NEW YORK, NY and OSLO, NORWAY -- 11/04/09 --
TANDBERG today kicked off its
first TANDBERG Executive Forum with special guest host General Colin L.
Powell USA (Ret.) invited to speak on "Leadership: Taking Charge." Using
TANDBERG's Telepresence T3 executive rooms, an exclusive group of
executives from the private and public sectors gathered for a compelling
speech on being a leader during a time of great change and crisis, followed
by a virtual roundtable and open dialogue on the topic.
One of the most admired men in America, the Honorable Colin L. Powell has
been a leader for most of his life, having led troops as a military leader,
as chairman of Joint Chiefs of Staff and as Secretary of State. But Gen.
Powell believes a leader is more than just his or her title. Drawing on
examples garnered from experience as both a leader on the world stage and
as eyewitness to leadership in action, Gen. Powell illustrates for
audiences precisely what it takes to be a leader, providing strategies for
"taking charge" during times of great change and great crises. Gen. Powell
demonstrates how to remain focused, take responsibility and work towards
improving processes, organizations and people.
"Leadership requires focus, responsibility and work during times of crisis
and change," said Larry Satterfield, President, Americas Commercial Sector,
TANDBERG. "At TANDBERG, we share this philosophy and strive to help
organizations evolve to a new way of working. Face-to-face communication
provides business leaders with the opportunity to stay connected to their
staff, make decisions at the speed of thought and bring experts into a
meeting at a moment's notice. With telepresence and video conferencing
technology, businesses and agencies can improve communication lines and
processes to become leaders in their respected fields."
"Gen. Powell's words about leadership were inspiring," said Joel Brunson,
President of TANDBERG's Public Secor practice. "TANDBERG has the unique
challenge of leading change in the way people communicate, and video
enables this new way of working across every agency, office, school, and
hospital in the world."
The TANDBERG Executive Forum is designed to bring together senior
executives from both public and private organizations to develop stronger
leadership skills and exchange ideas on contemporary topics. Powered by
TANDBERG's Telepresence technology, attendees across the country will be
connected to share information on important current issues and foster
networking relationships at exclusive invitation-only events hosted at one
of the TANDBERG offices.
For more information on TANDBERG, please visit
www.tandberg.com/businesscontinuity or contact info@TANDBERG.com. Stay
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About TANDBERG
TANDBERG is the leading global provider of
telepresence,
high-definition video conferencing and mobile video products and
services with dual headquarters in New York and Norway. TANDBERG designs,
develops and markets systems and software for video, voice and data. The
company provides sales, support and value-added services in more than 90
countries worldwide. TANDBERG is publicly traded on the Oslo Stock Exchange
under the ticker TAA.OL. Please visit www.tandberg.com for more
information.
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