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Public speaking
 "Thank
you so much for being the guest keynote speaker....Your talk was the
perfect "glue" tying together the other event activities....One could
almost hear the light bulbs turn on as you explained ...the 21st century
digital highway..."
Patricia Barnes, Executive Director, Ohio Community Development Corporation
Dr.
Cohill is an information architect who is passionately committed
to ensuring that communities get the right telecommunications infrastructure
and services that ensure the long term health and viability of the
community.
He is in wide national and international
demand as a speaker on community
use of technology because of his effectiveness in speaking clearly
and simply about complex technology issues, and his shrewd insights
on the future of communities.
Cohill has an engaging and lively approach to his speeches that puts
the audience at ease. Using humor and common sense, Cohill demystifies
complex telecommunications issues and topics, and audience members quickly
relax as he talks, enabling them to listen and to learn.
He speaks on a wide variety of technology
and telecommunications topics, including:
- 21st century economic development strategies, using telecommunications
as a catalyst for sustainable development.
- The Knowledge Democracy--how technology and telecommunications can
change the way communities reach consensus, make decisions, and use
the technology creatively to increase participation in community governance
and activities.
- Some experts are now talking about telecommunications as the "fourth
utility." Cohill discusses the challenges and opportunities facing
communities.
- Community capacity building using telecommunications as a catalyst,
and the Communities of the Future System For Community Transformation
as a way of thinking differently about making communities a great
place to live and to work.
A list of many of Cohill's speeches
and talks is available. For information on availability and speaker
fees, call or write Andrew Cohill.
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Talks
This is a partial list of some of my past talks and workshops. For references
or additional information, please feel free to contact me directly.
- Santa Fe, New Mexico -- Half day workshop on the Knowledge Democracy and the changes needed in economic development strategies
- Toronto, Canada -- Keynote speech at the International Smart Communities conference on the need for broadband and community networks
- Pueblo, Colorado -- Keynote speech on community-wide networks and the potential for attracting new businesses in the region
- Town of Bromont, Quebec -- Keynote talk in French on the role of community networks
- City of Portsmouth, England-- Keynote speech on the Knowledge Democracy
and the importance of telecommunications as a public utility.
- NASBLA -- Keynote speech in St. Petersburg, Florida on the impact of technology on organizations
- City of Grand Rapids, Michigan -- Capacity building in communities
and telecommunications as a catalyst for economic development.
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