Blog Innovation Leadership
By Doreen Lorenzo - October 29, 2008
The IDEA Conference starts tomorrow in New York City. It features an excellent line up of a dozen men. Only men.
I have been running a global innovation firm for the past 12 years and I regularly attend a variety of conferences that bring people from divergent fields together. This past fall I attended Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit, and for a minute when I encountered this roster, I thought that perhaps it was intentional—that I was about to find a provocative supporting statement having a conference comprised solely of men—but no. The main statement is this:
Blog Innovation Leadership
By Doreen Lorenzo - October 7, 2008
This week I attended Fortune’s Most Powerful Women’s Summit, which brings together a group of 300+ C-level executive women. I’ve attended for the past three years, and each year it gets better.
Blog Innovation Leadership
By Doreen Lorenzo - July 25, 2008
I just spent a few days at the FORTUNE Brainstorm: TECH in Half Moon Bay. In my typical fashion, the night before the event I begin to think about all the pressing issues on my plate. I rationalize that I really cannot give up that much time and convince myself not to go. The next morning I wake up and realize that I really should go. Mark Rolston our Chief Creative Officer is speaking. I want to support him. There are many interesting panels I want to attend and of course, Half Moon Bay is a beautiful place.
