Husband. Father of five (six). Serial Entrepreneur. Wearer of fedoras. Nonprofit co-founder. Podcast host at Tech Talk Y’all and Real Pink. Most recently, I co-founded Edgewise.Media, a podcast-first marketing content agency, and TogetherLetters.com, a software for keeping people connected without social media. #edgewisemedia My blog - https://adamjwalker.com My company - https://edgewise.media/ My software company - https://www.togetherletters.com/ My nonprofit - https://48in48.org/

Dr. Annie Green is a Digital Thought Leader and Knowledge Strategist/Architect.  She advocates for leadership and management  of organizations to learn what they need to know to improve the overall health and performance of their organization.  She provides the “big picture” that gives a more holistic solution.  Her 30+ years of expertise have resulted in a harmonious blend of theory, practice and continuous learning focused on optimizing business/IT alignment, data management, artificial intelligence, knowledge management, digital transformation, change management, and governance, in commercial, public, and government sectors.  She is an advisor, professor, lecturer, speaker, journal reviewer,  author, served as the lead faculty member for the KM Global Network’s (KMGN) online course “KM in AI,” currently serves as the KMGN’s liaison to the International Institute for Knowledge and Innovation (IIKI), the current Director of Education Programs and Partnerships for IIKI, the co-founder of the Knowledge Management Education Forum (KMEF), served as the lead organizer of the International Conference on Intellectual Capital, Knowledge Management, and Organizational Learning (ICICKM-2013), and served as a committee member on the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) investigative studies.  An interview:   Convergence Conversation: Unpacking Knowledge Management with Dr. Annie Green - Deborah Westphal

Andrew is recognized globally across Arup as a subject matter expert on Knowledge Management especially around capturing and applying Lessons Learnt and Communities of Practice (COP) Andrew has designed and delivered numerous innovative and engaging workshops with employees from numerous disciplines up to executive level. He engages with a number of respected KM (Knowledge Management) Networks globally to listen, learn and contribute to the debates around all aspects of KM He’s also delivered talks around the world at KM Conferences mainly discussing how to capture experiential knowledge but also how it can be applied in day to day project work and through COPS Outside of his family, he loves Cricket, the TV Series West Wing, the writings of Tolkien, Early Music, Japan and its culture and the mighty Pink Floyd. Andrew retains a passionate curiosity about the world and want to challenge employers to deliver better KM for knowledge workers to fulfill their dreams. https://earthshotprize.org/ https://www.arup.com/

Luis Suarez is a well-seasoned Social / Open Business strategist and 2.0 practitioner with over 26 years of working experience on Knowledge Management, Collaboration, Learning, Online Communities, Remote / Distributed Work and Social Networking for Business, I’m currently focusing on helping organizations make the most out of their own change management initiatives and digital transformation programs (including Social Business) by making sense of their own data analytics visualizations. In a nutshell, work smarter, not necessarily harder. Luis works for panagenda as a business developer, Digital Transformation and Data Analytics doer. Connect with Luis on Mastodon at @elsua or via LinkedIn

Dr. Stefanie K. Johnson is a Full Professor and Director of The Ann and John Doerr Institute for New Leaders at Rice University. Her research focused on the intersection of leadership and diversity and she works with the best companies to implement evidence-based practices to develop inclusive leaders across organizations.   She has received $3.8 million in external grant funding and presented her work at over 170 meetings around the world including the White House for a 2016 summit on diversity in corporate America. Media outlets featuring Stefanie’s work include: The Economist, Newsweek, Time, and Wall Street Journal. She has appeared on Fox, ABC, NBC, and CNN. Dr. Johnson was recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the top 30 thought leaders in management for 2020 and named as the “authoritative voice on inclusivity and diversity.” The book was released by Harper Collins in June and is a Wall Street Journal National Bestseller and Wall Street Journal’s Book of the Month for September. Forbes, Business Insider, HRPS and SHRM listed INCLUSIFY as a must read for leaders. “In INCLUSIFY, Stefanie Johnson takes the conversation beyond diversity, moving us closer to real inclusion and equality. Her positive spin on what we can achieve by working together will change the workplace.” Billie Jean King. Founder, Billie Jean King Leadership Initiative

Gauri has dedicated her career to building intuitive and delightful user experiences. Seeing the opportunity to force multiply the nonprofit sector's ability to create impact through software led her to her work at Instrumentl. As CEO and a co-founder, she has led Instrumentl to serve over 2,000 nonprofits today, making it a favorite tool among grant seekers for bringing grant prospecting, tracking, and management to one place. Before Instrumentl, Gauri was CEO and co-founder of Fondu, an online community for sharing bite-sized restaurant reviews. After Fondu was acquired by Airbnb, Gauri led their mobile and special projects teams. 14-day free trial, use BYNKPOD50 for $50 off your annual or monthly subscription www.instrumentl.com The Ultimate Grant Writing Resources Collection | https://www.instrumentl.com/freebies/grant-writing-resources-collection Upcoming live, free grant writing classes https://www.instrumentl.com/events/resources

The views and opinions expressed in this program are those of the speakers and do notnecessarily reflect the positions of the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory or affiliates. Because You Need to Know with Camille Mathieu Camille Mathieu is a results-driven information professional and independent consultant with over 10 years of experience in a variety of library and information science functions. She currently works as the Knowledge Management Program Manager for the Weapons and Complex Integration (WCI) directorate at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL). Previously, they served as Associate Knowledge Officer for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) after graduating with a Master of Library and Information Science degree from UCLA. Camille also works as a consultant for Cairnway.co. https://www.cairnway.co/ Camille’s primary working areas and research interests include institutional ontology development, information organization and discovery, content services, enterprise search optimization, and strategic knowledge capture. She is passionate about developing strategies to align people, processes, and digital products to enable sustainable business operations.Outside of work, Camille enjoys gardening, rollerblading, and spending time with their wife and dog.

Elizabeth Hunt is Senior Director, Global Network Marketing and Enterprise Communications at TechSoup. She leads a team that strategically supports the digital marketing needs of the TechSoup Global Network of 62 independent big tech NGOs who collectively serve mission critical technology solutions, strategy and skills-building resources to community-based nonprofit organizations in more than 230 countries in 39 languages. She also guides strategic communications to share the TechSoup impact story and to amplify the power of civil society.  A former journalist, Elizabeth holds a Masters in International Relations and Economics from the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies. She is Vice President of the Gilbert M. and Martha H. Hitchcock Foundation, which has served the greater Omaha, Nebraska area for nearly 80 years. She is inspired daily by changemakers who are rooted in local communities all around the world.  She lives just north of San Francisco with her husband, two year-old daughter and dog. TechSoup supports nonprofits, charities and libraries around the world by providing access to mission-critical technology solutions, learning resources that build professional skills, and opportunities to network and engage in community.  Support TechSoup and the digital transformation and resilience of civil society today! TechSoup Global Survey https://blog.techsoup.org/posts/new-techsoup-study-opens-a-window-into-how-we-work-with-data #NPTech #NonprofitPodcast #Nonprofits #NPdata

Shruti Ramaswami is the Vice President of Strategic Relationships and Strategy at TechSoup. In her role, Shruti manages corporate relationships to help technology companies distribute and engage with the civil society sector. She also helps lead TechSoup’s overall strategy with a goal of supporting TechSoup’s sustainability while supporting the evolving needs of the sector and championing values of equity, inclusion, and diversity.   Shruti holds a Masters in International Business and Development Economics from the Fletcher School at Tufts University, with a focus on the role of the private sector in sustainable development. She currently resides in New Jersey with her husband and two young sons. She is also a member of Chief, a network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders, with the hopes to cultivate and support more women in leadership positions. Support TechSoup and the digital transformation of civil society today!   #NPTech #NonprofitPodcast #Nonprofits #NPData TechSoup supports nonprofits, charities and libraries around the world by providing access to mission-critical technology solutions, resources that build professional skills, and opportunities to engage in community.@TechSoup

Cover-art of Because You Need To Know Céline is a global Engagement Influencer, and helps leaders and organizations succeed and grow by engaging their clients, partners and employees.Engagement is the active mobilization of many talents, to deliver value together. This requires new leadership methods, tools and behaviors.Thanks to a rich experience in the corporate world acquired over 3 continents in large and small organizations Céline has driven award-winning engagement innovations in business and industrial environments. Book page (publisher’s website): https://www.figure1publishing.com/book/dare-to-un-lead/ Book page (Amazon): https://www.amazon.com/Dare-Lead-Relational-Leadership-Fragmented-ebook/dp/B09QBRYQ6H/ref=sr_1_2 Book page (my website): https://weneedsocial.com/the-book #leadership #unleadership #DareToUnLead #WeNeedSocial