March 20, 2012:  The City of Delray Beach invites the public to attend the upcoming Chick-fil-A Leadercast on Friday, May 4, 2012, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at the Office Depot Corporate Headquarters, which is located at 6600 North Military Trail, Boca Raton. 

Chick-fil-A Leadercast is a one-day leader development event that is broadcast LIVE from Atlanta, Georgia to hundreds of sites throughout the nation, including the City of Delray Beach. This year’s program will be held at Office Depot’s LEED Gold certified Corporate Headquarters and will focus on the “Power of Choice.”

The diverse group of internationally-acclaimed authors, leadership experts and practitioners will share insights that will help leaders empower others at work, at home and in the community to make choices that matter.  Speakers for this year’s event include:

o Tim Tebow, NFL quarterback, Heisman Trophy winner and best-selling author
o Urban Meyer, ESPN analyst, former head football coach for the University of Florida and new head football coach at Ohio State University
o Soledad O’Brien, Anchor and special correspondent for CNN
o Marcus Buckingham, Strength strategist, best-selling author and researcher
o Patrick Lencioni, Best-selling author and president of The Table Group
o John Maxwell, Leadership expert and best-selling author
o Angela Ahrendts, CEO, Burberry
o Roland Fryer, Professor at Harvard University and CEO of the Education Innovation Laboratory  
o Andy Stanley, Best-selling leadership author and communicator
o Sheena Iyengar, Author of The Art of Choosing and world-renowned expert on choice

Tickets for this event must be purchased in advance and are $65 or $55 for students and non-profit organizations. Lunch, refreshments, Leadercast journal and parking are included. All ticketholders must present a valid ID at entry. To purchase tickets, visit www.bit.ly/delrayleadercast or contact Dot Bast for group ticketing at 561-243-7127 or by E-mail at bast@mydelraybeach.com.

For more information on the Chick-fil-A Leadercast, visit www.chick-fil-aleadercast.com.

This is the third year that the City of Delray Beach has hosted this dynamic conference and the first year partnering with Office Depot and the Office Depot Foundation as Platinum Sponsors.  Local innovators, including Mary Wong, President of the Office Depot Foundation; Dr. Laura Skellchock of Integrative Dermatology and John Giordano of G&G Holistic, will offer insights into community leadership during lunch sessions. Chick-fil-A Leadercast will be the beginning of a yearlong process of bringing innovative leaders together to challenge and encourage each other at roundtable and networking events.  All ticket holders will be invited to participate in these half-day conferences at no additional charge.