UAHuntsville hosts 2012 Chick-fil-A® Leadercast®

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (March 15, 2012) - The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAHuntsville) Alumni Association will host "Choices"

the 2012 Chick-fil-A® Leadercast® on Friday, May 4.

This year's program will focus on the power of choice. Leadercast® is broadcast LIVE from Atlanta and will begin at 7 a.m., in the University Center Exhibit Hall. The seminar concludes at 3:30 p.m. Pre-registration for the event is required. For ticket information, please call 256-824-4438 or visit http://tiny.cc/UAH_Leadercast2012. The deadline to register is Friday, April 20.

The Leadercast® development and training event provides a day full of great encouragement on leadership and has some great networking opportunities for UAHuntsville alumni and friends. Leaders at every level, who aspire to articulate and demonstrate the impact of a positive leadership voice, should attend this one-day seminar featuring renowned authors, CEO's, college professors, radio, television and sports personalities. Speakers will share insights to help leaders empower and equip others at work, at home and in the community through his or her choices.

Speakers for this year's event include:

o Soledad O'Brien, Anchor and special correspondent for CNN

o Tim Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and best-selling author

o Patrick Lencioni, Best-selling author and president of The Table Group

o John Maxwell, Leadership expert & best-selling author of "The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership"

o Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry

o Roland Fryer, Professor of economics at Harvard University and CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory 

o Urban Meyer, ESPN analyst and former head football coach for the University of Florida

o Andy Stanley, Best-selling leadership author and communicator

o Sheena Iyengar, Author of "The Art of Choosing" and world-renowned expert of choice

"It is one of the single most consolidated sources of leadership that I know of," said Paul Urbanowki, senior manager at AT&T. "But it goes beyond that. I think this conference, although very focused on leadership, transcends the topic and really shows you how to lead in life."

Last year, 85,000 leaders from 17 countries attended Chick-fil-A® Leadercast®. For general information please visit www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com.

For more information
Joyce Anderson-Maples, (256) 824-2101
maplesj@uah.edu