1st Annual 2001 SDM Alumni Conference! October 25 & 26, 2001, Cambridge, MA

1. Come join us for the…. 1st Annual 2001 SDM Alumni Conference! October 25 & 26, 2001, Cambridge, MA " Leadership in a Complex and Changing Business Environment" • Featuring: • Prominent industry speakers • MIT academic experts • Networking with SDM alumni and current students • Alumni presentations at Fall 2001 SDM Business Trip • Participating in 2001 Sloan Leadership Conference For More Information Visit: http://sdm.mit.edu/sdm/alumni/conf01/

2. SDS Alumni Conference Theme " Leadership in a Complex and Changing Business Environment" Leadership in today's complex , global, and rapidly changing business environment requires a multiplicity of skills. An effective leader must ensure that the work of the organization is producing positive value throughout the entire process to maximize shareholder wealth. Leaders help to identify the organizational goals and create a shared vision of what is at the core of their organization. Leaders develop and maintain collaborative relationships, develop the skills groups and individuals need, and create an environment where people willingly and enthusiastically rally around the shared vision and goals. The 1st annual SDM Alumni Conference SDM alumni conference will explore the characteristics of leadership from multiple business perspectives.

3. MIT SDM Conference Strategy • STRATEGY: • Integrate with SDM Business Trip • Coordinate with SDM Leadership Team • SDM Front Office to help with logistics • Theme (Leadership Through Complexity) • Leverage Sloan Leadership Conference • AGENDA: • Leadership presentation focus for alumni (Thur) • SDM Learning Experience to current students (Fri) • Attend Sloan Leadership Conference (Sat) SDM Business Trip (Fall 01) Cambridge, MA SDM Conference Cambridge, MA Sloan Leadership Conference Thursday (Alumni) – Friday (Current Students + Alumni) – Saturday (Sloan Leadership + Alumni)

4. Examples of Potential Conference Speakers • Peter Senge, MIT, Sloan School of Management • Don Davis, MIT, Senior Lecturer and Former CEO • of Stanley Works (confirmed) • Peter Stern, CTO, Datek Online (confimed) • Tom Magnanti, Dean, MIT School of Engineering • Sam Liggero, VP, Polaroid Corporation (confirmed)

5. Overview of Conference Agenda • Thursday October 25, 2001 • 8:00 AM - 5:30 PM • Presentations from prominent industry speakers, MIT academic experts, and SDM alumni • 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM • SDM Dinner and networking with current SDM students at University Park Hotel • Friday October 27, 2001 • 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM SDM • Alumni participate in Fall 2001 Business Trip • SDM Alumni presentations and “round table” discussions • Saturday October 28, 2001 • 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Attend Sloan Leadership Conference

6. Overview of Sloan Leadership Conference Saturday, October 27, 2001 • This year’s Conference, “Critical Choices: Defining Moments of Leadership,” addresses the difficult decisions that leaders face in an evolving environment, and the development of organizational leadership to successfully manage these decisions. • As the business environment has been transformed in the last decade – become increasingly networked, blurring the lines between traditional business boundaries – organizations have been forced to develop new and innovative ways of leadership. Additionally, the pace of change has been frenetic, meaning that often critical decisions have to be made quickly and without full information. • In this kind of environment, the critical choices and defining moments that affect the company’s future are more often occurring in the day-to-day operations and decisions of the managers throughout the organization, as well as in the CEO’s office. Thus it has become even more critical for top executives to impart good leadership skills to people at all levels of the organization, making leadership a team effort. • To explore leadership in this evolving environment, the conference will discuss topics such as: • Leaders guide others through adversity, but what guides a leader in his/her actions when faced with a defining moment? • How do you develop and inspire leadership within your organization? • How has the globalization of the economy and the various cultural issues involved affected business decision-making? Are there differences in how these situations are handled in various industry contexts? • What are the key leadership capabilities that emerge as successful? For more information visit: http://sloanleader.com/

7. Registration and Hotel Information SDM Alumni Conference – October 25 & 26, Cambridge, MA Registration: The SDM Alumni Conference registration fee is $225. You can register by mail (registration form to be provided) or electronically through the SDM Alumni Conference web site at http://sdm.mit.edu/sdm/alumni/conf01/ Hotel Rooms: We have a block of rooms at a discounted rate of $199/night. Contact The University Park Hotel before October 3, 2001 to get this special price and ensure a room will be available. More Information: For more information, visit our SDM Alumni Conference Web Site at http://sdm.mit.edu/sdm/alumni/conf01/