TJ and Sandar

TJ Larkin
Talk: Biggest Mistakes in Employee Communication

TJ (and Sandar) began Larkin Communication Consulting in 1985. The Larkins help large companies communicate major change to employees. Some clients include: ABB, AT&T, Bank of America, BHP- Billiton, Boeing, BP, Capital One, ExxonMobil, ICI, NASA, GM, ricewaterhouseCoopers, and Rio Tinto.

TJ and Sandar wrote the book, Communicating Change, now a McGraw-Hill Bookstore bestseller. Their paper, “Reaching and Changing Frontline Employees,” published in the Harvard Business Review has sold more than 40,000 reprints. TJ has a Ph.D. in communication from Michigan State University, and a B.Phil. in sociology from the University of Oxford.

Roland Draughon
Talk: Pat your head, rub your tummy and whistle through the leadership graveyard.

Roland Draughon is a recipient of The Gold Quill Award of Excellence for communication training from the International Association of Business Communicators (IABC). As session’s leader for Gavin-Hodges Associates’ professional development seminar series, he consults and leads communication management training with organizations in the U.S. and Canada.

In 1984, Roland became managing associate of Gavin-Hodges Associates after 12 years with Scott Paper Company as manager of employee communications and primary internal communication consultant to seven U.S. operating divisions and international affiliates in 22 countries. His career also includes service as: director of public information and education at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital MH/MR Center; a publications editor at Hercules, Inc.; and as a reporter and features writer for The Associated Press wire service

Todd Hattori, ABC

Todd Hattori, ABC, IABC Chair
Tutorial: "Big E” brand: Walking through life with ten eyes

Todd Hattori, ABC, is the business manager for the Washington Department of Information Services’ Technology Acquisition Services. The opportunity to manage this multi-million dollar business – a unique model in state government – resulted from his commitment to aligning communication strategies with the “bottom line.”

For the past 16 years, Todd has developed a broad range of communication management skills by volunteering and working for a variety of non-profit organizations, government agencies, and private corporations. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in argumentation and negotiation from the University of Utah, and a Master of Arts degree in technical writing from Westminster College, where he later taught courses in newsletter writing, design and desktop publishing, and communication strategy development and measurement.

Although Todd “resides” in Seattle, Washington, USA, he “lives” in the world in which he pursues experiential learning opportunities that broaden his “global experience.” Meeting people, tasting different foods (and wines!), experiencing different cultures, and otherwise learning about different life experiences are his passions. He is currently serving as the International Executive Board chair of IABC.

Bish Mukherjee, ABC
Tutorial: IABC Accreditation

Bish Mukherjee ABC has been IABC’s Asia Pacific Region Director, International Executive Board Director-at-large, NSW Australia Chapter President and India Chapter Chair. He has spoken at Arkgroup, Melcrum, IQPC, CSM Global, MNPR and IABC conferences in India, Australia, New Zealand, UK, USA, Canada, Philippines, Malaysia and Singapore – at more than 40 international conferences in the past 6 years.

He was Director of Communications at BSES, Colgate Palmolive and Alstom in India. Bish is President of Misha Network PR. He advises clients in Marketing, Culture, AGM-s, Climate Change, Media, PR, Internal Communications, CSR, Branding and Training.