NEW YORK, Nov. 7, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- President Barack Obama will join more than 100 global chief executives at the annual meeting of The Wall Street Journal CEO Council (http://ceocouncil.wsj.com) on November 19 in a session that will be live-streamed on WSJ.com. The CEO Council meeting, which takes place November 18-19 in Washington, D.C., brings together the world's business leaders, policymakers and others each year to address the major issues confronting the world economy.
"We are delighted to welcome President Obama to our CEO Council meeting," said Gerard Baker, editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal. "His participation underlines the significance of this annual gathering and underscores the importance of dialogue between business and Washington as the world continues to face economic headwinds and policy challenges."
President Obama's session will include brief remarks followed by an interview with a senior Wall Street Journal editor. Other leaders to be interviewed on stage include Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey; Jacob J. Lew, secretary of the U.S. Treasury; Paul Ryan, chairman of the House Budget Committee and U.S. representative (R., Wis.); James Clapper, director of national intelligence; Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Jim Yong Kim, president of the World Bank; Penny Pritzker, secretary of commerce; Lawrence H. Summers, former director of the National Economic Council; and many more.
In addition to the on-stage discussions, The Wall Street Journal CEO Council meeting includes subject-specific Task Force sessions in which the CEO members work together to identify priorities for action that business and government can take to address a range of challenges in the corporate sector and the economy.
The results of the CEO Council annual meeting will be published in a special Journal Report on November 25, available in the U.S., Europe and Asia print editions of The Wall Street Journal and on WSJ.com.
For more information about The Wall Street Journal CEO Council, including a full list of on-stage participants and members, please visit http://ceocouncil.wsj.com. Follow the social conversation with #WSJCEOCouncil.
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