Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown

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  • Dr. Mark Whitacre | Corp. Business Exec., FBI Whistleblower, Portrayed by Matt Damon in “The Informant”

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    Doors open at 11 a.m. for networking and program begins at 11:30 a.m.  $49 per in-person ticket | $450 per table of 10 | $29 per live stream ticket Click HERE to register for in-person tickets and tables Click HERE to register for live stream tickets Click HERE for a printable flyer on this event   When Good Leaders Lose ...

  • Ambassador Terry E. Branstad | U.S. Ambassador to China (2017-2020), Longest Serving Governor in U.S. History – Iowa

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    In-person Tickets $49 | Tables $450  For in-person tickets and tables register HERE | Download the event flyer. Terry Branstad DM FlyerA Legacy of Faithful Service “Tough times never last, but tough people do,” says Ambassador Terry Branstad. The Ambassador should know. Nominated by President-elect Donald J. Trump to serve in China during one of the most challenging periods in ...

  • Winter Luncheon Event with First Liberty Institute’s Kelly Shakelford

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    REGISTER for single tickets ($49) or a table of 10 ($450) HERE Kelly Shackelford, Esq., is President and CEO of First Liberty Institute, the largest legal firm in the nation dedicated exclusively to protecting religious freedom for all Americans. He has served in this role since 1997, leading First Liberty’s efforts to defend religious freedom in the courts and in ...

  • Luncheon with Former CIA Operative, Michele Rigby Assad

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    Michele Rigby Assad is a former undercover officer in the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s Directorate of Operations. Trained as a counterterrorism specialist, Michele served her country for ten years, working in Iraq and other secret Middle Eastern locations. Upon retirement from active service, Michele and her husband Joseph (also a former agent) joined a group of Americans who wished to ...

    $45.00 – $400.00
  • Luncheon with Tractor Supply’s Jim Wright

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    Jim Wright, Executive Chairman of the Board and CEO of Tractor Supply, retired, will share his amazing story of an unconventional culture that grew Tractor Supply to become the largest operator of rural lifestyle retail stores in the U.S, with more than 1700 Tractor Supply stores operating today in 49 states. During his tenure, he instilled a mission and values ...

    $45.00 – $400.00
  • Luncheon with Vermeer’s Chair of the Board, Mary Vermeer Andringa

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    On Thursday, July 19th, 2018, an F3 tornado ripped through the Vermeer plant, leaving a large path of destruction. It has been hailed as a true miracle that no one was killed. You won't want to miss Mary Vermeer Andringa's unconventional business story of Vermeer's commitment to place Christ at the center of their business, and how God performed a ...

    $45.00 – $400.00
  • Luncheon with Chick-fil-A Culture Expert, Dee Ann Turner

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    Dee Ann Turner is a business leader, best-selling author and speaker. She started her career at Chick-fil-A in 1985 as an administrator in the Human Resources department.  Selected as Chick-fil-A's first female officer in 2001, Dee Ann has led various areas of the business including Human Resources, Franchisee Selection, Culture, Learning and Development, Talent Management and Talent Acquisition.  She currently ...

    $45.00 – $400.00
  • Luncheon with Former Quarterback, Neal Jeffrey

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    NEAL JEFFREY, former All-American quarterback at Baylor University and quarterback for the San Diego chargers, learned the meaning of overcoming early in life. A stutterer since childhood, Neal had to find a way to "get through what he couldn't get over" to achieve his lifelong dreams. Today, he is one of America's most powerful and passionate communicators, speaking for corporate conferences, national ...

    $45.00 – $400.00
  • Luncheon with Erik Dellenback

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    Throughout his career, Erik Dellenback has had many titles including movie producer, business executive, college professor, speaker and entrepreneur, however he would rather simply be defined as husband, father and follower of Jesus. For the past seven years, Erik served as the first President and Executive Director of the Tim Tebow Foundation. His primary responsibility was to implement Tim’s vision ...

    $45.00 – $400
  • Unconventional Business Luncheon with Phil Vischer

    Embassy Suites Des Moines Downtown 101 E. Locust St., Des Moines, IA, United States

    We are partnering with Faith at Work Iowa to bring you this incredibly entertaining storyteller and creator of VeggieTales, Phil Vischer. He made his first animated film when he was nine years old; by the age of fourteen, he was convinced he would be a filmmaker when he grew up. After a brief stint at a Bible college, Phil struck out ...

    $45.00 – $400.00