Kevin Oakes, CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)

Kevin is the CEO and co-founder of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp), the world’s largest private network of corporations focused on improving workforce productivity. Kevin has been a leader in the human capital field for the last 15 years, and was most recently the President of SumTotal Systems, which he helped create in 2003 by merging Click2learn with Docent.

Kevin is currently a member of the board of directors of SumTotal.Prior to the formation of SumTotal, Kevin was the Chairman & CEO of Click2learn (formerly Asymetrix), which was founded in 1985 by Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft. Prior to joining Click2learn, Kevin was president and founder of Oakes Interactive, an award winning technology-based training company in Needham, Massachusetts. Oakes Interactive was purchased by Asymetrix in 1997, which Kevin helped take public a year later. Completing a five-year board term, Kevin was the 2006 Chairman of the American Society of Training & Development (ASTD), which is the largest association in the world dedicated to workplace learning and performance with a global membership of over 70,000 members. Kevin is the 2008 Chair of the ASTD Board Selection Committee, and also serves on ASTD’s editorial board of advisors.

Richard Oyen, Director, Talent Development, SumTotal Systems.

Richard Oyen directs SumTotal’s Customer Value Program, giving customers the practical advice they need to get the most from their talent development initiatives. Richard has over 20 years of experience in HR and Performance Management with renowned companies such as Oracle, Walgreens and Keynote Systems. Richard has also worked as an Adjunct Professor of Human Resources Management at the University of San Francisco. He is SPHR certified and has both a BS from the University of Minnesota and an MBA from the University of San Francisco