Make Growth, Innovation and Leadership Part of Your Company's DNA: Frost & Sullivan

LONDON, January 20 - As the world economy emerges from the economic turmoil of 2009,
businesses need to move away from survival mode to embracing new growth
opportunities. The recession had a significant psychological impact on CEOs,
but businesses cannot afford to stay cautious for too long.

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"Energy and optimism are starting to rebound," says Frost & Sullivan
(www.frost.com/) Chairman David Frigstad. "Now is the time to think
ahead. Obviously in a recession you don't have as much money, but caution
causes companies to miss out on many excellent opportunities."

Frost & Sullivan's 2009 CEO Growth Survey found that the recession caused
many CEOs to shift their focus from long-term strategies to short-term
revenue generation and cutting costs. However, their top priority had not
changed.

"I was pleased to see that, despite the economic conditions, top line
revenue growth remained the most important objective for CEOs," says Mr
Frigstad. "I think that really is where the CEO's leadership needs to be
focused the most."

Mr Frigstad will be this year's event chair and keynote speaker for GIL
2010: Europe - The Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership
(www.gil-global.com/Europe). He will examine the role of the CEO and
the CEO's Growth Team in integrating growth, innovation and leadership as the
centre of a company's DNA and growth strategy.

GIL 2010: Europe presents a unique forum for CEOs and top-level
executives to examine their respective industry positions and benefit from a
multitude of networking opportunities with cross-industry luminaries on best
practices, tools and strategies. The congress will take place on May 17-19,
2010 at the Emirates Stadium in London.

"The real purpose of GIL is to focus on the CEO's number one priority,
which is to drive growth in the company," Mr Frigstad says. "We are looking
at growth, innovation and leadership as three of the essential elements to
keep a company growing at a rapid rate."

This year's congress will also feature eight industry think tanks
focusing on Frost & Sullivan's areas of industry specialisation - Aerospace &
Defence; Automotive & Transportation; Chemicals, Materials & Food; Energy &
Environment; Building Technologies & Security; Healthcare & Life Sciences;
Information & Communication Technologies; and Industrial Automation. These
will afford delegates the opportunity to collaborate with their industry
peers, their own management teams and Frost & Sullivan's industry experts to
brainstorm on how to steer growth effectively in a turbulent economy.

If you are interested in sponsorship and media partnership opportunities
or would like additional information on how attending GIL 2010: Europe
(www.gil-global.com/Europe) can support your business objectives, then
send an e-mail to Chiara Carella, Corporate Communications, at
chiara.carella@frost.com, with your full name, company name, title, telephone
number, company e-mail address, company website and country.

About Frost & Sullivan

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accelerate growth and achieve best-in-class positions in growth, innovation
and leadership. The company's Growth Partnership Service provides the CEO and
the CEO's Growth Team with disciplined research and best-practice models to
drive the generation, evaluation, and implementation of powerful growth
strategies. Frost & Sullivan leverages over 45 years of experience in
partnering with Global 1000 companies, emerging businesses and the investment
community from 40 offices on six continents. To join our Growth Partnership,
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    Chiara Carella
    Head of Corporate Communications - Europe and Africa
    Frost & Sullivan
    P: +44-(0)-207-3438314
    E: chiara.carella@frost.com
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Chiara Carella, Head of Corporate Communications - Europe and Africa of Frost & Sullivan, +44-(0)-207-3438314, chiara.carella at frost.com