Shortly after joining ExecuNet as Senior Editor, I somehow scored a press pass for World Business Forum, an event that brought Jack Welch, Rudy Giuliani, then-CEO of Yahoo! Terry Semel, Tom Peters, Richard Branson, Colin Powell and Andrea Jung to the stage at Radio City Music Hall.

I settled in to the velvet seat for two days of reflected star power and mind-blowing leadership insight — most of it a much higher level than I had ever heard before. In those pre-iPad days, I returned to the office with a full legal pad of handwritten notes and reported thousands of words back to ExecuNet members about this stunning event.

The on-site reporting and directly sourced insight from these thought leaders was well-received by the membership, and the beginning of a long relationship with HSM, the conference organizers, and the World Business and World Innovation Forums.

For the last few years, ExecuNet has held a prime position partnering with HSM in the Bloggers Hub and exclusively reporting for attendees. We now have a staff of reporters on-site, delivering real-time value back to members, covering VIP events, and conducting exclusive interviews with the stage luminaries. ExecuNet also produces the final executive summary of the event for the conference delegates and our members.

We're back at World Business Forum October 5 and 6, where Bill Clinton, Bill George, Howard Schultz (shout out to Canarsie!), Malcolm Gladwell, Patrick Lencioni, Seth Godin, Tamara Erickson, Gary Hamel, Angela Ahrendts, Jack Welch, Ben Zander, Marina Gobis, and others will bring their perspectives on leadership and management next practices.

To experience a bit of World Business Forum in advance, here's our best reporting from last year's event:

Uncertainty Breeds Success
The Power of Innovation and Passion
Creating Winning Social Media Strategies
The Power of Influence to Execute Strategy
The New Global Deal
Finding the Will to Survive...and Thrive
How Do You Text Authenticity?
Keep Your Cool
Early Diagnosis and Intervention Leads to Organizational Longevity
Making Orange Work For Your Organization
Powering Individual Decision-Making Improves Company

Also, for the first time, we're making the 2010 World Business Forum executive summary available to you in its entirety.[PDF, 4MB] Let us know what you think.

Robyn Greenspan
Robyn Greenspan is the Editor-in-Chief at ExecuNet, where she is responsible for setting and driving the editorial content engagement strategy across the private business network's publications and expert-led programming. She is also a Huffington Post blogger. You can follow her on Twitter @RobynGreenspan

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