getAbstract Partners with Kairos Global Summit to Offer Compressed Business Knowledge to Current and Future Leaders

AVENTURA, Fla., Feb. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- getAbstract, the leading online compressed knowledge company, offering summaries of more than 8,000 business books and hundreds of articles, announced today that it has partnered with the Kairos Society to be the exclusive provider of business book summaries to its leadership development and entrepreneurship workshops at the upcoming Kairos Global Summit in New York City on February 3 - 4, 2012. 

The Kairos Global Summit, hosted in partnership with the United Nations and the New York Stock Exchange, will bring together 350 innovative, entrepreneurial students from around the world to meet 150 influential leaders. getAbstract's summaries and  supporting content will help participants quickly build the knowledge and skills they need to lead and expand business ventures in their region and sectors.

"We welcome this opportunity to be involved in Kairos Society's excellent leadership and executive entrepreneurship education program," said Michel Koopman, Chief Executive Officer, getAbstract, Inc. "We're proud to provide our service to the future leaders who will tackle the world's challenges."

During the two-day Summit, current and future world leaders will work together across generations, disciplines, and nations to prototype high-growth companies that address global needs [such as - hunger and environmental destruction]. After the Summit, the mentors and young entrepreneurs often join in new business opportunities.

"Paving the way toward leadership development and tackling the fundamental issues facing the world demand a keen focus on uniting higher learning and entrepreneurialism," said Ankur Jain, Chairman, Kairos Society. "Partnering with getAbstract gives all participants a powerful source of information to expand their business perspectives and to further their mission."

Participants in the Kairos Global Summit workshops will use getAbstract to access relevant business knowledge and to get the most out of the time they are investing in continuous learning with prominent business authors and leaders.

The Kairos Society, an international, student-run, not-for-profit foundation based in the United States dedicated to leadership development and entrepreneurial excellence, fosters a culture of innovation-driven entrepreneurship by engaging our diverse fellows with a variety of industry and thought leaders on global challenges.

Founded in 1999, getAbstract, a leading online media company, offers compressed knowledge to its 10 million subscribers. Its solutions include a library of more than 8,000 business book summaries, available in text and audio on any platform. Twenty percent of the Fortune 500 companies use getAbstract to turn employees into leaders and drive positive business performance.

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