Multimedia program to deliver world's top business leaders to MUW
 

COLUMBUS, Miss. – Mississippi University for Women’s Office of Continuing Education will host MainEvent 2004 on Thursday, April 15.

MainEvent is an annual multimedia program that delivers the world’s top business leaders to companies and colleges around the world. Participants in this program will actively engage in life-enhancing and company-changing dialogue with speakers via satellite.

“We are very excited to get a chance to hear messages from global leaders. They share great information that reaches out to the community,” said Patricia Brock, director of continuing education.

Topics to be discussed include “Individual Values: Their Impact on Decisions about Work, Culture, and Brands,”  “Hype, Heresy, History or Here to Stay…is "Values-Driven Business' an Oxymoron?” “Yoga in the Workplace? From Work, Work, Work to Mind, Body, Bliss: Global Trend or Wishful Thinking?” “Innovation: Snaring the Bright Ideas in a Commoditized World. What’s Next? What’s Possible?” and "The Global Paradox: Creating Community When No One’s ‘Home.’”

Forum speakers will include the director of the U.S. Mint, CEO of Mmakau Mining, dean of the London Business School, vice chair of Wonder, Inc., president of The Energy Project, vice president from Johnson & Johnson, CEO of Patagonia Inc., co-founder of Stone Yamashita Partner; chief diversity officer of Accenture, president of Women’s World Banking and CEO of LesConcierges.

Workshops will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Cromwell Communication Center. The complete program fee is $28, which includes lunch. Any single segment fee is $10. Students attend free, excluding lunch. Please call (662) 329-7137 for registration.  

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