Debra M. Amidon is Founder and CEO of ENTOVATION International, Ltd. - a global innovation research and consulting network linking 90 countries throughout the world. Considered an architect of the Knowledge Economy as early as 1995, her own specialties include knowledge management, e-learning networks, customer innovation and enterprise transformation. For the last couple of years, her presentations have been heard throughout the North and South America, Eastern and Western Europe, Asia, Australia and South Africa. Her advice has been sought by diverse organizations such as the National Research Council, The Agility Forum, the Industrial Research Institute, the European Union, PBS, BBC and The World Bank.

Debra’s newest release - The Innovation SuperHighway - has been heralded by experts as “a milestone in the profession,” “a seminal work,” “a reflective and inspirational book,” “the breakthrough innovation book of the decade,” “must-read for any knowledge leader,” “the bible for the next ten years,” ‘Drucker operationalized”, “a must-read to understand the innovation process,” and “the book that picks up where other books in the knowledge profession leave off.”

Known among her peers as a management pioneer, philosopher and visionary, she has captured the imagination of academic, government and industrial leaders around the globe. Debra has served in a variety of executive management positions as Assistant Secretary of Education for the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Executive Director of a higher education consortium, was the first female dean at Babson College, established the first industrial-strength management systems research office and a variety of leadership or advisory positions, including the National Conference for the Advancement of Research, the Industrial Research Institute, and the National Science Foundation.

Debra’s Network has evolved into the internationally recognized ENTOVATION 100 of Global Leadership and The ENTOVATION Group – 125 from 52 countries. Debra’s been featured in notable biographical publications such as The International Book of Honor and the Woman of the Decade. She was announced a finalist for the 2002 Competitive Intelligence (CI) Champion of the Year. For more information please go to www.entovation.com