GILBERT, Ariz. -- Leadership Network unveiled the speaker lineup for its upcoming Outlook Leadership 2007 conference taking place September 24-26 at the Wigwam Golf Resort & Spa in Phoenix for the convenience retailing industry's top-level executives.
Headlining the event will be the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, Malcolm Gladwell, who will review his concept on igniting, steering and/or sustaining trends.
Additional speakers include on Monday, Neighborhood Marketing System creator Tom Feltenstein, president and [image-nocss] CEO of the National Association of Convenience Stores Hank Armour and NBA Hall of Fame member and former senator Bill Bradley.
On Tuesday, Forbes magazine publisher Richard Karlgaard and co-host and analyst for FOX NFL Sunday and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Terry Bradshaw will speak.
The conference concludes that Wednesday with communication training expert Dr. Robert Buckman, president of Meyer & Associates Dick Meyer, publisher and chief oil analyst of OPIS Tom Kloza, director of industry analysis for consumer-research for NPD David Portalatin, director for category management and convenience retailing consultancy SRCG Ltd. Scott Annan and Cafellagio's executive chef "Chef Jeff" Henderson.
"The fact that this amazing group of speakers is at just one event is a tremendous asset to attendees," said David Jobe, president of Leadership Network. "I have to applaud our team for organizing such a diverse group with depth and insight that our attendees can gain so much from and then take back what they learned to their organizations."
Paul Reuter, president and editorial director of CSP Information Group, which recently acquired Leadership Network, added, "This is what it's about. If these executive attendees are going to take time out of their perpetually busy schedules to attend a conference, you've got to deliver a world-class educational and networking event."
Outlook Leadership is in its 13th year and is an invitation-only leadership training and networking event for executives from the convenience-store/retail-petroleum industry. For more information, go to www.outlookconference.com or contact Bryn Cotton at (480) 337-3420 or bcotton@leadershipsite.com.
Gilbert, Ariz.-based Leadership Network, a division of CSP Information Group, arranges and conducts business conferences, leadership training and exclusive gatherings for restaurant and convenience retailing industry executives. Visit www.leadershipsite.com for more information.
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