The agenda for the FORTUNE Most Powerful Women Summit is currently under development. Please check back for a complete schedule.
Wednesday, October 1
Solutions Desk Opens
Free Time and Sponsored Activities
Luxury Beauty Treatments, sponsored by Shiseido
Wii Fit, sponsored by Nintendo
High Tea and FORTUNE High Growth Series, sponsored by SAP
How to Manage and Sustain High Growth
Carolyn Albanese, Director of Customer Experience, Annin & Co., DeLisa Alexander, Senior Vice President, People and Brand, Red Hat, Annie Maxwell, COO, Direct Relief International, and Michèle Szynal, Vice President, Corporate Communications, Callaway Golf, will talk about the challenges they faced, their personal leadership strategies and the critical decisions they made as their companies grew.
Moderator:
- Leigh Gallagher
Senior Editor
FORTUNE
Summit Newcomer Meet & Greet, sponsored by Herman Miller, Inc.
For new delegates only
Reception
Gala Dinner and Performance by Sing for Hope
A celebration of the FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Mentoring Partnership and The Goldman Sachs/FORTUNE Global Women Leaders Award
Welcome:
- Andy Serwer
Managing Editor
FORTUNE
Opening Remarks:
- Pattie Sellers
Editor at Large and Chair, Most Powerful Women Summit
FORTUNE
Award Presentation:
- Lloyd Blankfein
Chairman and CEO
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. - Ann S. Moore
Chairman and CEO
Time Inc.
Thursday, October 2
Wii Yoga, sponsored by Nintendo
Wii One-on-One Instruction Sessions, sponsored by Nintendo
Solutions Desk Opens
Continental Breakfast
Welcome
The Big Get-to-Know You
Conversation
- Warren E. Buffett
Chairman and CEO
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
Interviewer:
- Carol Loomis
Senior Editor at Large
FORTUNE
Refreshment Break
Concurrent Sessions on Talent Management
Interactive breakout sessions led by MPWomen experts on talent management
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Motivating the Masses
- Janice L. Fields
Executive Vice President and COO
McDonald's USA, LLC
- Janice L. Fields
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Boards
- Susan L. Decker
President
Yahoo! Inc. - Mellody Hobson
President, Ariel Investments
Chair, Trustees Board, Ariel Investment Trust
- Susan L. Decker
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Creating Leaders
- Charlene Begley
Senior Vice President, GE
President and CEO
GE Enterprise Solutions - Sallie L. Krawcheck
Chairman, Citi Global Wealth Management
Citigroup Inc.
- Charlene Begley
Switch Break
Conversation
- Indra K. Nooyi
Chairman and CEO
PepsiCo, Inc.
Interviewer:
- Ann S. Moore
Chairman and CEO
Time Inc.
National Math and Science Young Leaders Program
- Roberta Luxbacher
General Manager, Corporate Planning
ExxonMobil Corp.
Developing Extraordinary Talent
- Susan E. Arnold
President, Global Business Units
Procter & Gamble Co. - Ursula M. Burns
President
Xerox Corp. - Lorrie Norrington
President, eBay Marketplaces
eBay Inc.
Moderator:
- Juliet Flint
Partner
Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
Additional Panelist: TBA
X Appeal: A Conversation with Sisters
- Denise Morrison
Senior Vice President and President, North America Soup, Sauces, and Beverages
Campbell Soup Co. - Maggie Wilderotter
Chairman, President and CEO
Frontier Communications
Interviewer:
- Lee Clifford
Assistant Managing Editor
FORTUNE
MPWomen Mentee Moment
- Dima Sharaffdeen Husseini
Founder and CEO
International Logistics Services, SAL (ILS)
Lebanon
Lunch
The Internet 10 Years Later
A reprise of the MPW Summit's first conversation about technology.
- Mary Meeker
Managing Director
Morgan Stanley - Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer
Facebook - Meg Whitman
Former President and CEO
eBay Inc.
Moderator:
- Padmasree Warrior
Chief Technology Officer
Cisco Systems, Inc.
X Appeal: A Conversation with Sisters
- Anne Wojcicki
Co-founder
23andMe - Susan Wojcicki
Vice President, Product Management
Google, Inc.
Interviewer:
- Lee Clifford
Assistant Managing Editor
FORTUNE
MPWomen Mentee Moment
- Phici Mbatha
Head
Regenesys Business School
South Africa
The Global Power Panel
- Angela Ahrendts
Chief Executive Officer
Burberry Group PLC - Patricia F. Russo
Former Chief Executive Officer
Alcatel-Lucent
Moderator:
- Stephanie N. Mehta
Global Editor
FORTUNE
Switch Break
Salons
Led by MPWomen experts, these small group discussions will focus on how to maximize the performance of careers and organizations.
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Fixing Customer Service
- Susan G. Nokes
Chief Customer and Operations Officer
T-Mobile USA
- Susan G. Nokes
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Negotiating Compensation, Perks & More
- Victoria H. Medvec
Adeline Barry Davee Professor of Management and Organizations
Executive Director, Center for Executive Women
Kellogg School of Management
- Victoria H. Medvec
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Customizing Careers
- Cathleen Benko
Vice Chairman and Chief Talent Officer
Deloitte LLP
- Cathleen Benko
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Winning the Hispanic Market
- Melanie Healey
Group President, Global Feminine and Health Care
Procter & Gamble Co./li>
- Melanie Healey
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Managing Healthcare Costs
- Larree Renda
Executive Vice President, Chief Strategist and Administrative Officer
Safeway Inc.
- Larree Renda
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Creating Digital Communities
- Arianna Huffington
Co-founder and Editor in Chief
The Huffington Post - Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer
Facebook
- Arianna Huffington
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Grappling with Free Trade Policy
- Ambassador Susan C. Schwab
U.S. Trade Representative (USTR)
- Ambassador Susan C. Schwab
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Building Great Brands
- Lynda Resnick
Co-chairman
Roll International Corp.
- Lynda Resnick
Free Time and Sponsored Activities
Luxury Beauty Treatments, sponsored by Shiseido
Screening of the Vice Presidential Debate
Reception and Dinner
Night Sessions
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Bridge with Warren Buffett
(Intermediate to Advanced Players only)
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Wii Olympics, sponsored by Nintendo
Friday, October 3
Yoga with Martha Stewart
- Martha Stewart
Founder
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc.
Solutions Desk Opens
Breakfast Roundtables
Informal breakfasts offer a chance to talk with speakers on Summit topics
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FORTUNE/U.S. State Department Mentoring Partnership
- Pat Mitchell
President and CEO
The Paley Center for Media - Ann S. Moore
Chairman and CEO
Time Inc.
- Pat Mitchell
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Pressure is a Privilege
- Billie Jean King
President
Billie Jean King Enterprises, Inc.
- Billie Jean King
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Corporate Philanthropy
- Stephanie Bell-Rose
Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
President, The Goldman Sachs Foundation - Dina Powell
Managing Director and Global Head, Office of Corporate Engagement
The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.
- Stephanie Bell-Rose
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Personal Health
- Janet E. Taylor
Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Columbia University Harlem Hospital
LLuminari and BeWell.com Expert
- Janet E. Taylor
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Corporate America Can Help Solve the Education Equation, sponsored by ExxonMobil
- Pam Darwin
Vice President, Americas
ExxonMobil Exploration Co. - Karen Horting
Deputy Executive Director
Society of Women Engineers - Sally K. Ride
President and CEO
Imaginary Lines, Inc. - Tina Straley
Executive Director
Mathematical Association of America
Moderator:
- Jessica Shambora
Reporter
FORTUNE
- Pam Darwin
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From Green to Giving Back: Engaging Employees in Social Responsibility, sponsored by Herman Miller
- Kristen Manos
Executive Vice President
President, North American Office Environments
Herman Miller, Inc.
- Kristen Manos
Switch Break
Conversation
- Melinda French Gates
Co-chair
Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Interviewer:
- Pattie Sellers
Editor at Large
FORTUNE
MPWomen Mentee Moment
- Raychelle Injete Najimesi
Managing Director
Kisere Wilderness Safaris
Kenya
Forecasting Global Risks
- Diana Farrell
Director, McKinsey Global Institute (MGI)
McKinsey & Company - Jami Miscik
Global Head of Sovereign Risk
Barclays Capital
Moderator:
- Christiane Amanpour
Chief International Correspondent
CNN
Assessing the Financial Markets
- Barbara M. Byrne
Vice Chairman
Barclays Capital - Sallie L. Krawcheck
Chairman, Citi Global Wealth Management
Citigroup Inc. - Meredith Whitney
Managing Director
Oppenheimer & Co., Inc.
Moderator:
- Carol Loomis
Senior Editor at Large
FORTUNE
One Month to Go: The Road to the White House
- Nina J. Easton
Washington Editor
FORTUNE - Karen Tumulty
National Political Correspondent
TIME
Moderator:
- Lisa Caputo
Executive Vice President, Global Marketing and Corporate Affairs, Citi
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Women & Co., Citi
Commentators:
- Penny Pritzker
National Finance Chair
Obama '08 - Meg Whitman
Co-chair
John McCain 2008
Closing Remarks & Adjourn
- Pattie Sellers
Editor at Large
FORTUNE

