Monday, June 1, 8:00 a.m. – 9:30 a.m.

OPENING GENERAL SESSION

Challenges, Progress, Innovation: Predicting the Future by Creating It

Peter H. Diamandis, MD
Chairman and CEO
The X PRIZE Foundation
San Francisco, CA

Dr. Peter Diamandis knows that innovation is created by challenging conventional ways of thinking. Discoveries and radical breakthroughs are achieved through constructive competition. We can’t wait for the government to fund the right things properly or quickly enough.

As chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, Diamandis is changing the way the world thinks about its problems and their solutions. He believes that challenge, properly framed, can inspire and unleash progress toward eradicating the seemingly intractable grand obstacles of our time.

His first prize, the Ansari X PRIZE was a $10M private space flight competition that changed the way the world thinks about space. His current goal is to use this proactive, competitive prize model to energize individuals to innovate technological breakthroughs in other areas including energy, genomics, nanotechnology, medicine, and the social arena. Diamandis’ inspiring message will challenge you and your organization to push beyond the boundaries of creative thinking toward new discoveries of your own.

New! Breakthrough Thinking Track

Monday – Wednesday after each General Session

How can industrial hygienists begin to use some of the energy, inspiration, and creative thinking described in the Opening Session and apply it to long standing challenges faced by the industrial hygiene profession? The Breakthrough Thinking Track focuses on several OEHS challenges and works through possible scenarios that can lead to progress and positive change.

These are not your typical AIHce sessions! Bring an open mind, positive energy, your ideas, and solution-oriented thinking. You and/or your team may be the winner of the AIHce X PRIZE! Watch this site for details.