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After five years of unprecedented growth, the executive search landscape may be changing. Increasing global competition, aging demographics, fierce competition for a limited talent pool, and inadequate succession planning have been driving record turnover in the executive ranks. While this has been fueling continued growth in the search business, there are emerging questions about what impact a slowdown in economic growth and tighter credit conditions will have. Moreover, executive search continues to face its own war for talent, changing client expectations, and the growth of in-house executive search capacity. Join executive search leaders, academics and business experts at the Association of Executive Search Consultants Americas Conference, as we explore this and other issues and challenges.
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 Connecting the Dots: Washington to Wall Street
Lawrence Kudlow, Host of CNBC's Kudlow & Company
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The 2008 election will change the political and economic landscape. Lawrence Kudlow, nationally syndicated columnist, Washington insider, and host of CNBC's primetime nightly Kudlow & Company will connect the dots for us between future political policy and the economy. His keen observations and predictions about markets, jobs, taxes, and the economy will set the stage for what to expect as 2008 unfolds. |
Looking Into the Crystal Ball
Sanford Bernstein Research Analysts
Moderator:
David Barnard, Director of US Research, Sanford Bernstein
Panelists:
Daniel Dowd, Sr. Research Analyst, Machinery & Capital Goods, Sanford Bernstein
Brad Hintz, Sr. Research Analyst, Brokerage, Sanford Bernstein
Jeff Lindsay, Sr. Research Analyst, Internet, Sanford Bernstein
A panel of leading Sanford Bernstein research analysts, representing the financial services, internet, machinery, construction, housing, agriculture and capital goods sectors, will explore their best thinking on expectations for the sector globally. Will there be growth or consolidations? Should we expect restructurings and/or management shake-ups.? What has been happening behind the scenes that will become clearer as 2008 unfolds? What are the implications for executive jobs? |
 Portability of Stardom: Myth vs. Reality
Boris Groysberg, Assistant Professor, Harvard Business School
Many executives wonder, "Could I do better — be more effective, advance more quickly — at another firm? What makes me successful? Is it me or is it my surroundings?" Meanwhile firms ask, "How can we attract more talent? Why do people leave? How should we organize and manage our talent to maximize their contributions?" Based on his extensive research, Professor Groysberg will share with us the answers to these questions and more. |
 Secrets from the Top Companies for Leaders
Robert Gandossy, Principal, Global Practice Leader Consulting, Hewitt
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Today leadership differentiates successful businesses from unsuccessful ones. It is part of the organizational fabric at the top companies for leaders. Hewitt Associates, in partnership with The RBL Group and FORTUNE, recently conducted the Top Companies for Leaders 2007 study—the most comprehensive research on leadership in the global marketplace. The research was conducted on 550 companies in Asia Pacific, Europe, Latin America, and North America. The Global Top Companies for Leaders were selected and ranked by an esteemed panel of judges based on criteria including leadership practices, company reputation, leadership culture and values, and business performance. Robert Gandossy, the Global Practice Leader of Consulting at Hewitt will highlight the results of this ground breaking study. He will share the key factors that differentiate the top companies from others, and explain how leadership reputation is used as a competitive advantage. Gandossy will describe how a fast growing number of CEOs are demonstrating their commitment to leadership development. |
 Beyond Professional Success: The Dynamic Path
Jim Citrin, Senior Director Spencer Stuart and Author The Dynamic Path
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Based on three years of research and access to some of the most inspiring people of our era, from Lance Armstrong to Bono to Billie Jean King to Jeff Immelt to Colin Powell, The Dynamic Path unlocks a new way to recognize and put into practice the most important principles for a meaningful life. Citrin will show how the book's themes, such as how to pursue excellence, why genuine leadership means working for the benefit of others, and how to build a meaningful legacy, are applicable in our work with clients and candidates as well as in our own careers and lives. |
     
Focusing on What Matters
Moderator:
Peter Felix, President AESC
Panelists:
Robert Hines, COO, Americas, Heidrick & Struggles
Joseph Kopsick, Head of Global Practices, Spencer Stuart
Hal Reiter, Chairman & CEO, Herbert Mines Associates
Paul Reilly, Chairman, Korn/Ferry International
Brian Sullivan, CEO, CT Partners
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AESC President Peter Felix will moderate a provocative session with leading executive search leaders questioning conventional wisdoms and accepted practices. Panelists will discuss pressures, key success factors, critical challenges and building for the future. They will debate whether executive search is in a benign state or about to experience a shock wave that will require adjustments in a profession that hasn't changed significantly in 50 years. |
