Speakers
Martin Bean
Managing Director of Education for Worldwide Public Sector, Micrososft
Martin Bean is the Managing Director of Education for Worldwide Public Sector at Micrososft. Martin brings to Microsoft over 17 years in the training and education marketplace and is a recognized industry leader around the world. He has held executive management roles in several leading IT organizations including Novell, Sylvan Learning Systems, Thomson Learning, and New Horizons Computer Learning Centers, Inc. As a long-standing pioneer in the training industry, Martin has presented to the U.S. Senate as part of the Technology Workforce Coalition on the importance of IT in the Workforce Investment Act and has testified on behalf of the Workforce Coalition before the Subcommittee on Oversight of the House Committee on Ways and Means. In January 2004 he moderated a "Conversation with the President," for President George W. Bush. The Town Hall focused on U.S. technology workforce needs in the 21st Century.
A published and recognized author, Martin has been instrumental in the development of tools targeted at sales professions in the IT industry including the highly successful Money Maker program and his insightful book Selling IT Training, A Guide to Successful Selling in the IT Learning Industry. He is an often-quoted industry spokesperson, an author and a regular contributor for Certification Magazine.
Martin holds a Bachelor's Degree in Adult Education from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia.
James BurkeScience Historian, Author, and PBS Host/Writer/Producer
Innovation for the Day After Tomorrow
As a featured speaker at Workforce Innovations 2006, James Burke, Science Historian, Author, and PBS Host/Writer/Producer, will take conference participants on a creative journey that sets the stage for the conference theme, "Regional Strategies...Global Results: Talent Driving Prosperity."
Described as "one of the most intriguing minds in the Western world," Mr. Burke will examine questions such as: When developing countries do all the manufacturing and information technology gives their innovators access to all the knowledge and expertise that used to be ours, what will happen to us? How will we maintain our standard of living and compete - economically, educationally, and technologically - on an increasingly level playing field? Is globalization a major threat to our way of life? And is there anything we can do about it?
The answer to that question, contends Mr. Burke, is "yes." Join us for the opening plenary at Workforce Innovations 2006 to participate in a lively and mind-expanding look at what we can do to secure our future in light of the global challenges that face each of our communities.
Michael M. Crow
President, Arizona State University
Michael M. Crow became the 16th president of Arizona State University on July 1, 2002. He is guiding the transformation of ASU into one of the nation's leading public metropolitan research universities, one that is directly engaged in the economic, social, and cultural vitality of its region. Under his direction the university pursues teaching, research, and creative excellence focused on the major challenges and questions of our time, as well as those central to the building of a sustainable environment and economy for Arizona. He has committed the university to global engagement, and to setting a new standard for public service. Since he took office, ASU has marked a number of important milestones, including the establishment of major interdisciplinary research initiatives such as the Biodesign Institute; the International Institute for Sustainability; and MacroTechnology Works, a program integrating science and technology for large-scale applications, including the Flexible Display Center, a cooperative agreement with the U.S. Army. Under his direction ASU has initiated a dramatic research infrastructure expansion to create more than one million square feet of new research space, and has announced naming gifts endowing the W. P. Carey School of Business, the Ira A. Fulton School of Engineering, and the Virginia G. Piper Center for Creative Writing.
Prior to joining ASU, he was executive vice provost of Columbia University, where he also was professor of science and technology policy in the School of International and Public Affairs. Dr. Crow oversaw Columbia's research enterprise, technology and innovation transfer operations, strategic initiative program, and interdisciplinary program development.
He played the lead role in the creation of the Columbia Earth Institute (CEI), and helped found the Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes (CSPO) in Washington, D.C., a think tank dedicated to linking science and technology to desired social, economic, and environmental outcomes. In 2003 CSPO was reestablished at ASU as the Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes.
He is the author of books and articles relating to the analysis of research organizations, technology transfer, science and technology policy, and the practice and theory of public policy.
Emily Stover DeRocco,Assistant Secretary, Employment and Training Administration
Emily Stover DeRocco was nominated by President Bush to be Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training on June 21, 2001. After being confirmed by the U.S. Senate, she was sworn in on August 3, 2001.
As Assistant Secretary for Employment and Training, Ms. DeRocco is responsible for managing the country's public workforce investment system, which includes a number of important programs for America's workers and businesses. Ms. DeRocco has made it her purpose to develop a "demand driven" workforce investment system, which links employment, education, and economic development. Her belief is that only by effectively equipping workers with the skills that are needed by employers, and better understanding the workforce needs of business, can we create the highly skilled workforce needed to be globally competitive in the 21st century.
Ms. DeRocco brings a wealth of experience to her position. In addition to high level federal positions serving Cabinet officers at the U.S. Department of the Interior and the U.S. Department of Energy during the Reagan Administration, Ms. DeRocco spent over ten years as the Executive Director of the National Association of State Workforce Agencies.
Assistant Secretary DeRocco is a native of Pennsylvania. She graduated from Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and received her Juris Doctorate degree from the Georgetown Law Center in 1982. She was admitted to the Bar of the District of Columbia in 1983.
Gerald L. Shaheen Chairman of the board of directors, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Group President, Caterpillar Inc.
Gerald L. Shaheen is chairman of the board of directors of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which represents more than 3 million businesses in the United States and abroad. He is former chairman of the Chamber's Transportation Infrastructure and Logistics Committee and currently serves on the board of directors of the National Chamber Foundation, the Chamber's public policy think tank. In his Chamber role, Shaheen provides the organization with strategic guidance and carries forward the Chamber's platform.
Shaheen is group president of Caterpillar Inc. in Peoria, Illinois, where he is responsible for the design, development, and production of Caterpillar's mining and construction equipment. He also oversees marketing and sales operations in North America, the components business, and the research and development division. Since joining Caterpillar in 1967, Shaheen has held numerous marketing and management positions both in the United States and Europe.
Shaheen received his bachelor's degree in marketing from Bradley University in 1966 and a master's degree from the same institution in 1968.
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Pamela Tate
President and CEO
Joining CAEL in 1987, Pam has become nationally and internationally recognized for her work in facilitating workforce education and training programs among educational institutions, business, labor and government and for her efforts in assisting colleges and universities to develop systems of Prior Learning Assessment and quality assurance in adult learning programs.In 1996, Pam was acknowledged for a career devoted to expanding lifelong educational opportunities for adults with the Doctor of Humane Letters honoris causa, conferred by SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, New York. As a presenter, she is regularly sought out for her vision and insights into adult learning and workforce development and their vital relationship to the future of the economy. Born in Davenport, Iowa, Pam grew up in East Moline, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois at Champaign with masters degrees in both English and journalism. She completed her doctoral coursework at the Annenberg School of Communications, University of Pennsylvania.
Steve Uzzell
Photographer, Author, and EditorOpen Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving
Steve Uzzell's inspirational presentation, "Open Roads Open Minds: An Exploration of Creative Problem Solving," uses his striking photographs as illustrations of his metaphor about possibility and creativity. "Open Roads Open Minds" will take you on a journey toward finding solutions in the most unexpected places in today's competitive global economy. Steve inspires audiences to take advantage of his experience and vision to make any venture an adventure.
Former editor and photographer for National Geographic, Steve Uzzell has garnered international fame and won numerous honors and awards. His presentation consistently elicits high praise from participants.
Join us at Workforce Innovations 2006 and take away a new approach to tackling the challenges of the current global arena. You won't want to miss this plenary!
Deborah L. Wince-Smith
President, Council On Competitiveness
Deborah L. Wince-Smith is president of the Council on Competitiveness. Founded in 1986, the Council is the only national organization that brings together leading CEOs, university presidents, and labor leaders to promote U.S. productivity growth, success in global markets, and a rising standard of living for all Americans. The Council's current portfolio includes a range of regional, national and global projects formed to drive competitive advantage. The flagship effort, the National Innovation Initiative, is a private sector-led venture to create a US innovation agenda, and involves the active participation of 500 innovation thought-leaders across America. An internationally recognized expert on science and technology policy, innovation strategy, and global competition, Wince-Smith was most recently appointed as a Member of the Board of Directors of the NASDAQ Stock Market and as Chairman of the Secretary of Commerce's Strengthening America's Communities Initiative Secretarial Advisory Committee. She serves as corporate chair and director of several high technology companies as well as on boards, committees, and policy councils of various organizations, including the University of California President's Council for Los Alamos and Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories, the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, and the Secretary of Energy's Task Force on the Future of Science Programs. She is a trustee of the National Inventors Hall of Fame and a national juror for the MIT Lemelson Award for Invention.A Senior Fellow at the Council since 1993, Ms. Wince-Smith served as the first Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy in the Department of Commerce Technology Administration from 1989 to 1993. In that capacity, she developed technology policies and national initiatives to strengthen U.S. productivity and economic competitiveness. She served on White House policy councils, chaired the Interagency Committee on Federal Technology Transfer, and directed the President's National Technology Initiative. She was also the U.S. representative to the multilateral Intelligent Manufacturing Systems Consortium with government and private sector leaders from the U.S., Europe, Japan, and Canada.
During the Reagan Administration, Ms. Wince-Smith served as the Assistant Director for International Affairs and Competitiveness in the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. As a Program Manager at the National Science Foundation from 1976-1984, she managed U.S. research programs with Eastern European countries and U.S. universities.
Trained as a classical archaeologist, Ms. Wince-Smith graduated Phi Beta Kappa and Magna cum Laude from Vassar College and received her master's degree from King's College, Cambridge University. She is a frequent speaker at conferences and symposia and an author on technology policy and innovation.
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