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Keynote

The WIL Conference is honored to have two of Fortune’s 50 Most Powerful Women in Business as our keynote speakers.

Jenny J. MingJenny J. Ming
President — Old Navy
Gap Inc.

Jenny Ming, is President of Old Navy, a division of Gap Inc., a leading international specialty retailer offering clothing, accessories and personal care products for men, women, children and babies under the Gap, Banana Republic and Old Navy brand names. Headquartered in San Francisco, Gap Inc. operates more than 4,200 stores in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, France, Japan and Germany with fiscal 2002 sales exceeding $14 billion.

As part of the executive team that introduced Old Navy in 1994, Ming helped Old Navy to make history as the first retailer ever to reach $1 billion in annual sales in less than four years. The idea was simple: offer customers great, quality fashion at an unbeatable value.

Old Navy quickly redefined value-priced apparel retailing by making shopping for fashion fun–and affordable. Today, Old Navy is a leading specialty retail brand with over 800 stores in the United States and Canada. Customers can also shop at oldnavy.com.

Ming joined Gap Inc. in 1986 as Merchandise Manager of Gap brand activewear. Since that time, she has held the positions of Vice President and Divisional Merchandise Manager for Gap brand activewear and Senior Vice President of Merchandising for Old Navy responsible for production, planning, and distribution.

In 1996, she was promoted to Executive Vice President of Merchandising for Old Navy, responsible for merchandising, planning and distribution, production and visual and store design processes for all Old Navy stores. She assumed her present position in March of 1999. As President of Old Navy, Ming also is a member of Gap Inc.’s Executive Leadership Team.

In 1998, Ming was featured on the cover of Working Woman magazine. In 2000, She was named by Business Week magazine as one of the nation’s Top 25 Managers.

Ming has been on the Board of Epiphany since 2001 and sits on the nonprofit Board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Francisco and the Peninsula. She also serves as a Board member of Committee of 100.

Ming graduated from San Jose State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in clothing merchandising and a minor in marketing. Ming lives in the Bay Area with her husband and three teenagers.

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Linda DillmanLinda Dillman
Executive Vice President
and Chief Information Officer
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Linda Dillman was named executive vice president and chief information officer (CIO) of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. in 2003. Prior to this promotion, she served as senior vice president and CIO of Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

A 12-year veteran of Wal-Mart, Dillman joined Wal-Mart through the acquisition of The Wholesale Club in Indianapolis, Ind. At Wal-Mart, Dillman has served in several key information services management positions including applications development manager for SAM’S CLUB, application development manager for Wal-Mart store systems, and was promoted to director of applications development in 1997. In 1998, Dillman was named vice president of applications development where she led the system conversion for Wal-Mart’s acquisition of ASDA in the United Kingdom. Prior to her position as senior vice president and CIO, Dillman served as vice president of international systems.

Dillman has been instrumental in helping Wal-Mart to develop one of the most sophisticated information services network in the world. In addition to her role in the ASDA conversion, Dillman’s most noted accomplishments were the implementation of the perpetual inventory and store Telxon systems at Wal-Mart. Prior to Wal-Mart, Dillman worked for Hewlett-Packard for five years.

In addition to memberships in professional and retail organizations, Dillman serves as a board member of the Uniform Code Council and the Northwest Arkansas Community College.

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. operates more than 2,909 discount stores, Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets, and more than 528 SAM'S CLUBS in the United States. Internationally, the company operates about 1,301 units.