Keynote Speakers

Mr. Steven W. Berglund, Trimble President and CEO

Your Success is Our Business.

Mr. Berglund will discuss how vision and innovation has changed the landscape for surveyors, contractors, engineers and geospatial professionals worldwide to transform the way work is done. The rapid development of technology has created an environment of convergence, a philosophy which has been embraced by Trimble for more than 30 years and is the foundation for its business. Maximizing value through innovation is fundamental to identifying new growth opportunities, increasing productivity, saving money and gaining a competitive edge in today's challenging times...and tomorrow—your success is Trimble's business.

Dr. Robert Kriegel, New York Times and Business Week Best Selling Author

Get Out of the Box to Facilitate Change.

One of the most in demand business speakers today, Dr. Robert Kriegel teaches bold, innovative, "out of the box" strategies for keeping ahead of the changes, challenges and competition in today's dynamic marketplace. Author of the international bestseller: If it ain't broke...BREAK IT!, Dr. Kriegel has been called by U.S. News & World Report one of this country's leading authorities in the field of change and human performance. His book, Sacred Cows Make The Best Burgers, made Business Week's bestseller list. His latest book about innovation and "out of the box" thinking is How to Succeed in Business Without Working so Damn Hard.

Mr. Richard Teerlink, Former Chairman and CEO, Harley-Davidson, Inc.

Rev Up and Reinvent for Success.

Author of national best-seller More Than a Motorcycle and Harvard Business Review article Leadership U-Turn, Richard Teerlink advocates a "participative change" model as the only way meaningful reinvention can succeed. When Richard Teerlink joined Harley-Davidson the company had a poor reputation, falling market share and faced significant losses. Teerlink and a small band of executives undertook an awe-inspiring corporate revolution within Harley that would ultimately create a world-class motorcycle company, inspire a nation of devoted fans and solidify Harley's lasting prominence in the motorcycle industry. Teerlink's unshakeable belief that people were the most important resource in any company would prove to be the guiding force. Teerlink inspires and gives practical, relevant insight from his 18 years at Harley-Davidson where he fostered change that saved the brand from extinction.

Dr. Steve Squyres, Principal Investigator, Mars Exploration Rover Project

Experience and Innovation - Keys to Exploring New Frontiers.

Dr. Steve Squyres' uses his Mars Exploration Rover (MER) mission experience to discuss key aspects of management techniques such as innovation, creativity, and teamwork to create an environment of success. Dr. Squyres is a Goldwin Smith Professor of Astronomy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and is the principal investigator for the science payload on the MER Project. He earned his Ph.D. from Cornell in 1981, is a former student of the late Carl Sagan, and spent five years as a postdoctoral associate and research scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center before returning to Cornell as a faculty member. His main areas of scientific interest have been Mars and the moons of the outer planets. Dr. Squyres has participated in many of NASA's planetary exploration missions, including the Voyager mission to Jupiter and Saturn, the Magellan mission to Venus, and the Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous mission. His book, Roving Mars: Spirit, Opportunity, and the Exploration of the Red Planet (2005) became a Disney IMAX film narrated by Steve and the late Paul Newman.