An empowering day of provocative conversation among the world’s leading business and thought leaders, MainEvent is a one-of-a-kind, interactive Glocal Town Hall™ Meeting involving thousands of business executives and students around the world to discuss topics of leadership. Thus far, people in over 250 sites in 20 countries on five continents have participated in MainEvent.
MainEvent 2003 on April 10th (10:00 am EST to 2:00pm EST) promises to be the best ever! You will be linked via satellite to some of the most remarkable leaders in the world speaking live from New York. In addition to spectacular conversation and interaction with and among global leaders, you will also have the opportunity to engage in local discussion about the issues raised by the global panels.
MainEvent 2003 Global Conversationalists
Steve Ballmer
CEO of Microsoft Cited by New York Times as changing the corporate culture from "fit in or out" to "openness and respectfulness of others"
Margot Cairnes
CEO of Change Dynamic Her insightful comments on leadership wowed Wf360’s Road Show audience in Australia, so we’re giving her a global audience Read Bio >>>
Carla Cico
CEO of Brasil Telecom Cited as one of Fortune 50 most powerful international businesswomen and a New York marathon veteran Read Bio >>>
Maxine Clark
CEO of The Build-a-Bear Workshop Entrepreneur extraordinaire who has grown her dream retail chain to 120 stores strong, opening soon in Japan and Canada Read Bio >>>
Pamela Craig
Group Director, Business Operations & Services, Accenture Drives the development and integration of all Accenture’s business processes around the globe Read Bio >>>
Melinda Davis CEO of The Next Group Expert on the "Overload Economy", cited as "a secret weapon of the Fortune One Hundred" Read Bio >>>
Esther Dyson
Chairman of EDventure Holdings Author, active player in discussion and policy-making concerning the Internet and society, focused on emerging technologies Read Bio >>>
Rita Foley SVP of MeadWestvaco; tech wizard now bringing her innovative expertise to the world of media, pharmaceutical and cosmetics packaging Read Bio >>>
Joe Forehand
Chairman and CEO of Accenture The consulting giant that went public on his watch has become a dominant player in the outsourcing industry Read Bio >>>
Nely Galán Founder and President of Galan Entertainment Former President of Entertainment for Telemundo, setting the standard for television production aimed at the Hispanic markets Read Bio >>>
Jamie Gorelick Vice Chair of Fannie Mae Fannie Mae was recently ranked #1 of organizations committed to demonstrating that Diversity Works Read Bio >>>
Mellody Hobson President, Ariel Capital Management, the first minority-owned firm offering public mutual funds; regular financial contributor on ABC's Good Morning America Read Bio >>>
General James L. Jones Former Commandant of the U.S. Marines, now Supreme Allied Commander of NATO forces in Europe returning to MainEvent by popular demand Read Bio >>>
Ellen Kullman
Group Vice President of DuPont Leads several key DuPont "high growth opportunity" businesses Read Bio >>>
Joanna Lau Former Chairman and CEO, Lau Technologies; global expert in face-recognition technology
Barbara Miller - Host
President & CEO, Barbara B. Miller Communications Ms. Miller has served over 200 organizations and helped thousands of people, from attorneys to celebrities to politicians, present themselves more effectively with her skill-building courses.
Mary Minnick
Executive Vice President of The Coca-Cola Company, President and Chief Operating Officer of Asia SBU Coke Asia generates nearly a third of the company’s operating earnings, cited as one of Fortune 50 most powerful international businesswomen
Pat Mitchell
President & CEO, PBS In February 2000, Pat Mitchell became the first woman and first producer to serve as CEO of the nation’s largest and only non-commercial broadcasting service.
Luciano Respini
Multi-lingual President of Dow Europe He has led the organization from Thailand to France to Yugoslavia to Latin America and places in-between; now has additional responsibility for building customer relationships around the world
Theodore Zeldin
Oxford Dean, noted author, frequent speaker at the World Economic Forum Cited as one of the hundred most important thinkers in the world today
Shoshana Zuboff
Charles Edward Wilson Professor of Business Administration, Harvard Business School Author of the acclaimed classic In The Age of The Smart Machine: The Future of Work and Power, she has been called “the true prophet of the information age”.
An empowering day of provocative conversation among the world’s leading business and thought leaders, MainEvent is a one-of-a-kind, interactive Glocal Town Hall™ Meeting involving thousands of business executives and students around the world to di
scuss topics of leadership. Thus far, people in over 250 sites in 20 countries on five continents have participated in MainEvent.
Steve Ballmer 
Margot Cairnes
Carla Cico
Maxine Clark
Pamela Craig 
Melinda Davis
Esther Dyson
Joe Forehand
Nely Galán
Jamie Gorelick
Mellody Hobson 
General James L. Jones
Ellen Kullman
Joanna Lau 
Barbara Miller - Host
Mary Minnick
Pat Mitchell
Luciano Respini
Ivy Ross 
Alastair Stewart
Yukako Uchinaga
Theodore Zeldin
Shoshana Zuboff
