Plenary Session II

Women Executives – The Face of a New Generation -

Driving Change

2007 IWF World Leadership Conference

Chicago, IL, USA

Female executives have taken charge at some of the world's largest corporations. Making the list of Fortune magazine's 50 Most Powerful Women in Business and Forbes magazine's 100 Most Powerful Women in the World are several women powerhouses leading companies in America 's heartland, across North America and around the world. With strong showings from Europe and Asia , business is opening to women – fast. Is this the face of a new generation? What will women's presence at the helm in the global corporate world mean to the future of women in the workplace? And, what strategies are the world's top female executives deploying to meet the challenges of power while driving market share, surviving corporate defeats and reshaping the landscape for generations to follow? Moderated by Gloria Scoby, Senior Vice President and Group Publisher, Crain Communications.

Featuring:

•  Linda Dillman, EVP, Risk Management, Benefits & Sustainability, Wal-Mart

•  Padmasree Warrior, EVP & Chief Technology Officer, Motorola

•  Beth Brooke, Global Vice Chair, Ernst & Young