22nd ISPI EMEA Annual Conference

Sylvia Lee, PhD is the Owner/Senior Consultant, Kieran-Patrick Consulting. She is a business professional with a large resume of education and experience, including 20+ years’ experience leading teams and departments – HR and OD, overseeing performance systems, learning systems, leadership development, culture change and improvement, HRIS, Payroll, Labor Relations, and more.

Sylvia has worked for many years as Principal Consultant at Kieran:Patrick Consulting, providing leadership training, leadership coaching, management consulting, adult education, organizational change management, and other training/development courses as requested. Over the years, Sylvia has presented on various leadership, HR, and OD topics at conferences in Canada, USA, Finland, Sweden, Poland, Uganda, New Zealand, England, Scotland, Germany, Georgia, and Turkey.

Sylvia’s focus for the past 11 years has been on strengths-based leadership and strengths-based organizations. She has used various strengths approaches in practices as a mentor, both in the workplace and through the Saskatchewan Human Resources Association. Today, it is core to her consulting and Coaching practice.

Dr. Rose Baker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, University of North Texas. Her research includes open learning, management techniques and statistical applications for operations and performance improvement, survey and evaluation design, theory development, and game design. Rose holds a PhD in Instructional Systems and an M.Ed. in Adult Education Theory and Practice from The Pennsylvania State University and is certified as a PMP® by the Project Management Institute.

Email: rose.baker@unt.edu

Dr. Bikram Kumar Singh – is a multiple award-winning training professional and recipient of the prestigious NASSCOM-Chief Learning Officer award. Bikram is an organizational learning and development specialist with varied and exclusive training and consulting experience of 25 years across Fortune 500s. His core areas of expertise include organizational development (OD), organizational behavioral (OB) training, management consulting, customer experience (CX), organizational learning, and setting up learning organizations. He has trained over 70,000 professionals in the last 25 years across various multinational companies, including Ameriprise Financial, Convergys, Google, KPMG, Deloitte, McKinsey, PWC, Accenture, Meta, Cognizant, JP Morgan, Infosys, Macy's, American Express, Capital One, GE, EXL, Dell, Wipro, IBM, HCL, Mphasis, Citigroup, Microsoft, Intel, Cadence & WNS to name a few.

Su Kahumbu regularly makes online presentations in international forums related to her field of work including FAO, WFP, World Bank, International Livestock Research Institution, GIZ, and UN Food Systems Summit.

John Lazar has made over 100 presentations at local, regional, and national/international events since 1985; many of them have been virtual. He has presented virtually at ISPI and ISPI EMEA conferences. He regularly posts a blog on LinkedIn on topics of self-leadership, performance improvement and leading a good life. He has co-authored a book, written book chapters and journal articles. He is a founding member, board member, and juror for the Roger Kaufman Awards for Societal Impact and the CK Prahalad Awards for Social Innovation

Nancy Crain Burns, CPT, PhD, PMP, president of Crain Burns Associates, LLC and past president of ISPI, has helped social service agencies and corporations develop strategies and identify opportunities to achieve effective solutions.  Burns has taught Applied Management Entrepreneurship at the university level, led small business workshops, and mentored leaders through the business planning process.  Nancy’s passion for small business began when working in her grandmother’s New Orleans perfume shop.

Judith A. Hale, Ph.D., CPT, AIM, and Ibstpi Fellow has worked with clients with the private and public sectors across all industries for more than 40 years.  Her symposium on the Economics of Ignorance, workshop on the Future of Work, and research on Trends in Training, has given her deep insight into the economic and social dynamics affecting the world of work.  Judy knows what is going on and can make sense out of confusion. 

Dr. Rose Baker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, University of North Texas. Her research includes open learning, management techniques and statistical applications for operations and performance improvement, survey and evaluation design, theory development, and game design. Rose holds a PhD in Instructional Systems and an M.Ed. in Adult Education Theory and Practice from The Pennsylvania State University and is certified as a PMP® by the Project Management Institute.

Email: rose.baker@unt.edu

Paula Smith - I have delivered presentations in various situations, including academic presentations throughout my studies, professional presentations in former career roles, and conference public speaking engagements. I've given presentations to multiple audiences, from small groups to huge organizations. In addition, I've used visual aids like PowerPoint slides to improve the clarity and efficacy of my presentations. My presentation experience has helped me build excellent communication and public speaking skills.

Session Speaker

Speaker Description TBD

Lisa Giacumo Lisa is an associate professor of Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning at Boise State University. Her research interests focus on the use of instructional design and digital tools for global training initiatives and PI. She has worked internationally as an instructional designer, trainer, and manager for businesses, universities, non-profits, NGOs, and the US Department of Defense. Lisa has presented at AECT, Humentum/LINGOs Global Learning Forum, ISPI, and ISPI EMEA.

lisagiacumo@boisestate.edu

Steve Villachica is an emeritus professor of Organizational Performance and Workplace Learning at Boise State University.  He is currently co-writing an instructional design textbook with Lisa Giacumo and Don Stepich, scouting projects for OPWL students and research lab, and acting as a co-principal investigator of the Process Management Lab.  A member of ISPI, AECT, and ATD, he is a frequent author and conference presenter.

SteveVillachica@boisestate.edu

Max Cropper, Ph.D. is CEO of Five Star Performance Solutions, PO Box 617, 155 East Center, Orangeville, UT 84537. max@5-Star Performance.com, 435-232-9130.

Max has been involved with instructional design, development, performance improvement, and evaluation for more than 40 years. He has given many presentations and workshops dealing with best practices for instructional design and human performance improvement.  He has master’s and doctorate degrees in Instructional Technology.  His dissertation provided reliability and validity evidence for M. David Merrill’s 5-Star rubric. Dr. Merrill, who was a doctoral advisor for Dr. Cropper, has co-facilitated workshops with him.

Dr. Rose Baker is an Associate Professor in the Department of Learning Technologies, College of Information, University of North Texas. Her research includes open learning, management techniques and statistical applications for operations and performance improvement, survey and evaluation design, theory development, and game design. Rose holds a PhD in Instructional Systems and an M.Ed. in Adult Education Theory and Practice from The Pennsylvania State University and is certified as a PMP® by the Project Management Institute.

Email: rose.baker@unt.edu

Speaker Description TBD