General Sessions
Daniel H. Pink is the author of four provocative, bestselling books on the changing
world of work.
In his latest book, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us, Pink
shows us that the secret to high performance and satisfaction in today's world is the deeply
human need to direct our own lives, to learn and create new things, and to do better by
ourselves and our world. Based on forty years of scientific data supporting his argument that
people need intrinsic rather than external motivation, Pink’s work revolutionizes the way
that we look at performance and motivation.
A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, Pink charts the rise
of right-brain thinking in modern economies and describes the six abilities individuals and
organizations must master in an outsourced, automated age. A Whole New Mind is a
long-running New York Times and BusinessWeek bestseller that has been translated into 20
languages.
Pink’s The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need is
the first American business book in the Japanese comic format known as manga. (In 2007,
he won a Japan Society Media Fellowship that took him to Tokyo to study the manga
industry.) Illustrated by award-winning artist Rob Ten Pas, The Adventures of Johnny Bunko
was one of the bestselling graphic novels of 2008 and the only graphic novel ever to become
a BusinessWeek bestseller. The book is now being translated into 14 languages.
His first book, Free Agent Nation: The Future of Working for Yourself, was a
Washington Post bestseller that Publishers Weekly says “has become a cornerstone of
employee-management relations.”
Pink's articles on business and technology appear in many publications, including the
New York Times, Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Wired, where he is a
contributing editor. He has provided analysis of business trends on CNN, CNBC, ABC,
NPR and other networks in the U.S. and abroad. He also lectures to corporations,
associations and universities around the world on economic transformation and the new
workplace.
A free agent himself, Pink held his last real job in the White House, where he served
from 1995 to 1997 as chief speechwriter to Vice President Al Gore. He also worked as an
aide to U.S. Labor Secretary Robert Reich and in other positions in politics and government.
He received a BA, with honors, from Northwestern University, where he was elected
to Phi Beta Kappa, and a JD from Yale Law School. To his lasting joy, he has never
practiced law.
Pink lives in Washington, DC, with his wife and their three children.
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Charlene Li Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 8:00-9:15 a.m. |
Charlene Li is an influential thought leader and guide on emerging technologies, with a specific focus on social technologies, interactive media, and marketing. She is the co-author of the business best-seller, Groundswell: Winning In A World Transformed By Social Technologies, published by Harvard Business Press in May 2008. Named "One of the Most Influential Women in Technology" by Fast Company magazine, Charlene is the founder of Altimeter Group which provides speaking and consulting services to organizations looking to understand and thrive in a new economy driven by social media tools and techniques. You can also read insights from Charlene on her blog, "The Altimeter."
Charlene is one of the most frequently-quoted industry analysts and has appeared on 60 Minutes, The McNeil NewsHour, ABC News, CNN, and CNBC. She is also frequently quoted by The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, USA Today, Reuters, and The Associated Press. She is a much-sought after public speaker and has presented frequently at top technology conferences such as Web 2.0 Expo-where she now serves on their Advisory Board, SXSW, and adTech.
Most recently, Charlene was a Vice President and Principal Analyst at Forrester Research. She joined Forrester in 1999, after spending five years in online and newspaper publishing with the San Jose Mercury News and Community Newspaper Company.
She is a graduate of Harvard Business School and received a magna cum laude degree from Harvard College.
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Second City Communications Wednesday, May 19, 2010, 3:00-4:00 p.m. |
Second City Communications (SCC) is the innovative learning and training division of the world-renowned improvisation theatre company, The Second City. SCC draws on the core competencies of The Second City — engaging audiences and improving performance — to develop training and internal communications programs ranging from leadership development to managing change, increasing sales force effectiveness, and ethics & compliance awareness.
In more than 400 client engagements a year, mostly for Fortune 1000 companies, SCC employs a blended approach of live sessions, video shorts, and web-based programming to build skills, develop talent, heighten awareness, and help clients address core challenges and/or sensitive topics.
The Second City is famous for developing many of the world’s leading comedians and actors – including Steve Carell, Tina Fey, Stephen Colbert, Jim Belushi, Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Alan Arkin, and dozens of others. SCC brings that expertise to the ASTD stage in a high energy, high impact keynote session that will show you how to use improv skills to navigate change, become more nimble, more adaptive, and more confident.
In a rollicking — and dare we say funny — keynote session involving a full Second City ensemble, you’ll see how expert improvisers create powerful energy, minimize conflict, move things forward, and build on each others’ contributions successfully. You’ll have a chance to practice some of the same skills in hands-on exercises aimed at helping you quickly adapt to changes in the moment, take risks, and minimize fear. This is a keynote you don’t want to miss!
