Betting on the Future: Gap International sponsors the 2009 Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit

Sept. 14, 2009 - PRLog -- Gap International again is sponsoring Fortune’s The Most Powerful Women Summit, a gathering of 400 of the world’s most prominent women leaders in business, philanthropy, government, education, and the arts, to be held in Carlsbad, CA Sept. 14 – 16.  

The topic of the conference, “Betting on the Future,” as well as the caliber and diversity of the women attending, promises to make this an extraordinary event.  The world’s most powerful women will engage in discussions about the turbulent issues and key challenges that are reshaping organizations and the world. The Summit program is built around five pillars: Leadership, Innovation, Finance and the Economy, Global Connections, and The Common Good.

“Gap International sponsors Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit for the possibilities that emerge when extraordinary leaders come together to impact the future,” says Pontish Yeramyan, Gap International’s CEO.

Notable speakers and attendees include Former Secretary of State, Condoleezza Rice, the outgoing CEO of Xerox, Anne Mulcahy who will pass the baton to the incoming CEO, Ursula Burns, and the female Chairmen and CEOs of some of the world’s largest and most influential organizations.  The invitation-only conference is the biggest and best attended in the 13 years since the inception of the Fortune Most Powerful Women Summit.

The ideas and discussions from the event will not be limited to the 400 leaders who attend. This year’s Summit marks the first time that participants and speakers will have the opportunity to share what is happening, as it is happening, including their thoughts about the discussions and panels through social media, particularly Twitter. Twitter users can follow the event @FortuneMPW and can contribute through the use of the event’s official hashtag: #MPW09.

Gap International is a global management consulting company that partners with executives in producing exceptional growth through extraordinary performance. For over three decades, the company has worked with FORTUNE 500, Global 1000 corporations and U.S. Government agencies – enabling leaders, teams and organizations to operate at the highest levels of performance. The company has global headquarters in Philadelphia and international offices in London and Shanghai. For more information, visit Gap’s website at www.gapinternational.com