The APEC CEO Summit Singapore 2009 will pull together the most brilliant of minds to address the grim economic landscape; delve into the vulnerability of the global and APEC economies; and identify the direction, future trends and areas of collaboration for the Asia-Pacific region.

The APEC CEO Summit Singapore 2009 will pull together the most brilliant of minds to address the grim economic landscape; delve into the vulnerability of the global and APEC economies; and identify the direction, future trends and areas of collaboration for the Asia-Pacific region.

The APEC CEO Summit Singapore 2009 will pull together the most brilliant of minds to address the grim economic landscape; delve into the vulnerability of the global and APEC economies; and identify the direction, future trends and areas of collaboration for the Asia-Pacific region.

This flagship, thought leadership event is designed to highlight the experience and insight of business leaders from Europe’s best performing companies to generate ideas and drive business forward.The European Leadership Forum is an invitation-only event, promoted exclusively to senior business executives and influencers, representing more than 20 countries. Up to 250 executive peers will attend from across Europe.

This exclusive event brings together financial executives from around the world and leading faculty from across MIT for a day of interactive learning and thought-provoking discourse on the future of finance, accounting, and business that is not available anywhere else. Hear from business leaders and MIT professors, and network with 500+ financial executives. This annual event, as part of the MIT CXO Series, is organized 100% by alumni & volunteers to improve the MIT Sloan brand to CXO executives.

Theme " Opportunities Ahead: Innovation for success in 2010 and beyond.”

The conference will include major speakers such as Gail Kelly, CEO, Westpac Banking Corp (TBC) Opening the Conf. Arun Jagatramka, Mining Entrepreneur and saviour of South Coast including their basketball team-Wollongong hawks.  NSW Ambassador to India. Satish Jha, President and CEO of One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) Program. Philip Wollen, Recipient of Order of Australia Medal, Philanthropist. Emma La Russo, Ex-President of Altium, Writer, Speaker, Leadership Coach

The economy has taken a severe  pounding but this cannot last forever.  It is critical for leaders to prepare for the recovery and get into fighting trim when it finally comes.  Certainly the business landscape will not be the same. For one,  the role of government in the economy will certainly be bigger and entire industry structures will likely reconfigured.  But actions and decisions that CEOs take now will decide which companies will come out of this recession in better shape.