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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Sept. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The stimulus packages announced by many nations in the face of the global financial crisis continue to cause debate around the world. Many questions still need to be answered about the extent of their benefits and the risks and challenges they pose to the economic recovery.

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This debate will be at the forefront of Frost & Sullivan's Exclusive Leadership Think Tank "CEO 2009: Charting a Growth Course for the Economic Rebound", which will take place at GIL 2009: North America - Growth, Innovation and Leadership: A Frost & Sullivan Congress on Corporate Growth. The opening Executive Bulletin at the Think Tank will be delivered by Frost & Sullivan Chief Economist and UC Berkeley Professor, Dr. Vinnie Aggarwal. He will address the question: "How Will the New Protectionism Impact the Economic Recovery and Your Business?"

"The stimulus packages that countries have developed to cope with the financial crisis have helped prevent a repetition of the 1930s depression," Aggarwal says. "Prospects for a recovery over the next 12 months have improved dramatically. Yet government efforts have also increasingly given firms unfair competitive advantages that will tilt the global playing field and should be roundly condemned."

Aggarwal's presentation will cover key questions, such as whether the economic downturn has led to rising protectionism around the world, which trends may affect businesses' sales and sourcing efforts, and whether a growth in protectionism will diminish prospects for a rapid recovery. CEOs and their growth teams will benefit from Aggarwal's insights into the implications of the stimulus packages' "buy national" content, and steps businesses need to take to be prepared.

This presentation will be followed by an address by Frost & Sullivan Global President and Managing Partner, Krishna Srinivasan. He will look at how businesses can build a powerful and sustainable growth pipeline in the rebound. Calling on his many years of experience, Srinivasan will cover the importance of growth innovation and 10 key growth processes that successful businesses can implement.

Rubicon Consulting's Chief Executive Officer and Chief Strategist, Nilofer Merchant, will deliver the keynote address at the CEO Think Tank. She will focus on "Reinvention as an Economic Necessity".

Merchant will look at how businesses can create strategies that work by focusing not only on creating ideas, but on how those ideas are created. She will detail the steps organisations need to take to enable them to think, make tough choices and act fast.

GIL 2009: North America presents a unique forum for CEOs and top-level executives to examine their responses to the current global economy and benefit from a multitude of networking opportunities with cross-industry luminaries on growth best practices, tools and strategies in driving growth. The congress will take place on September 13-16, 2009 at the Hyatt Scottsdale Resort & Spa at Gainey Ranch, Scottsdale , AZ.

If you are interested in sponsorship and media partnership opportunities or additional information on how attending GIL can support your business objectives, then send an e-mail to Brian Denker, Vice President - Global Growth, Innovation and Leadership, at bdenker@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone number, company e-mail address, company website and country.

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