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Wharton Hosts Biggest Event in 125 Year History

           Legends in Business, Academia, and Government Discuss Economic Challenges in 2007

The Wharton School will host the Wharton Economic Summit: Next Moves in a Global Industry, on April 12-13, 2007 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

The event, to be the largest in the School’s 125-year history, will feature 30 faculty-moderated panel discussions on topics including:

The event will also feature four keynote speeches by global business and policy leaders, and a plenary session on leadership and ethics. Key speakers include (in alphabetical order):

• Art Collins, Wharton alumnus, chairman and CEO, Medtronic, Inc.
• Rajat Gupta, senior partner worldwide, former managing director worldwide, McKinsey & Company
• Jon M. Huntsman, Wharton alumnus, founder and chairman, Huntsman Corporation
• Michael Milken, Wharton alumnus, chairman, the Milken Institute; chairman, FasterCures
• Stan O’Neal, chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
• Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

“The Wharton Economic Summit will be a truly momentous event,” said Patrick T. Harker, dean of the Wharton School. “It marks the finale of Wharton's year-long 125th anniversary celebration and features some of the top names in global business. The Wharton School is honored to be able to present this unique forum to explore some of the most pressing issues in the global market, and we look forward to lively discussions and debate.”

For a full list of panels, speakers and the event calendar, please visit the Wharton Economic Summit website.

25 Mar 2007 07:50 PM in Events | Permalink

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