The Alliance of Chief Executives brings CEOs together. In order to allow our members to interact with other successful CEOs, we are proud to have had the following Keynote Speakers share their experiences with us. For media and public relations questions, contact us.
Dan Warmenhoven discussed his vision and strategies that have enabled Network Appliance to grow 40 times since he joined them in 1994. He focused their efforts on being the product innovation leader in their market, and created a strategy that IBM, HP and Sun found impossible to follow. We especially enjoyed listening to his leadership philosophies. Amazingly, he has built an executive team that has worked closely together for ten years!
Read MoreChuck Smith shared some of the leadership lessons he has learned during his career, moving from an entry-level employee to CEO of SBC West.
Read MoreRob's career has taken him from journalism and educational software to CEO of Ask Jeeves to his newest venture, Yoga Works - the largest and highest quality family of yoga studios in America.
Read MoreBill Novelli is the leader of one of the most powerful organizations in the country, AARP, with 65 million members. Bill spoke to the Alliance about "How America Can Afford to Grow Older."
Read MoreJerry spoke to the Alliance about his leadership philosophies and vision for The Clorox Company.
Read MoreBill is the CEO of Cassatt and Founder of BEA Systems - the fastest software firm ever to exceed $1 billion in revenues. Bill spoke to us about his personal philosophies in building and leading companies.
Read MoreGeorge spoke to the Alliance about his leadership philosophies and vision for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan.
Read MoreMary O'Hara-Devereaux, an internationally known futurist and the author of several books, talked to Alliance members about "Navigating the Badlands" and her visions for the future.
Read MoreFormer CEO of Whistle Communications, John Hamm is the author of the highly acclaimed article in the Harvard Business Review on "Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Scale." John's presentation to the Alliance was "The CEO Operating System: A Model for Consistent Leadership Practice." Over the last six years, John has worked with over 120 CEOs nationwide providing strategy and leadership advice.
Read MoreEamonn is a specialist in strategy formulation and organizational learning and development. He has explored four distinct scenarios over the next ten years about how the business and society will change and evolve. He is also the co-author of "What's Next: Exploring the New Terrain for Business."
Read MoreMark is an internationally known innovator, educator and advisor in the fields of leadership, management and executive communication. His real-world expertise has been refined over a distinguished career of more than three decades at the highest levels of business, media, military and government. Mark spoke to the Alliance about "Mastering the Language of Leadership."
Read MoreAlliance members participated in an interactive discussion with Peter on his innovative strategies in building a competitive power company in a very challenging industry.
Read MorePrior to joining QRS, Liz was CEO of NorthPoint Communications, which was one of the largest and fastest-growing DSL providers. She also ran the $5 billion Consumer Services Group at US West, where her responsibilities included company-wide e-commerce programs.
Read MoreCarol discussed with Alliance members the need to continuously size up the business environment through up-cycles and down-cycles and develop the mental toughness necessary to cope in a constantly changing world.
Read MoreDr. Kaipa was named one of the top executive coaches by Executive Coaching Network. He was a research fellow at Apple University and has reseached the area of "non-linear or discontinuous learning and thinking approaches" that lead to higher creativity, breakthrough ideas and unusual associations. He discussed his ideas about "Why Some CEOs Succeed While Other CEOs Fail" with the Alliance.
Read MorePhil Marineau spoke to us about "Values-Based Leadership in Challenging Times." Phil has an extensive record of achievement including success in the "Cola Wars" when he was CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America.
Read MorePeter Schwartz spoke to the Alliance about "Inevitable Surprises: Thinking Ahead in a Time of Turbulence." Peter is an internationally renowned futurist, business strategist, founder of the Global Business Network and author of "The Art of the Long View" and "Inevitable Surprises."
Read MoreKen Dychtwald spoke to the Alliance about "From Baby Boom to Age Wave: How the Boomers Will Age Differently than any Previous Generation." Ken is the nation's foremost visionary and original thinker regarding the lifestyle, marketing and workforce implications of the "age wave." He is the author of ten books including "Age Wave" and his latest, "Age Power: How the 21st Century will be Ruled by the New Old."
Read MoreDr. Robert Heller spoke to the Alliance about "What's Really Driving the Economy in 2004." Dr. Heller has had a distinguished career in business, finance, government, and education. He is one of the most respected economists in the country.
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