William J. Holstein

Bill provides highly skilled speaking and panel-moderation services, applying his considerable expertise on such issues as:

• Competitiveness of the United States
• Challenges of the global economy
• Innovation in the business environment
• Corporate governance issues
• Strategic communications:
How CEOs can better communicate

UPCOMING SPEAKING/MODERATION ENGAGEMENTS:
Fairfield County Public Relations Association, Stamford, CT.
April 16, 2008, 6:30 p.m. Speaking on “Manage the Media:

Stern School of Business, New York University, Manhattan, April 1, 2008, 6–9 p.m.
Speaking on “Manage the Media” to a class on the Media and Business.

Overseas Press Club Annual Awards Dinner, Mandarin Oriental Hotel, New York, April 24, 2008, 6–10 p.m. Bill is dinner committee chair.

Boardroom Consultants, 6th Annual Boardoom Institute, TIA-CREF headquarters, Manhattan, June 25, 2008. Day-long programs. Organizing and moderating a panel on “Manage the Media.”

PAST SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS:
Organized and moderated the Overseas Press Club Annual Scholarship Luncheon at the Yale Club. February 15, 2008. New York

Moderated an Overseas Press Club book night with author Rebecca Fannin, who wrote Silicon Dragon: How China is Winning the Tech Race. January 28, 2008, New York.

Moderated a panel discussion entitled, “Keeping America Competitive: An Analysis of Future Economic Prospects.” Columbia Business School Alumni Club of New York. New York. Panelists: Robert Hormats, Goldman Sachs; Roger Kybarych, Council on Foreign Relations; Jagadeesh Gokhale, Cato Institute. January 17, 2008, New York.

Addressed the Public Relations Society of America, New York Chapter, regarding his new book about CEOs and the media. December 12, 2007, New York.

Moderated a panel discussion on the release of new AIDS data from the M-A-C Aids Fund, philanthropic arm of Estee Lauder. Panelists included representatives from the Office of the U.S. Global AIDS Coordinator, Get Screened Oakland, the international Center for Research on Women, and the Kaiser Family Foundation. November 13, 2007, New York.

Moderated a panel discussion, “Prospering in The Global Economy” at the ING Investment Seminar , featuring Mark Cliffe, chief economist and global head of financial markets research, and Brian Gendreau, investment strategist. November 1, 2007, New York.

Organized and moderated a panel discussion, “The Democratization of the Governance Function,” featuring Holly Gregory, Weill, Gotshal & Manges; Pearl Meyer, Steven Hall & Partners; Mike Musuraca, AFSCME; and John Wilcox, TIAA-CREF. The panel discussion was part of a day-long event organized by Boardroom Consultants on “Corporate Decision-Making: Who’s in Charge—The CEO, the Board or Shareholders?” September 20, 2007, New York