Guest keynote
A Conversation with T. Boone Pickens
Entrepreneur
Tuesday, August 31 • 10:30 a.m.
Few know better than T. Boone Pickens that opportunities are better made than found. The consummate entrepreneur, Pickens is founder and chairman of one of the world’s most successful energy-oriented investment firms and author of the best-selling autobiography The First Billion Is the Hardest.
Pickens began his illustrious career as a geologist in the early 1950s and honed analytical skills that would serve him both in the oilfield and the boardroom. As an upstart independent oil producer in the recession-racked early 1980s, Pickens created his own opportunities in the midst of a downturn and proved that businesses can flourish in both good times and bad.
Today, Pickens continues to unlock a world of opportunities by investing in fresh ideas for the future. Recognized around the globe, Pickens has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People by TIME magazine, CEO of the Decade by Financial World and one of the 100 Most Influential People of the Petroleum Century by Oil and Gas Investor.
At Intergraph 2010, we invite you to “A Conversation with T. Boone Pickens,” a thought-provoking keynote session in which the renowned expert will offer his views on global solutions for today and the future as well as candid responses to your questions. Regardless of your interests, we promise you a thought-provoking keynote presentation that will help you to see a new world of opportunities everywhere you look.