Peter Heinrich has a long history in technology product development and management. During a 20 year career with Xerox, he managed the group that developed the original Star Workstation functional specification and later played key roles in program management and planning process design. In 1989 he co-founded Integrated Project Systems (later called IPS Associates) where he created the IPS portfolio management practice. Based on his experience with corporations large and small, Peter designed the portfolio resource planning and management process that is instantiated in Portfolio DecisionWare's products. Mr. Heinrich has a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy from the University of California at Los Angeles.

Jeff Thomas is currently Vice President of Instrument Development at IDEXX Laboratories, Inc., a $1B Nasdaq company, where he leads a team of engineers and scientists in development of diagnostic instrumentation for veterinarians. Jeff previously held the position of Director of R&D Flow Cytometry Instrumentation at Dako (previously Cytomation) from 2002-2006. Jeff also worked at Hewlett Packard from 1994-2001 where he served as a strategic alliance manager for a number of years and as an ASIC designer in their computer systems group. Jeff holds a bachelor's and master's degree of Electrical Engineering from the University of Utah, with a focused study in medical imaging. Jeff and his wife have six children and enjoy spending time in the outdoors, hiking, boating, and skiing.

Christine is an award-winning and highly recognized speaker throughout the United States, Canada, South Africa and Australia. For more than 15 years, she has inspired an amazing variety of audiences ranging from conference groups to auditoriums with 5,000 attendees. Christine holds a Bachelors Degree in Communication and a Masters Degree in Adult Education. She is author of the book The Good Stuff:  Tips and Quips on Life, Love, Work and Happiness. What makes her unique is the "real factor". Drawing from her varied background as a university admissions officer, corporate trainer and broadcaster, she combines a down-to-earth attitude with a colorful artistic streak. She is considered an authority on sparking innovative ideas to handle conflict, reduce stress and energize employees.

For more than 2O years, David Maxfield, Vice President of Research at Vital Smarts, has led high-leverage initiatives that uncover causes of and solutions to managerial, cultural and operational inefficiencies that directly affect the bottom line. He is co-author of The New York Times recent best seller Influencer: The Power to Change Anything. David has done doctoral work in psychology at Stanford University. He has taught at Stanford and the Marriott School of Management at Brigham Young University. He is the recipient of the Motorola University's Distinguished Teaching Award and Stanford University's Dean's Award for innovative industrial education. Maxfield is noted for his unrivaled ability to connect with his audience through engaging stories and captivating examples.

Paul Glen, Founder of C2 Consulting, is an award winning author, management columnist and professional speaker. He is author of Leading Geeks: How to Lead and Manage People Who Deliver Technology, which won the Financial Times Germany International Book Prize, naming it the best book published worldwide on the subject of leadership. He also writes a monthly for Computerworld USA, which is frequently syndicated around the globe. In 2007, his column was awarded a National Silver Medal for Editorial Excellence by the American Society of Business Publications Editors. Glen had taught as a part time faculty member in MBA programs at the University of Southern California and Loyola Marymount University. He is one of three people worldwide, outside of Microsoft, to be certified as master trainer for delivering MS's project management curriculum, the Microsoft Solutions Framework (MSF). Mr. Glen holds an MBA degree from the Kellogg Graduate School of Management at Northwestern University and a BA degree from Cornell.

After 15 years as a corporate executive, John Clemens, the Founder and executive Director of the Hartwick Humanities in Management Institute and the Hartwick Leadership Institute, changed careers, dove deeper into his studies, and became a professor of business, first at the University of Maryland and then at Hartwick College in upstate New York.  Honored with a million dollar grant from the W. K. Kellogg Foundation, Clemens founded the Institute and began transforming great books into practical lessons in leadership. In 1985, he co-authored The Classic Touch: Leadership Lessons from Homer to Hemingway-and developed seminars for Fortune 500 companies who believed, as he did, that great literature has a place in developing leaders. Later, Clemens turned his attention to film. His research resulted in the book Movies to Manage By: Lessons in Leadership from Great Films, as well as his leadership seminars, where he includes film clips from famous movies that set the stage for discussions that result in unforgettable leadership learning by attendees.

Terry Schmidt is an internationally known strategic thinking and project management consultant with three decades of broad experience assisting corporations, governments, and research institutions in 34 countries worldwide. He earned his BS in aerospace engineering from the University of Washington, his MBA from Harvard Business School. Founder of www.ManagementPro.com, Terry teaches "Strategic Project Thinking" and "Strategic Thinking and Planning for Leaders" at UCLA's Technical Management Program, and teaches "Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers" at the MIT Professional Institute.

Terry's latest book is Strategic Project Management Made Simple: Practical Tools for Leaders and Teams. With Dr. Hendrie Weisinger, he is writing Emotional Intelligence for Project Managers, to be published in 2010. His other books include Managing Your Career Success: Practical Strategies for Engineers, Scientists, and Technical Managers; Planning Your Career Strategy, and The Winning Proposal: How to Write It.

Terry is listed in Who's Who in International Training and Development, and Who's Who in Finance and Industry. Active in civic and charitable causes, Terry is currently President of the Harvard Business School Club of Puget Sound. He serves on the national standards task force of the Association for Strategic Planning. Terry can be reached at terry@managementpro.com .