SAS, the global leader in business intelligence, is one of the lead sponsors of the Global Leaders Africa Summit, to be held in Johannesburg from 20 to 22 June 2006.
The summit is a gathering of global thought leaders, who will give live presentations to senior business executives, public sector figures and aspiring entrepreneurs from all over Africa.
Speakers include former New York mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Carly Fiorina, the former chairwoman and CEO of Hewlett Packard, Scott Bedbury, former marketing chief for Nike and Starbucks, Wiseman Nkuhlu, former economic advisor to Thabo Mbeki and CEO of Nepad and many others.
Bill Hoggarth, country manager for SAS SA, says: "SAS, as a global leader in its field, has a duty to help spread knowledge and information. By sponsoring the Global Leaders Africa Summit, we are helping to provide an excellent opportunity for the business people of Africa to gain insight from world leaders with invaluable knowledge to share."
SAS is the market leader in providing a new generation of business intelligence software and services that create true enterprise intelligence. SAS solutions are used at about 40 000 sites - including 96 of the top 100 companies on the Fortune Global 500
The Global Leaders Africa Summit will provide invaluable insights, ideas and motivation for the African business person, and will enable attendees to discover what makes successful leaders effective, how to adapt business strategy to meet the challenges of globalisation, and be a part of shaping the framework of African business and leadership.
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