TRANSFORM 2026
Event Description:
Growth starts with recognizing opportunity, and accelerates when leaders take action, leverage their assets, and invest in what’s next. TRANSFORM takes off at EPIC AVIATION, inside an airplane hangar just steps from the runway at CVG!
TRANSFORM 2026 brings together leaders from some of the region's top performing companies to share how they are driving revenue, scaling organizations, and leveraging technology in a rapidly changing global marketplace. Rather than focusing on theory, this executive forum explores the real-world strategies being used by organizations that continue to outperform.
Flyer & Sponsorship opportunities HERE.OCTOBER 8, 2026
1:30-6:30 PM
SESSION I: Keeping Pace with Tech
How Leading Companies are Adapting Technology for Growth
Business leaders are under pressure to grow, improve efficiency and keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, all while bringing employees along through change. Learn how to identify friction points, determine where technology can make a meaningful difference, and drive adoption across the organization. John Longo of SEI will add perspective on emerging trends and practical AI applications for small and mid-sized businesses.
Business leaders are under pressure to grow, improve efficiency and keep pace with rapidly evolving technology, all while bringing employees along through change. Learn how to identify friction points, determine where technology can make a meaningful difference, and drive adoption across the organization. John Longo of SEI will add perspective on emerging trends and practical AI applications for small and mid-sized businesses.
SESSION II: GROWTH THROUGH ACQUISITION
Hear honest insight from M&A industry veterans who’ve been on both sides of the deal—both acquiring and being acquired—and what they learned along the way.
SESSION III: FROM REGIONAL STRENGTH TO GLOBAL OPPORTUNITY
TQL is scaling for its next stage of growth: expanding its workforce, international reach, and investments in technology and AI. Co-CEO Kerry Byrne shares what’s next for TQL, then joins Larry Krauter and DELTA Cargo for a broader discussion on the trends and opportunities shaping growth across our region.
AGENDA
1:30 Check-In & Networking
2:00 Program Begins, Welcome from Executive Director, Stacy Hanna
2:10 Remarks from Future Board President, Fabian Schmahl
Intro of Presenting Sponsor
2:15 Welcome from Larry Krauter, CEO, CVG
2:30 Session I – Keeping Pace with Technology: How leading companies are adapting technology for growth
3:00 BREAK
3:20 Session II – Growth through Acquisition
Jim Ziminski, BZR Advisors
4:00 Session III – From Regional Strength to Global Opportunity
Kerry Byrne, Co-CEO of TQL
Panel Discussion with:
Larry Krauter, CEO of CVG
Michael Hatfield, GM North American Sales, Delta Cargo
Michael Hatfield, GM North American Sales, Delta Cargo
5:00 Networking Reception & Cocktails
6:30 Program Concludes
Event Sponsors:
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