General Session

Dr. Hrabowski has served as President of UMBC (The University of Maryland, Baltimore County) since 1992. With philanthropist Robert Meyerhoff, he co-founded the Meyerhoff Scholars Program in 1988. The program is open to all high-achieving students committed to pursuing advanced degrees and research careers in science and engineering, and advancing minorities in these fields. The program has become a national model, and based on program outcomes, Hrabowski has authored numerous articles and co-authored two books that are used by universities, school systems, and community groups around the country.

Why Freeman is a Game Changer:

• In 2008, he was named one of America’s Best Leaders by U.S. News & World Report, which in both 2009 and 2010 ranked UMBC the #1 “Up and Coming” university in the nation and among the top colleges and universities in the nation for commitment to undergraduate teaching.

• In 2009, Time magazine named him one of America’s 10 Best College Presidents.

• He won the Hessy Award for Leadership Excellence in 2011.

• In May 2010, he was among 10 national and world leaders to receive an honorary doctorate from Harvard University.

• He chaired the National Academies’ committee that recently produced the report, “Expanding Underrepresented Minority Participation: America’s Science and Technology Talent at the Crossroads.”

As the first female president of a professional sports franchise, Susan O’Malley is a pioneer in two fields: sports and business. She knows what it takes to be a leader in a tough business environment and how to create an organization from the ground up. Her ground-breaking business ideas and proactive approach to customer service brought her – and Washington Sports and Entertainment – to the top of the sports business world.

Tapscott is an internationally renowned authority on the strategic impact of information technology on innovation, marketing and talent. He consistently identifies and explains the next business imperatives and defines the business models and strategies required for success. Tapscott has authored or co-authored 14 widely read books on technology, business and the Net Generation, including his newest book, Macrowikinomics: Rebooting Business and the World.

Bridget Van Kralingen is responsible for strategy, execution, business results and client satisfaction for the full range of IBM’s business in the United States and Canada. She is accountable for IBM’s portfolios in consulting, technology services, software, hardware and financing for clients which together generate about $40 billion in revenue each year. In 2005, she was named one of the hundred most influential people in finance by Euromoney, and was named one of Consulting magazine’s Top 25 Consultants in 2006.