{"id":217,"date":"2019-03-20T16:11:16","date_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:11:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/?page_id=217"},"modified":"2019-03-20T16:13:12","modified_gmt":"2019-03-20T16:13:12","slug":"keynote-speaker-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/keynote-speaker-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Keynote Speaker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><strong><span style=\"color: #008000\">Keynote Speaker: Henry Doss<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201c<em>I\u2019m interested in how we learn about ourselves and the world, and how that learning translates into innovative business and educational leadership<\/em>.\u201d~ Henry Doss<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/henrydoss.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-219 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/henrydoss.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/henrydoss.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/henrydoss-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a>This year\u2019s keynote speaker is Henry Doss, writer, \u00a0former banker turned venture capitalist, and musician. As managing partner of his firm Rainforest Technologies, he is interested in cultivating untapped innovations in cultures, strategies, and leaders. \u00a0Viewing English language instruction in the context of an ecosystem, rather than focusing upon a single teacher or class, he says, encourages those involved to work towards innovation within that ecosystem. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Henry will talk about the difference between leaders and role models, and what his research has found to be the striking difference in the effectiveness of each and the possible implications those distinctions mean for writing instruction. \u00a0In that same vein, he will touch on the three components that allow ecosystems to transcend boundaries: fear, trust, and love.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition to the many hats he wears, \u00a0Henry Doss is the Executive-in-Residence for the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at UNC Charlotte. His interest in Literature and language learning began as an undergraduate here, and throughout his years of experience in the business world he has found that, \u201cLanguage is the single most important tool students have.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/UWP-Conference-Keynote-Flyer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-218 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/UWP-Conference-Keynote-Flyer-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/UWP-Conference-Keynote-Flyer-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/writingconference\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/1218\/2019\/03\/UWP-Conference-Keynote-Flyer.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keynote Speaker: Henry Doss \u201cI\u2019m interested in how we learn about ourselves and the world, and how that learning translates into innovative business and educational leadership.\u201d~ Henry Doss This year\u2019s keynote speaker is Henry Doss, writer, \u00a0former banker turned venture capitalist, and musician. 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