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Popular
tech industry journalist Scott Kirsner to moderate lively Top
execs from Sonesta International Hotels; Upromise; Aprisma;
Centra Software; Axcelis Technologies and PC Connection to
share real life disasters and triumphs PORTSMOUTH,
N.H., Oct. 4, 2004 ¾
Scott
Kirsner, a contributing editor to Wired
magazine
and Fast Company
and @large columnist for The
Boston Globe, will moderate a spirited discussion at
Future Forward ’04. “Leaders
and Leadership: Championing New Technologies and Surviving
Setbacks,” is the focus of the prestigious annual
conference’s opening discussion. Joining Kirsner are six
“in the trenches” executives who will share their
corporate adventures and war stories leading public and
private companies. The panel participants are:
“Lots
of leaders get paid handsomely – and rake in stock
options – but very few have the ability to grow
companies in good times and help them survive through bad
times. Keeping expensive human talent motivated is one of
the greatest leadership challenges C-level execs face
every day. Equally tough is the process of championing new
technologies within organizations that are typically
fiscally conservative and risk averse. Bold leadership in
this area can move companies ahead of the competitive
pack,” Kirsner said. Scott
Kirsner is a contributing editor to Fast Company
and Wired magazines and editor of The Boston
Globe’s “@large” column about New England’s
technology sector. Kirsner’s writing has appeared in The
New York Times, Newsweek, Boston magazine, CIO magazine
and the Columbia Journalism Review. He has made
frequent appearances on TV to discuss technology issues,
including NBC’s Today Show, ABC News, the Discovery
Channel and National Public Radio.
Future
Forward is a prestigious annual conference held in
Portsmouth, N.H., that brings together New England's
technology visionaries, CEOs, CIOs, entrepreneurs,
inventors and investors. It provides attendees with a
first look at important new technologies being developed
around New England, and explores the way large
organizations deploy new technologies to create
competitive advantage. To
learn more about Future Forward, go to
www.futureforward.com. #
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