ADVISORY/Governor Rendell to Address CEOs at Drexel on Regional Education and Economics Issues.

News Editors/Assignment Desks

ADVISORY...Tuesday (April 8)

--(BUSINESS WIRE)

What:       Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell will speak on his
            economic development plan for the Commonwealth of
            Pennsylvania as part of his closing remarks at the
            CEO/senior executive breakfast panel discussion,
            "Education and Economics: Merging Priorities for the
            Future of the Philadelphia Region." Sponsored by Drexel's
            LeBow College of Business and the Philadelphia Academies,
            the breakfast panel discussion will address issues such
            as:

            --  The business community's role in education;

            --  The role of intermediary organizations like the
                Philadelphia Academies;

            --  What businesses want/need from Philadelphia's
                education system;

            --  How government/business/education can stop the
                region's "brain drain;"

            --  The elimination of regional barriers that limit the
                success of employers;

            --  The regional economic impact of career-integrated
                models like Drexel co-op;

            --  Targeting the strongest demand for qualified employees
                now and in coming years;

            --  The outlook of the regional economy.

Who:        Panelists: Kenneth Lawrence, PECO Energy Company President
                       Constantine Papadakis, Ph.D., Drexel University
                        President
                       R. Linda Resnick, CEO Resources President
                       William Stone, Federal Reserve Bank of
                        Philadelphia First Vice President
                       Paul Vallas, Philadelphia School District CEO

            Moderator: Tracey Matisak, WHYY

When:       Tuesday, April 8, 2003, 8 - 10 a.m.; Rendell will speak at
            approximately 9:15 a.m.

Where:      Behrakis Grand Hall at Drexel's Creese Student Union
            Complex (32nd and Chestnut streets)