Tuesday, October 28 . 9:15 AM - 10:45 AM
Paul Saffo, Distinguished Futurist and Thought Leader
"Untangling the Future"

Paul Saffo is a forecaster and strategist with more than two decades of experience exploring long-term technological change and how it impacts business and society. He is currently a Consulting Associate Professor at Stanford University and a Distinguished Visiting Scholar in the Stanford Media-X program. Learn how technologies have a tendency to wander, loop back on themselves and, above all, intersect with other technologies, triggering the cross-impacts and resulting innovations that change our world.

Wednesday, October 29 . 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM
Joe Caruso, Acclaimed Speaker and Consultant
"The Education Revolution"

Joe Caruso and the Caruso Leadership Institute (CLI) have developed a unique approach to strategic thinking and organizational change that is endorsed and enthusiastically recommended by many of today's top business leaders. Inspired by a passion for education, Caruso is leading a movement that he calls "The Education Revolution." Learn about his approach, and hear why his movement calls for a dramatic shift in the way we approach education in the United States.

Thursday, October 30 . 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM . SHERATON HOTEL
David Warlick, 30-Year Educator and Technology Consultant
"Redefining Literacy for the 21st Century"

David Warlick has been a classroom teacher, district administrator, and staff consultant with the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. For the past 10 years, Warlick has operated The Landmark project, a professional development and innovations firm. Listen to this inspirational educator talk about the concept of literacy in the 21st century - a future driven by information that extends well beyond the traditional three Rs.