BRANDfog Launches the Great Leaders Conference to Honor Pioneers in Corporate Social Responsibility, Social Innovation and Sustainability

NEW YORK, July 12 /PRNewswire/ -- BRANDfog, a leader in social media branding and corporate social responsibility for CEOs, is producing an invitation-only C-suite event called the Great Leaders Conference (GLC). The first annual Great Leaders Conference will take place Oct. 7, 2010, in New York City. The GLC will honor prominent CEOs and industry leaders in CSR, social giving, social advocacy and innovation. Conference attendees will include C-suite executives from across all industries. The GLC event is socially responsible; proceeds will help to establish 18 libraries for Room to Read, an organization promoting literacy and gender equality in education in some of the poorest regions of the world.

Ann Charles, CEO of BRANDfog and founder of the Great Leaders Conference, said, "The culture of leadership is changing. Business leaders today are confronted by a new economic reality, coupled with a social media culture that demands boardroom accountability for the 'triple bottom line': people, planet and profits. We want to raise awareness for social responsibility and demonstrate how CEOs can use their social influence to give back. The conference will explore what it means to be a Great Leader in today's world, and we hope to encourage other companies to become socially responsible by shining a light on the achievements of these great leaders."

Keynote speakers for the event include:

• Ishmael Beah, Author, Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
• John Hope Bryant, CEO, Operation Hope
• Majora Carter, President, Majora Carter Group; MacArthur "Genius" Fellowship recipient
• Tony Hsieh, CEO, Zappos; No. 1 NYT bestselling author, Delivering Happiness
• Wyclef Jean, Grammy winner; founder, Yele Haiti
• David Jones, CEO, Havas, Euro RSCG Worldwide
• Stephen McDonnell, CEO, Applegate Farms
• Simon Sinek, Founder, Start with Why
• Jeffrey Swartz, CEO, Timberland
• Baratunde Thurston, Web and Politics editor, The Onion
• John Wood, CEO, Room to Read

Euro RSCG Worldwide PR is the premier partner of the Great Leaders Conference.

To request an invitation to the Great Leaders Conference please visit: www.greatleadersconference.com.

About BRANDfog

BRANDfog specializes in social media executive branding and Corporate Social Responsibility strategy for CEOs. They develop C-suite executive thought leadership to influence the market, attract new talent and enlarge business opportunities by leveraging the social media landscape. For more information, see: http://www.brandfog.com/.

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