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C06 Luncheon Keynote Address

 

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Mary O'Hara-Devereaux, Global Foresight

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"The ability to interconnect and perform seamlessly across boundaries–whether they be organizational, generational, or cultural–is the new leadership paradigm for these turbulent times."
Mary O'Hara-Devereaux

Networked Leadership: Thriving in the Decade of Radical Transformation


Luncheon Keynote Address
Friday, August 4
12:30pm – 2:00pm

 

Mary O'Hara-Devereaux, futurist, is author of Navigating the Badlands, will deliver a keynote address that maps out this decade's hazards and opportunities for the nonprofit sector.

Based on years of research in historical trends, the global marketplace, and organizational leadership, Devereaux will outline the key challenges nonprofits must overcome in this period of sustained disruptive innovation.  As we see the demise of traditional hierarchies and the rise of the 'Net Generation,' what are the capabilities nonprofits will need to successfully navigate the next decade of change?  This keynote address will highlight the characteristics of today's "Badlands" and the skills and attributes that nonprofit leaders will need to thrive.

Highlights will include:

  • New leadership paradigm for a fast-changing landscape
  • Ways to scan, scout and steer through massive social and economic shifts
  • Establishing reliable and trackable metrics for social return on investment
  • Avoiding "Strategy Tragedy" and making tough trade-offs
  • Seeking radical innovation for new nonprofit models of the future

 

 

 

 

About Mary O'Hara-Devereaux

Mary O'Hara-Devereaux is an internationally known futurist and the author of several books including Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in this Decade of Radical Transformation and the China Five Year Forecast: Creating the New Marketplace.

A highly respected researcher, consultant, and speaker, Mary specializes in providing customized foresight and consulting to senior executives in private industry, not for profits, foundations and government. Her focus is on providing the "big picture" context and the design and execution the complex strategies, innovations and executive readiness needed to thrive in this rugged business and social landscape. Her deep knowledge of the emerging landscape, useful and provocative insights and the quality of her work make her a preferred long-term strategy partner of leading organizations.

Prior to founding Global Foresight and the Center for the Future of China she was a senior director at Silicon Valley's Institute for the Future, itself a spin off from Rand. 

Mary draws on a wealth of over 20 years of experience on the cutting edge of globalization having worked in over 50 countries on 7 continents. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan, University of California, and the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara and has been on the faculty and senior staff of the University of California, University of Hawaii, a visiting fellow at several major universities around world. She is currently a Professor at Beijing University.