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OUR GUEST SPEAKERS
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EDWIN W EDWARDS |
 Special
Guest Speaker
Edwin W. Edwards was
born August 7, 1927. He finished grade
school in the public school system and
then at 17 volunteered to enter the Navy
for flight training during WWII. When
the war ended during his training,
Edwards returned and entered LSU law
school where he graduated in 1949. He
began his law practice in Crowley,
Louisiana. In 1954, he was elected to
City council, and from there continued
his political career in the State
Senate, Congress and then as a four-term
Governor of the State of Louisiana. He
now spends his time doing speaking
engagements and book signings. He is
currently writing a sequel to his
bestselling autobiography. He is married
to Trina Scott.
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Terry M. Cordova
Senior Vice President and Chief
Technology Officer |
Keynote speaker
Terry Cordova leads a more than
130-person Suddenlink technical
operations and engineering team with
oversight responsibility for all
technical operations, voice, digital
video and data engineering operations,
including oversight of the company’s
national backbone and centralized
platforms. He and his team are now in
the midst of a three-year project that
will increase significantly the number
of high-definition (HD) TV channels
carried, expand VOD services and fiber
interconnect markets, and increase
Internet speeds through the deployment
of DOCSIS 3.0, benefitting both
residential and commercial customers.
Terry is vice chairman of the Society of
Cable Telecommunications Engineers (SCTE),
and is a three-term board member. Last
year he was named to the 2011 class of
Cable TV Pioneers, was inducted into the
SCTE Hall of Fame, served as program
chair of SCTE’s Cable-Tec EXPO and was
named CTO of the Year by Multichannel
News. Before Suddenlink, Terry was Vice
President of Engineering for Charter
Communications’ Southeast Division. He
holds a Bachelor of Science degree in
engineering from Kansas State
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Thomas Dismukes
Motivational Storyteller; Humorist and
Adventurer |
Luncheon:
Motivational Speaker
Thomas Dismukes’ appeal is universal.
For more than 16 years and 19 countries,
audiences roll with laughter and applaud
with inspiration at this man who does
more than motivate and educate… he
touches people’s lives.
Receiving a Masters degree from Clemson
University, Thomas chose a career in
professional speaking because of his
sincere passion to inspire people to do
their best and get the best out of life.
Never turning down an opportunity for a
good story or a miserable time; Thomas’s
true life adventures range from sleeping
in dumpsters in England, exploring the
Arctic Circle and breaking a world
record.
Thomas has a unique ability to discern a
meaning behind the madness, in a
principle everyone can relate to, laugh
at and apply to their lives.
Visit his website:
www.StoriesThatTell.com |
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