BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 CALSCALE:GREGORIAN PRODID:ChamberPages/Events METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VEVENT UID:milwaukee-4402@chamberpages SUMMARY:ACG Wisconsin: Oct. 11 Event featuring Prof. Robert C. Wolcott | PR OXIMITY - Transforming Every Industry\, Society\, and Daily Life DTSTAMP:20260921T112950Z DTSTART:20241011T160000Z DTEND:20241011T190000Z DESCRIPTION:Join ACG Wisconsin for this special lunch event! Professor Robe rt Wolcott explores PROXIMITY: Just-in-Time Breakthroughs Transforming Bus iness\, Society\, and Daily Life What if you could have whatever you want\ , produced\, and provided immediately and affordably no matter how customi zed?with minimal environmental impact? Products\, services\, and experienc es on demand. Just-in-time anything\, anywhere\, anytime. This radical cha nge is underway\, as digital technologies push the production and provisio n of value ever closer to the moment of demand. Professor Robert Wolcott w ill discuss his latest book\, PROXIMITY\, which provides a framework to un derstand how rapidly advancing technologies?from generative AI and 3D prin ting to lab-grown meats\, renewable energy\, and virtual reality? are tran sforming every industry?and our lives. Offering unparalleled foresight for leaders and innovators\, he shares how pervasive this trend will be. PROX IMITY represents an entirely new way to serve customers\, with critical im plications for corporate strategy\, investing\, public policy\, supply cha in resilience\, and sustainability. Incremental changes to existing busine ss models won’t suffice. PROXIMITY offers a playbook for business leaders\ , investors\, and entrepreneurs to win this rapidly emerging game?and for each of us to consider the implications for our careers\, families\, commu nities\, and lives. Each attendee will receive a copy of PROXIMITY. This e nhanced program is a joint event with the Kellogg and Harvard Business Sch ool alumni clubs from Wisconsin. We have extended the event agenda to allo w more time to network and hear from our guest speaker. 11:00 a.m. - Netwo rking 12:00 p.m. - Lunch 12:30 p.m. - Presentation and Q&\;A 2:00 p.m. - Meeting Adjourns To attend\, please register online. Registration deadli ne is Friday\, October 4. Questions? Please contact ACG Wisconsin. About R obert C. Wolcott Dr. Robert C Wolcott is Adjunct Professor of Executive Ed ucation at the Kellogg School of Management\, Northwestern University and Adjunct Professor of Innovation at the Booth School of Business\, Universi ty of Chicago. He is co-founder and chair of The World Innovation Network (TWIN)\, a global community of nearly 4\,000 innovation and growth leaders from over 30 countries and across sectors (business\, government\, the ar ts\, academia\, defense). TWIN gathers 400 delegates for TWIN Global each year in Chicago to explore the future\, in addition to smaller gatherings and online sessions. The objective is to build trusted relationships acros s sectors. Wolcott serves on the boards of multiple companies including Ab road.io\, Clareo and global non-profit CureBlindness Project\, and is a ve nture investor in VC funds and directly in over 30 companies\, many of whi ch are leading the Proximity revolution. He is a regular contributor for F orbes on the impact of technology on business\, society and humanity. His book\, Grow From Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovati on (McGraw-Hill\, 2010) has been published in Chinese and Japanese. Wolcot t’s work appears many other publications including the MIT Sloan Managemen t Review\, The Harvard Business Review\, The Wall Street Journal\, and man y others. Wolcott holds a BA\, European and Chinese History\; and an MS an d Ph.D.\, Industrial Engineering &\; Management Science\, Northwestern University. About ACG Wisconsin The Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) is a global community with a mission to drive middle-market growth. Found ed in 1954\, ACG’s global network operates within 61 local markets worldwi de and comprises more than 100\,000 middle-market professionals who invest in\, own and advise growing companies. The Wisconsin chapter of ACG is th e premier network of over 185 executives and professionals in corporations \, private equity\, finance\, and professional service firms. Our target m embers are the leaders of Wisconsin businesses and private equity firms wh o have the principal responsibility of corporate growth initiatives within their organizations. For more information\, visit acg.org/wisconsin. LOCATION:Italian Community Center\, 631 E Chicago St\, Milwaukee\, WI\, 532 02 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR