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INTERPUBLIC’S WOMEN’S LEADERSHIP NETWORK HOSTS NATIONAL EVENT Executive Success: What Men Aren’t Telling Women…What Women Don’t Ask Men

– Executive Success: What Men Aren’t Telling Minneapolis, MN – October 25, 2011 Women…What Women Don’t Ask Men is the provocative topic of the IPG (NYSE:IPG) Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) national event on October 25th. Guest speaker Jeffery Tobias Halter, consultant, author, gender strategist and President of YWomen, will kick off the event with a presentation that focuses on the role of women in the war for talent as well as differences between male and female leadership competencies. Following his presentation, the WLN will host a panel of senior executives from IPG agencies who will offer their points of view and experiences for discussion.

“We know that companies with greater representation of women in their workforce financially outperform those with lower representation,” commented Ranny Cooper, WLN Co-Chair and President, Public Affairs, . WLN Co-Chair and President and COO, Gotham Inc., Sheri Baron added, “despite this knowledge, women are still frequently underrepresented in corporate America, especially in the C-Suite. We hope to explore some of the reasons why this has been the case, and how we might work to change this pattern.”

In addition to the live event in Minneapolis at The Marquette Hotel, the WLN will host webcasts in 17 locations in the US, London and Toronto. The panel at the WLN event includes Julie Batliner, Managing Director, Carmichael Lynch Spong; Kimberlyn Dennis Smith, Director, Global Sourcing & Procurement, Mediabrands; Mike Lescarbeau, CEO, Carmichael Lynch; Rachael Marret, President, Campbell Mithun; Matt Seiler, CEO, Mediabrands and Steve Wehrenberg, CEO, Campbell Mithun.

About WLN The IPG Women’s Leadership Network (wln.interpublic.com) is an IPG-wide organization that promotes the recruitment, retention and advancement of women. Launched in 2006, the WLN seeks to help position IPG agencies as employers of

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choice and as catalysts of change in the communications industry. The WLN’s programs include mentoring as well as hosting national events and networking opportunities throughout the year.

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