Event Info

GCP 2012 Annual Meeting of Members

 GCP 2012 Annual Meeting

The Greater Cleveland Partnership's 2012 Annual Meeting of Members will be held Wednesday, March 14 at Quicken Loans Arena with registration and reception at 4:15 p.m. (Be sure to come early and enjoy the best of Cleveland cuisine!) followed by the meeting  from 5:15-7:15 p.m. Free parking will be available in the Gateway East Garage. Pre-registered guests will receive a parking pass. Our agenda will include:

  • Keynote address: Gary Loveman, chairman, president and CEO, Caesars Entertainment Corporation
  • Review of our 2011 highlights
  • Overview of our new three-year strategic plan.

A members-only event

Through the generosity of our event sponsors and corporate table sponsors, there is no charge for individual tickets. Please note that our Annual Meeting is exclusive to GCP members. In lieu of paying for an admission ticket, we ask that you consider making a donation to support one of the GCP's most important strategic priorities in 2012, the "United for Cleveland's Hub" initiative. More information about how to RSVP is below.

Your donation to GCP's Economic Growth Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization, may be deductible as a charitable contribution. Please consult with your tax advisor. Those contributing $250 or more will receive an acknowledgement letter at the conclusion of 2012. NOTE:  You do not have to make a donation to register for this event.

About our speaker

Gary Loveman
Chairman, president and CEO, Caesars Entertainment Corporation

A former associate professor at the Harvard University Graduate School of Business Administration, Gary Loveman joined Caesars Entertainment Corporation as Chief Operating Officer in 1998. He drew on his background in marketing and service-management to develop the gaming industry’s most successful loyalty and analytics program, Total Rewards, which boasts more than 40 million members.

Since being named CEO in January 2003, Loveman has presided over a period of growth that included the 2004 purchase of Horseshoe Gaming and the World Series of Poker and the 2005 acquisition of Caesars Entertainment, Inc. In January 2008, Caesars went private in a $30.7 billion transaction led by private equity firms TPG Capital and Apollo. In the wake of the recent financial crisis, Loveman has led Caesars’ successful debt reduction and liquidity improvement strategies, while also adding Planet Hollywood to the Company’s portfolio. Loveman was recognized as the gaming and lodging industry’s best CEO by Institutional Investor magazine for four consecutive years.

Loveman is the past chairman of the American Gaming Association and serves as a director of Coach, Inc., and FedEx Corporation. He also sits on the Board of Trustees at Children’s Hospital Boston and the Visiting Committee of the Department of Economics at M.I.T. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from M.I.T., where he was an Alfred Sloan Doctoral Dissertation Fellow, and a B.A. in economics from Wesleyan University.

Date

3/14/2012 4:15 PM to 7:15 PM

Location Quicken Loans Arena One Center Court Cleveland, OH 44115 Registration

  • Registration is now closed, but walk-up registrations are being taken at the Q beginning at 4:15pm Wednesday, March 14th . If you have any questions regarding registration please contact Chris Momon at 216-592-2239.