Speakers

Michael Rogers
Practical Futurist
Michael Rogers is a technology pioneer, author and journalist whose consultancy, Practical Futurist, helps businesses worldwide think about the future. In recent years he has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and NBC Universal to Prudential, Dow Corning, American Express and Genentech.
He recently completed two years as a futurist-in-residence for The New York Times Company and also writes the Practical Futurist column for MSNBC. For ten years he was vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division, guiding both the newspaper and Newsweek into the new century. He is a regular guest on radio and television including Good Morning America, The Today Show, PBS, CNN and The History Channel.
Michael studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University, with training in finance and management at Stanford Business Schools's Executive Program. he began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone and went on to co-found Outside magazine. He then launched Newsweek's technology column, winning numerous journalism awards. In 1993 he produced the world's first CD-ROM newsmagazine for Newsweek, later becoming editor and general manager of Newsweek.com. In 1999 he received a patent for a multimedia storytelling technique, and in 2007 was named to both Who's Who in Science and Engineering and the Magazine Industry Digital Hall of Fame.
He is also a best-selling novelist whose fiction explores the human impact of technology. He lives in New York City and is at work on his next book.
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Ami Sarnowski
Chief Innovation Officer, Genesis10
Ami Sarnowski has nearly twenty years of experience in the IT Industry with twelve as a management consultant...
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Amrita T. Joshi
CEO, Ahilia Inc.
Amrita's global services experience spans the entire spectrum of roles, from buyer to consultant to service provider...
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Anupam Govil
Partner with Avasant
Anupam Govil is a Partner with Avasant, a leading management consulting firm focusing on Sourcing Advisory, Digital Transformation...
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Arvinder Singh
President & CEO, Enquero
Arvinder Pal Singh is founder and leads the executive team of Enquero Inc. He is responsible for leading Enquero’s growth...
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Barbra Sheridan
Sr. Vice President, Hfs Research
Barbra Sheridan McGann is a Senior Vice President, Research, at HfS. This role encapsulates her passion for...
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Brenna Garratt
Managing Partner, Sustena Group
Brenna leads Sustena Group’s integrated and multi-disciplinary teams to fulfill a wide range of strategic and...
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Christine Alford
General Manager, IBM North America Services Centers
As IBM’s General Manager for North America Services Centers, Christine Alford is responsible for a network of domestic...
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Christopher James
Sr. Vice President, U.S. Business Solutions & Onshore Delivery
Chris currently serves as Senior Vice President and Manager for CGI’s U.S. Business Solutions...
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Deborah Price
Vice President, Business Recruitment, Missouri Partnership
Deborah Price serves as V.P. of Business Recruitment for the Missouri Partnership and is...
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Derek Toone
Managing Director, Alsbridge
Derek has over 10 years of experience providing advisory services to Global 2000 companies. Derek joined Alsbridge...
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Dr. Henry Chu
Executive Director - Informatics Research Institute (IRI), University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Dr. Henry Chu is the Executive Director of the Informatics Research Institute (IRI) at the University....
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Dr. Mary Lacity
Curators’ Professor & International Business Fellow, University of Missouri-St. Louis
Dr. Mary Lacity is Curators’ Professor of Information Systems and an International...
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Eric Hochstein
Managing Director, Highstone Associates, Inc.
Eric Hochstein, Managing Director of Highstone Associates, Inc., is a Chicago-based economic and business development consultant...
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Eric Simonson
Managing Partner, Research, Everest Group
Eric Simonson leads Everest Group’s research practice, which provides fact-based published and custom research to the global services...
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Frank Casale
Founder and CEO, The IRPA
Frank believes the network effect is a powerful accelerator for learning, sharing and establishing effective...
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Greg Lipper
Vice President, Global Business Services, Staples
Greg is responsible for driving Staples' global workforce strategy for both Business operations and IT, and for managing the...
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Jeff Lynn
Executive Director, Workforce Development Programs, Louisiana Economic Development
LED FastStart was developed and started by Jeff Lynn. FastStart provides customized workforce...
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Laura Willard
Project Manager, Economic Development & Finance Division, North Dakota Department of Commerce
Laura Willard is a Project Manager in the Division of Economic Development & Finance (ED&F) for the...
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Marcos Jimenez
CEO, Softtek USA & Canada
Beginning 2011 Marcos Jimenez was appointed CEO for Softtek USA and Canada, while continuing as a member of the organization’s Executive....
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Mark Fletcher
VP, Strategic Accounts, Automation Anywhere
Mark is responsible for leading a commercial team of automation experts that discover and deliver high-value, high-impact solutions....
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Michael Hecht
President & CEO, Greater New Orleans, Inc.
Michael Hecht is President & CEO of Greater New Orleans, Inc., the economic development organization for southeast Louisiana...
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Monty P. Hamilton
CEO, Rural Sourcing Inc.
Monty Hamilton leads the executive team and drives the overall strategy for Rural Sourcing, Inc. Mr. Hamilton...
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Phil Fersht
Founder and CEO, HfS Research
Phil Fersht founded HfS Research in early 2010 and has overseen the growth and development of the organization...
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Pramod Nayak
Vice President, Global Sourcing, Equifax Inc.
Pramod Nayak is the Vice President of Global Sourcing at Equifax Inc. With revenues of $2.4 billion in 2014 and 10,000 people...
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Richard "Rick" Koubek
Dean, College of Engineering, Louisiana State University
Dr. Richard J. Koubek began his tenure as Dean of the College of Engineering at LSU in 2009 after more ...
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Sakshi Garg
Practice Director, Global Sourcing, Everest Group
Sakshi Garg is a Practice Director in Everest Group’s Global Sourcing practice. In this role, she leads multiple engagements...
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Sean Geehan
CEO and Founder of Geehan Group
As the CEO and Founder of Geehan Group, Sean is a recognized B2B expert in connecting Executives to their most...
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Shane Mayes
CEO, Onshore Outsourcing
Shane Mayes is a gulf war veteran, a passionate American, and the CEO of Onshore Outsourcing. Shane’s purpose is...
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Simon Boardman
Vice President – Marketing, Eagle Creek Software Services
Simon has 30 years of experience in technology and services executive...
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Stephen Hosley
President & CEO, Liberty Source PBC
Prior to becoming the company's founding CEO, over the past 20 years Steve held a number of executive-level...
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Steven Johnson
Dean, College of Sciences, University of New Orleans
Steve Johnson is currently the Dean of the College of Sciences at The University of New Orleans and served as Interim Vice President...
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Thomas Mirc
Sr. Manager, IT Acquisitions & Strategic Sourcing, Red Hat
Thomas has worked with Red Hat for 6 years, where he is responsible for...
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