Keynote Speakers

Opening Session—Sunday, October 30, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

Lou Holtz

Lou Holtz, considered among the greatest motivational speakers in America, will share how to overcome seemingly impossible challenges by setting personal goals and striving to achieve them. As one of the most successful college football coaches of all time, he has tested that concept. Coach Holtz is the only coach in the history of college football to take six different teams to a bowl game, to win five bowl games with different teams and to have four different college teams ranked in the top 20.

Keynote Session—Monday, October 31 ,7:30-8:45 a.m.

Jim Carroll

Jim Carroll, one of the world’s leading futurists, will share his thoughts on transformative trends that will define the road ahead in the critical area of health care. The fact is we will witness more change in health care in the next ten years than we have seen in the last 200. Hear Mr. Carroll forecast what paradigms will change as health care is transformed through the next decade, far beyond the impact of health care reform.

Finale Session—Wednesday, November 2, 10:30-11:45 a.m.

Dr. Bertice Berry

Dr. Berry will bring a dynamic close to the conference with her message, “When you walk with purpose, you collide with destiny.” As a best-selling author and college professor, she is a gifted speaker with a comic edge and a comic with a serious message. Be prepared to leave with a sense of renewal and commitment to life, family and work.

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Bertice discusses her upcoming presentation



Featured Speakers

Monday, October 31

Peter Ricchiuti is an engaging economist who teaches courses on the financial markets at Tulane University’s Freeman School of Business. Join him for an insightful outlook on the economy you won’t soon forget.

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Peter discusses his upcoming presentation

         Phyllis C. Borzi
assistant secretary of labor, will provide an update on the latest initiatives of this federal agency. Appearance to be live via the Internet due to federal travel budget restraints

Tuesday, November 1

David M. Walker, founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative and former United States Comptroller General, will share his thoughts at the macro level on the future of retirement in America.