Wednesday, October 13 – Captain Chesley Sullenberger III
Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger, the heroic pilot who masterfully landed US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River, will kick-off ASIS 2010 with his keynote remarks on Wednesday morning. Captain of what has been dubbed the “Miracle on the Hudson,” Sullenberger is an aviation safety expert and accident investigator who also serves as the founder and chief executive officer of Safety Reliability Methods, a consulting company dedicated to management, safety, performance and reliability consulting.
After logging more than 19,000 hours of service in the skies, Sullenberger became an international hero on January 15, 2009, when he and his crew safely guided US Airways Flight 1549 to an emergency water landing in New York City’s frigid Hudson River. The Airbus A320’s two engines had lost thrust following a bird strike. Sullenberger and his crew have won international acclaim for their actions that day, including the passage of a Congressional resolution recognizing their bravery. He is author of Highest Duty: My Search for What Really Matters.
Thursday, October 14 – Pervez Musharraf
President of Pakistan (2001-2008)
Chief Executive of Pakistan (1999-2001)
President Pervez Musharraf occupied what Time magazine described as “the most dangerous job in the world,” playing a crucial role in the global war on terror. He survived two assassination attempts; rooted out militants in his own government; and helped direct countless raids against Al Qaeda. His astonishingly candid memoir, In the Line of Fire, chronicles his struggles for the security and political future of his nation, with high stakes for the world at large. Musharraf has a vision for Pakistan, and still believes taht it is a nation that has all the resources, the potential, and the human capability to be transformed into a progressive, moderate, and propserous Islamic state.
Friday, October 15 – Dave Barry
Dave Barry is a humor columnist. For 25 years he was a syndicated columnist whose work appeared in more than 500 newspapers in the United States and abroad. In 1988 he won the Pulitzer Prize for Commentary. Many people are still trying to figure out how this happened.
Barry has also written a total of 30 books, although virtually none of them contain useful information. Two of his books were used as the basis for the CBS TV sitcom Dave’s World, in which Harry Anderson played a much taller version of Barry.
Barry plays lead guitar in a literary rock band called the Rock Bottom Remainders, whose other members include Stephen King, Amy Tan, Ridley Pearson, and Mitch Albom. They are not musically skilled, but they are extremely loud. Barry has also made many TV appearances, including one on David Letterman where he proved that it is possible to set fire to a pair of men’s underpants with a Barbie doll.
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