SPEAKER: Thomas Frey

Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute

Thomas Frey is Executive Director and Senior Futurist at the DaVinci Institute as well as Google top rated futurist speaker.

As part of the celebrity speaking circuit, Tom continually pushes the envelope of understanding, creating fascinating images of the world to come.  His keynote talks on futurist topics have captivated people ranging from high level government officials to executives in Fortune 500 companies including NASA, IBM, AT&T, Hewlett-Packard, Lucent Technologies, First Data, Boeing, Capital One, Bell Canada, Visa, Ford Motor Company, Qwest, Allied Signal, Hunter Douglas, Direct TV, International Council of Shopping Centers, National Association of Federal Credit Unions, Times of India, Leaders in Dubai, and many more.

Because of his work inspiring inventors and other revolutionary thinkers, Tom has been referred to as the modern "Father of Invention" and the "Dean of Futurists."  Before launching the DaVinci Institute, Tom spent 15 years at IBM as an engineer and designer where he received over 270 awards, more than any other IBM engineer.

PANELIST: Brad Bernthal

Associate Professor at Colorado Law School and Director of Entrepreneurial Initiatives for Silicon Flatirons Center

Brad Bernthal is an Associate Professor of Law at Colorado Law School where he also serves as the Director of the Silicon Flatirons Center's Entrepreneurship Initiative.  Brad teaches the Entrepreneurial Law Clinic, the Samuelson-Glushko Technology Law & Policy Clinic, and doctrinal courses in the areas of venture capital and telecom policy.  Under Brad's direction, Silicon Flatirons’ Entrepreneurship Initiative has become a nerve center for Colorado's startup community, hosting over 40 entrepreneurial events per year with 6,000 - 7,000 total attendees.  In addition to his academic work, Brad is a TechStars mentor and, additionally, has worked as an analyst for angel investment opportunities in the Boulder and Denver area.  His current research involves telecommunications policy, with a focus on technology advocacy at the FCC, and entrepreneurship issues, with a focus upon angel investments in emerging companies.

PANELIST: Donald J. McCubbrey

Clinical Professor Department of Business Information and Analytics in the Daniels College of Business University of Denver

Don McCubbrey is a Clinical Professor in the Department of Business Information and Analytics in the Daniels College of Business at the University of Denver. His teaching and research is focused on electronic commerce and strategic uses of information technology.
 
He is co-project leader of The Global Text Project (http://globaltext.org). Global Text engages the collective intelligence of academics and practitioners in writing open content textbooks, under editorial control, targeted at university students in developing economies.

He is a co-founder and director emeritus of the Colorado Software and Internet Association (CSIA), and at various times served as Director of the Center for the Study of Electronic Commerce at Daniels, and Director of the Colorado Advanced Software Institute.

PANELIST: Michael Cushman

President of Key Change Institute and a Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute

Michael Cushman is a Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute who loves helping others create the future.  Over a 30 year career, as an executive, management consultant and thought leader, Michael has proven results in leading operational excellence. Michael's expertise is in human development, advanced learning technologies and techniques, as well as business effectiveness. He specializes in creating award-winning products, successfully introducing profitable technology and process improvements at over 50 companies, including Fortune 500 companies such as Verizon, BT, Revlon, and Chevron.  In his role as an executive, Michael served in leadership positions at several startup companies on their way to market success.

Michael is the President of Key Change Institute.  He often speaks on the future of learning, career management, nonverbal communications, and advanced change techniques. He is a sought out expert and has appeared as a spokesperson on local and national TV.

HOST: Dave Taylor

Senior Fellow at the DaVinci Institute; Blogger, Speaker, Workshop Facilitator and Radio Host

Dave Taylor has been involved with the online world since 1980 and films, edits and produces his own instructional videos for Intel Corporation, as seen on Intel Scoop and Intel's YouTube channel. He's not formally trained in video, he's just figured it out through trial and error, and it's that experience he'll be using to teach this valuable bootcamp. Find Dave online at www.DaveTaylorOnline.com