Technology - Future

Creativity Speaker Dr. AnnMarie Thomas Inspires Innovators to Play
Innovation keynote speaker and expert, Dr. AnnMarie Thomas works (and plays) to empower, support, and inspire today's innovators, engineers, and inventors, as well as those of tomorrow. A seasoned maker, tinkerer, and educator, Dr. Thomas heads the Playful Learning Lab at the University of St. Thomas, where her research group explores how to integrate joy… more -->

Disruption and Invention, with Innovation Speaker Kevin Surace
By Kevin Surace
Kevin Surace is a well known Silicon Valley entrepreneur, disruptive innovator and innovation keynote speaker, who had been awarded Inc Magazine's Entrepreneur of the Year, listed as one of the top 15 innovators of this decade by CNBC, awarded "Tech Pioneer" by World Economic Forum – Davos, nominated as "Innovator of the Year" by PlanetForward… more -->

Ubertrends that are Changing our World, with Michael Tchong
Described by The Daily Telegraph as “America's most influential trend spotter," Michael Tchong has been at the forefront of internet, social media and computer innovation throughout his career. His start-up companies have been at the cutting edge of now pervasive trends including desktop publishing, personal information management, Internet research and online marketing. A close examination… more -->

Becoming a Successful Disruptor, with Innovation Speaker Jay Samit
By Jay Samit
A highly respected agent of change, innovation speaker Jay Samit is globally renowned for his expert advice on launching products, building successful businesses, and transforming careers and entire industries. From negotiating with Steve Jobs over iTunes to spearheading the first million-member social media platform, animalhouse.com, Samit has pioneered numerous technologies and multi-million dollar collaborations in… more -->

Social Hacking, with Josh Klein
By Josh Klein
Life-long expert on the use of hacking and innovation to create and solve social systems and industries, Josh Klein has served as a consultant on innovation and cyber security to the CIA, FBI, NSA, and the State Department, as well as Microsoft, Oracle, AT&T, and many others. He is also the celebrated author of Roo’d,… more -->

Fraud Prevention and Personal Security, with Robert Siciliano
Best-selling author Robert Siciliano is a United States Coast Guard Auxiliary Flotilla Staff Officer of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – whose motto is "Semper Paratus" (Always Ready). For over 30 years, he has been the #1 choice of multiple organizations to equip their teams with the information and deep sense of understanding they… more -->

Healthcare in the Digital Age, with John Patrick
For the past three decades, digital technology visionary John Patrick has been one of the primary forces driving technology innovation. As vice president of Internet technology at IBM, Patrick was at the forefront of the 1990’s Internet revolution. Since his retirement, he has continuously advocated for the further integration of IT applications in business, education,… more -->

What to Expect: Life and Work in the 2020s
Michael Rogers helps people think about the future, with clients ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies, from universities and government agencies to the general public. He has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and GE to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express, as well as both NASA and the Department of Defense. Recently, he… more -->

How to Become a World-Class Innovator
By Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll is at the forefront of global futurism, helping an array of blue-chip clients to predict the trends and innovations of coming years before they happen. In all of his guises, author, speaker, columnist, commentator and consultant, he is widely recognized as the best in his field. BusinessWeek chose him as one of their… more -->

Preparing for the Future, with Thornton May
By Thornton May
An empirical futurist and corporate forecaster for 35-plus years, Thornton May has helped various organizations outperform their competition by designing for what comes next. He serves as Executive Director and Dean at the IT Leadership Academy in Jacksonville, Florida; Futurist – External Technology Advisory Board at the Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering; and is… more -->
Speakers / Writers
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Former football player Rasmus Ankersen, a.k.a. The High Performance Anthropologist, has carved himself a unique niche in the worlds of coaching and performance improvement. Always sought-after as a speaker and adviser ... more -->
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Dan Goods explains his life and career in one sentence: "After doing the dishes, reading bedtime stories to my kids, and spending time with my wife, I work on other creative problem solving projects around the world." < ... more -->
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Formerly a broadcast journalist, Connie Dieken brings the insights from her bestsellers Talk Less, Say More and Become the Real Deal to thought leadership presentations assisting executives to develop pr ... more -->
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Writer of Socialnomics, an Amazon.com #1 bestseller across the globe, including in the US, Japan, the UK, China and Germany, Erik Qualman is an expert in social media and Internet marketing.
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Teaching to over 1400 Harvard University students, Tal Ben-Shahar's course on “Positive Psychology" was the most popular in the University, while another course, “The Psychology of Leadership," took third place on ... more -->
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One of the world’s most influential surfers, Bethany Hamilton was attacked while surfing at the age of 13 by a 16-foot-long tiger shark that severely severed her left arm. Bleeding profusely she had to paddle 30 min ... more -->
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A global thought leader on corporate culture, employee relations and human resources management, Adrian Gostick has published several successful books on employee engagement. These include The Carrot Principle, ... more -->
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Keith Ferrazzi is one of the preeminent experts in professional relationship development. He uses two decades of research and experience to transform the lives and careers of his clients and readers through scientific ... more -->
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With extraordinary career experiences ranging from working as a male model in Japan to advising the archive of the Grateful Dead, David Meerman Scott brings a wealth of expertise to his talks on e-commerce and Interne ... more -->
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Senior partner and managing director at the consulting firm BCG, Roselinde Torres leads the firm in the areas of “people and organization." A lifelong student of leadership, she is the firm's resident expert in the ... more -->