PR Newswire US, March 28, 2006, Tuesday

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March 28, 2006 Tuesday 7:31 PM GMT

HEADLINE: Corporate Communication Leaders to Address The Conference Board in New York April 25-26

DATELINE: NEW YORK March 28

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NEW YORK, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- The Internet, mergers and acquisitions, and a highly competitive and growing business landscape have changed the structures of many businesses. How companies are facing these new realities will be examined at The Conference Board 2006 Leadership in Corporate Communication Conference. This meeting will be held April 25-26 at the Marriott East Side Hotel in New York.
The opening address, "Overcoming Communication Obstacles in the Marketplace," will be delivered by Doug Lennick, author of Moral Intelligence: Enhancing Business Performance and Leadership Success, and Managing Partner, Lennick Aberman Group.
An interactive panel discussion on "Increasing the Value and ROI of Communication" will feature: Judy Derango Wicks, Vice President, Corporate Communications, CheckFree Services Corporation; Chris Deri, Senior Vice President, Edelman Public Relations; Victor Han, Vice President, External Communications, Altria Corporate Services, Inc.; and Mark Nowlan, Senior Vice President, Marketing and Communications, PR Newswire.
"Communicating Leadership in the C-Suite: New Challenges and Opportunities" will be examined by Mike Fernandez, Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs and Chief Communications Officer, ConAgra Foods, Inc. and Jeff Baum, Vice President, Global Communications, EDS.
"Driving Organizational Change Through Research and Evaluation" will feature Diane M. Gayeski, Chief Executive Officer, Gayeski Analytics; Thomas P. Golden, Associate Director, Employment and Disability Institute, School of Industrial and Labor Relations, Cornell University; and Angela Vargo, Measurement Guru, Southwest Airlines.
Concurrent sessions featuring executives of companies such as Bank of America and Xerox Corporation will include:
* Strategic Communication Planning: Embracing New Opportunities for
Improved Results.
* Crisis Communication and Management: Improving Your Responsiveness and
Effectiveness.
* Employee Communication Planning and Execution: Going Beyond the
Expected.
* Corporate Reputation: Moving from Concept to Reality.
* Intranet Communication: Giving Employees What They Want and Need.
* Media Relations: Increasing Media Exposure and Reach.

Members of the press are invited to attend this meeting without charge, but must pre-register. To pre-register, please call (212) 339-0231, or email f.tortorici@conference-board.org . A full copy of the program is available on The Conference Board's website - http://www.tcb.org/ .
CONTACT: Frank Tortorici, +1-212-339-0231, for The Conference Board
Web site: http://www.conference-board.org/
http://www.tcb.org/
SOURCE The Conference Board