Dr. Dawna Markova An internationally known expert in the fields of learning, perception, and asset-focus, Dawna Markova, Ph.D. is a former Senior Affiliate of the Organizational Learning Center at MIT and a consultant member of the Society for Organizational Learning. She has established learning communities across the United States, leads workshops on maximizing individual and team talent and serves as a thinking partner to CEOs and senior executives around the world. She is the author of many books, including A Spot of Grace, I Will Not Die an Unlived Life, The Smart Parenting Revolution, The Open Mind book and audio series, No Enemies Within, How Your Child IS Smart, and Learning Unlimited.

Andy Bryner creates moments of learning that enable people of all ages to think about old problems in new ways. Drawing on his experiences with: Outward Bound, National Outdoor Leadership School, the Amos Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College, Ki-Aikido practice, health care practice, and the creative arts, he provides unique learning opportunities that redefine power and create synergy by respectfully bridging polarities. A former Senior Affiliate of MIT's Organizational Learning Center, he is a consultant member at the Society for Organizational Learning. He co-authored, An Unused Intelligence: Physical Thinking for 21st Century Leadership. Andy is also a composer, and uses music to evoke multi-dimensional thinking. At PTP, he serves as Managing Partner.

M.J. Ryan, The founder and former CEO of Conari Press in San Francisco, M.J. Ryan specializes in strength-based leadership development. One of the leads on a pilot women’s leadership development project for Microsoft, she is also a facilitator, with Dawna Markova and Andy Bryner, of TimeOut, a retreat for executives in transition. Her work incorporates techniques from cutting edge brain science to create true transformation. The author of many best-selling books, her latest is This Year I Will…How to Finally Change a Habit, Keep a Resolution or Make a Dream Come True.  www.mj-ryan.com

David Peck draws on his background in extreme sports competition to help create new tools for organizational learning and personal excellence. A former Junior Olympic and World Cup ski jumper, he also has spent years coaching skiing and windsurfing in Colorado, Oregon, Austria and Switzerland. Frequent editor to outdoor sports magazines, he continues to search for new ways to incorporate the lessons of peak physical performance into the workplace. David has recently begun following his lifelong obsession with film and video, and has produced and directed a training film based on Dawna Markova's model of learning patterns entitled Bridging Our Differences. He also designed a software application called The Mind Museum to assess the user's learning style. Former CFO at PTP, David now serves as IT consultant and is Managing Partner at SmartWired, a web-based educational children's program serving in 36 countries and 7 languages in partnership with Schlumberger's SEED foundation.

Angie McArthur has worked internationally with facilitators and organizations using visual thinking to graphically capture the themes and exchange of ideas being conveyed during presentations and conferences. She has developed courses for companies on visual facilitation to help build internal capacities, and is now teaching people how to think visually. She is also one of the creators of the Worldwide Women’s Web, a network formed to develop and retain women in corporate leadership roles.  Angie received her B.A. in Communication Theory from McGill University. Her clients include Shell, Xerox, Chrysler, Detroit Edison, Green Mountain Energy Resources, the Institute for Storytelling, and the Society for Organizational Learning.