Keynote Addresses

James W. Kennedy Former Director John F. Kennedy Space Center

James W. (Jim) Kennedy was born in Riverdale, Md., and raised in Cocoa Beach, Fla. He is a graduate of Cocoa Beach High School and began his career with NASA in 1968 in the Aerospace Engineering Cooperative Education Program at Kennedy Space Center, and subsequently, Marshall Space Flight Center. full bio

Dan Heath

Dan is the co-author of the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestselling business book Made to Stick: Why Some Ideas Survive and Others Die, published by Random House in January 2007. Made to Stick describes the traits that link sticky ideas of all kinds, from urban legends to corporate mission statements to advertisements. full bio

Gerhard Fischer

Gerhard Fischer (http://l3d.cs.colorado.edu/~gerhard/) is a Professor of Computer Science, a Fellow of the Institute of Cognitive Science, and the Director of the Center for Lifelong Learning and Design (L3D) at the University of Colorado at Boulder. He is a member of the Computer Human Interaction (CHI) Academy. full bio

Jim Swartz

From a 20 year study of highly successful leaders and organizations, he found that success in the marketplace is more than adopting practices like lean. It’s about mastering the science and art of Opportunity Finding and Seizing. His newest book Seeing David in the Stone reveals how the most successful leaders use 12 actions to lead their organizations to find and seize the great opportunities of their time. full bio