Former Editor of Harvard Business Review to Keynote at TAPPICon 2021
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Karen Dillon, former editor of Harvard Business Review magazine and a New York Times best-selling author, will be the keynote speaker at TAPPICon LIVE! 2021. During her presentation “The Prosperity Paradox: How to Create Prosperity Through Innovation,” Dillon reveals how a global crisis like the pandemic can actually provide fertile sources of innovation. Attendees will learn what type of product or service constitutes a market-creating innovation, and how organizations can help create the conditions under which true growth and prosperity will flourish. Dillon will deliver her keynote on Monday, October 4 at 8:45am.
Having long chronicled the successes and failures of businesses and their leaders, Dillon has worked with some of the greatest minds in academia to help them crystallize and communicate the newest groundbreaking ideas. An acclaimed writer and speaker, she helps organizations come to terms with the problems they face and offers proven methods of how to reinvent themselves in a changing world.
Dillon also previously served as deputy editor of Inc. magazine and was editor and publisher of the critically acclaimed American Lawyer magazine and London-based Legal Business. A graduate of Cornell University and Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, she was named by Ashoka as one of the world's most influential and inspiring women. She is currently a contributing editor to Harvard Business Review and Editorial Director at BanyanGlobal Family Business Advisors. Learn more
TAPPICon LIVE!
TAPPICon LIVE! 2021, October 3-6 in Atlanta, GA, brings together multiple industry segments into one interactive event. This global conference focuses on critical areas impacting paper, tissue, management, reliability & maintenance, women in industry and young professionals. The event provides professionals from around the world a platform to discuss key issues, new advancements/technologies and strategies for future success. Attendees will experience a comprehensive technical program, multiple opportunities to reconnect with peers and meet new business contacts, an awards breakfast recognizing Industry leaders, an expanded exhibit hall and a New Technology Showcase.
The technical program features over 145 expert-led presentations delivered within topic-specific tracks including coating & graphic arts, management, papermaking, papermaking additives, papermaking fundamentals, process control, reliability & maintenance and tissue. Popular sessions include the State of the Industry, Hot Topics Breakfast, Executive, Young Professionals and Women in Industry panels as well as the Mill Managers and Superintendents roundtables.
Attendees can receive an Early Bird discount if they register by September 3rd. TAPPICon also offers mills special discounts to send multiple people or teams. Register or learn more at tappicon.org.
