August 2015
TOM SCHAFER is the co-author of ‘Values: A Foundation for Success’ and ‘Introduction
to Problem Solving’, as well as articles on subjects such as global virtual teams, leadership,
learning styles, the power of differences and high commitment cultures. Tom, a highly
experienced Organisation Design and Development professional, has been requested by
Accenture to create Organisation Change Management and Leadership Development courses
and webinars. He has also just completed a COO-focused webinar for the Financial Times. He
is consistently listed on LinkedIn’s “Global Top 10” for leadership development, organisation
change management, talent management, organisation design and organisational
development. An executive coach, Tom has also coached 80+ leaders in roles including CEO,
President, COO and General Manager. In Training & Development, he was the Vice President,
Learning & Organisational Effectiveness, starting up the #3 Training Department in the U.S
and #8 in the world. He also was a leader in the start-up of the American Electric Power
(AEP) Institute, serving 10,000 people in eight states.
RICHARD HEATON is a
Learning & Development, OD and
Talent professional with multisector experience and is currently
the Development Manager at Wm
Morrison Supermarkets Plc, the
fourth largest supermarket in the
UK with an integrated supply chain
of manufacturing and logistics with
116,000 employees. In his current role,
Richard has reviewed and consolidated
the core curriculum focused on
organisational and capability need
creating a savings of £77k as well
as mapped the curriculum to a new
Leadership Framework to identify
gaps and then develop an approach to
define priority areas.
BETSY URDANETA is an Expert
Learning and Development Consultant,
advisor and coach. She is currently the
Learning and Development Manager at
Unisys, based in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.
Betsy is passionate about helping her
clients discover their strengths and
embark on a process of leveraging these
strengths both at work and in their
personal lives.
PROFESSOR CHRIS ROWLEY,
GradCIPD, BA, MA (Warwick), DPhil
(Nuffield College, Oxford) is Editor of the
leading academic journal Asia Pacific
Business Review, book Series Editor of
both Working in Asia and Asian Studies
and serves on many journal Editorial
Boards. He has published widely, with
over 450 articles, books and chapters
and other contributions in practitioner
journals, magazines and newsletters
as well as given international radio and
newspaper interviews and involvement in
knowledge transfer engagement.
A must hear speaker at industry
conferences and a published author,
JUDITH LINDENBERGER
earned a B. A. in communications
and an MBA in human resource
management. She is a certified career
coach and master trainer.In her free
time, Judy volunteers as a community
mediator and child advocate. She
is the past President, Dunham Hall,
Board of Trustees, past Vice President,
Hopewell Valley Regional School
District., past Vice President, YWCA
Trenton, Board of Trustees, and past
President, SERV Achievement Centers,
Board of Trustees.
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