America at its Best Conference 2013
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America at its Best Conference 2013
SPONSORED REPORT C O N F E R E N C E 2 0 1 3 SPONSORED REPORT and Present 2013 CONFERENCE at PHILHARMONIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples, FL 34108 Our theme for the Conference WHO WHAT 28+ Big Ideas Big Ideas on Important Subjects: Innovation Future of Information 28 World Class Thought Leaders Leaders making a difference in: Innovation Education Medicine Science The Arts Environment Space/Science Information Political System Mega Trends Legal System Systemic Issues: Political System, Legal System, Mega Change, China Big Issues, Big Ideas: Energy, Environment, Childhood Obesity Inspiring Leaders: Education, Medicine, Space, Arts, Science, Exploration, Children From 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. February 11, you will listen, learn, be inspired, network and have conversations with amazing people. Buy your tickets today! 239.597.1900 www.imaginesolutionsconference.com www.thephil.org 2 SPONSORED REPORT “For one day each winter Naples, Florida becomes the epicenter for the biggest ideas influencing America…” JOH N F. K E N N E DY O NC E S A I D, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” And if we are to lead, we must walk hand-in-hand with those who are able to teach the subjects that have yet to be brought into the bright sunlight of mainstream knowledge. On Feb. 11, Naples will be the gathering place for great thought as 28 of the world’s most dynamic and influential leaders offer big ideas on our most important issues. The Imagine Solutions Conference was created to target seasoned leadership by linking engaged learning with a program to motivate involvement. Its goal is to enable a like-minded community of leaders to leverage their leadership to effectively address a variety of critical issues and to create the mechanisms and processes to support involvement. This year, the annual conference again brings together speakers from across the globe. Be a part of a day fi lled with great learning, insights, conversations and inspiration by speakers such as Larry Kramer (president and publisher of USA Today), Julie Taymor (director and Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway’s The Lion King), Jim Rogers (CEO/Chairman of Duke Energy), Daniel Franklin (executive editor of The Economist), astronaut Catherine Coleman, and many others. The conference includes collaborating content partners such as NOVA, National Geographic, Scientific American, CNBC, The Economist, US News & World Report, Harvard Business Review, Woodrow Wilson Institute and the Knight Foundation. Each session features between three and five speakers in either panel form or presenting 17-minute briefings on topics including healthcare, education, energy, the economy, the environment, women in leadership and entrepreneurship. We ask each speaker to share at least one big idea that has positive potential. The day also features multiple networking breaks to allow attendees and speakers to connect, interact and discuss ideas presented onstage. Just imagine the possibilities. The 2013 Imagine Solutions Conference America at its Best will be held at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts in Naples from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. Attendance is limited to 600 participants. Tickets are $600 per person and are available at thephil.org. Scholarships for non-profit leaders are available. Go to ImagineSolutionsConference.org for more information. “If you are curious, intelligent, want to learn, gain insights, be inspired, make a difference – the Imagine Solutions Conference is an absolutely amazing experience.” *Speaker lineup subject to change. Searching for Solutions Institute, a 501(c)3 public foundation, was founded in 2007 with a vision to enable exceptional leaders to leverage their capabilities to build a better America. 3 SPONSORED REPORT Program* February 11, 2013 at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts Tyler Mathisen E V E N T M O D E R AT O R Tyler Mathisen co-anchors CNBC’s Power Lunch and is vice president for strategic editorial initiatives working closely with CNBC’s business development and marketing teams on strategic initiatives and alliances. Previously, Mathisen was managing editor of CNBC Business News and also hosted CNBC’s High Net Worth. Prior to this, Mathisen was co-anchor of CNBC’s Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo. Before joining CNBC, Mathisen spent 15 years as a writer, senior editor and top editor at Money magazine. Mathisen has won numerous awards including the American University/Investment Company Institute Award for Personal Finance Journalism and also an Emmy Award for a report on the 1987 stock market crash. 9:00 a.m. O PE N I N G Franz Harary I L LU S I O N I S T 9:10 - 10:10 a.m. S E S S I O N # 1 Systemic Issues - Insights and Perspectives Daniel Franklin Daniel Franklin has been executive editor of The Economist since 2006 and its business affairs editor since 2010. He joined The Economist in 1983 to write about Soviet and Eastern European affairs. As the newspaper’s Europe editor from 1986 to 1992, he covered the Great European upheavals, from the collapse of communism to the signing of the Maastricht treaty. He published his first book on long-term trends, Megachange: The World in 2050, in March 2012. He has an MBA in modern languages (French and Russian) from Oxford University and a Ph.D. from Aston University for work on East European foreign trade. Jamie F. Metzl Jamie F. Metzl is executive vice president of the Asia Society, where he is responsible for overseeing the Institution’s strategic directions and overall activities globally. An expert on Southeast Asian history and politics, Dr. Metzl has extensive government experience, including service in the White House, the Department of State and the U.S. Senate. He served as director for Multilateral and Humanitarian Affairs for the National Security Council during the Clinton Administration, worked for the Clinton Administration in the United States Department of State, and was also deputy staff director of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee. He’s also written a novel, The Depths of the Sea, and his writing has been published in various magazines. Mickey Edwards Former Oklahoma congressman Mickey Edwards is a lecturer at Princeton University and is also a vice president at the Aspen Institute. Edwards served as a member of Congress for 16 years, during which time he was a senior member of the House Republican leadership as Chairman of the Republican Policy Committee, a member of both the House Appropriations and Budget committees, and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Foreign Operations. Shortly after, he taught at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government. He has been a regular columnist for a number of newspapers and he has written two books. His latest is The Parties vs. The People: How to Turn Republicans and Democrats into Americans. * Schedule as of September 2012, speakers subject to change 4 SPONSORED REPORT Philip K. Howard Philip K. Howard is the author of The Death of Common Sense: How Law is Suffocating America, The Collapse of the Common Good: How America’s Lawsuit Culture Undermines Our Freedom, and Life Without Lawyers: Liberating Americans From Too Much Law. He is a periodic contributor to op-ed pages of the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, and speaks before judicial, government and professional organizations around the country. He is a prominent civic leader in New York and has advised leaders of both political parties on reform initiatives. 10:10 - 10:40 a.m. N E T WO RK I N G BREAK 10:40 - 11:50 a.m. S E S S I O N # 2 NOVA Hosts a Panel on “How We Can Achieve an Innovation Economy” Paula Apsell In 1975, Apsell joined WGBH’s NOVA, a science documentary series that has set the standard for science programming on television. She is now the Executive Producer and Director of the WGBH Science Unit. As well as overseeing the production of NOVA documentaries and miniseries for television, she has directed the series’ diversification into other media such as online, and it is also now the most widely used resource amongst high school classrooms. NOVA has won every major broadcasting award, some many times over. Apsell has been recognized with numerous awards for her work, has served on several boards and committees, and holds honorary doctorates from Southern Methodist University and Dickinson College. Political parties are the cancer that’s ruining politics in America. We’re allowing the clubs — narrow subsets of population — to dictate to the general public when they go to the polls in November about who their choices can be… MICKEY EDWARDS former Republican Congressman from Oklahoma and author of the new book, The Parties Versus the People Shirley Ann Jackson Shirley Ann Jackson became the 18th president of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute on July 1, 1999. She holds a Ph.D. in theoretical elementary particle physics from M.I.T., an S.B. in physics from M.I.T., and is also the first African-American woman to receive a doctorate from the university. Dr. Jackson has held senior positions in government, was appointed Chairman of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, was professor of physics at Rutgers University, and conducted research at AT&T Bell Laboratories. Dr. Jackson has made many contributions to the field of science. She has received numerous awards including being named one of the Top 50 Women in Science by Discover Magazine and was inducted into the Women in Technology International Foundation Hall of Fame. 5 SPONSORED REPORT Norman R. Augustine Norman R. Augustine is the retired chairman and CEO of the Lockheed Martin Corporation, the nation’s largest contractor, a former undersecretary of the Army, and a leader in technology. He currently serves as a member of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Advisory Council. Among Augustine’s many honors are the National Medal of Technology and the U.S. Department of Defense’s highest civilian award. Augustine is the author of three books, which include Augustine’s Travels, The Defense Revolution, and Augustine’s Laws. He is an avid outdoors enthusiast who has trekked extensively around the world; he has even stood on both poles of the Earth. Susan Hockfield The 16th president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (M.I.T.), Hockfield led one of the premier intuitions of science and engineering in the world. In 1985, she joined Yale University focusing her research on the development of the brain and on glioma, a deadly form of brain cancer, and pioneered the use of monoclonal antibody technology in brain research. She joined MIT in 2004 and was asked by President Obama to co-chair the steering committee of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership. She is an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and serves as a director of the General Electric Company and the World Economic Forum Foundation. Chuck Vest A former president of M.I.T. (the 15th), Vest is the president of the National Academy of Engineering. In 2004, he was appointed to the Iraq Intelligence Commission by President George W. Bush. He was a director of DuPont for 14 years and of IBM for 13 years and was vice chair of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness for eight years. In addition, he served on the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology during both the Clinton and Bush administrations, as well as the Commission on the Intelligence Capabilities of the United States Regarding Weapons of Mass Destruction. He has also authored a book on holographic interferometry and two books on higher education. It’s a good day when the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture, the Chair of the President’s Council on Environmental Quality, an Assistant Secretary of the Army and a top official from the Department of the Interior convene on a Nature Conservancy Preserve. It’s an even better day when they are there to announce an $80 million investment in conservation efforts that will benefit both nature and people … I want to talk about how this strategy will work for everyone in the Imagine Solutions audience. MARK TERCEK President and CEO of The Nature Conservancy 11:50 - Noon GO S PE L F O R T EEN S Noon - 1:00 p.m. LU N C H C ON V ERS AT IO N S 6 SPONSORED REPORT 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. S E S S I O N # 3 Knight Foundation Hosts a Panel on “Rewiring America: The Information Revolution” Franz Harary I L LU S I O N I S T Eric Newton Newton joined Knight Foundation in 2001. As a program director, vice president for journalism and media innovation, and now as a senior advisor to the president, he has developed some $300 million in grants. His past career contributions include editing various California newspapers, being the founding managing editor for the Newseum, and also the managing editor for the Oakland Tribune. Newton has written four books, which include Crusaders, Scoundrels, Journalists, and Capture the Moment. He co-founded the First Amendment Project, shared a Peabody Award for Mosaic: World News from the Middle East, has been a Pulitzer Prize juror and taught journalism at all levels. Larry Kramer Larry Kramer is currently the president and publisher of USA Today. Prior to that, he was an adjunct professor of media management at the Newhouse School of Communications at Syracuse University, a media consultant and author of C-Scape. Kramer served as the first President of CBS Digital Media, was senior advisor of Polaris Venture Partners, and was chairman, CEO and founder of MarketWatch, Inc. He was also founder, president and executive editor of DataSport Inc. for Data Broadcasting Corp. Kramer spent more than 20 years in journalism as a reporter and editor. He has received awards such as the National Press Club winning pieces Award, the Associated Press Award, The Gerald Loeb Award, and led staffs to two Pulitzer Prizes. Shelby Coffey III Currently a senior fellow of the Freedom Forum and trustee at the Newseum, from 1989 to 1997 he was the editor and executive vice president of the Los Angeles Times. Coffey started his journalism career at The Washington Post as a sports reporter, and held a variety of editorial positions. He then served as editor for the U.S. News & World Report, before joining forces with the Dallas Times Herald, where he held a position as senior vice president and editor. Mr. Coffey began working for ABC News productions as executive vice president. After working for CNN, Coffey served as president of CNN Business News and CNNfn. Ellen Levy The vice president of corporate development and strategy at LinkedIn Corp. since 2008, she has played a critical role in overseeing business development, identifying and managing strategic partnerships, and assessing new market opportunities. Ms. Levy is the co-founder of the Dr. Spock Company, has served as managing director and vice president of corporate development at NeoCarta Ventures Inc., and also served as an advisor of New Cycle Capital, LLC. Her wide range of experience includes work with startups, large companies, venture capital firms, research labs and universities. Pat Mitchell Pat Mitchell is the current president and CEO of The Paley Center for Media and the former president and CEO of Public Broadcasting Service (PBS). Mitchell began her career working as a former teacher and college instructor. Following teaching, she immersed herself into the media industry where she worked for broadcast networks, several cable channels, and achieved success as a reporter, news anchor, talk show host, White House and special correspondent, producer and executive. Mitchell also established her own independent production company. Her documentaries have received Emmy Awards, Peabody Awards and Academy Award nominations. 7 SPONSORED REPORT America needs to find the right balance between short-term and long-term energy solutions, and not be seduced by a quick-fix mentality. JIM ROGERS Chairman, President and CEO of Duke Energy 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. CO N V E RS AT IO N BREAK 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. S E S S I O N # 4 Framing Our Future - Three Big Issues/Three Big Ideas Mark Tercek Mark Tercek is the president and CEO of the Nature Conservancy, the world’s leading conservation organization, working around the world to save the lands and waters that sustain all life. Before joining the conservancy, he was a managing director at Goldman Sachs, where he played a key role in developing the firm’s environmental strategy. He also headed various business units at the firm, including corporate finance, equity capital markets, consumer/healthcare and leadership development. Tercek is a member of several boards and councils, including Resources for the Future, the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, the National Petroleum Council, the Commission on Climate and the Council for Foreign Relations and Tropical Forests. Jim Rogers With more than 22 years of experience as a chief executive officer in the electric utility industry, Jim Rogers is chairman, president and CEO for Duke Energy, the nation’s largest electric power holding company. Prior to that, he served as chairman and CEO for Cinergy for more than 11 years. Before that, he joined PSI Energy and became their chairman, president and CEO. Rogers has served as deputy general counsel for litigation and enforcement for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission; executive vice president of interstate pipelines for the Enron Gas Pipeline Group; and as partner in the Washington, D.C. office of Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld. Rogers has served more than 60 cumulative years on the boards of Fortune 500 companies. David Jones Jr. Currently serving on the board of directors of Humana, Jones served as chairman of the board from 2005 to 2010. He is a well-respected voice in the healthcare business as well as in innovation. He is the chairman and managing director of Chrysalis Ventures, a venture capital firm, which provides equity capital for young growth companies in the Southeast and Midwest. In addition, he is the past chairman of the Greater Louisville Health Enterprises Network, a consortium designed to promote the growth of the healthcare economy in the Louisville area. 8 SPONSORED REPORT 3:30 - 4:00 p.m. C O N V E R S AT I O N BREAK 4:00 p.m. - Close S E S S I O N # 5 Inspirational Leaders Making a Difference Craig Kielburger Craig Kielburger is a Canadian activist for the rights of children. He is the founder of Free the Children, an international organization that has 45 countries participating in helping the world become a better place. Free the Children has more than 3 million members and has built more than 650 schools. Kielburger is also the co-founder of Me to We. Kielburger was also named a member of the Order of Canada by the Governor General of Canada in 2007. Ellen Moir Ellen Moir is executive director of the New Teacher Center, a national resource for high-quality new teacher and new administrator induction programs. The Center conducts research, develops and administers induction programs, and consults with organizations, education leaders, and policymakers nationwide on issues related to new educator support. The organization’s goal is to improve student learning by supporting the development of an inspired, dedicated and highly qualified teaching force. Darell Hammond Darell Hammond is an American philanthropist, founder and CEO of the non-profit organization KaBOOM!, which helps communities build playgrounds for children. Hammond also speaks at conferences and universities about his work and blogs on The Huffington Post. He began building playgrounds in college, and then founded KaBOOM! with a friend in 1996. He has received multiple honors and awards for his work. In 2011, Hammond released his best-selling memoir, KaBOOM! How One Man Built a Movement to Save Play. Jim Marggraff For more than 20 years, Jim Marggraff has dedicated his energy, vision and inventiveness to developing standards, tools, applications and services for companies committed to creating innovative technologies, improving communication, and advancing human thought. Prior to his current tenure with Livescribe, he held a number of executive positions at LeapFrog Enterprises. Marggraff is the inventor of the LeapFrog FLY Pentop computer and creator of the globally renowned LeapPad Learning System. He co-founded Explore Technologies, StrataCom and now has founded Livescribe. 9 SPONSORED REPORT Robert S. Langer Robert Langer is the David H. Koch Institute Professor at MIT (there are 14 institute professors at MIT, and being an institute professor is the highest honor that can be awarded to a faculty member). Dr. Langer has written nearly 1,120 articles, has approximately 800 issued and pending patents worldwide, and is the most cited engineer in history. Langer served as a member of the United States Food and Drug Administration’s SCIENCE Board, the FDA’s highest advisory board. Dr. Langer has received more than 220 major awards. Time magazine and CNN named Dr. Langer one of the 100 most important people in America and one of the top people in science or medicine in America. Chris Rainier Chris Rainier is considered one of the leading documentary photographers working today. Rainier co-directs the National Geographic Society’s Cultural Ethnosphere Program as well as the All Roads Photography Program. He is a contributing editor for the National Geographic Traveler magazine, a contributing photographer for National Geographic Adventure magazine, and a correspondent on photography for NPR’s Day to Day radio show. Rainier also heads National Geographic’s Enduring Voices Project. Catherine “Cady” Coleman Catherine “Cady” Coleman is an American chemist, a former United States Air Force officer, and a current NASA astronaut. She is a veteran of two Space Shuttle missions, and departed the International Space Station on May 23, 2011, as a crew member of Expedition 27 after logging 159 days in space. Coleman served as a mission specialist on STS-73, trained as a backup mission specialist for an injured crewmember on STS-83, and was the lead mission specialist on STS-93 for the deployment of the Chandra X-Ray Observatory. Coleman has logged more than 4,330 hours in space aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia and the International Space Station. Julie Taymor In 1998, Taymor became the first woman to win the Tony Award for Best Direction of a musical, and also won a Tony for Best Costume, for her landmark production of The Lion King. She also served as the original director and co-book writer of the Broadway smash Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. Her feature film directorial debut was Titus, starring Anthony Hopkins. Her film Frida, starring Selma Hayek, was nominated for six Academy Awards, winning two. She made her Broadway debut in 1996 with Juan Darien: A Carnival Mass, which was nominated for five Tony Awards. Other theatre work includes The Green Bird, Titus Andronicus, The Temptest, The Taming of the Shrew, The Transposed Heads and Liberty’s Taken. Beyond theatre and screen, Taymor has directed five operas. Her filmed version of Oedipus Rex won her an Emmy Award. FI NAL E Gospel For Teens P OST Conversations in the Gardens 10 SPONSORED REPORT I never considered becoming an astronaut before meeting Sally Ride in 1982. When I’d think of what they looked like, it’s those Mercury Seven standing in front of an airplane, a bunch of guys that were older than me with not as much hair. And suddenly you meet Sally Ride, and it became clear to me that maybe this is something I can pursue. All of us would like to make a difference, but Sally changed the world. As I look at the future, I want to make students eyes light up like Sally did for me. CATHERINE (CADY) COLEMAN U.S. Astronaut and last woman in space SP E C I AL FEAT U RE S Gospel for Teens In 2006, legendary writer and producer Vy Higginsen and gospel legend Dr. Emily “Cissy” Houston joined forces to teach aspiring teenagers about the importance of gospel music as an art form. Gospel for Teens is a program of the Mama Foundation of the Arts and Vy’s Higginsen’s School of Gospel, Jazz and R&B Arts that has grown to be a highly respected and influential program for youth between the ages of 13 and 19. Franz Harary Over the past 30 years, more people have seen the magic of Franz Harary globally than any other magician. The Associated Press wrote that his magic “is arguably the most innovative of our time.” He has appeared on television shows such as the first episode of NBC’s TheWorld’s Greatest Magic, where he made the Space Shuttle vanish, as well as starring in his own television shows, Magic Planet and Masters of Illusion. Harary was invited to perform as part of the Jackson’s Victory Tour in 1984 and has also worked with N*sync, Cher, Snoop Dogg, Tupac Shakur, Tone Loc, Styx, Dr. Dre, Usher, Boyz II Men, Queen Latifah, Hammer, Tina Turner, Reba McEntire and Missy Elliot. Harary has made indelible contributions to the shows of Las Vegas, as practically every performance features some of his work. Buy your tickets today! 239.597.1900 www.imaginesolutionsconference.com www.thephil.org 11 SPONSORED REPORT Past Conference Highlights S I NC E 2 010 , the Imagine Solutions Conference has brought together some of the world’s brightest minds offering their knowledge and views on the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. It annually sets a path of conversation covering such wide-ranging topics as energy, health, technology, education, social issues, genomics and economics and gives attendees unprecedented access to all the speakers. The expansive list of remarkable speakers reads like a list of Who’s Who in virtually all categories and a look back at past speakers proves just how successful the conference has been bringing the world’s best to Naples each year. Among those who’ve participated in previous Imagine Solutions conferences are: Patch Adams, American physician, social activist, clown, author and founder of the Gesundheit! Institute whose life was detailed in the eponymous Patch Adams starring Robin Williams. He spoke to attendees on teaching doctors how to bring dignity and honor to the last moments of a person’s life. Niall Ferguson, a historical economist, author, Newsweek columnist and the Laurence A. Tisch professor at Harvard University. In 2004 he was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time magazine. In 2010, he framed the potential economic collapse in Europe. Patch Adams Dean Ornish is a physician as well as president and founder of the nonprofit Preventive Medicine Research Institute. He is the author of six best-selling books including Eat More, Weight Less; The Spectrum and Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing Heart Disease. Peter Diamandis, chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, (a non-profit organization focused on designing and launching global incentive prizes in order to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity), shared the success that the strategy of prizes supporting innovation has delivered dramatic results. Niall Ferguson Ken Dychtwald is the founding president and CEO of Age Wave, which helps companies and government groups develop products and services for boomers and mature adults. His client list includes more than half of the Fortune 500. In addition, he is the author of 16 books, including The Power Years: A User’s Guide to the Rest of Your Life. David Walker, a former U.S. Comptroller General from 1998 to 2008 and founder and CEO of the Comeback America Initiative, delivered a plan to address the skyrocketing national debt. Somaly Mam, a Cambodian author and human rights advocate focusing on sex trafficking, discussed the fastest-growing criminal enterprise in the world and delivered a plan to end human trafficking. A victim herself, she has dedicated her life to stopping the crisis. Somaly Mam Spencer Wells, a geneticist, anthropologist, author and Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society, discussed how the Genomics Project will change all our lives. Susan Eisenhower, granddaughter to the late president Dwight Eisenhower, is president of the Eisenhower Group, which provides strategic counsel of political, business and public affairs projects. She discussed international security and the relationship between the Russian Federation and the United States. Spencer Wells Wendy Kopp founded Teach for America, a national teaching corps, in order to help others make a real difference by choosing teaching over more lucrative opportunities. To date, more than 3 million kids have been helped. 12 SPONSORED REPORT The Actions Taken W H Y C OM E T O the Imagine Solutions Conference? Because the world’s best thought leaders will inspire you to not only see the world differently, but to see the opportunities to make a difference as never before. Whether your passion lies in the areas of education, energy, leadership, health, social issues or any other field, attendees will find themselves provoked to act as they never before thought possible. And with unprecedented access to speakers, as well as the ability to network with 600 like-minded individuals, the opportunities are truly limitless. And since the first conference began, attendees have made huge strides in changing not only their communities, but also the world at large. Among some of the more local actions taken: The Education Foundation in conjunction with audience members organized the leadership of both the Collier and Lee County schools to help bring the “Little Kids Rock,” a free music lesson program created by David Wish, to students in the districts. Southwest Florida Foundation implemented a “social entrepreneurs” training and resource program. Leaders at Edison State College developed a plan to create an “Imagine Solutions” day for graduating seniors in order to bring perspective on how they can be part of their communities as they begin the next phase of life. It’s the potency of one person or two, to change the world through the power of an idea, the passion of involvement, the energy of total commitment and engagement… TYLER MATHISEN CNBC, Moderator of the Imagine Solutions Conference A group has formed to create and implement a strategy to more effectively address “end of life” economics via living wills—with a plan that would partner with insurance companies to help bring a solution to this very costly problem. A Collier County teacher created a course curriculum utilizing social entrepreneur’s stories and got state approval to include the class in the Collier schools system. 100 non-profit leaders are being provided with scholarships to attend this year’s Imagine Solutions Conference at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts and have been invited by Community Foundation of Collier County and the Southwest Florida Community Foundation to a luncheon whose goal is to surface three big ideas, which the groups might collaborate on. A local chapter was created of the Somaly Mam Foundation to defeat human trafficking. Local participants in our I.D.E.A. (Innovative Discussions Enabling Actions) teams have begun working with institutions such as Florida Gulf Coast University to use a combination of technologies to power their way to the future, including such innovations as a solar lake and a biomass conversion facility powered by kenaf, a biofuel crop grown locally. IDEA team members have also tackled workplace health, and conceptualized a method to increase access to Immokalee’s iTech school. Simply put, you must learn before you can act. And the 2013 Imagine Solutions Conference is giving you the tools to move forward with the big ideas that might just now be a spark. The Imagine Solution Conference is the oxygen that can feed that flame. 13 Big Ideas. Big Solutions. [ Introducing 12 of the 29 thought leaders for the 2013 Imagine Solutions Conference ] Larry Kramer USA Today Catherine Coleman NASA Astronaut Jim Rogers Duke Energy Shirley Ann Jackson Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Mark Tercek The Nature Conservancy Julie Taymor The Lion King Partners Providing Content GOOD HANDS® WORKING TOGETHER CAN CHANGE THE WORLD. Ted Todd Insurance is proud to support the 2013 Imagine Solutions Conference at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts. AT Norman R. Augustine Lockheed Martin Corp. Tyler Mathisen CNBC Moderator For one day, 29 world-class thought leaders will converge at the Philharmonic Center for the Arts for the 2013 Imagine Solutions Conference. » Discuss important topics such as innovation, energy, education, health care, enviroment, the arts and the economy » Participate in 5 networking breaks » Be a part of great learning, insights, conversations and inspiration » In collaboration with Leading National Media Content Partners We invite you to become part of the solution and join us at the 2013 America At Its Best conference. » February 11, 2013 » Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, Florida » Attendance is limited to 600 participants Get your tickets today! » 239.597.1900 » www.imaginesolutionsconference.com » www.thephil.org Pat Mitchell The Paley Center for Media Craig Kielburger Free The Children Robert S. Langer David H. Koch Institute Professor Gospel For Teens AT PHILHARMONIC CENTER FOR THE ARTS 5833 Pelican Bay Blvd., Naples, FL 34108 Ted Todd (239) 260-CARS 10020 Coconut Rd., Suite #144 Bonita Springs, FL 34135 [email protected] © 2012 Allstate Insurance Company, Northbrook, IL SPONSORED REPORT Conference Partners providing content are: From the creator of