2012 Technology Conference Speakers | Milwaukee | Wisconsin

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Speakers

Keynotes

Aneesh Chopra, Keynote

First Chief Technology Officer of the United States (2009-2012) and a direct advisor to President Obama

Aneesh brings an enormous amount of insight to the top technology initiatives from a national and global perspective, specifically within healthcare, education and the energy industries. Prior to serving in his advisory role to the President, Aneesh was managing director of the Washington, D.C., healthcare and education think tank the Advisory Board Company (founded by Atlantic Media Company Chairman David G. Bradley).

Upon Chopra's departure, President Obama noted, "[he] did groundbreaking work to bring our government into the 21st century...from electronic health records for veterans, to expanding access to broadband for rural communities, to modernizing government records. His legacy of leadership and innovation will benefit Americans for years to come and I thank him for his outstanding service."

Jonah Lehrer, Keynote

#1 NYT Bestselling Author of Imagine and How We Decide

Captivating, accessible and never dull, Jonah talks about how we make decisions -- and how we can make better decisions. "Lehrer ingeniously weaves neuroscience, sports, war, psychology, and politics into a fascinating tale of human decision making," says Dan Ariely (Predictably Irrational). "He makes us much wiser." "Jonah Lehrer's new book confirms what his fans have known all along--that he knows more about science than a lot of scientists and more about writing than a lot of writers," says the 2011 conference keynote, Malcolm Gladwell. Jonah was also hailed as "an important new thinker" by The Los Angeles Times. He is currently a contributing editor to WIRED and writer to the New Yorker, Radiolab and writes the "Head Case" column for the Wall Street Journal.