Media Alert: Global Board Leaders to Convene at 2016 WomenCorporateDirectors Foundation Global Institute in New York, May 3-5

NEW YORK, April 27, 2016 /PRNewswire/ --

    What:   The WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation hosts its sixth
            annual Global Institute and Visionary Awards Dinner,
            bringing together 275 of the top global women board chairs,
            board committee chairs, CEOs, and other directors from all
            over the world. Twitter: #WCDboards. Join the conversation
            about hot boardroom topics at wcdlive.com.


    When:  Pre-Institute Family Business Governance Institute - May 3

           Global Institute Daytime sessions - May 4-5

           Visionary Awards Dinner - evening of May 4


    Where: New York City


    Theme:  "Making Your Board Visionary: Going from Insight to
            Foresight"


    Why:    The Internet of Things, aging populations, attracting top
            talent, being "visionary" in a "quarterly world" - these
            are just some of the boardroom topics on this year's
            agenda. The program also features an in-depth discussion
            with Mary Dillon, CEO of Ulta Beauty - the largest national
            beauty retailer that is disrupting its industry - and
            remarks from Santander UK Chairman Shriti Vadera (director
            at AstraZeneca and BHP Billiton) and other Visionary Award
            honorees (see below).


           Additionally, the Institute will present the new WCD Thought
            Leadership Commission report, "Seeing Far and Seeing Wide:
            Moving Toward a Visionary Board." Created in conjunction
            with KPMG, WCD's third annual TLC report provides practical
            guidance on moving a board toward a more forward-thinking
            approach - from the board meeting agenda to board
            composition to bringing fresh insight and knowledge into
            boardroom discussions.


            In a special pre-Institute day of programming, WCD is
            hosting its Family Business Governance Institute, designed
            for women CEOs, directors, and shareholders of family
            businesses with revenues >$100million.


           The Visionary Awards will honor Publix; The Santander Group;
            Ulta Beauty; former Frontier Communications CEO and
            Executive Chairman Maggie Wilderotter (director at
            DreamWorks Animation, Juno Therapeutics, and Costco
            Wholesale); and Izumi Kobayashi, director at ANA Holdings,
            Suntory, and Mitsui and Co.

Media credentials
To apply for media credentials to cover this event, please contact Suzanne Oaks Brownstein or Trang Mar of Temin and Company at 212-588-8788 or [e-mail].

About the WCD Foundation Global Institute
The WomenCorporateDirectors (WCD) Foundation 2016 Global Institute is an unprecedented opportunity for global board directors to share corporate governance and business strategies and to build partnerships with a purpose, in a private, invitation-only setting. The Institute is a high-powered idea forum exploring compelling issues on the minds of today's board directors and their companies.

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SOURCE WomenCorporateDirectors Education and Development Foundation, Inc.