SPBT is proud to welcome efficiency expert David Allen to open up the meeting on Tuesday, May 12. Allen, bestselling author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity and other books, is a noted productivity consultant and trainer. He delivers public and in-house seminars, executive workflow coaching, and consulting programs that address interactive and organizational productivity and alignment issues.

Allen’s talk at SPBT will discuss the four key principles of personal and organizational behavior that hold the keys to high performance.

Lead Your Team to Greater Results

Leadership development is one of the most critical charges for learning and development executives. Often, it is the factor that can make—or break—an organization, especially in challenging times.

That’s why SPBT is proud to invite Charlotte Sibley of Shire Pharmaceuticals to present our second keynote on Wednesday, May 13. Sibley is currently Senior Vice President, Talent Management with responsibility for all leadership and organization development at Shire. Previously, she was Senior Vice President, Global Business Research and Intelligence, responsible for market research, competitive intelligence, commercial assessment for new products, and strategic forecasting. Sibley was named the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) 2008 Woman of the Year.

At SPBT, she will discuss leadership and mentoring, and what learning and development departments can do to ready corporate employees for the future.

Grow Your Organization and Gain Relevance

Maintaining the status quo is not enough in today’s environment. Your efforts need to create personal and organizational growth.

To help you distill the most from our educational event, we’ve invited the learning experts at Second City Communications to close our meeting on Thursday, May 14. A team of expert facilitators will work with the audience to draw out best practices gleaned from the conference. They will also guide attendees through developing a take-home plan to put trainers’ new knowledge and skills into action right away.

 
Other Thoughtleaders

Katherine Pappa is the Global Director for Custom Solutions at the Center for Creative Leadership® (CCL®).

She creates and executes of the strategy across the group’s three business regions, North America, Europe, and Asia.

She will present a discussion on "A New Map of Leadership: Global Trends Affecting Leaders and Leadership Development."
 

Doug Lynch is the vice dean at the graduate school of education at the University of Pennsylvania. Prior to joining Penn, Doug was at NYU, the College Board and ASU. By training, Doug is an economist (Columbia). He also did doctoral work in education evaluation (ASU), Political Theory (New School) and has an MBA (NYU). His undergraduate honors thesis on robotics and workforce issues in Sweden was published and used by the TV show, "NOVA." Doug’s research interests include work-based and corporate learning, international education, online learning, and adult/continuing education.


Dr. Roy Pollock is the Chief Learning Officer of the Fort Hill Company and co-author of The Six Disciplines of Breakthrough Learning: How to Turn Training and Development into Business Results. He is a popular speaker and consultant with a long-standing interest in education and leadership development. Dr. Pollock has extensive experience in education, line management, and strategy development. Prior to joining Fort Hill, he served as Assistant Dean for Curriculum Development, Cornell College of Veterinary Medicine; Vice President, Global Strategic Product Development for SmithKline Beecham Animal Health; Vice President, Companion Animal Division for Pfizer; President, IDEXX Informatics; and president, VetConnect Systems, Inc.

Conference Details:

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Workshops

• Directors Workshops
• Management and Leadership Development Workshops
• Hot Topics Workshops
• Instructional Design and Delivery Workshops
• Medical Device and Diagnostics Workshops
• Foundations Workshops (for new and experienced trainers)