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The 2007 Wharton Economic Summit ::
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| Thought Leadership |
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Sponsor: Wharton School Publishing Moderator: Yoram (Jerry) Wind, The Lauder Professor; Professor of Marketing; Director, SEI Center for Advanced Studies in Management; Academic Director, The Wharton Fellows Program; Co-Editor, Wharton School Publishing Panelists: Alfred P. West, Jr., Warren N. Lieberfarb, Marty Seligman |
| Thursday, April 12 - 11:30 a.m.-12:45 p.m. :: Full Summit Schedule |
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Thought leadership is the cornerstone of most innovative companies who create new markets and product and service categories — and it is a must for the advancement of the science and practice of management. Wharton School Publishing was established to advance Wharton's thought leadership. In this panel, a number of our star authors will discuss their forthcoming books and breakthrough ideas that are shaping the science and practice of management. |
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:: Alfred P. West, Jr. , WG'66
Chairman and Chief Executive OfficerSEI Investments |
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:: Warren N. Lieberfarb , W'65
ChairmanLieberfarb Associates LLC Warren N. Lieberfarb is chairman of Warren N. Lieberfarb & Associates LLC (WNLA), a consulting and investment firm based in Los Angeles specializing in the media and entertainment, technology, and retail industries. Since its founding in 2003, WNLA has developed and maintained ongoing business relationships with a broad array of industry-leading companies such as Toshiba Corporation, Microsoft, Discovery, Best Buy, Wal-Mart, National Geographic, The Walt Disney Company, Samsung, Comcast, The Weinstein Company, and Softbank (Japan), among others. Mr. Lieberfarb's relationships also extend to the creative community, including many iconic artists in the film and music industries. As chairman, Mr. Lieberfarb also led the formation of StepingStone Ventures, an investment consortium to fund the evaluation and development of broadband video distribution concepts. SteppingStone's investors included many of the aforementioned companies, who contributed to a successful seed round of financing in 2004. Prior to founding WNLA, Mr. Lieberfarb was president of Warner Home Video (WHV), the home entertainment arm of Warner Bros. Entertainment, where he guided the company through nearly two decades of growth. Mr. Lieberfarb's most significant achievement at WHV was his universally acknowledged role as the architect of the DVD. Called "The Father of DVD" by Variety, it was his initial vision that evolved into today's DVD, the format that revolutionized the home video business model from rental to purchase, driving unprecedented growth in studio home video revenues. Today, DVD represents nearly half of global revenues for the entire motion picture industry, fundamentally altering the economics of filmmaking. In recognition of his unique role in the conceptualization and leadership of the commercial development of the DVD, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences presented Mr. Lieberfarb with an Emmy Award in 1999. Mr. Lieberfarb serves as a member of the Board of Directors of Sirius Satellite Radio (Nasdaq: SIRI). He also serves on the University of Pennsylvania's Board of Trustees, the Library Board of Overseers, and the Undergraduate Advisory Board of The Wharton School. In addition, Mr. Lieberfarb serves on the Board of Directors and Board of Trustees of the American Film Institute, and chairs its Entrepreneurial Committee. Mr. Lieberfarb earned a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He is married to Gail Kamer, a recently retired portfolio manager, who is chairwoman of the National Mental Health Awareness Committee. Mr. Lieberfarb takes a very active interest in his three stepchildren and three grandchildren. |
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:: Marty Seligman
FounderPositive Psychology Martin E.P. Seligman works on positive psychology, learned helplessness, depression, ethnopolitical conflict, and on optimism. Dr. Seligman is the director of the Positive Psychology Center and the Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania. Among his books are Learned Optimism, What You Can Change & What You Can't, The Optimistic Child, and Helplessness. His latest book, Authentic Happiness, is published by Simon & Schuster. He received both the American Psychological Society's William James Award (for basic science) and the Cattell Award (for the application of science) and the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award. The National Institute of Mental Health, the National Science Foundation, the Guggenheim Foundation, the Templeton foundation, and the MacArthur Foundation have supported Dr. Seligman's research. Dr. Seligman holds honorary doctorates from Madrid (Complutense) and Uppsala (Sweden). In 1996 he was elected President of the American Psychological Association by the largest vote in modern history. He is the director of the Positive Psychology Network, and his current mission is the attempt to transform social science to work on the best things in life-virtue, positive emotion, and positive institutions-and not just on healing pathology. |
