Della van Heyst, VHG's founder and chief ambassador, has conducted more than 400 conferences worldwide. In 1995, she pioneered FORTUNE magazine's Internet strategy conferences. Since then, VHG has managed flagship CEO programs for FORTUNE, including the FORTUNE Global Forum, as well as its CIO, CFO and IT forums. Ms. van Heyst has spearheaded such trendsetting meetings as Aspen Brainstorm, the Arab World Media Summit, and numerous Cisco CEO and CIO innovation conferences. Prior to founding VHG, she launched InfoWorld's CTO Summit and created technology summits for the board of directors of the National Association of Television Broadcasters. She also launched the first executive education courses at Stanford University. At the request of the United States Information Agency, Ms. van Heyst has taught seminars on new market economy practices in Eastern Europe. She also serves as a consultant to the television, publishing, and technology industries.