Eamonn Kelly Author of Powerful Times: Rising to the Challenge of Our Uncertain World Chief Executive Officer of Global Business Network and a partner of the Monitor Group Eamonn Kelly will set the stage for the conference with a talk based on his premise that the “known” is of diminishing competitive advantage because it is increasingly accessible. Managing the unknown through a disciplined risk practice will be a key to your future survival and success. Technological, financial, social, economic, cultural, and political systems are accelerating towards ever-greater complexity and interdependence. Deep, fundamental dynamics may be unraveling much of what we've taken for granted since the Enlightenment dawned some 400 years ago. In his new book, Kelly aims to help leaders make sense of this extraordinary moment in history. His scenarios posit major shifts in economic power. The emergence of new regions is a theme that recurs repeatedly throughout Powerful Times. Observes Kelly, "Some of our most basic assumptions about the rules of the global economic game will increasingly come under attack in the coming decade." “It is not the strongest of species that survive, or the most intelligent. Rather it is those that are most responsive to change.” – Darwin. Kelly’s insights at the conference on his “Scenario Planning” approach will guide you and your company to greater responsiveness
		George Giagtzoglou Vice President, Strategy, Marketing and Product Management Intelsat Global Service Corporation As Vice President of Strategy, Marketing, and Product Management, George Giagtzoglou is responsible for shaping corporate strategy, leading Intelsat’s business planning process, and overseeing Intelsat’s extensive global marketing programs. George has held the role of VP Strategy and Planning since 2003 – and added the Marketing and Product Management role in 2005. He has been instrumental in both the sale of Intelsat to Private Equity investors during 2004-2005, and the acquisition of PanAmSat announced in August of 2005 (currently under regulatory review). Prior to this role, Mr. Giagtzoglou held a leadership role in Intelsat’s broadband business development, and business ventures functions. He has played a key role in developing and commercializing the company’s capabilities, primarily in the area of broadband access services. Prior to joining Intelsat in 2000, Mr. Giagtzoglou’s distinguished career in the space and telecommunications industry included senior engineering and business management positions at Telstra, and engagement leadership positions in the telecommunications practice of A.T. Kearney Management Consultants. Mr. Giagtzoglou holds an MBA from the Wharton School and an Honors Degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Adelaide in South Australia.
		Vice Admiral Thad W. Allen Chief of Staff, U.S. Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen is third in command of the U.S. Coast Guard and guided its transition from the Department of Transportation to the Department of Homeland Security. In September 2005, VADM Allen was initially placed in charge of Hurricane Katrina search-and-rescue and recovery efforts, and subsequently given full command of federal Hurricane Katrina onsite relief efforts shortly before the resignation of FEMA Chief Michael Brown. He previously served as Commander in the Atlantic area, with responsibility for five Coast Guard Districts, covering 14 million square miles, involving 26,000 military and civilian employees, and 27,900 auxiliarists. VADM Allen led Atlantic forces in the Coast Guard’s response to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. He formerly commanded the Seventh Coast Guard District and directed all Coast Guard operations from the mid-Atlantic area and south throughout the Caribbean. After graduating from the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, he earned an MS from George Washington University. He also holds a Master of Science degree from the Sloan School of Management of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.