Wharton to Host Biggest Business Event so far

Wharton School to Host Biggest Business Event in its 125-Year History

100 Speakers to Include Legends in Business, Academia, and Government to Discuss Economic Challenges in ‘07

Philadelphia, PA, March 26, 2007 -- The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania will host the Wharton Economic Summit: Next Moves in a Global Industry, on April 12-13, 2007 at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia, PA.

The event, to be the largest in the School’s 125-year history, will feature 30 faculty-moderated panel discussions on topics including:

Emerging Markets	Private Equity
Real Estate	Mergers & Acquisitions
Sports Business	Work/Life Issues
Media & Entertainment	Executive Compensation
Globalization	Risk Management
Outsourcing	Family Business
Technology	Energy
Hedge Funds	Philanthropy
Business Strategy	Leadership

The event will also feature four keynote speeches by global business and policy leaders, and a plenary session on leadership and ethics. Key speakers include (in alphabetical order):

• Art Collins, Wharton alumnus, chairman and CEO, Medtronic, Inc.
• Rajat Gupta, senior partner worldwide, former managing director worldwide, McKinsey & Company
• Jon M. Huntsman, Wharton alumnus, founder and chairman, Huntsman Corporation
• Michael Milken, Wharton alumnus, chairman, the Milken Institute; chairman, FasterCures
• Stan O’Neal, chairman and CEO, Merrill Lynch & Co. Inc.
• Jeremy Siegel, Russell E. Palmer Professor of Finance, the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania

Wharton Economic Summit Website