Summit Alert: Tech Giant Infosys CEO Confirms for Summit
CEO of India's Top IT Company Added to Speaker List
September 14, 2009
Mr. S. Gopalakrishnan, CEO and Managing Director of Infosys Technologies Limited, will discuss the profitability of sustainable business practices at the Council on Competitiveness' National Energy Summit & International Dialogue, September 24, in Washington, DC.
Gopalakrishnan will take part in a leadership dialogue - moderated by Björn Stigson, President of World Business Council for Sustainable Development - titled, "The Business Case for Pursuing Sustainability Strategies." The panel will include: Ahmet Dördüncü, CEO, Hacı Ömer Sabancı Holding A.S.; Pierre L. Gauthier, President and CEO, ALSTOM U.S. Inc.; and James H. Quigley, CEO, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu.
As one of Infosys' founders and its current CEO, Gopalakrishnan plays a key role in defining the company strategy and using technology and innovation continuously to maintain its leadership in the technology industry. Under his direction, the company has received numerous superlatives. Infosys has been voted the 'Most Admired Indian Company' in The Wall Street Journal Asia 200 for ten years in a row since 2000 and has been named one of the "50 Most Innovative Companies" by BusinessWeek.
The National Energy Summit & International Dialogue will feature two days of high-level, outcome-based dialogues focused on addressing specific steps to drive competitiveness and prosperity through secure and sustainable energy. More information on the National Energy Summit & International Dialogue can be found at http://www.compete.org/nes or by contacting Matthew Faraci at .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Watch the live Summit broadcast at http://www.compete.org/nes.
The Summit is presented by the Council on Competitiveness and features Newsweek as the exclusive media partner.
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Lisa Hanna
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