Panelists

Our 5 exciting panelists and moderator for 2011 will include:

	Steve Scully, moderator *Senior Executive Producer and Political Editor, C-SPAN* *Host, “Washington Journal”* Steve Scully, 44, is senior executive producer and political editor for C-SPAN. He also hosts 'Washington Journal,' a daily three-hour public affairs program. Since 1990, Steve has been responsible for planning and editing C-SPAN's campaign programming, including presidential and congressional elections. Prior to joining C-SPAN, Steve covered politics and local government as a reporter with WSEE-TV in Erie, PA. He also worked as a reporter and anchor at WHEC-TV in Rochester, N.Y. In January 2003, he assumed the Amos P. Hostetter Chair at the University of Denver, teaching a course on media, politics, and public policy issues via cable fiber line between Washington, D.C., and Denver. Steve earned a bachelor's degree in communication and political science from American University, and a master's degree in journalism from Northwestern University.
	Howard Wial, panelist *Fellow, Metropolitan Policy Program, Brookings Institution* Howard Wial, a fellow for the Metropolitan Policy Program at Brookings, directs the Brookings’ Metropolitan Economy Initiative, which conducts research on urban and regional issues. The Metropolitan Economy Initiative provides practical research and analysis that helps determine successful drivers for economic development and assesses specific policy recommendations for regional economies. He is an expert on regional economic development, labor and employment policy, workforce development, innovation, productivity, manufacturing and competitiveness. Howard regularly contributes to The New Republic. Prior to his position at Brookings, Howard was an economist at the United States Department of Labor, Office of Technology Assessment, and the General Account Office. He has also taught at Swarthmore College, Brandeis University, Carleton College, Brown University, Pennsylvania State University and Rutgers University-Camden.
	Kurt Badenhausen, panelist *Senior Editor, Forbes magazine* Kurt Badenhausen is a Senior Editor at Forbes. He joined the company in May 1998 as an Associate Editor in the Statistics Department and was promoted to his current position in December 2008. Kurt has written extensively on the business of sports and he engineers Forbes’ annual sports team valuations. He created and now oversees Forbes' biennial ranking of business schools and also directs Forbes’ yearly studies on the best cities, states and countries for businesses and careers. He also edits Forbes’ annual features on “America’s Best Small Companies and its look at the World’s Most Valuable Brands.” Prior to joining the company, Kurt worked at Financial World magazine from 1994 to 1998 in the statistics department, where his coverage focused on investing, mutual funds, sports and valuing brand names. His article, "Double Play," was selected for the 2003 edition of The Best Business Stories of the Year, and he contributed a chapter on the value of brand names to the book, Hidden Value: Profiting from the Intellectual Property Economy, that was published in 1999. He appears frequently on CNBC, CNN, Fox News, MSNBC and other channels discussing the business of sports and other stories. Mr. Badenhausen has a B.A. in History from Colgate University (1994).
	Nancy L. Zimpher, panelist *Chancellor of the State University of New York* On June 1, 2009, Nancy Zimpher became the 12th Chancellor of the State University of New York by unanimous vote of the SUNY Board of Trustees. With more than 465,000 students, SUNY is the nation’s largest comprehensive system of higher education. A dynamic and nationally recognized leader, Chancellor Zimpher is known as an effective agent of change in education. She started her career as a teacher in a one-room schoolhouse in the Ozarks and has never lost her passion for providing accessible, quality education for every student. Chancellor Zimpher began her work at SUNY with a statewide tour of SUNY’s 64 campuses, which became the first phase of a systemwide strategic planning process. This plan, called The Power of SUNY, was launched in April 2010 with the central goal of harnessing SUNY’s potential to drive economic revitalization and create a better future for every community across New York. As The Power of SUNY is put into action, the Chancellor is leading a diverse set of new initiatives at SUNY in several key areas, including research and innovation, energy, health care, global affairs, and the education pipeline. She has also been a vocal advocate for groundbreaking legislative reforms that ensure SUNY can continue to provide broad access to higher education in an environment of declining state support, while maximizing its impact as an engine of economic development. A former chair of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Dr. Zimpher now leads the national Coalition of Urban Serving Universities and co-chairs a national blue-ribbon panel on transforming teacher preparation. She serves on the board of CEOs for Cities, is a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum, and the Board of Governors of the New York Academy of Sciences. Prior to coming to SUNY, Dr. Zimpher served as president of the University of Cincinnati, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and executive dean of the Professional Colleges and dean of the College of Education at The Ohio State University.
	Michael Summers, panelist *Managing Partner, United States, Cody Gate Innovation Partners* Michael is Managing Partner, United States (US) and co-founder of Cody Gate Innovation Partners formerly Cody Gate Ventures. He has more than 25 years of experience creating, managing and investing in technology ventures. He currently serves as a board director of Aurix, Intrinsiq Materials, Quintel Solutions and Omni-ID. Previously, as a senior advisor to QinetiQ, SRI International and NTT Corporation, Michael provided value creation and business development leadership. Prior to that, he was Vice President of Business Development for SRI International where he managed the process of shaping, selling and delivering technologies to the software, systems and advanced materials commercial markets. Michael has managed new ventures in the US, Japan, and the United Kingdom. He has an MBA from the University of Connecticut.
	Brad Kruchten, panelist President, Film, Photofinishing and Entertainment Group, Senior Vice President, Eastman Kodak Company Brad Kruchten is currently the President of the Film, Photofinishing & Entertainment Group (FPEG). In this capacity, he is responsible for profit and loss for all silver halide products. Mr. Kruchten was named Chief Operating Officer of FPEG in January 2009, and he was appointed President of FPEG in July 2009. The Board of Directors elected him a senior vice president in July 2009. In addition, Mr. Kruchten has responsibility for Qualex / Event Imaging Solutions, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary that provides photo services to guests at theme parks and other attractions. Prior to his current position, Mr. Kruchten was the worldwide General Manager for Retail Printing, and managed the products and services that enable retailers to offer an integrated retail solution to analog and digital photographers. These products and services included kiosks, paper, retail workflow software, service, and support. Before that, Mr. Kruchten was the General Manager for the Consumer and Professional film business. The Board of Directors elected him a corporate vice president in July 2002. Kruchten's career at Kodak began in 1982 as a Quality Engineer. Over his first five years, he expanded his engineering experience in the Copy Products Division as a Manufacturing Engineer and a Development/Research Engineer. In 1986, he moved into a sales position for Copy Products, and over the next five years held a number of sales and marketing positions within Printer Products and Business Imaging Systems. In 1993, Kruchten became a product line manager for Business Imaging Systems. In this capacity, he had profit-and-loss responsibility for Retrieval products. In 1998, he was named Strategic Business Unit Manager and a divisional vice president of the Capture and Services business within the Document Imaging unit. During his tenure, Kodak introduced a number of scanners, which made the company the world's leading seller of high-speed production scanning. In 2000, Kruchten was named Chief Operating Officer and vice president of the Document Imaging unit. As COO, he led the acquisition of the Imaging division of Bell & Howell. In 2001, Kruchten was named Site Manager, Kodak Colorado Division, and became a divisional vice president of Kodak's Global Manufacturing unit. In 2002, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Encad Inc., a wholly-owned Kodak subsidiary. Prior to Kodak, Kruchten worked as a project engineer at Inland Steel and as a tool designer for General Motors Corp. A native of Flint, Michigan, Kruchten has a B.S. in Engineering from Michigan State University, a M.S. in Statistics and Quality Management from the Rochester Institute of Technology, and has attended the Executive Management Development program at Penn State University.