February 17th-19th, 2010 - United States Air Force Academy

Keynote Speaker
Dan Clark
Author, Motivational Speaker
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Dan Clark is CEO of a multi-million dollar consulting firm, an internationally-recognized speaker,
New York Times bestselling author, university professor, songwriter/recording artist, and award-winning
athlete who fought his way back from a paralyzing injury that cut short his football career. Clark is the
author of twenty books on leadership, management, and personal development, and has conducted
United Nations leadership training in Europe, Asia, and the former Soviet Union. He is also a primary
contributing author to the Chicken Soup for the Soul series and author of Puppies For Sale which was made
into a film at Paramount Studios. Clark has flown with the Air Force Thunderbirds, skydived with the
Army Golden Knights, raced automobiles in Germany and dog sleds in the Arctic, and carried the
Olympic Torch in the 2002 Olympic Games. Achievers North America and Achievers Europe named him
one of the Top Ten Speakers in the World, and in 2005, he was inducted into the National Speakers
Hall Of Fame. Clark volunteers his time and talent speaking to US military troops around the world,
including engagements at West Point, the US Air Force Academy, Air University, Corona, and the World
“Chiefs” Conference.
“Leadership: Managing Change, Demanding Execution” - Leadership is not voted on, nor is it about
power and authority. Leaders earn respect by rising to each occasion to create opportunities for others to
succeed. They teach correct principles and let their subordinates govern themselves. They remind us we are
not paid by the hour, but for the value we bring to that hour, determined by how we make others around us
better, and how we leave our job in better shape than we found it. Leaders measure everything knowing that as
we increase our frequency of feedback, everybody accepts responsibility to do whatever it takes to succeed.
Friday, 10:40 am, Arnold Hall Ballroom
Friday, 1:00 pm, H-2
the honoraBle MiChael Donley
Secretary of the Air Force
Michael B. Donley is the Secretary of the Air Force, Washington, DC. He is responsible for the affairs
of the Department of the Air Force, including the organizing, training, equipping, and providing
for the welfare of its more than 334,000 men and women on active duty, 176,000 members of the
Air National Guard and the Air Force Reserve, 170,000 civilians, and their families. He also oversees
the Air Force’s annual budget of more than $110 billion. Donley has 30 years of experience in the
national security community, including service in the Senate, White House, and the Pentagon. Prior to
assuming his current position, Donley served as the Director of Administration and Management in
the Office of the Secretary of Defense. He oversaw organizational and management planning for the
Department of Defense and all administration, facility, information technology and security matters for
the Pentagon. Donley served in the US Army from 1972 to 1975 with the XVIIIth Airborne Corps and
5th Special Forces Group (Airborne), attending the Army’s Intelligence and Airborne Schools and the
Defense Language Institute. Donley earned both BA and MA degrees in international relations from the
University of Southern California. He also attended the Senior Executives in National Security program
at Harvard University.
Friday, 8:00 am, Arnold Hall Theater* - USAFA Class of 1973 Leadership Lecture
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