LaFern K. Batie
professional speaker/author, business strategist & executive coach
The Batie Group
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As a Business Strategist and Executive Coach, LaFern Batie leads The Batie Group, LLC, a business consulting and leadership development firm serving organizations around the globe. With extensive Fortune 500 corporate leadership experience and widely recognized expertise, she works with international organizations and leaders across diverse industries to maximize their collective and individual performance. Leaders value her high business acumen, ability to quickly connect with teams, thorough and efficient approach to identifying challenges and commitment to helping them achieve results that exceed their expectations. 

Follow LaFern on Twitter @LaFernBatie.
 

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Friday, November 16, 2012 - 3:45pm to 5:00pm
Kevin Snyder, Ed.D.
partner, president
Inspir-Active Solutions, Inc.
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Dr. Kevin Snyder is a professional speaker and author who co-founded Inspir-ACTIVE Solutions which is a leadership firm specializing in developing custom-based keynotes and staff development seminars to ignite personal motivation, employee engagement, and breakthrough performance. He has spoken for over 400 audiences in all 50 states with clients including Anheuser-Busch, St. Jude’s Children Research Hospital, the American Marketing Association, the Association of Circuses, and many others. Kevin is a columnist for several magazines, the author of four books, a certified skydiver, scuba diver, sailing enthusiast and former game show winner on ‘The Price Is Right!’ He’s also an adjunct faculty with the Center for Creative Leadership and earned both his Masters and Doctorate degrees in Educational Leadership.
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Jenny DeVaughn
manager, Social Media
Waste Management, Houston, Texas
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Jenny DeVaughn
manager, Social Media
Waste Management, Houston, Texas
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Friday, November 16, 2012 - 2:15pm to 3:30pm
Peter Frampton
Color Accounting International
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Peter Frampton is a financial literacy advocate. He is president of Color Accounting international, which teaches finance to non-financial people using a breakthrough graphical system.  

What lights Peter up is showing people that it’s fun and easy. He makes money matters come alive and wants you to exclaim “I can!

Peter qualified at KPMG and is on the adjunct faculty at American University. His clients include Wall St banks, top law firms, through micro-businesses in Africa.  

He lives in Switzerland and spends too much time on planes. He was recognized for founding South Africa’s most successful technology incubator in that country of his birth. 

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Friday, November 16, 2012 - 2:15pm to 3:30pm
Brad Karsh
Founder and CEO
JB Training Solutions
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Brad is the Founder and CEO of JB Training Solutions. An accomplished public speaker and executive coach, Brad has been featured on CNN, CNBC, and Dr. Phil, and has been quoted in: The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, and USA Today. Brad is also the author of three business books including the critically acclaimed Manager 3.0: A Millennial’s Guide to Rewriting the Rules of Management, which you can read in Mandarin (assuming you can read Mandarin).

Prior to creating JB, Brad spent 15 years at advertising agency Leo Burnett in Chicago. Today, Brad presents for major organizations including Eli Lilly, Securitas, Top Tier Capital Partners, and Saint Laurent. When he’s not enjoying a robust buffet, you can find Brad playing racquetball or drafting the perfect fantasy football roster. Brad is left-handed.

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Kimberly Alyn
best-selling author, professional speaker, founder
Kimberly Alyn, Inc.
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Dr. Kimberly Alyn is a human behavior expert, a best-selling author, and an international professional speaker. She is the author of eleven books including "Building Better Teams," "How to Inspire People to Achieve More," "How to Give a Butt Kicking Presentation," and "Discover Your Inner Strength" (with contributors Stephen Covey, Ken Blanchard, and Brian Tracy). An advocate of life long learning, Dr. Alyn has her bachelors degree in business management, her masters degree in organizational management, and her doctorate degree in organizational management with a specialty in leadership. Dr. Alyn has over 20 years of experience with speaking, training, educating, and entertaining audiences.

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Friday, November 16, 2012 - 12:15pm to 2:00pm
 
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - 2:00pm to 3:00pm

2012 Leadership Conference

This exclusive event is designed to give key SHRM volunteers the opportunity to gain information about their volunteer role, network with peers, share effective practices and challenges across regions, and engage with SHRM staff. 

J. Craig Mundy
vice president, enterprise learning & talent management
Ingersoll Rand
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J. Craig Mundy, vice president, enterprise learning and talent management for Ingersoll Rand. Mundy’s expertise rests in developing best-in-class global HR organizations in diversified global and vertical markets. His experience runs deep in applying HR and human capital strategies to drive measurable business outcomes including profitable growth, increased productivity and global market expansion in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East. Mundy has strong experience in strategic planning, change management, leadership development, talent solutions, labor relations, conflict and crisis resolution, training and organizational development, and operational excellence..
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