Palm Springs, California, November 2025

The Strategic Growth Forum® US is the zenith of ambition — the nation’s most influential CEOs, high-growth entrepreneurs and C-suite executives from leading companies across industries converge with the sharpest investment minds to forge the future. 

Executives attend this event to:

  • Supercharge company growth
  • Connect with peers who are charting the future of business and the economy
  • Set private meetings to forge alliances, pursue transactions and identify board memberships
  • Trade ideas in interactive workshops, deriving solutions to common business challenges
  • Be immersed in experiences foreshadowing the future of business and society
  • Hear inspiring success stories from game-changing entrepreneurs

The Forum concludes with the Entrepreneur Of The Year® US National Awards celebration, the largest gathering of entrepreneurs in America.

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Forum contacts

Christine Dobson

Strategic Growth Forum® Leader, Ernst & Young LLP
Champion of entrepreneurs. Relationship builder. Transformational thinker. Music lover. Proud wife and mom of two.
Chicago, USA

Andrew Jordan

EY Americas Entrepreneur Of The Year™ Director and Assurance Partner, Ernst & Young LLP
Passionate about supporting entrepreneurs. Married to an entrepreneur. Proud father of four. Striving for an active, healthy lifestyle.
Philadelphia, USA

Lee Henderson

Americas EY Private Leader; Executive Sponsor, EY Entrepreneurs Access Network
Fervent supporter of young entrepreneurs and their businesses. Connector of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Self-proclaimed sports fanatic.
Chicago, USA

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