The Mark Hotel
September 18
KEY QUOTES

"Information is a commodity. If it were power, librarians would rule the world, and if knowledge were power, academicians would rule the world. They don't. Power is implementation."
Edie, Weiner, President, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.

"When women's attributes were considered weak, gender was everything. Now that these values are considered important, people contend that gender is irrelevant. Gender does matter."
Dr. Judy Rosener, Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine
"There are few women CEOs because there is still no support structure for women in corporate America. On the way to the top, men are on a leisurely stroll. Women are on a rope, hanging off a cliff, and those on top are watching our every move. We're under constant scrutiny."
Connie K. Duckworth, Managing Director, Goldman, Sachs & Co.
"It's de rigueur for organizations that want women leaders to import top female talent. Women who are recruited need to understand why they were recruited, the role of women within the organization, why a woman wasn't promoted from within, and how to compete as a newcomer at the top."
Maribeth Rahe, Vice Chairman, United States Trust Company of New York
"A global company is a local company in every market. You have to take a very 'glocal' approach. Conform to global standards. That's what the multinationals expect. Know the local market like an insider, find and work with the best local people, and understand what it means to be a good corporate citizen."
Margery Kraus, President & CEO, APCO Associates
"Leadership does not depend on where you were born, but the skills you were born with."
Joan Helpern, President & CEO, Joan & David
If the news is bad and the press is calling, there's more reason to go public than ever - but remember. Nothing is ever off the record. That's a trap. Stay on the record, and if you listen to what the press is asking, you can spin the story to put on the best possible face."
Carol Junge Loomis, Board of Editors, Fortune Magazine
"Women on boards change the language of the board, change power relationships, change the way personnel are evaluated, change the culture of an organization, and make it more likely for women to advance to leadership positions, including CEO."
Dr. Judy Rosener, Professor, Graduate School of Management, University of California, Irvine
"The Internet business has three things going for it that make the industry attractive to women. It's a creative industry of young people, it needs top executives with experience and reputation, and there's no old boys' network. In this environment, the valuation of senior women soars."
Ellen Hancock, President & CEO, Exodus, Inc.
"We don't have to simply live the lives laid out for us by our parents, feminism, or our bosses. We can live and create our own lives. We are in charge of what's next."
Ellen Goodman, The Boston Globe