Speaker Spotlight:

McKinsey & Company, a world-renowned management consulting company, offers Summit 2009 participants a special workshop on “Understanding and Developing an Effective Leadership Style” on Friday, May 15th from 4:30-6:00 p.m. Through presentations and demonstration exercises, two McKinsey executives -- Joanna Barsh and Manuela Artigas -- will lead Summit attendees in discovering the qualities that define leadership while uncovering their own potential. This session is limited to the first 200 participants and is available only to those with English, Spanish and French proficiency. Registrants will be sent a breakout selection form, which must be returned to the Summit in order to secure their place in selected sessions.

Joanna Barsh is a Director in McKinsey & Company’s New York office. A 28-year veteran of the firm, Ms. Barsh has handled a broad range of responsibilities, from mergers and acquisitions to spearheading McKinsey’s Innovation Practice. In 2004, she launched the McKinsey Leadership Project to accelerate the number of women leaders in the world. In October of this year, her new book, When Women Lead, will be published by Crown/Random House. A leader in her right, Ms. Barsh was appointed in 2002 by New York’s Mayor Bloomberg to the New York City’s Commission on Women’s Issues.

Manuela Artigas is a 12-year veteran of McKinsey. Based in Sao Paolo, Brazil, Ms. Artigas is a Principal of the firm, where she has focused on assisting local and multinational companies in the retail sector. She is also a co-leader of McKinsey’s Women’s Initiative in Latin America, which has generated a substantial increase in the number of female consultants in the region.

 Meet the McKinsey team at the

2009 Global Summit of Women, May 14-16
at the Sheraton Hotel in Santiago, Chile

One of Chile's celebrated wineries

Snow-capped mountains frame Santiago

Santiago's modern city center

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