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Visionary technology futurist and the driving force behind One Laptop per Child.

Nicholas Negroponte is one of the foremost futurists of our time with a distinguished history of valuable insights on innovation, technology and their impact on business that few can match.

Professor Negroponte was the first to predict and describe how digitalization would affect every industry in every part of the world. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Being Digital.

He is the founding chairman of MIT’s Media Lab, one of the world’s leading interdisciplinary research centers. Today Negroponte is the driving force behind One Laptop per Child, a project to bring durable, affordable and innovative computers to children worldwide.

Join us for an intriguing conversation with a world class futurist.

David Veillette, President/CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center, Arizona, is past President/CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital, a fully digital heart hospital and was President/CEO of CardCon, Inc. a consultation firm specializing in Healthcare development and implementation of new facilities. Veillette, with more than 35 years of experience in healthcare, received national recognition winning the 2004 Louis Sullivan Award from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, which recognizes individuals for their leadership, vision, and achievements in advancing the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare. David's book "Hospitals in Crisis, a digital solution" focuses on the future of healthcare and smart organizations. Join innovator and digital hospital expert, David Veillette as he shares the secrets of leadership required to succeed in the future of healthcare.

David Veillette, President/CEO of Cancer Treatment Centers of America at Western Regional Medical Center, Arizona, is past President/CEO of The Indiana Heart Hospital, a fully digital heart hospital and was President/CEO of CardCon, Inc. a consultation firm specializing in Healthcare development and implementation of new facilities.

Veillette, with more than 35 years of experience in healthcare, received national recognition winning the 2004 Louis Sullivan Award from the Workgroup for Electronic Data Interchange, which recognizes individuals for their leadership, vision, and achievements in advancing the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare. David’s book “Hospitals in Crisis, a digital solution” focuses on the future of healthcare and smart organizations. Join innovator and digital hospital expert, David Veillette as he shares the secrets of leadership required to succeed in the future of healthcare.

Love the Game...With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace. Ironically, many women did not even know the game existed before Evans taught them how to win in the workplace with her book Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman", a NY Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans, a former executive at CNN, is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and is featured in national media like The New York Times and USA Today. Her books have been translated into 18 languages. Learn more about Gail's "rules" for success in today's show!

Love the Game...With those words Gail Evans concludes one of the most successful and influential books about women in the workplace.

Ironically, many women did not even know the game existed before Evans taught them how to win in the workplace with her book Play Like A Man, Win Like A Woman”, a NY Times, Business Week, and Wall Street Journal bestseller. When it comes to the success of women in the workplace, Evans, a former executive at CNN, is a leading source. She has appeared on The Today Show and Larry King Live, and is featured in national media like The New York Times and USA Today. Her books have been translated into 18 languages. Learn more about Gail’s “rules” for success in today’s show!

Carol Frohlinger is a co-author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She also co-founded Negotiating Women, Inc, which provides practical skills training women can use immediately to be more successful at work. Carol gives talks to groups and organizations who understand that promoting and retaining talented women is a win, win, win; good for women, good for men and good for the bottom line. She shares stories and lessons learned from the thousands of women she has helped to become more successful at work by negotiating more effectively with clients and colleagues, bosses and boards. Join Carol and learn how you can get the best out of everyone at your business or boardroom table.

Carol Frohlinger is a co-author of Her Place at the Table: A Woman's Guide to Negotiating Five Key Challenges to Leadership Success (Jossey-Bass/John Wiley, September 2004). She also co-founded Negotiating Women, Inc, which provides practical skills training women can use immediately to be more successful at work. Carol gives talks to groups and organizations who understand that promoting and retaining talented women is a win, win, win; good for women, good for men and good for the bottom line. She shares stories and lessons learned from the thousands of women she has helped to become more successful at work by negotiating more effectively with clients and colleagues, bosses and boards. Join Carol and learn how you can get the best out of everyone at your business or boardroom table.

Not just another book about how to start the next Microsoft or Apple in your garage. Better yet, it's about low-risk entrepreneurship. It's a book about how to build slowly, sustainably and profitably. It includes real-life examples from authors Jim Beach and Chris Hanks, experienced entrepreneurs who proved how even in a college classroom, businesses can be started from scratch and turn a profit quickly, in turbulent economic times and across international borders. School for Startups, (www.SchoolforStartups.com) argues that entrepreneurship is not about risk or creativity. In fact 72% of Americans wish they were entrepreneurs. When this group sees that risk and creativity can be removed, no excuses remain. Featured in global TV, media and Amazon's business section, the book features inside stories about several interesting, yet very real and relatable, entrepreneurs. Go to http://www.schoolforstartups.com/media/ to learn more

Not just another book about how to start the next Microsoft or Apple in your garage. Better yet, it’s about low-risk entrepreneurship. It’s a book about how to build slowly, sustainably and profitably. It includes real-life examples from authors Jim Beach and Chris Hanks, experienced entrepreneurs who proved how even in a college classroom, businesses can be started from scratch and turn a profit quickly, in turbulent economic times and across international borders. School for Startups, (www.SchoolforStartups.com) argues that entrepreneurship is not about risk or creativity. In fact 72% of Americans wish they were entrepreneurs. When this group sees that risk and creativity can be removed, no excuses remain. Featured in global TV, media and Amazon's business section, the book features inside stories about several interesting, yet very real and relatable, entrepreneurs.

Go to http://www.schoolforstartups.com/media/ to learn more

Women see the world through a distinctive lens. What they see is defined by what they notice, what they value, and how they believe the world should be. Yet because women's ways of seeing have not been recognized, their potential to contribute remains under-leveraged. In this brilliant and strongly argued new book, Sally Helgesen and Julie Johnson describe the elements that shape the female vision and explore the specific benefits that each provides. Join Sally Helgesen in today's program to learn how you can leverage your talent to be your best and help others be successful too.