The keynotes at Learning 2007 are unique interactive interviews with major thought leaders, conducted by Elliott Masie and our co-hosts. We will "roll out" these fascinating global thought leaders in the coming months:
Bobby Flay, Master Chef
Cooking and Learning have a lot in common.
Think about how we design, mix, evolve, personalize and improve both cooking and learning.
I am pleased to announce that Bobby Flay, the Master Chef, will be featured at Learning 2007. He will cook while Elliott Masie interviews him about the design, innovation and evolution of cooking (and how it relates to our world of learning.)
Then, we will all get to sample the dish that he has just prepared!
 Don Tapscott
"Don Tapscott is a provocative thinker on the changing landscape of information and technology. I have invited Don to be a featured keynoter at Learning 2007, focused on the role that "collective intelligence" can and will play in our organizations. He is the author of a range of books, including his recent Wikinomics which was named one of the best books on innovation of 2006 by BusinessWeek."
 Jenny Zhu
PodCaster, ChinesePod: Shanghai, China
"PodCasting for Learning"
"Jenny Zhu is a pefect example of the changing world of content design and delivery. She will be traveling to Learning 2007 from Shanghai, China, where she is the co-host of ChinesePod. She is a translator and interpreter by trade. Jenny Zhu has acquired rich insights into Mandarin language learning and applies them into each podcasts that she does. I will be interviewing her on the role of Blended Learning in PodCast based content, while we bring in her colleagues from China via video-conferencing."
 Dan Pink
"Daniel H. Pink is the author A Whole New Mind, which charts the rise of right-brain thinking in modern economies and explains the six abilities individuals and organizations must master in an outsourced and automated world. Dan has a keen sense of the critical role that DESIGN will play in our organizations and will be illustrating how our approach to content planning could evolve. I have known Dan for several years and see him as one of the best thinkers on thinking!"
Jane McGonigal, PhD
Institute for the Future, Games Researcher
"Jane McGonigal is a noted game designer and games researcher, specializing in pervasive games and alternate reality games. She was a lead designer for I Love Bees, receiving a 2005 Innovation Award from the International Game Developers Association and 2005 Games-related Webby. She has collaborated on commissioned games for the Whitney Museum of American Art and the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles. Jane will be a keynoter for Learning 2007 and will present at the Gaming4Learning component of our event."
 Tony Bingham
ASTD - CEO & President
"Tony Bingham is the CEO & President of ASTD and a global advocate for the importance of learning in business. I have asked Tony to be our keynote guest on Wednesday morning to talk about the challenge of how to present the value proposition for learning to Senior Management. He has just published a key book on this topic, Presenting Learning. Tony will provide practical tips for taking the learning topic up the line."
 Bruce MacMillan
The Future of Meetings?
"Bruce MacMillan is the President of Meeting Professionals International, the association for the meeting industry. He and I share a passion for how meetings can and must evolve. Your workforce spends an enormous amount of time in meetings, both in-house and at external events. How do we apply changing models of both design and technolgy to the meeting experience? The MASIE Center is proud to be working with MPI on this key issue."
 Arch Lustberg
"Arch Lustberg was one of the best received speakers at Learning 2006. He is an international expert and coach on presentation skills. I have asked Arch to come to Learning 2007 and do an analysis of presentation style of some famous folks. We will take the leading U.S. Presidential Candidates from both parties in Oct 2007 and disect their presentation approaches. This will be a timely look at how well our future leaders are doing in the communications arena. We'll add a few CEO videos into this mix as well."
Melinda Doolittle - Featured Artist at Learning 2007 Party!
We are very excited to announce that Melinda Doolittle will be the featured artist at the Learning 2007 Party on Tuesday evening, October 23rd.
Melinda is Elliott's favorite "Idol". She appeared on the recent "Idol" series and was the 3rd finalist. Melinda will perform a concert at Learning 2007 and Elliott will interview her about the experience and process of receiving public feedback every week in front of tens of millions of viewers.
If you would like to view a clip of Melinda, here is a report from the Associated Press about her career and the role of mentoring.
Here is her page in Wikipedia.
You and your family are invited to hear and experience Melinda Doolittle at the Learning 2007 Party!
 Elliott Masie
Learning Changes!
"Learning 2007 Annual Report"
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