"Embracing Change: Lessons Learned After Plans A, B and C Fail"

This virtual interactive workshop will consist of discussion and short case studies of companies whose initial plans and strategies failed but then ultimately adapted to a changing business and technology environment (as well as some companies that didn't).

The workshop will have a light touch as we are slowly leaving the pandemic times and looking forward to a bright future.

Featuring Lin Wells III and J.P. Auffret of George Mason University, Bob Rogers of My Digital WSI, and special international entrepreneurs’ guests, attendees will gain insight into how companies and organizations:

• Adapt to changing business circumstances.
• Identify possible opportunities building upon organizational strengths and potential customer needs.
• Build resiliency and agility into organizations and organizational strategy.

About the Speakers

Dr. Linton Wells III - Executive Advisor to the Center for Resilient and Sustainable Communities at George Mason University, founder of the TIDES Project and the global STAR-TIDES knowledge-sharing network focusing on building resilience and sustainability at community levels. His work focuses on community resilience, emergency management, and cyber-security. He served for 51 years with the Defense Department. Wells earned a B.S. degree from the U.S. Naval Academy, an M.S.E. in Mathematical Sciences, and a Ph.D. in Political Science (International Relations) from Johns Hopkins University.

Dr. Jean-Pierre Auffret - Associate director of the Center for Assurance Research and Engineering in the Volgenau School of Engineering, director, research partnerships in the School of Business at George Mason University and previous director of the executive degree programs in the George Mason School of Business including the MS in Technology Management, the MS in Management of Secure Information Systems, and the Executive MBA. He is also co-founder and current president of the International Academy of CIO. Auffret earned a B.S. degree from Duke University where he was an A.B. Duke Scholar, an M.B.A. from the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in Physics from American University.

Bob Rogers - Bob Rogers was #250 of Inc Magazine’s Top 500 rankings of the fastest growing privately held companies in the United States. He has won over $100 million in Government Contracts and WSI Digital Solutions is his 5th business. He has a BS in Engineering from the United States Air Force Academy, an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis Missouri and is an OPM Graduate of Harvard Business School.