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Association for Strategic Planning Presents Strategies for Today's Unpredictable Business Environment at its 4th Annual "Strategy In Action" Conference November 8th, 2004

Association for Strategic Planning Presents Strategies for Today's Unpredictable Business Environment at its 4th Annual "Strategy In Action" Conference November 8th, 2004

Association for Strategic Planning (ASP - www. strategyplus. org) is partnering with Pepperdine University to deliver their 4th annual "Strategy in Action" Conference on November 8th, 2004 at The Renaissance Hotel at the Los Angeles Airport.

(PRWEB) October 25, 2004

Success in a millennium marked by dramatic change requires new strategies. Today, a convergence of forces – economic uncertainty, global competition, governmental turmoil, rapidly-developing new technologies, war, and intense security concerns – present unprecedented challenges for organizations. The conference, “Strategy in a Turbulent World,” focuses on how leaders can interpret todayÂ’s new realities, formulate viable choices, and execute strategies under extreme uncertainty..

The highly-interactive conference includes discussions by leading strategists, CEOs, academics and authors to explore how businesses can survive and thrive in this period of rapid change. Industries represented include airline, entertainment, healthcare, technology, homeland security, mortgage, finance, distribution, retail and nonprofit. Keynote speakers for the 2004 conference are: Dwight Allen, Deloitte Research, David La Piana, expert in non-profit organization management, Peter Bershatsky, representing Geoffrey MooreÂ’s Chasm Group.

CEO and Executive presenters at the Conference include executives from United Airlines, the Jane Goodall Institute, Larta, Global Business Network, WMC Mortgage, a GE Consumer Finance Company, Warner Home Video, Sport Chalet, Inc., United West Labs and Prepaid Concepts, Inc. Interactive and workshop session leaders include companies such as Valley Credit Union, CogniTech, Weyerhaeuser, Cisco Systems, and Gap Inc.

About the Association for Strategic Planning

Founded in 1999, The Association for Strategic Planning is a national not-for-profit professional association dedicated to advancing thought and practice in strategy development and deployment for businesses, non-profit and government organizations, and academic institutions.

For further information contact Janice Laureen at (877) 816-2080, executivedirector@strategyplus. org or visit the Association for Strategic Planning web site at www. strategyplus. org

About Pepperdine University

The Graziadio School of Business and Management, is the nation's fifth largest graduate business school accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and enrolls approximately 2,400 students in its full - and part-time programs.

For further information contact Lori Putnam at (310).568.5550 or visit the Graziadio School Website at http://bschool. pepperdine. edu/newsevents/ (http://bschool. pepperdine. edu/newsevents/)

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