key Take Aways