The Human Capital Institute (HCI), a think tank, professional association and educator in talent management strategies, announced today that Dr. Richard Florida, widely regarded as one of the most influential scholars on the shift to the new knowledge economy, will headline HCIís inaugural National Human Capital Summit, to be held in Chicago April 6-7.
Day one of the Summit, Dr. Florida will present Competing with Creatives in the Age of Uncertainty, a session that will explore the relationship between creative knowledge workers and success in a global economy.
It has become increasingly apparent that organizations must understand the role of talent in the globalization of industry. Richard Florida is a renowned expert in this important area, said Allan Schweyer, HCIís Executive Director.
Dr. Florida is Hirst Professor in the School of Public Policy at George Mason University and an adjunct scholar with the American Enterprise Institute in Washington, D.C. Throughout his distinguished academic career, he has also been a visiting professor at M.I.T. and Harvard Universityís John F. Kennedy School of Government. In addition, he has served as an advisor to the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, the U.S. Department of Commerce, the U.S. Congress, state and local governments, the Canadian government, the European Union, the Japanese government, and multinational corporations.
The author of five books, including Beyond Mass Production and the groundbreaking 2002 bestseller The Rise of the Creative Class, Dr. Florida has been called a national cultural guru by The Boston Globe.
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Dr. Richard Florida Headlines HCIs National Summit
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