Message-ID: <24075031.1075840207798.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 08:15:00 -0700 (PDT) From: kristenmansure@economist.com To: klay@enron.com Subject: Complimentary Invite to Economist Conferences E-Business Summit Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-From: The Economist X-To: Kenneth Lay X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Kenneth_Lay_Dec2000\Notes Folders\All documents X-Origin: LAY-K X-FileName: klay.nsf Dear Mr. Lay: On behalf of The Economist Group, I have the pleasure of inviting you to jo= in=20 a select group of your peers at the second in our series of US E-Business= =20 Summits, "Strategic business transformation for chief executives in the=20 digital economy". The E-Business Summit will take place at the JW Marriott = in=20 Atlanta on October 2nd-3rd and subsequently at the Ritz-Carlton Lenox in=20 Chicago on October 18th-19th. To learn more about this event visit us at=20 www.economistconferences.com. Click on the Americas portion of the map to= =20 find this event. Your name has been included on a short list of the nation=01,s most powerfu= l=20 corporate decision-makers invited to attend the Summit as our guest. If you= =20 wish to accept this invitation, please RSVP directly to Melissa Thoms on=20 212.554.0605 or register online at www.economistconferences.com. Click on= =20 the Americas section of the map and choose E-business Atlanta or Chicago. = =20 You can simply add $0 in the registration fee. The Economist Group founded the US e-business series in March 2000 with=20 summits in New York and California. Speakers and delegates at those events= =20 included the chief executives of Cisco Systems, Nike, Palm Inc, DoubleClick= ,=20 Nordstrom.com, Fair Isaac, International Creative Management, Schlumberger,= =20 Block Drug Company and DLJdirect. The purpose of the e-business series is to address the concerns of CEOs at= =20 corporations founded on old-economy principles as they struggle to respond = to=20 the imperatives created by web-enabled technology. Corporate leaders are=20 invited to learn from their peers at blue-chip companies who are now settin= g=20 the pace of change as they rethink vital business functions from supply cha= in=20 to customer service. Bill Emmott, Editor of The Economist, will serve as chairman of the Atlanta= =20 Summit, and John Peet, Business Affairs Editor of The Economist, will chair= =20 the Chicago Summit. Other programme highlights can be viewed at www.economistconferences.com. o= r=20 you can view the highlights below: * A feature presentation from the DuPont executive leading the effort to=20 align management and IT strategies * The e-business thought leader who turned Delta Air Lines around on the=20 company=01,s online relationships * Unilever=01,s brand guru=01,s research and findings on Internet branding * Ford=01,s head of e-business on efficiency, productivity and supply chain * FleetBoston and Merrill Lynch on creating a new business model for=20 financial services * The venture capitalists behind Walmart.com and McDonald=01,s E-Mac on the= =20 relationship between vc and bricks and mortar * Enron Net Works on how online marketplaces will transform the company int= o=20 a new-economy player * Sears on multichannel management and the integration of legacy and online= =20 businesses * Case studies from senior strategists at American Honda Motor, Anheuser=20 Busch and UPS Please review the enclosed programme for more details. I look forward to=20 greeting you in Atlanta or Chicago. Best regards, Lisa Weiner General Manager