Something NEW in Arkansas Three industry CIOs were among 150 executives who turned out for the inaugural event of the Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Network of Executive Women. Pictured from left are CIOs Kay Palmer of J.B. Hunt Transportation, Jeri Dunn of Tyson Foods, and Linda Dillman of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Visit our news page for more information on the event. MORE PHOTOS IN GALLERY. PHOTO COURTESY OF WAL-MART

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NEW Leadership Summit will be ‘meeting of the minds’

Last chance to register for September 29 event

Hundreds of CPG/retail executives from across the country are preparing to learn and network at the Network of Executive Women’s 2004 Leadership Summit in Chicago. You have until the end of this week to register for the third annual event.

The one-day Summit will include breakout sessions, networking opportunities and industry experts. It will be held Tuesday and Wednesday, September 28-29, at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Chicago-O'Hare Rosemont, 5500 North River Road, Rosemont, IL 60018.

The Summit opens with a welcome reception Tuesday evening, September 28, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.; it will be followed by NEW’s Fall Mentoring Orientation Session on Thursday, September 30, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., also at the Embassy Suites Hotel/Chicago-O'Hare Rosemont.

Morning highlights at the Summit will include: An address by author Connie Podesta (Mastering the Game of Life); remarks on “the changing face of America” by Graciela Eleta, vice president of Procter & Gamble’s Multicultural Development Organization in North America; and a talk on diversity best practices by Working Mother Media CEO Carol Evans. The morning will also include a panel discussion by industry leaders; “Our Industry’s Future” will address change in the fast-moving CPG/retail business and how to profit from it.

A networking luncheon will be followed by four concurrent breakout sessions hosted by author Trudy Bourgeois of the Center for Excellence, Chris Hoyt from Hoyt & Company, David Zahn of Clow Zahn Associates, and Maureen McGuire of McGuire Consulting Services.

The afternoon will conclude with a keynote address by famed business consultant Stedman Graham, author of Build Your Own Life Brand and chairman and CEO of S. Graham & Associates. More