Speakers

The 2027 lineup is being curated.

We're selective about who takes the stage. Compound Conference speakers are operators currently doing the work — not consultants packaging other people's experience. The 2027 roster will match the bar set in 2026.

Confirmed
Michael Girdley — Compound Conference 2027 Speaker
✓ Confirmed for 2027

Michael Girdley

Founder · Girdley Enterprises

Michael Girdley is a serial entrepreneur and multi-business owner based in San Antonio, Texas. He has founded, acquired, and operated multiple businesses across software, services, and media. He built one of the largest Twitter/X followings in the entrepreneurship space by sharing real lessons from operating companies — no theory, no fluff. Michael is a co-founder of Compound Conference.

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More speakers being confirmed.

Past editions featured leaders from top multi-business platforms, bootstrapped holdco builders, and operators running programmatic M&A at scale. Expect the same caliber in 2027.

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What Gets Covered

The content that actually moves the needle.

Sessions are designed around the questions operators at scale are actually asking. No keynotes about mindset or culture. Real frameworks for real problems.

Holdco structure: how to set up entities, shared services, and management layers

Capital allocation across a portfolio of businesses

M&A integration — what actually works after you close a deal

Moving from operator to owner: building teams that run without you

Programmatic acquisition: building a repeatable deal sourcing machine

ETA structures, search funds, and working with outside capital

AI leverage inside real operating businesses

Exiting a business — timing, structure, and what comes after

Want to see the 2026 lineup?

Past editions set the bar. Check out the full 2026 speaker roster and agenda to get a sense of the caliber and topics you can expect in 2027.

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