Lead Change by Leveraging the Cloud

Presented by Tom Koulopoulos, President and Founder of Delphi Group

Is the Cloud hovering on your business’s horizon? Will it bring storms or smooth sailing?

Tom Koulopoulos, a leading business advisor on business and technology trends, describes the Cloud as a pervasive social and economic network, and the first mega-trend of the Twenty-First Century. Its impact will be felt in every business sector. And it will shape the way we address virtually every challenge for at least the next 100 years.

Using examples from pioneering innovators, from Sony to Apple to 3M to NASA, Tom will share winning stories of business innovation powered by the Cloud. In his fast-paced keynote presentation, Tom will help you:

• Capitalize on the Cloud to identify ways to drive your organization’s efforts to increase innovation—and lead change
• Better leverage the latent creativity in your organization
• Understand how the elements of success include failing fast, embracing uncertainty and building for the unknown

You will gain new enthusiasm for what’s to come, and a practical, comprehensive prescription to drive change.

Tom Koulopoulos is President and Founder of Delphi Group, a Boston-based Think Tank and advisory firm that has served nearly 20,000 clients across all industries, federal and state government agencies around the world… and is one of the 500 fastest, growing private companies in the USA.

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Create a Culture of Change for Success Built to Last

Presented by Mark Thompson, CEO and cofounder of Virgin Unite Mentors

Are you poised to make the leap from the middle of the pack to market leader?

With insight gained over years of working with global leaders including Richard Branson, Steve Jobs and Warren Buffett, Mark Thompson relates how you can convince your team to not only to embrace change, but actually lead transformation…with urgency. During his inspiring and engaging presentation, you will:

• Discover three fundamental factors that spur change in every person within a company
• Gain insight into the difference between the top three market leaders, and everyone else
• Learn how to capitalize on turbulence in your market space in order to gain an advantage and build customer value
• Identify the seven steps of change in every organization.

At the end of Mark’s session, you will find yourself challenged to re-evaluate—perhaps even reinvent— your organization by creating a culture of change.

Mark Thompson is currently the CEO and Cofounder of Virgin Unite Mentors, Sir Richard Branson’s network for executive coaching and entrepreneurial innovation. He is also a best-selling author, venture capitalist and Tony-nominated Broadway producer.

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Lead Change by Creating Passion…on Purpose

Presented by Ryan Estis, Chief Experience Officer, Ryan Estis & Associates

Do you have passion? More importantly, how does putting passion at the heart of your business pay off?

Ryan Estis outlines how passion is key to creating a high-engagement, high-performance work culture driven by exceptional leadership. The passion you cultivate will not only drive you, but inspire and motivate others. People want to follow leaders who love what they do and show passion for it. And exceptional leaders draw from their internal drive, not their external factors. That’s what separates average leaders from exceptional leaders. Exceptional leaders love what they do because they choose to.

Ryan’s dynamic presentation will help you:

• Learn how to build a “Sustainable Talent Advantage”
• Understand how to put intangibles such as trust, personal growth and development at the forefront of your organization
• Gain new perspective on today’s workforce, employee expectations and attitudes towards work
• Empower the people who will ultimately take your company to the next level

Be prepared to leave this session ready to “unleash the passion” in yourself and your organization.

Ryan Estis, Chief Experience Officer of Ryan Estis & Associates, helps companies including AT&T, Microsoft and Mayo Clinic connect more effectively to employees and customers.

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Harness the Power of Change through “Category of One” Leadership

Presented by Joe Calloway, Best-selling author and performance expert

What’s on your mind? Your business may hinge on the answer.

Joe Calloway says to be a successful leader, you must adopt a mindset that enables your organization to create and sustain success. In his interactive session, Joe will shift your perspective on your personal leadership style and deliver insight on harnessing the power of change for success—and on becoming a “Category of One” leader. You will:

• Learn how creating simplicity and minimizing complexity can supercharge performance
• Create constructive innovation by looking outside the fresh produce industry for inspiration and new ideas
• Identify the danger of complacency and the barriers to continuous improvement
• Understand how to focus on the most important things, rather than trying to focus on everything

This is an exceptional opportunity for you to think outside the box about how to create an extraordinary organization in a constantly-shifting marketplace.

Joe Calloway, Business author and Performance Consultant, helps companies such as IBM, American Express and Cadillac build business cultures that drive results.

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Stanley Diver

Diver & Associates, LLC

Stanley Diver is a Principal at Diver & Associates, LLC; a Principal at Diver-Grant Union, LLC; and Chair at Vistage International. He previously served as Systems Engineer/Analyst with Procter & Gamble from 1978-1984, and as Owner/CEO of Diver Chevrolet from 1984-2008. He holds a BS from Indiana University.

Diver has been recognized for outstanding community service by Ronald McDonald House of Delaware (Past President), Rotary Club of Wilmington (Past President), Delaware Futures (Past President), Brandywine Zoo, Tower Hill School, Trinity Parish, and PAWS for People. He currently resides in Wilmington, Delaware.

Jason Howell

Jason Howell Company

Jason Howell’s life story began in California, just minutes before President Richard Nixon resigned. As a first generation American he began learning lessons from corporate America at the earliest age permitted in Virginia (14 years and 8 months old). His corporate journey took him through careers in banking, accounting and human resources. As a thought leader around workplace innovation and Patriotic Development®, he has become a sought after speaker.

Jason is an avid volunteer having served as President of local Toastmasters and currently serving as President of the Washington, DC chapter of ALPFA: the oldest and largest professional association for Latinos. He is also a Director on the alumni board of George Mason University’s School of Management.

Jason Howell is the author of AMERICA: Still the Land of Opportunity, Always a Home for the Brave and a forthcoming book on new opportunities for innovation in the American workplace.

Edward McLaughlin

Cornell University

Edward McLaughlin is the Robert G. Tobin Professor of Marketing at the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, at Cornell University where he serves as the Director of the Undergraduate Program and Director of the Food Industry Management Program. He received his PhD at Michigan State University. Before his academic appointment, he had extensive international experience, having spent four years in Africa with the U.S. State Department, the United Nations, and the World Bank.

Dr. McLaughlin’s research interests include retailing strategies, linking customer satisfaction to firm performance, the economics of retailing and produce marketing. His research appears routinely in academic journals including Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, American Journal of Agricultural Economics and Journal of Retailing and he is the author or co-author of three books. He has won several national awards for his research and his teaching and recently was designated a Weiss Presidential Teaching Fellow, Cornell University’s most prestigious award for distinguished teaching.

Dr. McLaughlin’s work spans the globe: he is Professor of Retailing at Nyenrode, The Netherlands School of Business and at IESEG, Graduate Management School in Lille and Paris, France. He is also Director of the Ahold Retail Academy in The Netherlands and Dean of the Cornell-Japan Retail Management Program of Japan. Dr. McLaughlin is past director on PMA’s Retail Board and the PMA Foundation Education Board.