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Rob Lauber is vice president of Yum! University at Yum! Brands. He was the 2010 chairman of the ASTD national Board of Directors, and recently finished a term on the ASTD national Public Policy Council.

Rob Lauber

Terry Hansen joined Hickey & Associates in 2013. Prior to that, he enjoyed a long and distinguished career at the IBM Corporation most recently as manager of IBM’s worldwide relationships with public agencies. In this capacity he led a team responsible for obtaining government funding assistance for human resource projects, for both IBM and external clients, in areas such as training, employment expansion, special initiatives, and other workforce development activities. Terry also recently served on ASTD’s volunteer Public Policy Council.

Terry Hansen

Gail Heidenhain, president of Delphin and board chair of the International Association for Accelerated Learning Practitioners (IAALP), the professional organization for accelerated learning, has been consulting with organizations around the world to design and implement strategies that enhance and accelerate the learning process. Her focus has been on the people side of the business—developing effective global leaders, high performing teams, and the intercultural competency and personal effectiveness to help companies thrive in the global marketplace. Gail has also trained and certified over two thousand facilitators in accelerated learning globally since 1985. She co-developed the highly successful accelerated learning design technology employed throughout much of Europe to design and facilitate learning in a variety of contexts and organizations. She spearheaded the DGSL (German Society of Accelerated Learning) three tier certification program that was implemented in 1991. She was the expert adviser in the development of a research project to test the effectiveness of accelerated learning at the University of Munich in 1992 that was sponsored by Siemens. Building on the success in Germany, Gail initiated the creation of standards in AL certification and accreditation in the U.S. She has served on the boards of the North American Simulation and Gaming Association (NASAGA) and the Organizational Change Alliance (OCA) as well as on the conference committees of ASTD and the National Staff Development Council (NSDC).

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