USA NETWORKS’ FOUNDER, KAY KOPLOVITZ, TAKES HER CONVERSATION ABOUT WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP TO MANILA THIS WEEK.

March 15. 2011, Kay Koplovitz, Founder of USA Networks and Sci-Fi Channel and Chairman of the Board of Liz Claiborne, Inc. will speak on Leadership to the Women’s Business Council in Manila, Philippines at an event presented by The Asia Society Philippine Foundation, Inc. in cooperation with the Women’s Business Council Philippines, on March 18, 2011, from 4 pm to 6 pm,. Ms. Koplovitz’ talk is entitled “Leadership Voices”. Ms. Koplovitz remarked “In its Global Gender Gap 2010 Report, The World Economic Forum ranked the Philippines 9th among nearly 200 countries in gender equity and best in Asia, this is great news and I am inspired to be speaking to this influential group of women in Manila about leadership.

Josie Natori, renowned Filipino fashion icon and Founder and CEO of Natori Company, invited Ms. Koplovitz as well as other USA prominent businesswomen Anne Sutherland Fuchs, Group President of Growth Brands Division including Digital Ventures of the J. C. Penney Company, Inc. and Chairperson of The New York City Commission On Women’s Issues (CWI); Karen Pearse, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Innovative Stone, one of the leading high-profile global suppliers of stones and tiles for commercial and residential use; and Joni Evans, one of the most prominent figures in publishing and media due to her previous work as publisher of Random House and Simon and Schuster. Additionally, Joni Evans is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Women on the Web (wow-0-wow.com).

Ms. Karen Davila, one of Manila’s prominent news anchors will moderate the discussions.

Ms. Koplovitz is author of the book “Bold Women, Big Ideas” and Founder and CEO of Koplovitz & Company www.koplovitz.com and co-founder of Springboard Enterprises, www.springboardenterprises.org
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If you’d like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Kay Koplovitz, please call Mayra Kalisch @212-332-4401 or email Mayra@koplovitz.com

Kay Koplovitz Founder of USA Network, and Chairman and CEO of Koplovitz & Co. LLC. Kay Koplovitz is the Founder of USA Network, a company launched in 1977, and later expanded to introduce the Sci-Fi Channel and USA Networks International. Ms. Koplovitz served as Chairperson & CEO until the company was sold for $4.5 Billion in 1998. Presently, Ms. Koplovitz is the Chairman of the Board of Liz Claiborne Inc., a $5 billion company that designs and markets an extensive range of women’s and men’s fashion and accessories.

She is a Board Member of CA Technology, the world’s leading independent IT management software company.as well as ION Media. She has also served on the boards of Oracle, Nabisco, Instinet and General Re.
In 1998, President Clinton appointed Ms. Koplovitz to chair the National Women in Business Council. While serving in that capacity, Ms. Koplovitz co-created Springboard Enterprises which was launched in 2000 to raise venture capital for women entrepreneurs. Since its inception, Springboard Enterprises has presented over 400 companies that have raised over $5.billion in new capital. She is also the co-founder of Boldcap Ventures, a venture capital firm that invests in early and mid-stage technology, media and health sciences companies. She is the author of, Bold Women, Big Ideas (May ’02), which she wrote to inform and inspire women entrepreneurs to create wealth through equity. Ms. Koplovitz is a frequent speaker and contributor on media, capital formation, corporate governance and leadership.

Koplovitz & Company LLC.
156 West 56th Street
New York, NY 10019
Contact: Mayra Kalisch
212-332-4401
mayra@koplovitz.com

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