There is a difference between having a great idea and bringing a great idea to life. Scott Belsky understands the process of transforming vision into reality. In his recent book, Making Ideas Happen, he describes the methods used by exceptionally productive companies such as Google, IDEO, Disney, and Zappos. Using Belsky’s techniques, you can overcome the obstacles that impede you and transform your team’s creative ideas into reality. Belsky will focus on what he calls "creative execution"– organizing and prioritizing, leveraging your community for feedback, and pushing past your own doubts. He will introduce a series of best practices proven to be effective across industries

Scott Belsky is the Founder and CEO of Behance, a company that develops products and services for creative industries. He has a depth of experience moving the creative mind into action. Belsky’s experience with the Pine Street Leadership Development Initiative at Goldman, Sachs & Co. focuses his ideas on organizational improvement and strengthening relationships. Scott received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University and his MBA from Harvard Business School.

How do you give tough feedback to your boss? How do you disagree with your boss and not commit career suicide? How do you gain commitment and hold your peers accountable? These are just a few of the leadership challenges Ron McMillan will guide you through. Drawing upon original research conducted by the VitalSmarts^TM team and utilizing the skills and strategies taught in their best-selling books, Influencer: The Power to Change Anything, Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High, and Crucial Confrontations: Tools for Resolving Broken Promises, Violated Expectations, and Bad Behavior, McMillan will teach you to build and strengthen relationships with people in positions of power. Learn how to have more influence up the chain-of-command, develop more respectful relationships, and benefit your career in the process.

Ron McMillan is co-founder of VitalSmarts^TM, an innovator in corporate training and organizational performance,and is co-author of three immediate New York Times bestsellers including Crucial Conversations: Tools for Talking When Stakes are High. VitalSmarts award-winning training programs developed in conjunction with their bestselling books have been used successfully by more than 300 of the Fortune 500 companies. Ron has consulted with managers at all levels and many industries about communication and safety. McMillan and his co- authors founded VitalSmarts, and in 2007 VitalSmarts was named Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year for being a leader in corporate training and organizational development.

Carmine Gallo is a presentation and communication skills coach for the world’s most admired brands. He has trained executives from such notable companies as Intel, Hyundai, Chase, Clorox, IBM, Nokia, Raytheon, and The Home Depot; transforming them into outstanding presenters. In The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience, Gallo has mapped out a ready-to-use framework to help you plan, deliver, and refine the best presentation of your life. Now you can learn the exact techniques that have made Steve Jobs the most captivating communicator on the world stage. Jobs electrifies his audiences with incomparable style and showmanship, not just conveying information; instead he tells a story, paints a picture, and shares a vision. You will leave the presentation with valuable takeaways that you can adopt immediately.

Carmine Gallo, a former Emmy award-winning television anchor and business journalist for CNN, CNET, CBS, Fox, NBC, and TechTV; now writes a column for Businessweek.com. Gallo takes a journalist’s approach to his material, interviewing leaders, entrepreneurs, and educators to learn more about their communication skills. His books include 10 Simple Secrets of the World’s Greatest Business Communicators, Fire Them Up!: 7 Simple Secrets to Inspire Colleagues…, and The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience. Gallo holds a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science from UCLA and a Master’s degree in Broadcast Journalism from Northwestern University.

Every mind is unique and so is every organization. The Emergenetics profile is a multifaceted tool that gives you the power to understand individual minds and enhance unique organizations. As the Director of Consulting and Associate Development for Emergenetics Asia, Deborah Peterson uses the brain-based profile to highlight individuals’ thinking and behavioral perspectives. Based on the science of the latest brain research, 20+ years of data, and over 300,000 profiles from MolsonCoors, Microsoft, Hilton, Siemens, Deloitt, BlueCross BlueShield and others, Emergenetics offers great insight into your team and your business.

Using the Emergenetics profile, (which participants will complete online before attending the program), Deborah will teach you and your team to maximize your collective strategies, create strong collaborative relationships, guide strategic thinking, develop leaders, and enhance performance.

Deborah Peterson is a human capital development consultant working with local governments and private sectors both in Singapore and abroad. She has consulted with organizations such as DHL Asia Pacific Information Technology Center, The Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, and Hilton International Middle East & AsiaPacific. Deborah has a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Language & Literature from the National University of Singapore and a Master’s in Education & Human Resources Development from George Washington University. She is one of four people globally to attain the status of Emergenetics Master Trainer.

John Hope Bryant grew up in inner-city Los Angeles, and was homeless for 6 months before age 18. His early trauma prompted him to dedicate his life to promoting hope, self-esteem, dignity, and opportunity for all. Bryant is the Founder, Chairman, and Chief Executive Officer of Operation HOPE, America’s first non-profit social investment banking organization, now operating in 68 U.S. communities and South Africa. He describes our current national environment as wracked by fear, and sees fear as "the ultimate prosperity killer." As an alternative, Bryant shares the lessons and practices of love-based leaders. He makes the case that the best way to get ahead is to figure out what you have to give to a world seemingly obsessed with only one question: "what do I get?" Love leadership recognizes that you want to do well in life, but it also suggests that the best way to do well and to achieve true wealth over the long term is to do good, and you’ll never be wrong doing right.

John Hope Bryant is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of Operation HOPE. He has earned the role of Vice Chair of the U.S. President’s Advisory Council on Financial Literacy. Mr. Bryant has received an Honorary Doctorate Degree of Human Letters from Paul Quinn College of Texas and as part of the Forum of Young Global Leaders completed the Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, "Global Public Policy and Leadership for the 21st Century" executive education program. He has received National Community Service Awards from Spelman College and Livingstone College.

It’s not about what’s next … It’s about what’s important. Recognizing and reacting to trends is a learned skill as much as it is an art. Robyn Waters knows that times have changed, and there is a new way of looking at the world and finding the latest trends for your organization. Robyn challenges audiences to look at trends from the inside out by focusing their attention on what’s important instead of just what’s next. She uses current and emerging trends in business as examples of how to be more than just up to the minute. Robyn knows firsthand that following trends not only keeps an organization thriving, it can also advance the organization to the next level. Seth Godin calls her "the woman who revolutionized what Target sells, and helped the company trounce Kmart."

Robyn Waters is Target’s former Vice President of Trend, Design, and Product Development. She helped a small regional discount chain become a national fashion destination. She has served as a juror for numerous national design competitions, including the BusinessWeek IDEA Design Awards. Robyn is the author of The Trendmaster’s Guide: Get A Jump on What Your Customer Wants Next, and The Hummer and the Mini: Navigating the Contradictions of the New Trend Landscape.