has had to rely on a 100% voluntary military during a time of war well, in my position, I worry that after a perceived failure, we'll have a hard time recruiting volunteers" (earlier he had stated that this is the first time since the Revolutionary War that the U.S. Army Chief of Staff George Casey (another paraphrase) in response to the question of what happens if the U.S. Now I have to work at being a good chairman of the board" David Neeleman quote about his performance during the infamous February ice-storm incident at JetBlue (this is a paraphrase) "I did great as a CEO, but not so great as a chairman of the board. Steal-this-speedboat stage set-up during the What if? workshop (on the stage were a bunch of toy speedboats with signs encouraging pilfering one) - the session referred to companies/leaders who are "barges" and "speedboats" (it's ok to be either - at the right point in time) Then the company identified 21 top-tier conferences and three top business school conferences from 2005 to 2007-these were chosen based on conference organizer recommendations, media coverage and reputation-and Weber Shandwick reviewed the conference agendas in search of C-level executive speakers.įor more details from the report, visit Weber Shandwick here.In no particular order (and certainly not intended as a ranking. The names of the CEO and three other C-level executives from each company were compiled. Weber Shandwick conducted the study by first identifying the 50 "most admired" companies. Overall, the number of these executive speakers has increased more than 500% in the last three years. That number was boosted by 2007 participation. The study also shows that three out of 10 C-level executives (and over 40% of those with CEO titles, specifically) have spoken at the aforementioned events. , is set for an address at the Wharton Leadership Conference June 18. Is slated to speak at the CECP Board of Boards CEO Conference Feb. , the largest consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., spoke at The Economist's conference last November. Much of the growing popularity of each event is driven by influential attendees. Jennifer Risi, executive vice president of Weber Shandwick's Global Strategic Media Group, said she helps clients devise a "strategic road map" for the year, so the company message is dispatched to the right audience at the best venue. The Clinton Global Initiative also made the short list. These events included Fortune Innovation iMeme at the top, followed by Wharton Leadership ahead of the Milken Institute. Weber Shandwick also ranked the most popular events for other members of executive teams, including chief financial officers and chief technology officers. The World Economic Forum led the pack, followed by events hosted at the Chief Executives Club of Boston, Fortune Innovation/iMeme, Fortune Global and The Wall Street Journal "D." Weber Shandwick's report "All-Star Executives at Five-Star Events" ranked the top events based on the number of chief executive speakers at each from 2005 to 2007. 27) is, in fact, the most beneficial for C-level executive teams when compared with all events of its kind. The number is already up 50% since 2005, according to a new study, which also shows that that the four-day meeting in Davos (Jan. And they can expect to see more conferences pop up on their corporate calendars in the coming years.
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