Leading CEOs and high-performing entrepreneurs convene at 2009 Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum
Corporate executives meet to discuss strategies to accelerate their growth Palm Springs, CA, 11 November 2009 – More than 1,600 industry icons and business leaders will gather at the 2009 Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum® in Palm Springs, CA, from November 11–15 to discuss how to successfully emerge from the downturn through innovation and strategic partnerships.
The line-up of over 100 speakers includes industry leaders such as H. Lee Scott, Jr., Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors and former CEO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Howard Schultz, Chairman, President and CEO of Starbucks, Lynn Elsenhans, Chairman, CEO and President of Sunoco, Biz Stone, Co-founder of Twitter, and Carol Tome, CFO of The Home Depot. CEOs, board members, investors, advisors, economists and regulators will attend the Forum to develop networks and strategic alliances, learn leading practices and hear reports from the front lines of deal making. Speakers and panelists will share the latest thinking on growth strategies and the path to market leadership.
“Our commitment to supporting high-growth organizations, from emerging companies to market leaders, is one way we help businesses succeed in this economy and in years to come,” said Maria Pinelli, Ernst & Young LLP, Americas Director, Strategic Growth Markets. “The Strategic Growth Forum offers companies first-hand access to valuable discussions, resources, sources of capital and networks that will fuel their growth. After all, the companies that attend the Forum are pillars of entrepreneurship and innovation – the keys to the global economic recovery.”
The Forum features two main tracks:
- Managing Transactions, Cash and Talent - this series of panels provides guidance on how to obtain the most appropriate financing, pursue mergers and acquisitions, as well as other strategic transactions, recruit and retain top talent, and align infrastructure amid cost constraints to drive future growth.
- Embracing Value, Innovation and Change - these sessions present strategies to sustain and turbo-charge a company's growth, attack competition and rebuild fractured workforces in the face of economic turmoil.
The Forum also includes:
- The 23rd annual Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards - The culminating event of the Forum, this gala is hosted by Jay Leno and will honor the 2009 national Entrepreneur Of The Year® winners. An overall winner will be named and will represent the US at the World Entrepreneur Of The Year® awards in 2010. Since 1986, the awards have expanded from one to 26 programs across the US, and to more than 50 countries and over 135 cities around the world.
- Entrepreneurial Winning WomenTM - The Entrepreneurial Winning Women program is designed to foster informative relationships, build networks, and provide growth opportunities and support to high-potential women-owned businesses.
The Forum strives to be an environmentally-friendly event, with carbon credits purchased to offset participants’ travel and stay at the hotel, among other green actions.
For more information and daily updates right from the Forum floor, please visit: http://www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthforum.
Sponsors
Founded and produced by Ernst & Young LLP, the Entrepreneur Of The Year awards are pleased to have the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation and SAP America as national sponsors.
About Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Markets Practice
Ernst & Young's Strategic Growth Markets (SGM) practice guides leading high-growth companies. Our multi-disciplinary team of elite professionals provides perspective and advice to help our clients accelerate market leadership. SGM delivers assurance, tax, transactions and advisory services to thousands of companies spanning all industries. Ernst & Young is the undisputed leader in taking companies public, advising key government agencies on the issues impacting high-growth companies, and convening the experts who shape the business climate. For more information, please visit us at www.ey.com/us/strategicgrowthmarkets.
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