Condoleezza Rice to Keynote Taleo World 2011 in San Francisco

DUBLIN, Calif., May 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Taleo Corp. (NASDAQ: TLEO), the leading provider of on-demand talent management solutions today announced an all-star lineup of keynote speakers at Taleo World 2011 headlined by former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

More than 1,500 global talent management experts will learn about Talent Intelligence and how to achieve success and power growth with a unified talent management approach for Recruiting, Performance, Learning, Compensation and Social Talent Management capabilities.

Dr. Rice joins Deloitte Chairwoman Sharon L. Allen, Fortune Magazine Senior Editor Geoff Colvin, and New York Times & Wall Street Journal bestselling author Daniel Pink as speakers for the event, which will focus on the importance of effective leadership and management, as well as the challenges of recruiting, training and retaining top talent. Taleo World 2011 will be held at the Hilton San Francisco from September 11-14.

Dr. Rice served under President George W. Bush as National Security Advisor from 2001-2005 and led the State Department from 2005-2009,   In addition to her management experience at the State Department and NSA, Dr. Rice served as provost of Stanford from 1993-1999. She also served on the board of directors for the Carnegie Corp., Schwab, Chevron, Hewlett Packard, the Rand Corp., the Transamerica Corp., and other organizations.

Sharon L. Allen is Chairman of the Board of Deloitte LLP. She was named to Forbes' list of "The 100 Most Powerful Women in the World" for four consecutive years. Crain's NY Business cited her as one of the most powerful business women in New York, and she was recently named by Directorship as one of "The 100 Most Influential People in Corporate Governance" for the fourth year in a row.

Fortune's Senior Editor-at-Large, Geoff Colvin, is a leading thinker, writer, broadcaster, and speaker on today's most significant trends in business.  He is the author of Talent is Overrated: What Really Separates World-Class Performers from Everybody Else.

Daniel Pink is a thought leader and best-selling author of Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us and A Whole New Mind. He has also served as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore and worked with U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich and in other positions in politics and government.

For more information about Taleo World 2011 and to register, visit the event site.

About Taleo

Talent Intelligence: Know your people, Grow your Business™

Taleo's (NASDAQ: TLEO) cloud-based talent management platform unites products and an ecosystem to drive business performance through talent intelligence. Over 5,000 customers use Taleo for talent acquisition, performance, learning and compensation management, including 47 of the Fortune 100. Further, Taleo's Talent Grid cloud community harnesses the expertise of Taleo customers, more than 200 million candidates to date, and 140 partners and industry experts.

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