2003 Forbes CEO Forum Convenes in Richmond, Virginia, October 1-3.Business Editors Forbes CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Forum NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 22, 2003
Confirmed Speakers include: G. Richard Wagoner, Jr., Chairman
and CEO, General Motors; Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel; Anne Mulcahy,
Chairman & CEO, Xerox; Tim Donahue, President and CEO at Nextel
Communications; and Steve Forbes, President and CEO, Forbes,
Editor-in-Chief, Forbes magazine.
October 1-3, Forbes will host its ninth annual Forbes CEO Forum at The Jefferson Hotel The Jefferson Hotel is a famous luxury hotel in Richmond, Virginia. It is one of 27 American hotels with Mobil Five Star and the AAA Five Diamond Hotel ratings. It is also accompanied by Lemaire, a Five Diamond Restaurant named after Etienne Lemaire who served as Maitre d'Hotel to in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. , a AAA AAA: see American Automobile Association. (Triple A) A common single-cell battery used in a myriad of electronic devices of all variety. Like its double A (AA) cousin, it provides 1.5 volts of DC power. When used in series, the voltage is multiplied. Five Diamond and Mobil Five-Star hotel. "This is an impressive conference of business leaders and first-rate speakers, that will help us spotlight Virginia's pro-business climate," said Virginia Virginia, state, United States Virginia, state of the south-central United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), North Carolina and Tennessee (S), Kentucky and West Virginia (W), and Maryland and the District of Columbia (N and NE). Governor Mark R. Warner, who will open the conference. "Before I got this job, my career was in the business world, helping provide capital for promising entrepreneurial en·tre·pre·neur n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise. opportunities. Executive networking and continuous professional development among business leaders are critical to success." OVERVIEW: The Forbes CEO Forum will gather chairmen and CEOs from major corporations to share intelligence, forge forge Open furnace for heating metal ore and metal for working and forming, or a workshop containing forge hearths and related equipment. From earliest times, smiths (see smithing) heated iron in forges and formed it by hammering on an anvil. relationships, create deals, and shape the strategies that will move global business into the future. THEME: RETHINKING OUR WORLD Post-Saddam, post-reforms, post-recession - It's a brave new world Brave New World Aldous Huxley’s grim picture of the future, where scientific and social developments have turned life into a tragic travesty. [Br. Lit.: Magill I, 79] See : Dystopia Brave New World , full of opportunity, but strewn strew tr.v. strewed, strewn or strewed, strew·ing, strews 1. To spread here and there; scatter: strewing flowers down the aisle. 2. with traps. War with Iraq, an uncertain and sluggish economy Sluggish Economy A state in the economy in which the growth is slow, flat or declining. The term can refer to the economy as a whole or a component of the economy, such as weak housing starts. , scandals and over-zealous reforms have made the hardest job in the world even harder. Squeezing out every ounce ounce, in zoology ounce, in zoology: see leopard. ounce, unit of measurement ounce: see English units of measurement. of profit has become the order of the day, and now the Cheap Revolution has started, bringing with it new competitive pressures: China, India, the Web and a tech glut glut pronounced as rut, slut Vox populi An excess of a service or skilled labor in a particular area. See Physician glut. have created a new 21st century platform for shockingly shock·ing adj. 1. Highly disturbing emotionally. 2. Highly offensive; indecent or distasteful. 3. Very vivid or intense in tone: shocking pink. cheap products and services.
AGENDA
Wednesday, October 1
8:00 pm-9:30 pm
ECONOMIC FORECAST BY STEVE FORBES, President and CEO, Forbes;
Editor-in-Chief, Forbes magazine
POLITICAL FORECAST BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE BRIAN MULRONEY,
Chairman, Forbes Global; Former Prime Minister of Canada
Thursday, October 2
8:30 am - 9:15 am
A FIRESIDE CHAT WITH CRAIG BARRETT, CEO, INTEL
Intel's CEO discussing alarming, disruptive technologies, the
predictable and unpredictable impacts of technology on society, why
expensing stock options makes little sense, and more.
9:15 am - 10:00 am
SPECIAL INTERVIEW:
ANNE MULCAHY, CHAIRMAN AND CEO, XEROX
When a legendary company slumps, it takes great leadership to
achieve a turnaround. Hear how the success story is unfolding.
10:30 am - 12:00 pm
SPECIAL ADDRESS: THE INNOVATOR'S SOLUTION
Clayton Christensen, The Robert and Jane Cizik Professor of
Business Administration, Harvard Business School; Author, The
Innovator's Dilemma, and Co-Author, The Innovator's Solution
* This will be Clayton Christensen's first speech since
Co-Authoring The Innovator's Solution, a follow-up to The Innovator's
Dilemma, which received the Global Business Book Award for the best
business book published in 1997.
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
CASE STUDY
GENERAL MOTORS - CREATING NEW GROWTH BUSINESSES
An in-depth look at how General Motors developed a cutting-edge
technology, OnStar, and its attempt to crack the growing Chinese auto
market.
4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
FORBES ON FOX PANEL
A panel of top Forbes editors challenges conventional wisdom about
governance, reputation, the economy, cap-ex spending, and engages
delegates in lively debate.
Friday, October 3
9:00 am - 9:45 am
THE CHEAP REVOLUTION: NEW RULES FOR BUSINESS
Outsourcing, the tech glut, China, India, and the Web are setting
the stage for the next wave of spectacular growth. CEOs who are
re-writing the rules in their industries share their thoughts on
disruption.
-- Benioff predicts that 20,000,000 white collar jobs may
disappear over the next five years
-- The Mayo Clinic currently sends its MRI's/X-Rays to
technicians in India to read - what's next?
Speakers:
Ravi Aron, Professor of Operations, Information Management, The
Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Marc Benioff, Chairman and CEO, Salesforce.com
Robyn Meredith, Senior Editor, Asia, Forbes magazine
Vivek Paul, Vice Chairman, Wipro Ltd.; CEO, Wipro Technologies
John Williford, President and CEO, Menlo Worldwide
10:00 am - 10:45 am
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
-- Corporate Governance and Reputation: The keys to restoring
confidence in corporations
-- Executive Compensation and the Options Debate: aligning with
shareholder interests
-- Squeaky clean accounting: protecting yourself, your firm, your
shareholders - without hindering capitalism
Speakers:
Robert Mittelstaedt, Jr., Vice Dean, Aresty Institute of Executive
Education, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Paul Taaffe, Chairman and CEO, Hill & Knowlton
10:45 am - 11:30 am
CEO HEADHUNTER PANEL: ARE YOU AS GOOD AS YOU THINK YOU ARE?
It's a scary world out there for CEOs. Top CEO headhunters share
secrets for keeping your head while those about you are losing theirs.
Title sponsors for the ninth annual Forbes CEO Forum are the
Virginia Economic Development Partnership and the Greater Richmond
Partnership.
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