Finance Keynote for Midland Chamber of Commerce

Finance keynote speaker Peter Ricchiuti spoke for the Midland Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting this past Friday in Midland, Texas. To see more great finance keynote speakers, click here.

Ricchiuti is the Director of Research for Burkenroad Reports as well as the Assistant Dean at the A.B. Freeman School of Business at Tulane University. At Burkenroads Ricchiuti leads a team of more than 200 of Tulane’s business students in search of the investment “skinny” on undervalued and overlooked stocks in six southern states. He and his program have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, CNBC, CNN, and Nightly Business Report. Peter has been a frequent contributor to several financial sources including National Public Radio’s Marketplace program and Family Money Magazine. His unique presentation style puts him in front of a wide variety of audiences including his selection by the NFL to teach investment workshops to the New Orleans Saints.

94th Annual ICMA Conference

Convention Connection Speakers Bureau has booked keynote speakers Frans Johansson, Cokie Roberts and Michael Beschloss for the 94th Annual ICMA Conference at the Greater Richmond Convention Center in Richmond, Virginia. “Celebrating Our Past—Preparing for Our Future” is the theme for this year’s ICMA Annual Conference, the largest annual event in the world for local government managers and staff. The conference will run from September 21-24, 2008.

Frans Johansson is author of The Medici Effect and a speaker on innovation. A successful entrepreneur who co-founded (while under 30 years old) two businesses in the U.S. and Sweden, Frans uses the intersections in his life to innovate. The Medici Effect has been translated into 17 languages and has been recognized on numerous lists as a top business book. Johansson argues that innovations occur when people see beyond their expertise and approach situations actively, with an eye toward putting available materials together in new combinations. Because of ions, “the movement of people, the convergence of science, and the leap of computation,” a wide range of materials available for new, recontextualized uses is becoming a norm rather than an exception, much as the Medici family of Renaissance Italy’s patronage helped develop European arts and culture.

Cokie Roberts has covered Congress, politics and public policy for nearly 20 years at ABC News. In addition to her responsibilities at ABC, Ms. Roberts serves as Senior News Analyst for National Public Radio, where she was the Congressional Correspondent for more than ten years. She is the recipient of numerous broadcasting awards, including three Emmys. She has been inducted into the Broadcasting and Cable Hall of Fame, and was cited by the American Women in Radio and Television as “One of the 50 Greatest Women in the History of Broadcasting.”

Michael Beschloss has written nine books on American Presidents.  The New York Times Book Review has called him “clearly the most widely recognized Presidential historian in the nation.”  Newsweek has called him “the nation’s leading Presidential historian.”  The International Herald Tribune has called him “a national treasure.” Beschloss’ most recent two books, Presidential Courage (2007) and The Conquerors (2002), were each on the New York Times bestseller list for months.

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Who are the hot environmental keynote speakers?

Yes, business really is getting serious about the environment, and it’s reflected in the number of guest speakers corporations and associations requesting keynote speakers specializing in environmental presentations. Here are a few of the most popular environmental keynote speakers on the circuit for the corporate audience:

Yale’s Dan Esty uses current research as he focuses his keynotes on projects on environmental protection in the Information Age, a rethinking for corporate environmental strategy, global environmental governance, and “next generation” approaches to pollution control and natural resource management.

Amory Lovins, a MacArthur Fellow and consultant physicist, and co-founder and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, has advised the energy and other industries for more than three decades as well as the U.S. Departments of Energy and Defense. Two of his 29 books include Small Is Profitable, an Economist book of the year, and his Pentagon-cosponsored 29th book, Winning the Oil Endgame. View two great videos and a full biography on our site.

High-profile Jeremy Rifkin’s keynote, “The Global Environmental Crisis: The Path to Sustainable Development” provides a big-picture analysis of the major ecological challenges of the 21st century and the economic and political initiatives that will need to be put in place to address them.

And finally, we’re pleased to announce a new presentation from university professor and exclusive Convention Connection speaker Dr. Lowell Catlett: “The Greening of America”. From “green” roofs to “green” cars, America is undergoing a transformation unlike any in history. Some call the movement “green” others “sustainable” but it clearly is impacting every industry from energy to food. Dr. Catlett explores the drivers of this change, and how businesses and organizations can prepare for and profit from this revolution. Catlett has a unique perspective on the issue, as exciting futurist with an agricultural research background. His knowledge of technologies and their implications on the way we will live and work is addressed in his varied and upbeat presentations. As a professor of agricultural economics and agricultural business, he’s internationally known as an expert in commodities futures markets and is in demand as a speaker and consultant on predicting and planning for near- and long-term futures. He is a consultant to the U.S. Departments of Agriculture, the Interior, Defense and Labor, and has consulted with many Fortune 500 companies. For more information on his new program, or any of other Dr. Catlett’s topics, visit our website.

Learning How to Dance with Elephants

Once in a while a sampling of keynote titles come along that are so fun I know the presenter behind them is going to be a sure thing. One of those speakers is David Okerlund. Here are his topics- click for his full biography and a selection of videos of David in action.

Mama Never Taught me to drive a Garbage Truck- A keynote or seminar about maintaining positive attitudes in time of change.

The Joys of Stress- A humorous banquet speech that really gets things rolling.

Think Like A “Pro,” Sell Like a “Rookie”- Putting passions and expertise into the art of selling!

Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers- How to deal with the “psuedo-demon” known as change during changing times.

Learning How To Dance With Elephants- Learn how to deal with tough customers, peers and a changing industry.

No One Can Whistle A Symphony… It Takes An Orchestra To Play It- A look at bringing harmony and teamwork into the workplace where fewer people are expected to do more with less.