CONSOLIDATED GRAPHICS -- The Art of Acquisition

Chairman and CEO Joe Davis, who had his misgivings about such a gathering heading into the first meeting in 2000, is awed at the timber of participants in the 2005 crop.

"Based on their presentations, I'm really impressed with the quality of the 24- and 25-year-olds we have in this group," Davis says during a time out from the individual breakout sessions. "When I was 24 or 25, I was not at a level quite that good, I can assure you."