2012 Business Leader Summit at the New York Stock Exchange
At this half-day conference sponsored by Access GE and NYSE Euronext, nearly 100 GE Capital customers gathered at the New York Stock Exchange to hear industry experts and business leaders on the issues impacting their businesses.
View from the floor
CNBC correspondent Bob Pisani kicked off the day by highlighting the impact of upcoming EU economic summits, regional infrastructure projects in China, and the Facebook IPO on equity markets.
Then the financial decision-makers of two mid-market companies were joined by Larry Leibowitz, COO of NYSE Euronext, and Stuart Aronson, CEO of GE Capital Sponsor Finance, to discuss what they are seeing in the markets. The panel reported experiencing improved access to bank lending and financial markets, although fewer companies are choosing to go public. Fluctuations in commodity prices and uncertainty around healthcare costs continue to impact mid-sized firms.
Digital frontiers
Mike Pilot, Chief Commercial Officer of GE Capital, speaks with customers on the NYSE floor
Scott Case, CEO of Startup America, shares best practices from tech startups with mid-sized business leaders
Scott Case, CEO of Startup America, and Dan Coughlin, Direct of Sales (East Region) for Twitter, spoke about strategies for integrating new technology. Case's top advice was for business leaders to focus on defining an objective, while allowing their teams to choose the best tools and technology to accomplish these goals.
GE leadership
GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt and CFO Keith Sherin wrapped the program with a discussion of the European economy, energy markets and GE strategy insights.
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