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A learning experience

The 2007 NEW Leadership Summit will feature five skill-building breakout sessions to help executives manage their careers and improve their lives.

The Summit, October15-16 in Dallas, is themed “Smart Choices for Peak Performance” and will also feature four keynote speakers and two optional events -- a Retail Safari store tour before the Summit and a “Deep Dive” Career Development workshop after. The event is expected to attract more than 400 of the CPG and retail industry’s leading executives and most promising emerging leaders.

Scheduled breakouts will cover Life Balance Assessment, presented by Dr. Barbara McFarland; Five Pillars of Health by Kristen Cooper and Barbara Simkins; Martial Art of Influence by Stuart Heller; Smarter, Faster, Better by Karlin Sloan; and the Connected and Committed Leader by Laura Lopez. The NEW Summit will also include numerous networking opportunities, including an opening reception and dinner sponsored by PepsiCo, networking breakfast sponsored by the Kellogg Company, and networking breaks sponsored by KPMG.

Four top speakers

The 2007 Summit will feature four powerful keynote speakers: Susan Arnold, president, Global Business Units for Procter & Gamble; Ann Fudge, retired CEO of Young & Rubicam Brands; Fawn Germer, author of the upcoming book The NEW Woman Rules; and women’s issues expert Dr. Barbara McFarland.

This year's Summit will be expanded with an optional Retail Safari store tour on Monday, October 15, presented by WSL Strategic Retail. Space is limited for this event. The store agenda, which is subject to change, features guided tours of Wal-Mart Plano, day spa Whole Foods Refresh, Bath & Body Works and wine store Best Cellars.

Also new for the 2007 Summit is The NEW Boutique, “a fun silent auction featuring great products and services and benefiting the Network’s Scholarship Fund,” the Network announced. NEW urged companies “to show their support for NEW’s scholarship program by donating products and services to the event.”

Deep Dive follows

The Summit will be immediately followed on October 16-17 by a Deep Dive Into Career Self Management workshop led by Sandra Bushby, NEW mentoring chair and director of Women's Initiatives for KPMG. The workshop will extend attendees’ learning experience for the rest of their careers by helping them understand their individual work styles, maximize relationships, increase effectiveness and build strong mentor partnerships.

The optional Deep Dive and Retail Safari programs will be held in conjunction with the NEW Summit at the full-service Omni Mandalay Hotel, 20 minutes from Dallas/Fort Worth Airport and 15 minutes from downtown Dallas. A limited number of hotel rooms at the reduced rate of $169 are available first-come, first-served, from the Omni Mandalay (book by Sunday, Sept. 23, by calling 800 843-6664). Discount airfare to Dallas is available through American Airlines (book online at www.AA.com and enter code A44H7AF).

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Top industry executives head to NEW Forum

Attendees will “Meet the Champions” and share peer coaching

Hershey's Chris Baldwin

A small group of invited senior-level executives will explore critical issues impacting their companies and careers at the Network of Executive Women's exclusive Executive Leaders Forum, August 7-9 at the Four Seasons Resort at Las Colinas, Dallas.

The opening day’s general session will be led by Greg Welch, global practice leader for Spencer Stuart's Consumer Goods and Services Practice. His presentation, “You’re in Charge, Now What?” will include an eight-point plan for success, case studies and his personal reflections on the industry.

Other general sessions will be led by James White, senior vice president, consumer brands, for Safeway, who will discuss “Transformational Change,” and Fawn Germer, author of The NEW Woman Rules. Peer coaching sessions will be moderated by Janice Duis, director of consumer brands for Safeway and Cheryl Williams, vice president of marketing for Wakefern.

“Meet the Champions” roundtable discussions will be led by Sandy Grimes vice president, sales, of Johnson & Johnson (who will discuss Unwritten Rules of the Executive Suite); Jeff Schomberger president, Wal-Mart Global Customer Team, Procter & Gamble (Leadership); Danny Strickland, senior vice president and chief innovation officer for the Coca-Cola Company (Innovation); and Celia Swanson, senior vice president, sustainability, for Wal-Mart (who will lead a discussion on Sustainability in the Context of Corporate Social Responsibility).

A second series of roundtables will be hosted by Mary Bass of Spencer Stuart (Board Service and You); Chris Baldwin president of Hershey North America (Relevance); Tom Greco, president of PepsiCo Sales (Creating the 21st Century Workforce); and Don Knauss, CEO of Clorox (The First 100 Days Success Plan).

Network President Helayne Angelus, vice president, Global CBD Diversity, for Procter & Gamble, will host the event, which will be led by Trudy Bourgeois, founder and president of the Center for Workforce Excellence. The invitation-only event is reserved for vice presidents and above in the consumer packaged goods and retail industry. The program was created for senior-level executives by a committee of senior-level executives, NEW says.

A confirmation letter with complete details was mailed to attendees this week. For more information on the NEW Forum contact Nathalia Granger, (312) 693-6855.

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Last chance to nominate board members

Diversity champions also sought for Hedy Halpert Award

Members of the Network of Executive Women have until Wednesday, August 1, to submit nominations for the group's board of directors. Elections will be held on Monday, October 15, prior to the NEW's Annual Leadership Summit in Dallas. The Network is also seeking nominations for this year's Hedy Halpert Diversity Awareness Award, which honors one outstanding industry executive. Deadline for this award is also August 1.

Board members must be a member in good standing, with either an individual or corporate membership in NEW; commit to participating in person in two full board meetings per year and conference calls as scheduled; agree to actively participate in assigned committees; cover their own expenses for activities associated with the Board and committees; and have support of their company with regards to financing of Board trips and scheduling of meetings and related activities.

Nominations for the Hedy Halpert Diversity Awareness Award are open to all active participants in trade channels served by NEW. Nominees must be role models for business professionals, exemplifying outstanding professional accomplishments and be active in improving educational opportunities; should be dedicated community leaders and demonstrate individual initiative with a commitment to excellence; and be committed to assisting those with fewer resources than themselves.

For more information on how to nominate yourself or a colleague for NEW's Board of Directors or for this year's Hedy Halpert Award, contact Nathalia Granger at (312) 693-6855.

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Outlook Leadership to feature Bradshaw and Bradley

C-store conference and expo Sept. 24-26 in Phoenix

Terry Bradshaw

Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw, former senator Bill Bradley, “The Tipping Point" author Malcom Gladwell and a host of business experts will address the Outlook Leadership Conference, Sept. 24-26 in Phoenix. The invitation-only event will also include breakout sessions and an expo area featuring new products.

The Outlook Leadership Conference, now in its 13th year, is a training and networking event for executives from the convenience store/retail petroleum industry. For more information, go visit www.outlookconference.com or contact Bryn Cotton at (480) 337-3420.

Leadership Network, a division of CSP Information Group, arranges and conducts business conferences, leadership training, and exclusive gatherings for restaurant and convenience retailing industry executives.

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