Professional Development Conference

2010 Professional Development Conference

KeyNote Speaker

Eric Chester

Eric Chester is the premier expert on Generation Why; in fact, he coined the term. Since 1986, Eric    Chester has been speaking to, and working with Generation Why youth. He has personally addressed more than two million teenagers and is dialed-in to the mindset of this burgeoning generation. He frequently appears on national media (ABC News 20/20, MSNBC, FoxNews, CNN, etc.) to provide commentary on those coming of age.

Eric is the Founder & President of Generation Why, Inc., a training and consulting firm offering insight, perspective and strategies to leading companies and organizations to help them recruit, train, manage, motivate, and retain the very best of this new generation. His newest book Getting Them to Give a Damn - How to Get Your Front Line to Care About Your Bottom Line (Dearborn, 2005) is getting rave reviews and is a must read for business professionals.