-LRB- This year , it was the '' American Idol '' winner Taylor Hicks and the scantily clad singer Beyonce , who frequently fell to her knees and thrashed her upper body in front of the Wal-Mart chief executive , H. Lee Scott Jr. -RRB- But by and large , the meetings have consisted of well-coiffed senior executives dashing on - and off - stage , their technical-sounding speeches in hand , for four hours at the Bud Walton Arena here .