Nation's Top Women Business Leaders Convene in Boston to Discuss the Personal, Intellectual, Psychological and Community Ramifications of Economic Power

Business Wire, Oct 13, 2004

BOSTON -- The Committee of 200 Annual Conference of Women Business Leaders to Focus on "Making Connections" Between Economic and Personal Power

Leading women entrepreneurs and corporate officers will examine the multiple levels of connections between economic and personal power, and their impact on communities and society at large, at the 22nd Annual Conference of The Committee of 200 (C200). The conference will begin today and run through Sunday, October 17, at The Four Seasons Hotel here.

More than 150 influential women in business are expected to participate in the conference, "Making Connections," which will feature workshops, roundtables and insights of leading thinkers on business, science and contemporary society.

C200 is a national organization of leading businesswomen that focuses understanding and enhancing the pipeline of future women business leaders. C200 membership requires that women either be entrepreneurs with annual revenues of over $15 million, or run companies or a division with at least $250 million in annual revenues. The membership controls over $100 billion in corporate revenues.

"It's become commonplace to observe that the world's economies, cultures and societies are becoming increasingly intertwined. But the questions and opportunities that globalization raise make this an optimal time to examine how the balance of economic power impacts the global community. Business people rarely have the time and opportunity to step back and review the ramification of success and power. We believe this conference provides this opportunity," said C200 Conference Co-Chair Carolee Friedlander, Founder of Carolee Designs, Inc.

The other C200 Conference Co-Chairs are Sharon P. Whiteley, President and CEO of Boston-based ThirdAge, Inc., and Lois Silverman, Chair and Founder of The Commonwealth Institute in Boston.

Thought-Leader Participants
During the conference, C200 members will engage in dialogues with
a number of leading business thinkers and influencers, including:

--  Laura Nash, Ph.D., Senior Research Fellow, Harvard Business
    School

--  Dr. Riane Eisler, Author and President of the Center for
    Partnership Studies

--  Howard H. Stevenson, Senior Associate Provost, Harvard
    University Resources and Planning, and Sarofim-Rock Professor
    of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

--  Myra Hart, MBA Class of 1961 Professor of Management Practice,
    Harvard Business School

--  Benjamin Zander, Conductor, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, and
    author (with Rosamund Zandee) of The Art of Possibility
    (Harvard Business School Press, 2000)

--  Ann Graybiel, Ph.D., Principal Investigator in Systems and
    Computational Neuroscience, MIT McGovern Brain Institute

--  Martha Constantine-Paton, Ph.D., Principal Investigator in
    Cellular and Genetic Neuroscience, MIT McGovern Brain
    Institute

--  Nancy Kanwisher, Ph.D., Principal Investigator in Imaging and
    Cognitive Neuroscience, MIT McGovern Brain Institute

--  Ilene H. Lang, President, Catalyst

--  Holly Taylor Sargent, Senior Associate Dean, Kennedy School of
    Government, Harvard University

--  Helen Fisher, Ph.D., Anthropologist and author of Why We Love

--  Rosabeth Moss Kanter, Arbuckle Professor of Business
    Administration, Harvard Business School

--  Richard Greene, Consultant and Lecturer on Communication
    Strategy

Conference Discussion - Making Connections

The conference's content, including roundtables, speeches and
presentations, will include:

--  New Brain Findings: The Implications for Our Relationships,
    Our Work and Ourselves


--  A New Life in Government

--  Impacting and Inspiring Others

--  Who Am I When I Sell My Business?

--  Behavioral Economics: Why Do Smart People Spend Money
    Unwisely?

--  Leaving a Legacy in Print

--  Empty Chairs: Where are the Women on Corporate Boards?

--  From Stranglehold to Strategy: Next Steps in Business Growth

--  Health and Wellness: Taking a Proactive Approach to Optimal
    Health

Major Award Recipients

C200 will bestow its ninth annual Luminary Awards on outstanding
individuals in four categories. The recipients are:

--  Entrepreneurial Champion: Irma S. Mann, President, IRMA, Inc.

--  Corporate Innovator: Kathleen Mason, President & CEO, Tuesday
    Morning

--  Technology Innovator: Joanna T. Lau, President & Chairman of
    the Board, Lau Technologies

--  Philanthropic Innovator: Judy Koch, Founder and President,
    Bring Me A Book Foundation

About C200

C200 was founded in 1982. Early members include Muriel Siebert, the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange; Lillian Vernon, the catalogue entrepreneur; the late Katherine Graham, publisher of the Washington Post; Sherry Lansing, Chairman and CEO of Paramount Picture Group, and Ellen Gordon, President and COO of Tootsie Roll Industries, Inc.

The Committee of 200 is the organization of preeminent businesswomen that capitalizes on the success, power and influence of women in the global economy. The mission of The C200 is to exemplify and promote entrepreneurship and corporate leadership among women of this generation and the next. The membership of C200 is comprised of an exclusive group of women business leaders from all industries. Each C200 member has attained or exceeded a specific level of success tied to revenues and industry recognition. The C200 executive offices are located at 980 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60611-3108. C200's website address is: http://www.c200.org.