CEO Summit

Monday, August 24

• 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. – CEO Leading Ladies Lunch
  Red Rocks Room
• 2:30 p.m. – Event Check-in Open
  Lakewood Ballroom Foyer
• 3:00 p.m. – Welcome and Opening Prayer
  Tom De Vries – President/CEO, Citygate Network  
• 3:30 p.m. – Sessions
  • SESSION #1: People Are Our Greatest Asset…Really?
    Cliff Robinson – Executive Vice President and COO, Chick-fil-A
    Bill Peterson – Partner, CarterBaldwin
    Discover how exceptional organizations intentionally attract, develop, and retain leaders and team members, creating a culture where people flourish and the mission grows stronger.
  • SESSION #2: Who Will Carry the Mission?
    Cliff Robinson – Executive Vice President and COO, Chick-fil-A
    Bill Peterson – Partner, CarterBaldwin
    Every mission eventually becomes too heavy for one leader to carry. This session will help CEOs discern the leaders who can advance the mission, develop a leadership team that shares the weight, and build an organization capable of sustaining the mission for the next generation.
• 5:20 p.m. – Dinner
• 6:00 p.m. – Worship and Faith Focus Session
• 6:30 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. – Evening Session
  • SESSION #3: CEO Panel: Leadership at the Crossroads
    Hear from tested Citygate Network leaders as they share perspectives and wisdom from their own experiences.
    Leading Up: How to Lead Your Board
    Leading Down/With: How to Lead Your Team
    Leading In: How to Lead Yourself
    Leading Out: How to Lead in Your Community

Tuesday, August 25

• 7:00 a.m. – Breakfast on Your Own
• 8:15 a.m. – Buses Depart for Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater
• 9:00 a.m. – Welcome & Worship
• 9:20 a.m. – SESSIONS #4 & #5, Personal Reflection Time
  • Doing Ministry Without Losing Your Soul, Parts I and II
    Bob VandePol – Founder, VandePol Crisis Response Services
    

    Every profession holds occupational hazards. Some of them approach invisibly until becoming incapacitating. This discussion will identify the soul/mind/body practices of those who manage hardship well. Our time will include didactic presentation, time for personal reflection, and interactive support opportunities.

• 12:45 p.m. – Lunch at Red Rocks

• 1:45 p.m. – Buses depart for Denver Rescue Mission, The Crossing

• 2:30 p.m. – Afternoon Tour of Denver Rescue Mission
  Host: Dennis Van Kampen – CEO, Denver Rescue Mission

• 4:30 p.m. – Buses depart for Sheraton Hotel

• 6:00 p.m. – Dinner

• 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. – Follow-up Session
  • SESSION #6: Takeaways from the Morning
    Bob VandePol – Founder, VandePol Crisis Response Service

Wednesday, August 26

• 7:00 a.m. – Breakfast on Your Own
• 8:00 a.m. – Worship & Faith Focus
• 8:30 a.m. – Closing Sessions
  • SESSION #7: Humancentric Technology as a Force for Good
    Scott Beck – CEO, Gloo
    How does technology serve those who serve and help multiply ministry? Scott Beck will talk about the need to keep humans at the center of technology and how new and rapidly advancing technologies can be used on our world as a force for good.
  • SESSION #8: Legal Updates
    Jon Ruybalid – Citygate Network Attorney
  • SESSION #9: Leading Through Tension: Courage, Love, and Mission in a Divided World
    Michael Gulker – President, The Colossian Forum
    Michael Gulker, president and co-founder of The Colossian Forum, will help participants begin to name the real pressures beneath conflict, understand the cost of unresolved tension, and reframe conflict as an opportunity for Christian formation and renewed mission clarity. Rather than a quick fix, this session will point leaders toward practical next steps for moving from awareness to shared language, faithful practice, and lasting organizational capacity.
    
  • SESSION #10: Why Great Missions Stall – and How to Get Them Moving Again
    Tim Foot – CEO and President, Slingshot Group
    Most leadership challenges aren't vision problems, but team problems. As a CEO, you're often responsible for turning vision into reality, aligning staff, managing culture, and keeping the organization moving forward. But what happens when communication breaks down, trust erodes, or key leaders disengage? Tim Foot, CEO of Slingshot Group and author of Reaching for Remarkable, will share what separates healthy, high-performing teams from those that merely function. Whether you’re growing, restructuring, or simply trying to improve staff health, this session will equip you to lead your team toward greater effectiveness and mission impact.

• 11:25 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. – Closing/Citygate Network
  • Tom De Vries – President/CEO, Citygate Network

*Events and details subject to change.