Weber Shandwick Partners With Forbes For Global CEO Conference

Weber Shandwick Partners With Forbes For Global CEO Conference

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 SINGAPORE, 15 July 2009 — Forbes Asia has named Weber Shandwick as the official public relations counsel for the 2009 Forbes Global CEO Conference, which will take place on 28-30 September 2009 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

The Malaysia office of Weber Shandwick will lead press activities and media relations for the conference.

The by-invitation only event will bring some 450 global CEOs, tycoons, entrepreneurs, up-and-comers, capitalists and thought leaders around the world. The event is designed to provide access to and interaction among leading executives from the world’s most dynamic organizations.

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