Planning is underway for the Vision 2009 general sessions. The following are the 2008 general sessions, providing a look at what to expect regarding the caliber and quality of our speakers.

Gary Hamel
Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management, London Business School
Monday, Oct. 6, 9:30 a.m.

Fortune magazine labels Gary Hamel “the world’s leading expert on business strategy.”The Economist calls Hamel “the world’s reigning strategy guru.” Hamel’s landmark books, Leading the Revolution and Competing for the Future, have appeared on every management bestseller list and have been translated into more than 20 languages. The Journal of Business Strategy recently listed Hamel as one of the 20th century’s 25 most influential business thinkers, along with business pioneers such as Henry Ford and Bill Gates. Hamel has authored 15 articles for the Harvard Business Review and is the most reprinted author in the Review’s history. Since 1983, Hamel has served on the faculty of the London Business School where he is currently Visiting Professor of Strategic and International Management. Hamel’s pioneering concepts such as “strategic intent”, “core competence”, “industry revolution” and “corporate resilience” have changed the practice of management in companies around the world. At present, Hamel is leading an effort at the School to build the world’s first “Management Innovation Lab” to dramatically accelerate the evolution of management knowledge and practice. Hamel received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and has held faculty appointments at the U. of M. and Harvard Business School. He is a fellow of the World Economic Forum and serves on the editorial board of the Strategic Management Journal.

Wayne Best
Senior Vice President, Business & Economic Analysis Visa U.S.A., Inc.
Tuesday, Oct. 7, 8:15 a.m.

As Senior Vice President of Business & Economic Analysis for Visa USA, Wayne Best is the in-house economist and resident prognosticator for the trillion-dollar American payments industry. Combining a passion for business with an engineer's logic, Wayne has a knack for translating econometric analyses into plain English. In other words, he can explain and forecast the complex relationships between business and economic trends and the consumer's ability to spend, save, and pay down debt. Because he stays close to the underlying dynamics of the business, Wayne offers a unique perspective on both industry and national trends. He frequently appears on CNBC and ABC, meets with partner executives, and presents at industry conferences. Before joining Visa in 1990, Wayne worked as a consultant providing cost benefit analyses to the power industry. He holds an M.B.A. in management and a B.S. in nuclear engineering and has participated in the Kellogg School of Management Executive Program and the Stanford Executive Series.

Arthur Levitt
Former Chairman of the SEC
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 10:45 a.m.

Arthur Levitt served as the 25th Chairman of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). First appointed by President Clinton in July 1993, Chairman Levitt was re-appointed to a second five-year term in May 1998. Levitt has the unique distinction of being the longest serving Chairman in the history of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). During his decade-long career as head of the SEC, Levitt worked to educate, empower and protect America’s investors. Prior to joining the Commission, Levitt owned Roll Call, a newspaper covering Capitol Hill and served as Chairman of the American Stock Exchange from 1978 to 1989. In 2005, Levitt was named a special advisor to the American International Group’s board of directors and the board’s nominating and corporate governance committee. For the past seven years, Levitt has conducted more than 40 investor town meetings throughout the country, listening to the concerns of investors and providing tips on safe and wise participation in the securities markets. Levitt currently serves on the board of directors for Bloomberg LLP. Author of both Take On the Street: What Wall Street and Corporate America Don’t Want You to Know and Take on the Street: How to Fight for Your Financial Future, Levitt is a proven expert in his field. He has worked tirelessly to improve the quality of the financial reporting process, maintain the independence of auditors and save investors billions of dollars by reducing spreads in the Nasdaq market.

Christopher A. Callero
President and Chief Operating Officer
Experian Group
Chris Callero was appointed President and Chief Operating Officer of Experian in April 2008, and was named an Executive Director to the company’s board in April 2009. He previously served as Chief Executive Officer of Experian Americas, having joined the company in 2002. Prior to joining Experian, Chris spent 27 years at Bank of America, where his roles included Group Executive Vice President in retail banking. He also served as Chief Operating Officer at Wink Communications, a leading interactive television company at the time. Chris is a member of the Chancellor’s Chief Executive Roundtable at the University of California, Irvine. He also serves in an advisory capacity for the Paul Merage School of Business, as well as the Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences.

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