The Academy for Lifelong Learning Presents: The Best of the Global Leadership Summit

Join Edgewater for the next Academy for Lifelong Learning series. The Best of the Global Leadership Summit is a
four-week DVD series highlighting four speakers from the Global Leadership Summit. Join us Tuesdays in January from 1pm - 2:30pm in the Edgewater Performing Arts Center.

Tuesday, January 8:

Dr. Peter Xiao Zhao: Beyond Economy: China’s
Transformation with the Cross

A prominent Chinese economist and former
atheist, Dr. Peter Zhao was commissioned by his government to study the success of the American economy.  He concluded that a moral foundation allowed the economy to flourish and argues that China’s economy would benefit from the spread of the Christian faith. Through this process he embraced Christianity himself.  Dr. Zhao is the chairman of the Cypress Leadership Institute which seeks to help transform the business culture
in China.

Tuesday, January 15:

Blake Mycoskie: Making Conscious Capitalism
Work: The Tom’s Shoes Story

Acknowledged as one of today’s most dynamic serial entrepreneurs, Blake Cysoskie launched 5 successful companies before the age of 30.  In December 2009, Tom’s Shoes was awarded the State Department’s Award for Corporate Excellence by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.  Tom’s Shoes has a unique business model.  For every pair of shoes that are purchased, one pair is donated to a child in need around the world.  Come learn about Conscious Capitalism.

Tuesday, January 22:

Terri Kelly: When Leaders Emerge

President and CEO of W.L. Gore & Associates, employing 9000 associates in 30 countries and producing a diverse
range of products, Terri Kelly is a pioneer in adopting a non-hierarchical lattice-based management structure.  Associates at W.L. Gore become leaders based on their ability to gain the respect of their peers and attract followers and Terri earned her title following a peer-driven
selection process.  Come learn about this new style of business management.

Tuesday, January 29:

Sheryl Wudunn: Half the Sky: Leadership in the
Face of Oppression

Best-selling author of the book Half The Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide and Pulitzer Prize winner for Asia: Thunder from the East and China Wakes, Senior Fellow at Yale University (with a focus on China's global role) and president of Triple Edge,
Sheryl Wudunn speaks on a major moral challenge of our time- global gender inequity - and how  60 – 100 million
women around the globe are “missing” due to starvation, non-vaccination, sex trafficking and high mortality rate.