Ark Group has announced the keynote and practitioner speaker line-up for KM Asia 2007. The seventh annual pan-Asian event taking place 29-31 October in Singapore, will be headlined by Robert H. Buckman, Former CEO of Buckman Laboratories; Verna Allee, Managing Director of Verna Allee Associates; Dave Snowden, Founder and Chief Scientific Officer of Cognitive Edge; and Jeff Kelly, Director of Knowledge Strategy and Head Instructor of Web 2.0 University for US-based Web 2.0 consultancy, Hinchcliffe and Co.

Robert H. Buckman makes a return to KM Asia this year after previously presenting in 2002. The author of the first book that focused on the cultural aspects of knowledge management, "Building a Knowledge Driven Organization" will present his insights on establishing a culture of trust as the foundation of knowledge sharing across an organisation. He will also co-present an interactive workshop with the current Chairman of Buckman Laboratories, his daughter, Katherine Buckman Gibson.

Verna Allee, an internationally recognised leader in value network analysis and author of "The Knowledge Evolution" and "The Future of Knowledge", will present recent work on value network tools, strategies and practices, whilst the ever-increasing importance of the impact of Web 2.0 technologies on KM will be explored by Jeff Kelly in sessions that discuss Enterprise 2.0 and also Web 2.0 fundamentals, such as the specific design patterns and business models driving the next generation of the Web.

Dave Snowden, Emeritus Director and a regular keynote at KM Asia, will this year present on the strategic context of knowledge management, examining where social computing can play a role, enabling learning through failure, and discussing life after knowledge management. Commenting on this year's conference, Snowden states, "KM Asia remains the major event in the field in Asia Pacific, it's one event in the region that allows you to keep up to date on the theory, practice and tools." 

The keynotes will be joined by a number of local and international KM practitioners from a range of backgrounds, including organisations such as Singapore Police Force, Medco E&P Indonesia, Straits Knowledge, Singapore Sports Council, the Western Australian Office of e-Government, The Change Studio, Gurteen Knowledge Community, iKMS, Hong Kong Knowledge Management society, Republic of Singapore Navy, and Buckman Laboratories and Tata and Sons, both winners of 2006 Global MAKE Awards.

Case study sessions with a practical focus will be interspersed with interactive sessions including a speed debate, knowledge café, and concluding panel discussion, where attendees will be invited to get involved in asking questions, sharing knowledge and experiences, and actively networking, so as to engage with the theme of the conference, "enhancing knowledge culture and discovering new possibilities".

 

For further information see http://www.kmasia.com/