The Paley Center for Media’s International Council Named One of the Top Conferences for Female Executives
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
New York, NY – The Paley Center for Media's International Council (IC), an annual traveling, independent forum dedicated to providing common ground for the global media industries, has been named one of the most important conferences for female business leaders for 2011. Weber Shandwick, a leading global public relations agency, examined the speaking engagements of the world's top women business leaders – based on Fortune's 2011 Most Powerful Women (MPW) list – and found the Paley Center’s IC2011 to be one of the top six forums.
Under the theme Beyond Disruption, IC2011 LA focused on the emergence of new models and markets as technology transforms the media landscape, and featured intimate conversations with an exceptional line-up of industry leaders, including Gail Becker of Edelman, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy of Joyus, Adriana Cisneros of Grupo Cisneros, Marissa Mayer of Google, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, Anne Sweeney of The Walt Disney Co., Susan Whiting of The Nielsen Co., Lauren Zalaznick of NBCUniversal, and Pat Mitchell of The Paley Center for Media.
“The line-up of leaders and innovators assembled for IC2011 truly attests to the unique forum we provide for the media industry worldwide,” said Pat Mitchell, president and chief executive officer of The Paley Center for Media. “Providing an important platform for top female executives illustrates the Paley Center’s continuing role – not only with the International Council but also with many of our programs including She’s Making Media, the groundbreaking TEDWomen conference in DC, and TEDxWomen conferences in New York and Los Angeles – in turning a spotlight on women innovators from all fields and amplifying their voices to reach diverse audiences.”
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