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E-Learning Special Interest Group - Jan.

Wednesday, January 13, 2010 from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM (ET)

New York, NY

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Using Social Learning to Unlock Your Organization's Inner Genius

Presented by

John Ambrose

Senior Vice President

Strategy, Corporate Development and Emerging Business, SkillSoft

 

Is your head spinning trying to figure out how to incorporate social technologies into your learning programs? Noted speaker and learning innovator John Ambrose will lead a discussion exploring the debate over opportunities and applications for social networking in corporate learning environments. Today, more than ever, companies are looking for ways to harness the power of social networking to securely empower their employees to find, create and share knowledge and expertise with their colleagues. How can learning be a part of that collaboration and provide valuable context and relevance? Join John for what is sure to be a lively conversation that will give you a glimpse of how your employees can participate effectively in social networking

 

John Ambrose, senior vice president, strategy, corporate development and emerging business, is an international business development, web marketing and software marketing executive. In addition to identifying new strategic opportunities for the company, he oversees SkillSoft’s Books24x7 and the Leadership Development Channel operations. Previously, he served as vice president and general manager of Books24x7, a subsidiary of SkillSoft, and the developer of online Referenceware® which he co-founded. Books24x7 was acquired by SkillSoft. Prior to Books24x7, he held executive positions, including CEO of DeltaPoint, a NASDAQ-listed web tools software firm, and vice president of corporate marketing for SystemSoft, a firmware company. Earlier, at Phoenix Technologies, he co-founded and was vice president, marketing and business development of Phoenix Publishing Systems, a worldwide software publishing business unit acquired by Softbank of Japan. He began his career in marketing at Cullinet Software. Ambrose earned a bachelor's degree from Drexel University and his Master's from Columbia University.


Chair: Robert Ubell
Vice President, Enterprise Learning

NYU Polytechnic Institute