IBM Americas CEO Conference - June 12 and 13, 2001

Jeff, it would be great if you could arrange your schedule to attend IBM's
2001 CEO conference which begins with a dinner on June 12 and includes a
full day program on June 13, 2001. We plan to have 20 CEOs in attendance
and this will give you a chance to meet a few of the other senior
executives of IBM, including Lou Gerstner. Sam Palmisano will also be
there. I've included some information below on the conference, attendees
at the last session and tentative agenda, which may help you decide. If you
can make it, Lou will send you a formal invitation letter. Please let me
know if I can provide any other information for you.

Thanks.

Gail

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Conference Title: Americas CEO 2001 Conference

Event Date: June 12* and 13, 2001

Location IBM Industry Solutions Lab
Hawthorne, New York

Conference The Conference, designed for open dialogue
Overview: and interaction, provides a forum for chief
executives to discuss a range of critical
business issues with Lou Gerstner and members
of the IBM senior management team.

The Conference is focused on the critical
role of information technology on business
strategy and how enterprises can best
leverage that technology for competitive
advantage. We will discuss the importance of
end-to-end integration and how e-business can
strengthen supply chains and enhance customer
relationships.

Event Description: Conference is held on June 13 at the IBM
Industry Solutions Lab and is attended by the
CEOs, Lou Gerstner, Sam Palmisano, Bill
Etherington and Dave Carlucci.

Dinner is scheduled the evening prior at La
Panetiere. Based on the attending CEOs,
additional Global and or Sector VPs may be
asked to assist in hosting the dinner.

Following are the CEOs who attended the Americas November 2000 CEO
Conference.

|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|CEO |COMPANY |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|John McLennan |AT&T Canada Corp. |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|John McFarlane |Australia and New Zealand Banking |
| |Group Limited |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Roy Vallee |Avnet, Inc. |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Tom Ridge |Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Joe Magliochetti |Dana Corporation |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Bob Lane |Deere & Company |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Chuck Conaway |Kmart Corporation |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Vance Coffman |Lockheed Martin Corporation |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Bill Marriott |Marriott International |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Bruce Nelson |Office Depot |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Jim Rohr |PNC Financial Services Group, Inc. |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Martin Madaus |Roche Diagnostics Corporation |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|John Cleghorn |Royal Bank of Canada |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Bob King |State University of NY |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Jim Blanchard |Synovus Financial Corp. |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Ramani Ayer |The Hartford |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|
|Ray Kelly |U.S. Customs Service |
|------------------------------------+------------------------------------|

Americas CEO 2001 Conference

Tentative Agenda - Americas CEO 2001 Conference

Tuesday, June 12, 2001 - La Panetiere, Rye, New York

6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Reception

7:15 - 8:30 p.m. Dinner

8:30 - 9:30 p.m. After Dinner Reception

Wednesday, June 13, 2001 - IBM Industry Solutions Lab (Hawthorne)

8:00 a.m. Arrival & Coffee

8:30 a.m. Welcome & Introduction Dave Carlucci

8:35 a.m. CEO Perspective Lou Gerstner

10:15 a.m. Coffee Break

10:45 a.m. e-business Inside IBM Sam Palmisano

11:30 a.m. Solutions Tour Bill Etherington /
Dave Carlucci

12:30 p.m. Lunch

1:30 p.m. Next Generation e-business Bill Etherington

2:20 p.m. Closing Remarks Lou Gerstner

3:00 p.m. Adjourn

Gail P. Whipple
Managing Director, Enron
IBM
1133 Westchester Avenue, White Plains, NY
(914) 642-6399
(914) 642-6063 (fax)
e-mail: gwhipple@us.ibm.com