Speakers
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Opening Keynote:
Tony Bingham
ASTD President and CEO, U.S.A. |
Talent: An Organization’s Key Competitive Advantage
Today, the knowledge and skills of an organization’s talent are top of mind for senior executives in public and private sector organizations. In this knowledge-based economy, the differentiator is no longer systems and processes; these are becoming commodities. Senior executives agree that people are THE differential advantage. Without the right people with the right skills, in the right jobs, at the right time, an organization risks losing its competitive edge.
Leaders in learning and human resource development (HRD) know that developing people means much more than delivering training. Effectively managing an organization’s talent requires a robust system for building capability, developing leaders, and managing critical skill shortages now and in the future. With the attention of senior management, now is the time for HRD professionals to demonstrate that their work is aligned with organizations’ initiatives and is helping to drive success.
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Keynote:
Rich Wellins, Ph.D.
Senior Vice President, DDI, U.S.A. |
Turning Your Leadership Pipedream into a Pipeline - Lessons from DDI’s Global Leadership Forecast 2008-2009
Finding and keeping leadership talent has risen to the top of the CEO’s agenda—trumping business growth, innovation, and customer loyalty. In fact, the majority of senior leaders expect their businesses to suffer due to an insufficient supply of management talent.
We’ll confront those issues head on by drawing on the results of our new Global Leadership Forecast, in which we surveyed HR professionals and more than 12,200 leaders in nearly 1,500 organizations worldwide. Moreover, by contrasting the typical to the very best quality leadership development programs, we’ll explore what really works. We’ll address frontline to senior leadership and cover special topics like high potentials, succession planning, and multinational leadership.
Dr. Wellins will also compare and contrast data from Chinese organizations with global norms. All participants will receive a free copy of the Global Leadership Forecast 2008-2009 report.
Other Featured Speakers Include:
Jennifer Homer, ABC, V.P., External Relations, ASTD, U.S.A.
Topic: ASTD 2008 State of the Industry Report
Lauren Forgacs, M.A., Director, International Relations, ASTD, U.S.A.
Topic: ASTD 2008 Features and 2009 Highights
Chan Lee, Ph.D., Professor, Seoul National University, Korea
Topic: Breakthrough in Competency-Based Training: Best Practices from Korea
Li-Chieh Lin, Director, Digital Education Institute, Institute for Information Industry, Taiwan
Topic: Creating Real Business Value with Enterprise Learning 2.0
Leonard Liu, General Manager, Key Consulting, China
Topic: Emotional Intelligent Leaders
Mitch Kotula, Development Plus, Facilitator of ASTD Certificate Program, U.S.A.
Topic: Growth and Facilitating Organizational Change
Mark Pixley, Managing Director, Leadership Inc., China
Topic: Facilitative Reflection Session
Jenny Yan, Ph.D., Director of Motorola University, China
Topic: Motorola Asia: Be a Strategic Partner for Organizational Change
George Gu, L&K Leader, IBM Ghina Global Delivery, China
Topic: Learning and Sharing from Conference Participants