Elliott Masie is an internationally recognized futurist, analyst, researcher, and organizer on the critical topics of workforce learning, business collaboration, and emerging technologies. He is the editor of Learning TRENDS, an internet newsletter read by over 52,000 business executives worldwide, and a regular columnist in professional publications. He is the author of a dozen books and the convener of Learning 2010.

"Elliott's expertise in corporate learning, organizational performance, and business collaboration will be of great benefit to our conference attendees", says Jim Riley, President and CEO at Learn.com. "This year's Empowerment conference will again provide our clients with key insights on emerging trends in learning and talent management, social networking, and knowledge technologies. Attendees will leave the conference with a better understanding of how they can leverage Learn.com technology to develop and manage their people and help their organizations achieve excellence in execution."

Empowerment 2010 is a three-day conference that brings together Learn.com administrators, analysts, suppliers, and other learning leaders and industry experts from throughout the world. The themes for the 2010 event are "proving training and HR are the keys to excellence in execution" and "aligning training and HR with business goals".

In addition to Elliot Masie, some Empowerment speakers include

• Jim Riley, President and CEO at Learn.com
• JW Ray, Chief Operating Officer at Learn.com
• Judy Whitcomb, SPHR, AVP - Learning and Organizational Development at Classic Residence by Hyatt
• John Moxley Ph.D., OD & Learning at Cricket Communications
• Tim Gjertson, Learning Management Platform Consultant at the CUNA Mutual Group
• Mallory Gott, Manager & Distance Education at HIMSS