Dr. Willis H. Thomas, PhD, PMP, CPT,

Willis H. Thomas, PhD, PMP, CPT has worked for large corporations and academic institutions in the areas of human resources, learning and development, quality assurance, project management, sales and marketing, measurement and evaluation, and operations. He has been in senior management for life sciences companies for the past 15 years. Dr. Thomas is adjunct faculty at the Lake Forest Graduate School of Management (LFGSM.EDU), International Institute for Learning (IIL.COM) and Institute of Validation Technology (IVT). His publications have received global recognition from associations such as the Project Management Institute (PMI) where he received the Cleland Award for “The Basics of Project Evaluation and Lessons Learned.” This book was an 8-year effort that enhanced the framework for the evaluation of projects using the PMBOK® Guide. He has been a featured speaker on an international basis and has received the Apex Publication Excellence Award for implementing useful tools for project management, evaluation and training with the Association for Talent Development (formerly American Society for Training and Development).

Judith W. Umlas ,
Sr. Vice President, author and trainer at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company

Judith W. Umlas is Sr. Vice President, author and trainer at International Institute for Learning, Inc. (IIL), a global corporate training company. She is the publisher of IIL Publishing, New York. She is also the author of the ground-breaking book, The Power of Acknowledgment ©2006, IIL Publishing, New York, which has been credited with changing workplaces and lives by making use of the 7 Principles of Acknowledgment she developed. Her book on Grateful Leadership, Using the Power of Acknowledgment to Engage All Your People and Achieve Superior Results was published by McGraw-Hill Professional in association with IIL in early 2013 and You’re Totally Awesome! The Power of Acknowledgment for Kids was published in late 2013 by IIL Publishing.

Judith delivers inspiring, motivational and transformational keynote addresses on Grateful Leadership and The Power of Acknowledgment all over the world. She also leads webinars and teaches full day virtual and traditional courses to organizations such as Volvo, the U.S. Army, Prudential, JMP Engineering, the World Bank, Fannie Mae, IBM, AT&T, Google, Amway, the New York Police Department and many others. She has trained over 50,000 people through her leading edge, highly interactive and engaging courses and keynotes – with outstanding and long-lasting results. In 2016 she founded the Center for Grateful Leadership whose members from around the world are committed to practicing and implementing the Grateful Leadership initiative in their organizations.

Bob Umlas,
the longest-running Microsoft Excel MVP (25 years),
and he has written four books on all levels of Excel.
He is called the “Excel Legend” and the “Excel Emperor” by other Excel experts!

Bob Umlas has been using Excel since version 0.99! He was voted an “Excel MVP” (Most Valuable Professional) by Microsoft each year from 1993-2018, every year of the program’s existence. He's the author of “This isn’t Excel, it’s Magic!”, “Excel Outside the Box” and “More Excel Outside the Box” -- books which are designed for the intermediate to the very advanced Excel user. He also wrote a Kindle book, “Excel Preschool: A Method to Finally Understand what Excel is all About!” – a book for the very beginner! He leads the New York PC User's group on Excel every month. He will be the Host of the Global Excel Summit in London, and will also be a Lead Presenter at the Amsterdam Excel Summit, both in 2020.