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Medicine's future? There's an app for that! Daniel Kraft's talks offer a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. Daniel Kraft is a physician-scientist, inventor and innovator. He chairs the FutureMed program at Singularity University, exploring the impact and potential of rapidly developing technologies as applied to health and medicine.

Medicine's future? There's an app for that! Daniel Kraft's talks offer a fast-paced look at the next few years of innovations in medicine, powered by new tools, tests and apps that bring diagnostic information right to the patient's bedside. Daniel Kraft is a physician-scientist, inventor and innovator. He chairs the FutureMed program at Singularity University, exploring the impact and potential of rapidly developing technologies as applied to health and medicine.

James Chung is a speaker on demographic change and consumer trends. He's the President of Reach Advisors, a strategy and research firm focused on emerging shifts in the consumer landscape. James serves some of the nation’s largest and most innovative organizations involved in sectors such as tourism and resorts, museums and culture, community development, and healthy living.

Dave Berkus is an angel investor, an entrepreneur and a technology innovator. His keynote speeches address current and future trends in technology, with insightful, real-world examples of success and failure from over fifty years of experience in the software and entertainment industries.

Sought-after presenter Dr. Jeffrey Dietrich demystifies economics, bringing an often-confusing maze of economic information into sharper focus and resulting in practical business application. He has more than 30 years experience as a keynote speaker for groups seeking presentations on economics and trend cycles. He grew up in Cameroon, West Africa, which helped inform his understanding of the global economy. He has a Masters Degree in Theology and wrote his doctoral dissertation on leadership development and team building. He served as a Human Resource Trainer and Consultant prior to coming to ITR, and has taught at the college level.

Brian Beaulieu has been an economist with the Institute for Trend Research since 1982, serving as its Executive Director since 1987. At the Institute, he has been engaged in applied research regarding business cycle trend analysis and the utilization of that research at a practical business level.

Ray Kurzweil, one of the leading inventors and entrepreneurs of our time, has been described as “the restless genius” by the Wall Street Journal, and “the ultimate thinking machine” by Forbes.  Inc. magazine ranked him #8 among entrepreneurs in the United States, calling him the “rightful heir to Thomas Edison,” and PBS included Ray as one of 16 “revolutionaries who made America,” along with other inventors of the past two centuries.

For over 25 years, Allen Sinai has been forecasting and interpreting business and financial trends and events for investors, corporate decision makers, policy makers in organizations around the world.  He is renowned for his ability to forecast new trends and waves as they affect the business environment and financial markets. Time magazine said, "Anyone who thinks that economists practice a dismal science has never been treated to the vivid commentaries of Allen Sinai."

See the future first- before your competitors- with an economic forecaster with over 96% accuracy. One of the country’s most informed economists, Alan Beaulieu is a principal of the Institute for Trend Research where he serves as President. Since 1990, he has been consulting with companies who have a domestic and global perspective on how to forecast, plan, and increase their profits based on business cycle trend analysis.

With nearly 30 years’ experience, medical consultant and healthcare keynote speaker Joe Flower has emerged as the premier observer and thought leader on the deep forces changing healthcare in the United States and around the world.

Michael Tchong’s forté is being both a catalyst and pointing audiences in the right direction. His contagious enthusiasm combined with an intuitive insight into emerging market trends, will lift the morale of any audience. Michael achieves this feat by taking attendees on a breathtaking tour of the consumer landscape, all the while contextualizing a host of trends that a casual observer might miss. By organizing consumer lifestyle waves in major “Ubertrends,” Michael makes his audiences adept at decoding the future. Ubertrends are “super trends” that are reshaping society in significant ways. For example, Michael shows how his trademark “Time Compression” Ubertrend has turned society into an $87-billion coffee and energy drinks culture. His thought-provoking exploration of the “Digital Lifestyle” shows how the rules of social engagement are being rewritten.

David Zach is one of the few professionally trained futurists in the United States, with a master's degree in Studies of the Future from the University of Houston Clear Lake. As a futurist, Dave has worked with over 1200 corporations, schools and associations offering insights on the personal and professional impact of strategic trends. As a speaker, he guides his audience on an entertaining, futuristic tour of technology, economics, business, education, and society.

The true measure of a business forecaster is the combination of a depth of knowledge, keen foresight, and breadth of perspective. Bob Treadway possesses those attributes after nearly two decades of working with exceptional clients in a wide cross-section of industries and a personal regimen of staying broadly informed, deeply knowledgeable, and highly practiced in the fields of strategy and forecasting.

Rohit Talwar is an award winning speaker, entrepreneur, specialist advisor and strategic change agent. He was nominated as one the top ten global future thinkers by the UK’s Independent newspaper. He is the founder of the think tanks Fast Future and Global Futures and Foresight. Rohit spends his time traveling the world researching the ideas that will shape the future and meeting the people and  organizations behind them. Rohit has a particular interest in the evolution of China, India, the emerging economies and the future of travel. He has just completed major global studies on the Future of China’s Economy – The Path to 2020 and the Future of Travel and Tourism in the Middle East.

 Having served 11 years as Chairman of the Investment Advisory Board of a $22 Billion trust fund, Don Reynolds' success resulted in his being appointed by George W. Bush as Pension Board Chairman with oversight of $120 Billion in Pension & Trust Funds. He understands how important personal accountability and bottom line performance is, and the need for decision makers to have a clear vision of future trends and events in order to make successful long term strategic decisions.  

Jeremy Rifkin is president of the Foundation on Economic Trends and the author of seventeen best-selling books on the impact of scientific and technological changes on the economy, the workforce, society, and the environment. His books have been translated into more than thirty languages and are used in hundreds of universities, corporations and government agencies around the world.  His most recent books include The Hydrogen Economy, The European Dream, The End of Work, The Age of Access, and The Biotech Century.

 

Through his consulting, keynotes and workshops, Scott Klososky helps executives gain an understanding of the trends that are driving new technologies to be powerful tools, and also gives practical examples from real life organizations that are leveraging these tools to win in their markets.

Dr. Lowell Catlett is a Regent’s Professor/Dean and Chief Administrative Officer at New Mexico State University's College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences. An exciting futurist, his knowledge of technologies and their implications on the way we will live and work is addressed in his varied and upbeat presentations. Dr. Catlett works on behalf of corporate and association audiences internationally, presenting his take on trends in healthcare, agriculture, the environment, education and more. His latest talk addresses the current state of the economy- and what's in store for businesses down the road.

Daniel Burrus is one of the world’s leading technology forecasters and business strategists, and the author of six books, including the highly acclaimed Technotrends, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. He is the founder and CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology driven trends to help clients better understand how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

Jeff Bauer is a Trend Expert Specializing in Healthcare. With 35 years as a professor and consultant, Dr. Bauer is a nationally recognized expert on key trends that shape the future of health care.

Jim Carroll is recognized as one of the world’s leading international futurists, trends & innovation experts, with a massive global blue-chip client list. Jim  latest books include Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, and What I Learned From Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation. Jim Carroll is an author, consultant, and frequent media commentator with some 3,000+ media interviews to his credit. Jim has written over 35 books, and has been a columnist for a wide variety of publications.

With intelligence and clarity, Dr. Chimerine examines the issues and trends of current and future economic situations and how they will directly affect your organization, industry, or geographic region. For more than 25 years as an economic consultant, Dr. Chimerine has lent his advice and council to an impressive resume of major Fortune 500 companies, financial institutions and government agencies, providing private consultation on the state of the U.S. and world economics, specific industries and sectors, and the impact of economic conditions on decision making, budgeting, and strategic planning. He serves on numerous corporate boards, is a member of various professional associations and has held teaching positions at three universities.