Apr. 12, 2010 - Detroit, Mich. - Forward-looking leadership has always been a key element of corporate and personal success. But what qualities make the difference between a good manager and the kind of visionary who can take her company – and her career – to the next level?
At Inforum’s Annual Meeting on May 4, Charlene Begley, president and CEO of GE Home & Business Solutions and a senior vice president for GE, will share her experience and wisdom in a candid conversation about leadership with Pattie Sellers, Editor at Large, for Fortune magazine.
“Charlene Begley, one of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women, heads up a $9 billion set of global businesses that lead the trend toward energy efficiency and better and productivity,’ said Terry Barclay, president and CEO of Inforum and Inforum Center for Leadership, “As such, she will have a lot to say about what it takes to be a player in the world of smarter, greener products and services. Her conversation with Pattie Sellers, author of some of Fortune’s most talked-about cover stories, promises to be a candid, spirited and enlightening exchange. We can’t wait.”
In addition to offering a chance to hear from two of America’s top business minds, this event represents another example of how Inforum is evolving to better meet the needs and interests of its members. Starting with the Annual Meeting, more of Inforum’s events will be built around interviews with leading thinkers, by leading thinkers. As always, the event also will include plenty of time for questions from event participants.
“The interview format will add a new level of excitement to Inforum events,” Barclay said. “The unrehearsed, unscripted conversations will allow for a truly candid, but civil exchange of ideas that we know will be both enlightening and entertaining.”
Event Details
• Date: Tuesday, May 4, 2010
• Time: 11:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
• Location: The Ritz Carlton – Dearborn, 300 Town Center Drive, Dearborn, MI 48126
• Cost: $55 Inforum Member, $70 Non-Member, $600 Table of 10
• To Register Online: Visit https://www.inforummichigan.org/events/annual-meeting
About Charlene Begley
Charlene Begley is the president and CEO of GE Home & Business Solutions and a senior vice president for GE. GE Home & Business Solutions is a $9B business that includes the business teams of Appliances & Lighting and Intelligent Platforms. These global businesses offer their customers energy efficiencies and productivity solutions through innovative appliances, lighting, embedded/control systems and software platforms. As a part of her current role, Begley also focuses on improving GE competitiveness by driving Company-wide initiatives and process improvements. She is leading GE's global Information Technology (IT), sourcing, quality and the Corporate Initiatives Group. She is also directing GE's focus on software to create better customer solutions and services, as well as world class manufacturing operations. For more about her, click here
About Pattie Sellers
Pattie Sellers has written some of Fortune’s most talked-about cover stories, including “Can Meg Whitman Save California?” "The $100 Billion Woman" (Melinda Gates), "MySpace Cowboys," Martha Stewart ("I cannot be destroyed"), Meg Whitman ("eBay's Secret"), Ted Turner ("Gone with the Wind") and Oprah Winfrey ("Oprah Inc."). Every year since its launch in 1998, Pattie has helped oversee Fortune's "Most Powerful Women in Business" package. A specialist at dissecting larger-than-life personalities, she has also profiled former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, Morgan Stanley Chairman John Mack, investor Eddie Lampert, and various media chiefs. Her favorite subjects are powerful people who experience a dramatic life change and find new ways to use their power. For more about her, click here.
About Inforum
Inforum is one of the largest and most prestigious business forums for women in the nation, with more than 1,800 members from a broad cross-section of Michigan's business community. The mission of the organization is to strengthen the business environment by creating opportunities for women to lead and succeed. Founded as the Women's Economic Club in 1962 in Detroit, Inforum has affiliates in Grand Rapids and Lansing, Michigan. For more information, visit www.inforummichigan.org or call 877.633.3500.