What are the Ten Awards™? Innovation is the cornerstone of any successful enterprise. But, innovation is not just about business. It's also about people and their individual contributions that allow their companies and customers to do business better. The New York Ten Awards is an annual selection of ten individuals in the greater New York business community who have, through their innovation, significantly impacted their organization and industry - whether it be financial services, healthcare, information technology, media, publishing, telecom or retail.There will also be a special Judges Award honoring a civic leader. After a thorough screening process, judges select the award recipients. The panel of judges will represent a cross-section of business and media leaders in New York. The goal of the event is to act as an annual milestone highlighting the achievements of New York's business community and our city. Our vision is that by following their example, innovation and inspiration will continue to be the cornerstone of the New York business community. The Ten Awards gala will be held on the evening of Tuesday November 29, 2005 at Cipriani Wall Street. The Ten Awards were launched in Boston in 1999 and expanded to Texas in 2000. With the increasing recognition of the Ten Awards, 2005 will mark a defining moment for the event and its growing industry impact. Past Keynote speakers and Masters of Ceremony at Ten Awards events include: Craig Barrett, CEO, Intel Michael Dell, Chairman & CEO, Dell Mike Eskew, Chairman and CEO, UPS William Kupper, Publisher, Business Week David Neeleman, CEO & Founder, JetBlue Airways Dan Rather, Anchor "CBS Evening News with Dan Rather" Michael Capellas, (former) Chairman & CEO, Compaq Computer Corporation Liz Claman, Co-Anchor, CNBC's "Wakeup Call with Brad Goode with Liz Claman" Tyler Mathisen, Co-Anchor, CNBC's "Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo and Tyler Mathisen" About Executive Council of New York The Executive Council of New York is a non-profit association that brings together New York's business community for the purposes of fostering knowledge-sharing and business networking in a professional environment. Executive Council of New York programs focus on critical business and leadership issues, with unique industry programs focusing on outsourcing, venture capital, security, and corporate governance, among others. Our initiatives and corporate members contribute to the economic prosperity of the region while fostering knowledge and information sharing, professional development and partnership opportunities for our members. Executive Council Corporate corporate members range from AT&T, IBM and Microsoft to Cushman & Wakefield, Marsh, and UPS as well as many other large and emerging growth technology and financial services companies and major law and accounting firms.