Executive Speeches articles from April 2003

Executive Speeches archives from April 2003

The boom, the bubble and the road ahead.(William B. Harrison, chief executive officer of J. P Morgan Chase & Co.)
April 1, 2003... It's wonderful to be here in Chicago. I think of Chicago as the greatest "freshwater" city in the world--an inland, heartland city that is also a true global city. Your city is home to over 200,000 businesses. That includes 73 major public...

Guts, common sense and a new golden age.(Robert A. Lutz, vice-chairman of product development at General Motors Corp. and chairman of GM North America)
April 1, 2003... Thank you, Keith [Crain], and good evening everyone. It's great to be here tonight during the annual Automotive News World Congress. I hope that 2003 has started off well for everyone, and that all of you had a terrific holiday season, wherever...

Information Solutions for a New World Order.(Vance D. Coffman, chairman and chief executive officer of Lockheed Martin Corporation)
April 1, 2003... Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. It is a great pleasure to be with you on this frosty Washington morning, and I want to thank the Technology Council for inviting me to speak to you. My remarks today concern "Information Solutions for a...

Business ethics: everybody's favorite oxymoron.(Murray Weidenbaum, professor at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri)
April 1, 2003... It is a great honor to be asked to speak in the Stanley Lyss lecture series on ethics--and I very much appreciate the opportunity. Nevertheless, my pleasure is accompanied by a funny feeling that I have drawn the short straw. Rabbi Stiffman has...

G-money: lessons from a busboy at Morton's steak house.(Benjamin Ola. Akande, dean of Webster University School of Business & Technology)
April 1, 2003... This summer marked a monumental celebration of sorts for me: I turned 40. Around the time of my birthday, I was advised by some of my "older" friends that life gets better after 40. While I haven't fully begun to appreciate this phenomena yet,...

Regulatory reform for the American people.(Kenneth D. Lewis, chairman and chief executive officer of Bank of America)
April 1, 2003... Thank you, Don. I appreciate your kind words and your invitation for me to speak here today. You must have known I've been itching to spend a day with my regulators. This is quite a topic we've got on our hands. As hard as it can be to get...

Partnership: the path to economic empowerment.(Cal Darden, senior vice president, United States Operations, United Parcel Service)
April 1, 2003... Thank you (name) and good morning. It's great to be with so many of Baltimore's business and civic leaders who support the important work of the Greater Baltimore Urban League. UPS and the Baltimore Urban League have been partners for over...