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SUMMARY:2026 HR Roundtable - OCTOBER
DESCRIPTION:Join us October 8th at 8:30 a.m.\, as Roundtable leader Jim Devine welcomes Ed Riegl\, the High Center's regional managing director for Berks County and the Main Line Region. Ed brings more than 35 years of finance experience helping entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses navigate growth\, credit\, and succession.\n\n \n\nSession Overview:\n\nThis session invites small business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and operational leaders to share their own experiences in an open\, peer-driven conversation facilitated by Ed. Drawing on the High Center's proven framework\, Ed will guide the discussion through four lenses that shape how the Center supports area businesses:\n\n \n\n\n	The power of executive peer groups as a structured\, confidential sounding board for real decisions\n	The role of diagnostic surveys in surfacing readiness gaps before they become costly problems\n	The often-overlooked emotional and strategic work of succession and legacy planning\n	How the High Center's model is expanding to serve nonprofits and businesses beyond its traditional membership\n\n\n \n\nWhether you're navigating a leadership transition\, looking to build stronger accountability into your decision-making\, or simply want to learn from peers facing similar challenges\, this roundtable offers a candid\, practical exchange grounded in real-world experience.\n\n \n\nAbout Ed Riegl:\n\nEd brings more than 35 years of experience in finance\, with a career dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and closely held family businesses. He helped launch a specialty financing company and later led credit consulting practices at CBIZ and CLA\, overseeing teams of loan facility auditors. At the High Center\, he guides business owners through executive peer groups\, best-practice education\, and legacy planning   an approach grounded in asking meaningful questions and focusing on long-term goals. Beyond his professional work\, Ed has served on numerous nonprofit boards\, including the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and The Timothy School for Autistic Children\, reflecting his deep commitment to community impact.\n\n \n\nOur thanks to Univest for sponsoring the HR Roundtables series in 2026. These informal discussions focus on pertinent issues that affect today's workplace. Light breakfast provided. \n\n\nJim Devine - Univest Insurance HR Practice Leader\n\nJim is an attorney and human resources executive with over 25 years of experience\, serving in various legal and human resources capacities throughout his career. Jim previously served as President and CEO of of the MidAtlantic Employers' Association "MEA" \, a member-based organization serving small to mid-sized employers in the tri-state area. Most recently Jim was the director of HR compliance and ethics officer for Olympus corporation of the Americas in Center Valley\, PA. His vast industry knowledge includes workplace policy development and HR compliance as well as design\, delivery of training programs focused on a variety of compliance-related topics\, ranging from harassment prevention\, to ethics and integrity best practices.
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;"><strong>Join us October 8th at 8:30 a.m.</strong>\, as Roundtable leader Jim Devine welcomes Ed Riegl\, the High Center&#39\;s regional managing director for Berks County and the Main Line Region. Ed brings more than 35 years of finance experience helping entrepreneurs and family-owned businesses navigate growth\, credit\, and succession.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong>Session Overview:</strong><br />\nThis session invites small business owners\, entrepreneurs\, and operational leaders to share their own experiences in an open\, peer-driven conversation facilitated by Ed. Drawing on the High Center&#39\;s proven framework\, Ed will guide the discussion through four lenses that shape how the Center supports area businesses:<br />\n&nbsp\;</span></h3>\n\n<ul>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;">The power of executive peer groups as a structured\, confidential sounding board for real decisions</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;">The role of diagnostic surveys in surfacing readiness gaps before they become costly problems</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;">The often-overlooked emotional and strategic work of succession and legacy planning</span></li>\n	<li><span style="font-family:verdana\;">How the High Center&#39\;s model is expanding to serve nonprofits and businesses beyond its traditional membership</span></li>\n</ul>\n\n<h3><span style="font-family:verdana\;">&nbsp\;<br />\nWhether you&#39\;re navigating a leadership transition\, looking to build stronger accountability into your decision-making\, or simply want to learn from peers facing similar challenges\, this roundtable offers a candid\, practical exchange grounded in real-world experience.<br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;"><strong>About Ed Riegl:</strong></span><br />\n<span style="font-size:12px\;">Ed brings more than 35 years of experience in finance\, with a career dedicated to supporting entrepreneurs and closely held family businesses. He helped launch a specialty financing company and later led credit consulting practices at CBIZ and CLA\, overseeing teams of loan facility auditors. At the High Center\, he guides business owners through executive peer groups\, best-practice education\, and legacy planning &mdash\; an approach grounded in asking meaningful questions and focusing on long-term goals. Beyond his professional work\, Ed has served on numerous nonprofit boards\, including the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and The Timothy School for Autistic Children\, reflecting his deep commitment to community impact.</span></span><br />\n&nbsp\;<br />\n<strong style="color: rgb(0\, 0\, 0)\; font-size: 13px\;"><span style="font-size:16px\;"><span style="white-space-collapse: preserve\;">Our thanks to Univest for sponsoring the HR Roundtables series in 2026. These informal discussions focus on pertinent issues that affect today&#39\;s workplace. Light breakfast provided. </span></span></strong></h3>\n<br />\n<span style="color:#000000\;"><strong>Jim Devine - Univest Insurance HR Practice Leader</strong><br />\nJim is an attorney and human resources executive with over 25 years of experience\, serving in various legal and human resources capacities throughout his career. Jim previously served as President and CEO of of the MidAtlantic Employers&#39\; Association &quot\;MEA&quot\; \, a member-based organization serving small to mid-sized employers in the tri-state area. Most recently Jim was the director of HR compliance and ethics officer for Olympus corporation of the Americas in Center Valley\, PA. His vast industry knowledge includes workplace policy development and HR compliance as well as design\, delivery of training programs focused on a variety of compliance-related topics\, ranging from harassment prevention\, to ethics and integrity best practices.&nbsp\;</span>
LOCATION:Univest Training Center 1715 Sumneytown Pike Lansdale (Kulpsville)
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URL:https://business.indianvalleychamber.com/events/details/2026-hr-roundtable-october-2933
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