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Keynotes, Featured Sessions, Presentations



Keynotes and Invited Presentations
See also: Featured Sessions
• The International Conference on E-Learning in the Workplace, New York City, NY USA June 9-11, 2010 Keynote: "A Game-Changing Corporate Strategy: Transcending the University Model with eWorking"
• Learning Innovation Network, Boston, MA April 28-29 Keynote: "Blending Learning and Working To Improve Productivity”
• ExpoManagement 2007, Mexico City, Mexico June 13-14, 2007 "Virtual Collaboration: A Powerful User-Centric Way to Activate Social Networking for Online Performance Support”
• Keynote Address: eLearning Guild, Boston, MA April 11, 2007 "Changing the Game: Why the Next Generation of Online Learning Resets Everything to Zero”
• Institute for the Study of Business Markets (ISBM), Tampa, FL February 22-23, 2007 "B-to-B Marketing: Beyond Best Practice to Next Practice”
• Online Educa Berlin, Berlin, Germany November 30, 2006 "Changing the Game: Why the Next Generation of Online Learning Resets Everything to Zero.”
• Online Educa Berlin, Berlin, Germany November 29, 2006 "It's Not about Learning, it's about Doing: Creating User-Centric Solutions.”
• Keynote Address: Stanford Research Institute eLearning Forum, Menlo Park, California November 15, 2006 "A Game-changing User-centric Corporate Knowledge Strategy that Transcends the University Model for both Content and Platform"
• CSTD Annual Conference, Toronto, Canada November 8, 2006 "Getting the 'University' out of Corporate Learning: Now there's a Better Way"
• Keynote Address: Magno Evento de Tirh, Mexico City, Mexico, August 30 2006 "Formacion y Desarrollo a traves del Blended Learning"
• e-Learning Brazil: Congresso 2006, Sao Paolo, Brazil June 27-28, 2006 "Faster Performance, Greater Results: The New Model of Online Learning"
• Innovations in e-Learning Symposium, Defense Acquisitions University and George Mason University, June 7, 2006 Fairfax, VA, USA "Changing the Game for e-Learning"
• Mobile Knowledge Workers: Providing Solutions for Performance, London UK, March 22, 2006 "The Future Isn't What it Used to Be: Why the Next Generation of Online Learning Resets Everything to Zero!" (10-minute video)
• ASTD TechKnowledge 2006, Denver, CO February 2, 2006 "A Collaborative Strategy for Next-Generation Design (Monitor and Cisco)"
• Online Educa Berlin, Berlin, Germany November 30-December 2, 2005 Workshop: "Insight into the Critical Uncertainties: the eLearning Scenarios (Nov. 30)
Presentation: "The Fourth Revolution: Capturing Collective Corporate Knowledge" (Dec. 1)
• E-Learn 2005, Vancouver, CA October 24, 2005 "The Future Isn't What It Used To Be: Why The Next Generation of Online Learning Resets Everything to Zero!"
• Training Conference & Expo and Online Learning, Long Beach, CA October 16, 2005 "What is Quality? Achieving Level 5 Learning Experiences Today"
• The Conference Board, New York City October 6, 2005 "Cracking the Code"
• Congresso 2005: The Impact of Learning On Performance, Sao Paolo, Brazil June 14-16, 2005 "Content and Technology Solutions that People Actually Use!"
• ASTD International Conference and Exhibition, Orlando, FL June 5, 2005 "The Fourth Revolution: Learning as Business Strategy"
• Knowledge Management Conference: America-Israel Chamber of Commerce & Industry, New York City, NY April 14, 2005 Opening Keynote Address
• Online Learning and Training 2005 Conference and Expo, New Orleans, LA March 2, 2005 "The Knowledge Warriors: Sustainability Within Reach"
• Online Educa Berlin 2004, Berlin, Germany December 1-3, 2004 "Breaking the Boundaries: Online Learning as a Disruptive Technology for Social Change"
• TechLearn 2004, New York City, NY November 17, 2004 "Within Reach: A CLO Consensus of Sustainable eLearning"
• TechLearn 2004, New York City, NY November 14, 2004 Workshop 1-5 PM: "Insight into Critical Uncertainties: The eLearning Scenarios"
• The Knowledge Exchange 2004: The National Convention of the Canadian Society for Training and Development (CSTD), Toronto, Ontario, Canada, November 3, 2004 "Linking Corporate Training to Business Results: An Innovative Approach"
• Norwegian elearning network Research and Educational Network (REN) in Boston, MA, October 18, 2004 "The Extraordinary Future of Online Learning"
• Chief Learning Officer (CLO) Fall Symposium: Innovations in Enterprise Education and Leadership Development, Bonita Springs, FL, September 30, 2004 Panel: "Technology-Based Learning: Innovative Approaches"
• Factiva Corporate Advisory Board, Factiva.com, Boston, MA, July 15, 2004 "Sustainable Uses of Technology for Learning"
• Tec de Monterrey (Instituto Tecnológico y de Estudios Superiores de Monterrey), Monterey, Mexico, May 19, 2004 "How Developing Countries Can Use Knowledge and Technology to Increase Employment and Speed Economic Development"
• eLearning and the Future of the Mexican Workplace, sponsored by U.S. Embassy, Consist Mexico, Harvard Business Review, and others; in Mexico City and Monterey, Mexico, May 18 and 20, 2004 "A New Path to Economic Development: Learning Technologies for Global Competitive Advantage"
• Congresso 2004: Evolution from Teaching to Learning, Sao Paolo, Brazil May 12-13, 2004 "The Evolution of a Learner-driven Strategy for Economic Growth."
• MIT International Symposium & Workshop, Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC),Cambridge, MA March 26, 2004 "How Developing Countries Can Use Knowledge Ecosystems to Achieve Competitive Advantage"
• Dundee Business School, University of Abertay, Dundee Scotland, March 19, 2004 "Disruptive Innovation in Executive Education"
• Instructional Design and Curriculum Development for Internal Training, Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 27-28, 2004 "Small is Big: Instructional Design in a Personalized Performance-support World"
• American Express Millennium3 Corporate eLearning Summit, December 5, 2003 "The Next Big Step: A Sustainable Corporate Model of Performance Support"
• MIMC, Boston, MA, November 19, 2003 "Knowledge Management and Business Learning"
• South African e-Learning Conference, Johannesburg, South Africa, September 1-2, 2003 "Corporate Wisdom: Using eLearning and Knowledge Management for Competitive Advantage"
• First International eLearning China Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, July 22-24, 2003 "Will China Leapfrog the West in Achieving a Breakthrough Online Learning Model?"
• Enterprise Ireland: Global Learning and Training Expert Conference, Dublin, Ireland, July 8-10, 2003 "Growing the Intelligent Enterprise: A Predictable Solution to Unpredictable Change"
• Global Webinar (interactive Internet broadcast) June 24, 2003 "Achieving a Sustainable Business Model of Online Learning"
• CEO Executive Dialogue, Child Health Corporation of America, Park City, Utah, June 4, 2004 "Growing the Intelligent Enterprise: Managing Change through Online Business Performance Management"
• Boston eLearning Association (BELA), Newton, Massachusetts, May 13, 2003 "Beyond the White-Water: Sustainable e-Learning for Business Performance" (link to video and slides)
• eLearning Brazil Congress Sao Paolo, Brazil, April 17, 2003 "Performance Support: Just-in-Time for Latin America"
• eLearning Brazil Congress (CEO Panel), Sao Paolo, Brazil, April 15, 2003 "Best Practices in e-Learning"
• International Seminar in Distance Learning, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, April 14, 2003 "A Sustainable Model for Online Learning"
• KMPro, London, UK, March 31, 2003 "The Marriage of Knowledge and Technology"
• CEO Seminar on Knowledge and Corporate Growth, SmartAccess, National Accounting Institute, Beijing and Shenzhen, China August 17-28, 2002 "The Next Step: Integration of Online Learning and Knowledge Management"
• Bridge2Think, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia August 28-September 4, 2002 "A Strategic Vision for Corporate Knowledge Management"
• CEO Breakfast Briefing (Accenture), Disussion Leader - CEO Seminar, New York City, NY June 19, 2002 "Linking Corporate Education to Business Results: An Innovative Approach"
• The New Media Innovation Centre (NewMIC), Vancouver, Canada June 6, 2002 "eLearning Beyond the Tipping Point"
• Docent Webinar, Boston, MA May 15, 2002 "Creating a Shared Vision: Using eLearning to Transform the Enterprise"
• Chief Learning Officer Xchange, Boston, MA May 8, 2002 "The Integration of eLearning and Knowledge Management"
• Docent and Richardson Webinar. November 6, 2001 "Measuring and Maximizing Results"
• Docent and Richardson Webinar. October 23, 2001 "The Ecosystem of e-Learning 2005"
• Instructional Systems Association's (ISA) Sales & Marketing Conference 2001, San Francisco, CA September 5, 2001 "How Learning Drives Growth" (Opening Expert Panel) at "Growth Strategies for Sales & Marketing Leaders"
• Cornell/EACUBO Administrative Managment Institute. Ithaca, NY July 27, 2001 "Creating University Value with e-Learning"
• The National Policy Association. Boston, MA June 27, 2001 "Crossing the Digital Divide to Digital Economic Opportunity: Creating Knowledge Warriors"
• The University of Oslo, UNIVETT Section for Continuing and Distance Education, Department of Academic Affairs and Research Administration. June 13, 2001 Oslo Norway "Etter- og videreutdanningsforum 2001- EVU-forum" (Continuing Education Forum 2001)
• General Session, The Research and Education Network, Norwegian Trade Council. Oslo Norway June 11, 2001 "The Changing Environment: Opportunities for Universities in the eLearning Age"
• The Dirigo Institute, Sebasco, Maine May 31, 2001 "The Changing Workforce: E-Learning & The Knowledge Worker"
• Corporate Universities 2001: Benchmarks for Learning in the Digital Economy," Las Vegas, NV May 5-9, 2001 "Dynamic e-Learning: The Convergence of e-Learning and Knowledge Management"
• Improving Productivity in a Tightening Economy, Centra/Docent (co-sponsors), Downtown Athletic Club, New York City, NY April 26, 2001 "Creating Corporate Value with eLearning"
• The Conference Board of Canada, Toronto, Canada April 10, 2001 "The e-Learning Bridge Between the Corporation and the University"
• COMDEX, Chicago IL April 3, 2001 "Disruptive Knowledge- The Training and eLearning Revolution" (Chair)
• The Annual Meeting of the Eastern Association of College and University Business Officers (EACUBO), Boston MA October 17, 2000 "Corporate Universities and Traditional Universities: Collision or Convergence?"
• General Session, The Global Council, at Thunderbird: The American Graduate School of International Management, Glendale AZ October 11, 2000 "e-Business and e-Learning: Exploring the Terrain"
• Stanford Research Institute (SRI) and the Silicon Valley e-Learning Network. Stanford Research Institute, Menlo Park, CA September 18, 2000 "Establishing the Economic and Pedagogical Standards for e-Learning"
• The Sloan Seminars on Distance Learning: For-profit Subsidiaries--Why Not?, New York City March 16, 2000 "Fusion Education: A New Model for Corporate and Higher Education Partnerships"
• Blackboard Learning '99, Washington, DC December 5-7, 1999 "The Evolution of Online Learning"
• Potenciando el Capital Intelectual para Crear Valor (The Potential of Intellectual Capital to Create Value), CIET - PDVSA. Caracas, Venezuela October 18-22, 1999 "Creating Corporate Value with eLearning" & "Corporate Knowledge Management and Cooperative University Strategies" Workshop
• AACSB Learning Technologies Conference, International Association for Management Education, American Assembly of Collegiate Schools of Business, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, WI June 6-8, 1999 "Convergence: Merging Corporate Universities and Schools of Business"
• Founders Conference, Association to Advance Lifetime Education, University of Colorado, Breckenridge, CO May 23-26, 1999 "Convergence: Strange Footprints to Virtual Universities"
Featured Sessions
See also: Keynotes
• The Future Reloaded: Trends in Higher Education 2004, Phoenix, AZ, February 20-22, 2004 "A More Sustainable Learning Model: The Role of Technology, Universities, Corporations, and Government"
• ASTD TechKnowledge® 2004, Anaheim, CA February 7-11, 2004 "Growing the Intelligent Enterprise: Manage Change in Real-Time With Online Business Performance Support"
• World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, Phoenix, AZ November 8-11, 2003 "A Truck is not a Horse: Releasing the Innovation from the eLearning Invention for Sustainable Growth"
• ExpoManagement 2003, Sao Paolo, Brazil November 3, 2003 "Creating a Sustainable and Profitable Online Learning Program for Management Content"
• Better Management National Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada October 16, 2003 "Corporate Wisdom: Growing the Intelligent Enterprise through real-time Online Change Management"
• Online Learning 2003 Conference and Expo, Los Angeles, CA September 22-24, 2003 "Corporate Wisdom: Achieving Strategic Coherence Through Knowledge Management"
• ASTD TechKnowledge 2003: Truth in E-learning, Orlando, FL January 28-30, 2003 "End Game: The Convergence of Knowledge Management and E-Learning"
• ExpoManagement 2002, Sao Paolo, Brazil November 6-8, 2002 "Creating Corporate Coherence: A Sustainable Model for Electronic Performance Support"
• Online Learning 2002 Conference and Expo, Anaheim, CA September 23-25, 2002 "A Unified Field for Online Learning: Collapsing the Boundaries of Digital, Human, Inside and Outside"
• Collaborate Conference & Expo, Boston, MA June 27, 2002 "Customer Driven Learning: A Solution for Integrating Collaborative Knowledge"
• American Society for Training and Development (ASTD), International Conference & Exposition, Orlando FL June 4, 2001 "Attracting and Retaining Knowledge Workers through New Standards-based e-Learning Programs"
• Training 2001 Conference and Expo, Atlanta, Georgia March 5-7, 2001 "Dynamic Learning: Last Man Standing"
• 21st Century Executive Symposium, Sponsored by KPMG, KPMG Consulting, and NACUBO, Washington, DC, March 4, 2001 "The Role of Information Technology in Business Strategy"
• e-Business Forum 2001, Petroleos de Venezuela (PDVSA), Caracas Venezuela February 20, 2001 "Riding the Wave: New e-Business Models that Capitalize on Disruptive Technologies"
• TechLearn 2000, Orlando, FL November 13, 2000 Featured speaker and panelist: CEO Panel on the Future of Corporate e-Learning
• ePub Expo, New York City, NY November 1, 2000 Featured speaker and panelist: "Digital Content in a Disintermediated World" General Session
• Executive Leaders in e-Learning conference, NYC, NY June 16, 2000 (sponsored by VIS Corporation and Securities Industry Association) "The End of e-Learning" (featured speaker and panelist)
Presentations
• ExpoManagement Mexico City, Mexico June 4, 2003 "Managing Change Through Online Business Performance Management"
• ExpoManagement Madrid, Spain May 22, 2003 "Managing Change Through Online Business Performance Management"
• Performance 2002: Optimizing Employee Performance, Productivity and Profitability (Linkage, Inc.), Miami, FL November 4-5, 2002 "Use e-Learning to Maximize Performance"
• Corporate Training Conference, at e-Learning Conference & Expo, Washington DC April 11, 2002 "Harvard's Just-in-Time Performance Support: Knowledge Workers or Knowledge Warriors?"
• International Distance Learning Conference (IDLCON), at USDLA e-Learning Conference & Expo, Washington DC April 10, 2002 "Getting There Together: A win-win model for Higher Education and Corporate Universities"
• Creating a Virtual Corporate University: E-Learning Best Practices, Corporate University Exchange, San Francisco, CA July 31, 2000 "Corporate Universities and Traditional Universities: Collision or Convergence?"
• Online Learning In Management Education: Strategies For Success (sponsored by University Access Corporation) Santa Monica, CA June 8-9, 2000 "The End of e-Learning: A Fusion Model"
• AACSB (The International Association for Management Education): Business Schools and Corporations: Closing the Gap San Diego CA April 11, 2000 "The Transformation of Management Education in the New Millenium"
• AECT 2000 International Convention, The Association for Educational Communications & Technology, Long Beach, CA February 16-20, 2000 "Fusion Education and Distance Yearning: The Convergence of Everything"
• EDUCAUSE '99: Celebrating New Beginnings, Long Beach, CA October 26-29, 1999 "Convergence: Multimedia, Multimode, Multibandwidth in Blended Distributed Learning Programs"
• EDUCAUSE '99: Celebrating New Beginnings, Long Beach, CA October 26-29, 1999 "The Convergence of .COM with .EDU"
• 5th International Conference, Asynchronous Learning Networks (ALN), University of Maryland, College Park, MD October 8-10, 1999 "Convergence: A New Model for Continuing Professional Education"
• Americas Picturetel User Group, Eighth Annual Conference, Sacramento, CA September 12-15, 1999 "Multimedia and Multibandwidth: Blending ISDN and Streaming Video in Distributed Learning programs"
• 15th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching and Learning, University of Wisconsin, Madison WI August 4-6, 1999 "A New Model for Global Partnerships: Merging Executives and Grad Students, Synchronous and Asynchronous Delivery, Video and the Web over Four Continents"
• National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO), 1999 Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX July 17-20, 1999 "A Cost-Benefit Model for Online Continuing Professional Education"
• ED-MEDIA 1999, World Conference on Educational Multimedia, Hypermedia & Telecommunications, AACE, Seattle WA June 19-24, 1999 "Video Streaming Medical Grand Rounds: Convergence of Real Time, Any Time, LAN, WAN and Internet Delivery"
• The Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, April 22, 1999 "Issues in Distance Education: Building a Business Plan"
• The Blackboard Summit: The Internet and Today's Academic Computing Imperative, Washington DC, April 8-9, 1999 "Convergence: Using the Web in Distance Learning"
• International Seminar on Networks and Distance Education, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, December 9-11, 1998 "The Age of Convergence: Using Video without Pain"
• OnLine Learning '98, Anaheim Ca, Sept. 25, 1998 "Integrating OnLine Learning into Overall Educational Strategy"
• OnLine Learning '98, Anaheim Ca, Sept. 24, 1998 "Developing Cornell's High-performance Interactive Virtual Classrooms"
• TeleCon XVII, Anaheim, CA, Nov 6, 1997 "Designing the Fully Interactive Virtual Classroom"
• Conference on Instructional Technologies, SUNY Faculty Access to Computing Technology (FACT), 1997 "Designing the On-line Interactive Video (virtual) Classroom"
• PictureTel Users Group National Meeting (1997). "Designing Large Room Solutions for Distance Learning"
• Academy of Management annual meeting 1995 "Talking Truth to Power"
• Cambridge University, U.K. / PictureTel Users Group 1993 "Creating an Instant Distance Learning Conference Facility"