NEW YORK, May 2, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) LLP principal Karen Vander Linde and partner Joe Duffy will deliver a presentation on "How to Build an Agile Foundation for Change" at SAPPHIRE 2008 in Orlando, Florida. The presentation will take an in-depth look at why agility is so important for business today and what kinds of challenges companies face in planning for change. Ms. Vander Linde and Mr. Duffy will explore how today's environment of constant change requires a new approach to agility and business strategy -- one that is key to thriving amid change, not just surviving it. The session will take place on May 6, 2008, at 4:00 pm in the Partner's Theatre at the Orange County Convention Center.
Karen Vander Linde leads PwC's U.S. people and change practice and the global people and change network. With more than 25 years experience in change management, learning, and program management, Ms. Vander Linde has led change management workshops for the top 2000 executives in a Fortune 5 company and driven change management initiatives that had impact on thousands of employees around the world. She has produced professional publications, including Building High Performance: Tools and Techniques for Training and Learning, published by PwC and ASTD (formerly known as the American Society for Training and Development). Ms. Vander Linde was a member of the Board at ASTD from 1997 - 2000, and since then has served as a committee member and executive advisor.
Joe Duffy is a member of PricewaterhouseCoopers' U.S. Advisory practice leadership team, and is responsible for the strategic development and direction of the business. In his leadership role, Mr. Duffy is responsible for developing and implementing the U.S. practice's strategy, as well as communicating the practice's strategic objectives to the U.S. firm and the market. As a senior partner and practice leader, Mr. Duffy additionally holds global relationship responsibilities for one of the firm's Fortune 500 clients in the technology sector.
In 2008, SAPPHIRE and the ASUG Annual Conference will share a venue, a schedule, and an audience. SAPPHIRE 2008 is SAP's premier business technology event, bringing together thousands of attendees to discover new initiatives, solutions, products and services through visionary keynotes, informative presentations, hands-on demonstrations and numerous exhibits. ASUG is the annual conference of America's SAP Users Group. PricewaterhouseCoopers is a sponsor of the joint event and will host an exhibit in booth 1364 at the Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida. PwC has an alliance relationship with SAP designed to leverage PwC's business advisory services and SAP's technology to help organizations realize large scale, enterprise-wide transformational change.
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