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20 | I NSIGH T • A p r i l 2 0 1 6 w w w . i n s i g h t o n b u s i n e s s . c o m U P F R O N T CONNECTIONS B Y M A R G A R E T L E B R U N PAU L V O S S I S A S P E A K E R who brings listeners to the edge of their seats as he cites everything from Michelangelo and Shakespeare to Blockbuster and Kodak in the context of business and innovation. As national speakers go, testimonials of those who've heard him don't mince words: "His mix of entertainment, education and relevant messaging is incredible," says Tyler Winkler of Dell Secureworks. "Dr. Voss is, simply put, the finest public speaker I've ever seen," says Craig Rautiola, vice president of Fairmount Minerals. Voss, who explores themes on innovation with intriguing historical perspective, will deliver the keynote speech at the fih annual THINC! event hosted by Insight Publications the aernoon of May 19 at the UW-Fox Valley theater in Menasha. Insight Innovation Award winners will also be announced at the Technology & Human Innovation Networking Conference, hosted Lessons from Michelangelo Insight's THINC! keynote addresses lessons from antiquity for today's innovators at May 19 event by Insight Publications. e event will be capped with high-powered networking with Voss, award winners and nominees. His talk, sponsored by TEC-Midwest, will address how companies can take lessons from classical ideas to spur innovation. "I talk about innovation and disruption simultaneously," Voss said in a phone interview with Insight. "I'm going to focus on disruptions, those that have happened in history that show there are winners and losers with every disruption." As president of the Atlanta- based leadership training company Ethikos and an associate professor at Georgia State University, Voss accepts about a third of the 300-some invitations he receives to speak each year. He works with 85 clients in five countries and is currently writing a book with the working title, "at Michelangelo Moment: Leadership in Times of Chaos and Uncertainty." Voss teaches courses on Shakespeare, Dante, Machiavelli, business ethics, Renaissance literature and the History of the Book. He publishes on a wide variety of topics for academic audiences and the popular press and regularly appears on television and radio programs. "I talk about innovation and disruption simultaneously. I'm going to focus on disruptions, those that have happened in history that show there are winners and losers with every disruption." – D r. P a u l V o s s , p r e s i d e n t o f E t h i k o s a n d 2 0 1 6 T H I N C ! k e y n o t e