WHAT: The new millennium offers unparalleled opportunity, growth,
uncertainty and risk, resulting in increased demand for
university and corporate-based management education. New
technologies and trends toward life-long learning also are
fueling the growth for new approaches to education.
Preparing Leaders for the 21st Century will address the
business imperatives for management education, identify
external trends with special relevance to the skills needed
by future business and political leaders, and discuss their
implications for management education and development.
WHEN: Monday, June 15, 8:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: The Global Forum on Management Education
Sheraton Chicago Hotel & Towers, Cityfront Center
Ballroom, Fourth Floor, Ballroom Level
901 E. North Water Street
Chicago, Ill.
WHO: Gary L. Tooker, chairman of the board, Motorola, Inc.
Henry Schacht, former chairman and CEO of Lucent
Technologies
BACKGROUND: Held only twice a decade - and never before in the United
States - the Global Forum on Management Education is an
intense, four-day event where academic, corporate and
political leaders from around the world come together and
discuss the 21st century political, economic and
technological trends affecting management education.
CONTACT: Jeannette Thompson, 314-982-9104, for the Global Forum on
Management Education, or Sharon Barber of the Global Forum on
Management Education, 314-872-8507, ext. 241, before June 13, or
June 13-15, 312-464-1000.
SOURCE The Global Forum on Management Education
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