ADVISORY/Columbia Women in Business Presents: The Eighth Annual Women in Business Conference.

Business Editors

ADVISORY...Fri. (March 30)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

WHAT:

Columbia Women in Business presents:
The Eighth Annual Women in Business Conference
Geared for Global Success: Women in International Business

The one-day conference hosts a dynamic group of female industry
leaders discussing effective business and career strategies for the
global marketplace. Break-out panels will include:

      --  Global Financing
      --  The Internet as a Globalizing Force
      --  Managing Global Information
      --  Corporate Social Responsibility in a Global Environment
      --  Managing Your Global Career

WHO:

Keynote Speakers
Crandall Bowles (MBA '73), chairperson and CEO, Springs Industries
Jean Hamilton, CEO, Prudential Institutional

Panelists include:
Beth Horowitz, senior vice president, American Express
Joanna Gallanter (MBA '90), general partner and founder, Venture
Strategy Group
Kate Hartnick (MBA '90), principal, Hartnick Consulting
Judy Gaviser, senior vice president, corporate philanthropy, American
Express Financial Advisors
Mona Lau, managing director, global diversity, Deutsche Bank

WHEN:
Friday, March 30, 2001
8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
For schedule information, visit the conference web site www.cwib.org.

WHERE:

Lerner Hall Auditorium, 2920 Broadway (115th Street)

Columbia Women in Business (CWIB) is a professional and social organization that strives to provide Columbia Business School women with resources and contacts to assist them in their academic and professional careers. CWIB is committed to working with faculty, administrators, alumnae, and the greater business community to promote the role of and opportunities for women in business.

CWIB would like to thank American Express for their support in sponsoring the event.