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Nicholas Webb

By | 08/2011 | Authors, Biotechnology, BUSINESS, Change, Creativity, Design, Entrepreneurs, Healthcare/Pharmaceutical, Innovation, Leadership, Product Development, Success, Training | No comments
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There is a surprising but little-known fact that most so-called innovation experts have never actually invented anything. Today’s meeting attendees, though, are demanding experts– not theorists. Nicholas J. Webb, world-renowned innovation thought leader and author of The Innovation Playbook, The Digital Innovation Playbook and The Innovation Superstar™ Workbook, is a successful inventor who has been awarded over 35 patents by the US Patent and Trademark Office for a wide range of technologies, from one of the world’s smallest medical implants to consumer products to industrial applications. He has launched hundreds of creative projects in his 25-year career, and currently consults with a diverse list of clients, from small start-ups to Fortune 500 companies. He has served as the CEO of several successful technology firms including Myo-cure, Inc. a pioneer in refractive ophthalmic surgery, and is the founder of Nupak Medical, LLC a medical product- manufacturing firm, and has also served as a CEO of several technology-related companies. As the CEO of Lassen Innovation, Scientific, Inc., Webb provides strategic innovation and management consulting services and solutions, covering every topic within the areas of innovation management, new product development, technology transfer and creativity. His workshops and keynotes are highly customized to meet your organization’s specific needs. When you need an expert with real world expertise, put Nick Webb’s experience to work for you. Read more…

Jef Gray

By | 06/2011 | BUSINESS, Communication, Creativity, Design, Information Technology, Networking, SALES / MARKETING, Social Media, TECHNOLOGY, Technology, Telecommunications, The Internet, Training | No comments
Jef Gray

JEF GRAY
CBA SPEAKERS BUREAU
Social Media Expert, Technologist, Artist
Jef designs and manages web solutions for various business and corporate development projects.

He is a “whole project person” rather than a dedicated programmer, who also enjoys design, workflow and face to face interaction.

• Web Technology
• Automation Development
• Marketing/Advertising
• Creative/Design

Jef Gray is a technology executive and entrepreneur who began his career in the US Air Force and then transitioned into the corporate technology world. He has led large scale projects in both military, government and private business. His interest in international business led him to explore and become a success in the East European market as both a business man and philanthropist. His expertise in web solutions and deployment of new technology brings a refreshing mix of real world experiences that are easy to apply in the work place.

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Aaron Dignan

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, CELEBRITIES, Design, Future Trends / Futurists, Innovation, TECHNOLOGY, Technology, The Internet | No comments
Aaron Dignan

Aaron Dignan dressed up like a super hero for 180 straight days during his first year in grade school, which marked the beginning of his life as an iconoclast, observer, theorist, and performer. Now, as a founding partner of the digital strategy firm Undercurrent based in New York, he advises global brands and complex organizations like GE, PepsiCo, Ford, and Disney on their future in an increasingly technophilic world. Dignan solves problems across a wide range of industries using a model of behavior that promotes: habitual, emergent, iterative, collaborative, bespoke, and multifaceted interactions. He believes that by tapping into the ever-present digital layer, complex organizations can improve almost every process including marketing, human resources, decision-making and future planning. Most recently, he has recognized the immeasurable value of games as engines of motivation capable of influencing behavior. Dignan now believes that a new breed of behavioral games has the power to transform our most basic activities at work, school, and home. Culture is changing rapidly at the intersection of people and technology. Author and digital strategist Aaron Dignan translates disruptive innovations at the fringe of the digital space (and most recently the world of gaming) into meaningful lessons for the mainstream. Read more…

David Zach

By | 01/2011 | Authors, BUSINESS, Change, Consumer Trends, Creativity, Design, Education, Future Trends / Futurists, Innovation, TECHNOLOGY, Technology | No comments
David Zach

If you want the future to work for you, then you should work with futurist David Zach. He pays attention to what’s going on in our world and designs fascinating and funny talks about trends, change and traditions to audiences from all across the world. In the past 20 years he’s delivered keynote speeches to over 1,200 satisfied clients and, as one of few people on the planet with a master’s degree in Future Studies, he’s uniquely qualified to help you to understand the strategic trends shaping our future. Spotting the trends is not enough. Knowing what they mean is what people really need from a futurist. With Zach’s (rhymes with Bach) degree in Studies of the Future from the University of Houston-Clear Lake, he’s got the credentials to spot the trends along with their long and short–term implications for your work, life, and community. He spends a lot of time looking back at the traditions that have proven themselves over time, which helps his audiences think across time so they can learn how to choose between change and tradition. When they do that they can even start to see the implications of the implications, going beyond just strategies and tactics to help build a sense of mission and vision. Anyone who knows Zach knows that he doesn’t take the future or himself too seriously. Combining a professional–level wit with small town, Midwestern charm, he takes an important subject and gets your audience to laugh, talk, and reflect. The future isn’t what it used to be. The more uncertain we are about today, the more opportunities there are for explorations, innovations, and commitments. Times like these are ideal for remembering, connecting, and asking the question, “Where do we go from here?” Read more…

Cory Ondrejka

By | 01/2011 | BUSINESS, Change, Communication, Creativity, Cyber-security, Design, Entrepreneurs, Future Trends / Futurists, Innovation, Security / Fraud, Social Media, Technology, The Internet | No comments

As co-founder and CTO of Linden Lab, Cory Ondrejka has long been an evangelist for the power of virtual worlds. A relentless innovator, he led the team that collaborated in unprecedented ways to solve impossible problems—taking the power of the virtual world to the extreme by blending the real and the virtual. His creation, Second Life, is not just a game; it’s a tool kit for building a virtual world, populated by “residents” who can create whatever they want. Second Life shows just how powerful virtual words can be – it has transformed the way millions of people think about community, collaboration and entrepreneurship. People, ideas and cultures are interacting in ways never before possible. Ondrejka conveys the excitement about this new frontier where entrepreneurs are already exploring ways to generate real-world profits. Companies are using a virtual presence to test new products, and these virtual-world technologies provide a platform for learning, innovation and competition whose potential is just being imagined. Ondrejka has been a visiting professor at University of Southern California’s Annenberg School of Communication, and spent 18 months driving digital strategy and cultural change at EMI Music, first as Senior Vice President for Digital Strategy, then as Executive Vice President Global Digital Marketing. Through a focus on consumer insight, technology awareness, and internal collaboration, EMI saved millions of dollars and enabled its artists to share the music experience with fans in new and innovative ways. The world’s preeminent authority on the economic and technological impact of virtual worlds, Cory Ondrejka offers an exciting look at what’s ahead and how it will affect business and society. Read more…