Karen co-founded Virtual Distance International in 2004 to help organizations create meaningful, satisfying, productive workplaces where people and institutions can thrive in the Digital Age. At a time when many people are working virtually and communicating with their colleagues primarily through e-mail and other computer-mediated means, Karen and her VDI colleagues have created a much-needed methodology for measuring Virtual Distance ? a psychological gap that grows out of a heavy reliance on electronic communications - and improving productivity and innovation over distance by reducing its effects.

Author of more than 18 books including the award-winning Help! and Career MAGIC: A Women?s Guide to Reward & Recognition, Marjorie Brody is an expert in business etiquette, presentation skills, turning business dreams into reality, and effective self-marketing. She is founder of BRODY Professional Development.

With a gift for designing innovative organizations to support a product or idea, Rod Beckstrom is on the cutting edge of organizational structures through his work with Silicon Valley companies. Rod designed and helped launch a decrentralized network of CEOs working for peace and economic development, as well as a network of Indian and Pakistani CEOs which is widely credited with opening the borders between the two countries.

professional keynote speaker. Known asThe Mingling Maven®, she gives diverse audiences the required tools, techniques and strategies they need to connect and communicate in today?s global business world. Her practical, informative, and interactive presentations are known for what The San Francisco Chronicle calls her ?dynamite sense of humor.?

Tim Sanders is the maverick CEO of Los Angeles tech start-up Net Minds and founder of research firm Deeper Media Incorporated. Prior to these positions, he was the Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo, as well as its Leadership Coach (2001-2005). The former Chief Solutions Officer at Yahoo! and later their Leadership Coach, Tim Sanders is on a mission to get your audience excited about participating in social responsibility, sustainability and employee development projects. Tim is author of Saving The World At Work and the NYT best seller, Love Is The Killer App.