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Registration is now open for April 21-23, 2013 event.
Philadelphia, PA – March 5, 2013 – CorpU, the leading talent development insight and education provider, and the University of Pennsylvania Graduate School of Education (Penn GSE), an innovator in 21st Century Learning, announce exciting new additions for the April 21-23, 2013 Annual Global Leadership Congress.
CorpU and Penn GSE are pleased to welcome a faculty of world-class academic experts, best-selling authors, and award-winning practitioners who will share best practices and discuss today’s complex leadership development challenges with senior talent and learning executives from global organizations.
Session highlights include:
Shawn Achor, author of the international best seller, The Happiness Advantage, and world’s leading expert on the connection between happiness and success will kick off the Global Leadership Congress at the April
21 evening welcome reception.
Adam Grant, Wharton professor and expert on human achievement, to present “Give and Take—A Revolutionary Approach to Success
George Siemens, creator of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) concept and expert in collaborative learning, will present a new 21st Century Learning Framework that improves the speed and relevance of talent development.
Peter Cappelli, Wharton professor and bestselling Talent Management author, will present startling facts about the global talent crisis and what organizations must do to create a successful path forward. Dr. Cappelli was recently named by HR Magazine as one of the Top 5 most influential thinkers in management.
Carsten Sudhoff, chief human resource officer of the World Economic Forum to present the “Talent Ecosystem” approach to solving the critical talent management challenges facing organizations.
Reda Sadki, senior officer, International Federation of Red Cross will present a “wicked-problemhow best to educate and prepare 13.1 million volunteers around the world with a small, Geneva-based team. Participants will work together to design a Social Collaborative Learning Solution to this Red Cross humanitarian problem.
Patricia Preston, group head, project management excellence and Leigh Bochicchio, VP global learning, Mastercard Worldwide, will show how they are partnering to drive MasterCard’s preparation for a “Digital Money” future by accelerating new product innovations through the implementation of a global, product management excellence program.
The 14th Annual Learning Excellence & Innovation Awards Program Gala Celebration will also be held during the Congress at the historically significant Penn Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology on April 22, where award winners are recognized for their outstanding work in corporate learning and talent development. The program is independently judged by industry leaders and experts and is the longest-running, most prestigious awards program in the corporate learning arena. Mike Moe, CEO of Global Silicon Valley and author of American Revolution 2.0 “How Education Innovation is Going to Revitalize America and Transform the U.S. Economy” will speak during this much-anticipated event.
Registration for the April 21-23, 2013 Global Leadership Congress, to be held at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA, is now open with early-bird rates available through March 31. For more information and to register, visit: www.corpu.com/GLC.
For more about CorpU or the Congress, contact Judy C. Arnold, VP & chief marketing officer, CorpU, at 212.213.2828 x7004 or at
jcarnold@corpu.com.
About CorpU
Partnering with the best faculty from the best universities, CorpU brings a powerful new way to connect people to solve problems, generate ideas, teach and learn, and capture knowledge. Its Virtual Learning Communities integrate social media, web 2.0, cloud computing, and mobile technologies to seamlessly connect employees anytime, from anywhere, and on any device. For more, visit www.corpu.com.
About Penn GSE
The University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education, housed within what is arguably the nation’s most dynamic and engaged research university, is known for its education research and practices around learning in recent years. Penn GSE has taken a leadership position in innovating around 21st Century learning. Over the past decade, Penn GSE has launched a series of executive-modeled degree programs for education professionals and other entrepreneurial activities that serve non-traditional students. For more, visit www.gse.upenn.edu.
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