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

g u a r d i a n s o f t r u s t : L e a d e r s i n t h e m o d e r n e r a
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Speake rs
Keynote Speaker
* Denotes Keynote
Presentation
General MiChael hayDen, uniteD StateS air ForCe (retireD)
Former Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
General Hayden entered active duty in 1969 after earning a bachelor’s degree in history in 1967 and
a master’s degree in modern American history in 1969, both from Duquesne University. He is a
distinguished graduate of the university’s ROTC program. Hayden has served as Commander of the
Air Intelligence Agency and as Director of the Joint Command and Control Warfare Center. He has
also served in senior staff positions at the Pentagon, Headquarters US European Command, National
Security Council, and the US Embassy in the People’s Republic of Bulgaria. The general has also served
as Deputy Chief of Staff, United Nations Command and US Forces Korea, Yongsan Army Garrison,
South Korea. Hayden was Director, National Security Agency, and Chief, Central Security Service, Fort
George G. Meade, Maryland. He served as the director of the Central Intellegence Agency and was the
first person ever to serve as Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence.
“The Demands of History” - Time and circumstance put all of us into situations we cannot possibly
anticipate. At these moments, who we are – that accumulated body of experience that forms our self –
is all that we have to rely on. That self needs to be nurtured.
Thursday, 7:30 pm, Arnold Hall Theater* - Secretary of the Air Force Lecture
Presentation of the Malham Wakin Character and Leadership Development Award Sponsored by USAFA
Class of 1974
Friday, 8:00 am, F-1*
FranCeS heSSelBein
Chairman of the Board of Governors, Leader to Leader Institute
Frances Hesselbein is the Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to Leader Institute.
She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1998 for her leadership as CEO of Girl
Scouts of the USA. She has served on many nonprofit and private sector corporate boards including
the Volunteers of America from 2002-2006 and is the recipient of twenty honorary doctoral degrees.
During the Military Child Education Coalition’s 8th Annual Conference in July 2006, the MCEC Board
of Directors established the “Frances Hesselbein Student Leadership Program” in recognition of
her dedication to the leadership development of children of the military. Other numerous awards are
given in her honor including the “Frances Hesselbein How-To-Be Award” which recognizes Junior
Achievement staff who live the values of integrity, respect, and excellence through their examples of
positive ethical leadership. She is the co-editor of 24 books in 28 languages as well as editor-in-chief of
the award-winning quarterly journal Leader to Leader.
“Imperatives of Leadership: Leaders of the Future” - Hesselbein will identify and discuss her five
imperatives of leadership for future organizations: 1) developing trust, 2) challenging the gospel of the
status quo, 3) practicing planned abandonment, 4) dispersing leadership, and 5) managing for mission,
innovation and diversity.
Friday, 9:20 am, L-2