MassMutual Sponsors Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference

SPRINGFIELD, Mass., March 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual), a leader in providing women with financial services, support and education, today announced its sponsorship of the 2006 Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference, which will take place March 26-28 in Hollywood, Fla.

The three-day event, expected to attract more than 1,000 women from around the country, is geared toward educating, encouraging and empowering women to grow and achieve even greater success in business. Those interested in registering may still do so online at http://www.officedepotsuccess.com/ or by calling 1-877-846-2367.

As part of the conference, Portia Seymour-Jackson and Jan Knight, financial services professionals with DBS Financial Group of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., a MassMutual general agency, will present a workshop for conference attendees. Entitled "Pearls of Wisdom(SM)," the innovative and educational video-based financial seminar will look not only at facts and figures but also the emotions behind real-life situations that women of all ages, ethnicities and income levels face.

Elaine Sarsynski, senior vice president and chief administrative officer, MassMutual, will speak at the conference, discussing the company's commitment to women as well as her own insights on achieving success. Additionally, Patricia Diaz-Dennis, senior vice president and assistant general counsel for AT&T Services, Inc. and a member of the MassMutual Board of Directors, will participate as a panelist in a session entitled "Serving on Corporate Boards -- How to Navigate the Process."

"Our sponsorship of this conference is yet another way that MassMutual is supporting women as they grow in their professional and personal lives," said Susan W. Sweetser, second vice president of MassMutual's Women's Markets department. "MassMutual strives to be the best provider of financial services for women, whether they are launching a new business, running an existing one, or organizing their own personal finances."

MassMutual created its Women's Markets department to improve understanding of women's diverse financial needs, to support women agents in the field, and to educate women on financial issues.

About MassMutual

MassMutual Financial Group companies -- with more than $395 billion in assets under management as of December 31, 2005 -- provide life insurance, annuities, disability income insurance, long-term care insurance, retirement planning products, structured settlement annuities, trust services, money management, and other financial products and services.

The MassMutual Financial Group is a marketing name for Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) and its affiliates, which include: OppenheimerFunds, Inc.; Babson Capital Management LLC; Baring Asset Management Limited; Cornerstone Real Estate Advisers LLC; MML Investors Services, Inc.; The MassMutual Trust Company, FSB; MML Bay State Life Insurance Company; C.M. Life Insurance Company; and MassMutual International, Inc.

MassMutual is on the Internet at http://www.massmutual.com/. About the Conference

The Office Depot Success Strategies for Businesswomen Conference was created in 2001 and is recognized as one of the nation's most prominent events for women business owners as well as corporate female professionals. The three-day event attracts more than 1,000 women from around the country and features keynote presentations, business panel sessions and workshops delivered by chief executive officers, presidents and vice presidents of national multi-million Dollar companies founded by women, as well as Fortune 500 companies and women's associations. According to past attendees, the conference is an invaluable networking tool to educate, encourage and empower women to grow and achieve greater success in business.

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