Keynote Speakers and SUPERSESSIONS

Opening General Session
Managing Risk in an Era of Uncertainty
Commander Kirk Lippold, (Ret.) United States Navy

Monday, August 17, 2009
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Las Vegas Hilton Barron Room

The modern world does not wait for the uninitiated and the unprepared. The ability of organizations to react quickly to a crisis, adapt strategies to deal with unforeseen circumstances, and then choose the best course of action comes only from thinking through the unimaginable. Through preparation and leadership, Commander Kirk S. Lippold inspired his crew to act decisively in the ultimate crisis situation when terrorists attacked USS Cole in one of the seminal events in the war on terror. Commander Lippold's compelling and patriotic story shows organizations how integrating the principles of accountability and integrity into your team can make the difference between success and failure.

SUPERSESSIONS

A Kick in the Attitude
Sam Glenn, Founder, Attitude Digest Magazine

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
8:00 am – 10:00 am (In conjunction with the Distinguished Achiever's Breakfast)
Las Vegas Hilton Barron Room

Sometimes life has a way of knocking the kick out of us, diminishing our enthusiasm, focus, sense of humor, resilience, etc... Sam’s message will put the kick back into your attitude by opening your eyes to understand that greatness starts with attitude. Sam will help you: find the opportunities in your adversities; use humor as a stress buster, and more… Prepare to laugh out loud, feel refreshed and experience rekindled enthusiasm!

The 9-1-1 Method to Invigorating Health
Jim Sayih, 9-1-1 Fitness

Wednesday, August 19, 2009
3:30 pm - 5:00 pm
Las Vegas Hilton Conrad Room

Motivation is the KEY to action. You will learn how to become self-motivated and the actions you take in Health & Fitness will invigorate your life affecting your workplace environment, family and friends. The 9-1-1 Method is a step-by-step easy process to modify your outlook on health with the by-product of motivating you to energized action. It is a contagious phenomena and you will reap the wonderful benefits. During the presentation 9-1-1 Fitness T-shirts will be given away as well as a chance to win a complimentary Fitness Assessment.

Leading with Strategic Foresight and Certainty
Daniel Burrus, Author, Futurist, and Technological Change Guru

Thursday, August 20, 2009
2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
Las Vegas Hilton Conrad Room

In times of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we need to ask ourselves what are we certain about? Strategies based on uncertainty and hope equal high levels of risk. Strategies based on certainty dramatically reduce risk and produce superior results. Hindsight always brings lament. You can never go back and change your past decisions and actions. Strategic foresight takes your vision to a new actionable level by adding the events that will happen in the future. Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. Based on his revolutionary method of identifying Hard Trends from Soft Trends, and Permanent Changes from Cyclical Changes, attendees learn how to both anticipate and capitalize on new opportunities, as well as predict problems, long before they happen. In addition, they will learn how to use the new tools and rules of leadership to accelerate growth.