September 21, 2005 - MainEvent® 2005... Re-imagined
Don't Miss It! Much has happened in the six years since the original MainEvent® (The Mother of all Business Events® is now termed "the Democratic Davos with Soul"!)
Bigger and better than ever, this year's MainEvent® 2005... Re-imagined was the can't-be-missed Global Conversation giving you the opportunity to interact with business and thought leaders from around the world!
MainEvent® 2005... Re-imagined was the most empowering program yet: a day of provocative conversation among the world ' s leading business and thought leaders and YOU. Think of it as a one-of-a-kind, interactive "glocal" (global AND local) Town Hall Meeting™ involving business executives and students around the world to discuss today's hot topics of change, innovation, leadership, and more.
Participants heard from MainEvent® business and thought leaders, referred to as "Global Conversationalists" ("GC's") who act as guides, even provocateurs for each of the five MainEvent® topics, opening up conversations for MainEvent audiences all over the world to develop and expand.
MainEvent® participants don't just LEARN from the world's top leaders and influential thinkers; you ACTIVELY ENGAGE in shaping the life-enhancing dialogue so you leave with the tools you need to act on the ideas discussed.
And you don't have to travel to take part.we bring the conversation via satellite to wherever you are and facilitate interaction via phone, fax and email.
MainEvent®'s unique format creates an unprecedented level of interactivity for a program of this scale and scope. It's a live, exciting, simultaneous experience where participants can engage in shaping the conversation, raise questions and make a difference. Each MainEvent® topic is a "three act" conversation:
Act 1: Listen to the world's top leaders as they discuss the topic Act 2: Discuss locally your reactions to the Global Conversationalists Act 3: Share comments or questions with the Global Conversationalists and global audience at satellite sites around the world!
We hope you'll take advantage of this opportunity to share your views with those around you, as well as with the MainEvent® 2005. Re-imagined audience.
What you say can put in motion a force that could have impact everywhere...
So let's keep the conversation going.!
MainEvent® 2005 Agenda:
September 21, 2005; program began at 10:00 AM (EST) ends 2:00 PM (EST)
10:00 am – 10:50 am (Eastern) Global Conversation I.
China, Inc: Harnessing the Dragon…Sharing the Wealth Whatever the size of your business, your geographic location(s), or your industry, the influence of China and its evolving challenges cannot be ignored. Learn from experts with real life experience in emerging markets how leading companies moved from treating China as an “initiative” to an integral driver of their overall strategy. Get the inside scoop on how to turn the sometimes daunting challenges of doing business with the Chinese—and other emerging market players—into opportunity.
Global Conversationalists: Nurit Amdur, CEO, ALEX®; Christine Loh, CEO, Civic Exchange (Hong Kong); Moderator: Liz Claman, Anchor, CNBC Business News
10:50 am – 11:40 am (Eastern) Global Conversation II.
Surprise! The Best is Yet to Come…and Some of it’s Almost Here It’s true: You ain’t seen nothin’ yet! Get the word from people positioned to predict what the future will look like when we get there. You won’t want to miss getting this special access to information about trends in products and services, methods of distribution, transportation, health care and more…guaranteed to leave you re-imagining the business you’re in.
Global Conversationalists: Laurie Coots, Chief Marketing Officer, Worldwide, TBWA\Chiat\Day; Bill Taylor, President, Mavericks at Work; Co-Founder, Fast Company Magazine; Moderator: Susan Bird, Founder & CEO, Wf360
11:40 am – 12:25 pm (Eastern) Global Conversation III.
On Innovation: How to Turn Every Person in Your Company into an Idea Machine to Increase Revenue
Where does lasting advantage come from now that your competitors can replicate your products and services faster than ever before? Find out what leading edge companies are doing to spark breakthrough thinking within their organizations…and how they’re involving their own customers in their race to move ahead of the pack.
Global Conversationalists: Maxine Clark, “Chief Executive Bear” (CEO), The Build-A-Bear Workshop; Adam Klein, EVP, EMI Music; former President & COO, Ask Jeeves, Inc.; Moderator: Alastair Stewart (UK), Main Presenter, London News Network
12:25 pm – 1:10 pm (Eastern) Global Conversation IV.
Self Sourcing: Finding Gold in What You’ve Got In the midst of disruptive change that is more rapid than ever before in the history of the world, how can you and your company re-imagine your existing practices, products and customer relationships into engines of growth and revenue? Learn from leaders whose skills at just this kind of alchemy will inspire you to make your current business a platform for supercharging opportunities to thrive in the evolving global marketplace.
Global Conversationalists: Jane Friedman, CEO, HarperCollins Publishers; Linda LoRe, President & CEO, Fredericks of Hollywood; Moderator: Susan Bird, Founder & CEO, Wf360
1:10 pm – 2:00 pm (Eastern) (broadcast from London) Global Conversation V.
Future Power: Getting on the Winning Side of the War for Talent Let’s re-imagine the workplace of the future. Better yet, let’s re-imagine work itself. How will the world of work morph in response to the demand for increased mobility, flexibility and diversity? And how can you and your company take advantage of such fundamental change?
Global Conversationalists: Helen Alexander, CEO, The Economist Group; John Moorhouse, Convenor of the Gordon Cook Conversations; Thomas Vecchione, Principal, Gensler; Moderator: Alastair Stewart (UK), Main Presenter, London News Network
September 21, 2005 - MainEvent® 2005... Re-imagined
Helen Alexander - CEO, The Economist Group
Nurit Amdur - CEO, Alex Toys
* Susan Bird - Founder & CEO, Wf360
* Liz Claman - Anchor, CNBC Business News
Maxine Clark - "Chief Executive Bear" (CEO), The Build-A-Bear Workshop
Laurie Coots - Chief Marketing Officer, Worldwide, TBWA Chiat Day
Jane Friedman - CEO, HarperCollins Publishers
Adam Klein - EVP, EMI Music; former President and COO, Ask Jeeves, Inc.
Christine Loh - CEO, Civic Exchange ( Hong Kong )
Linda LoRe - President & CEO, Fredericks of Hollywood
John Moorhouse - Convenor, Gordon Cook Conversations
Bill Taylor - President, Mavericks at Work; Co-founder, Fast Company magazine
*Alastair Stewart - Main Presenter, London News Network
Thomas Vecchione - Principal, Gensler 
