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Portland-Vancouver, OR (PRWEB) September 08, 2014

When it comes to the future of energy, futurist Jack Uldrich has plenty to say: "From the outside, the utility industry may appear to slow, cumbersome and resistant to change. These characterizations may or may not be fair, but I do know the industry is poised for extraordinary change in the years ahead and that what has served the industry well in the past wont be sufficient for remaining competitive in the future."

Just what will keep the energy industry ahead of the game is precisely the content of Uldrich's keynote to the Western Energy Institute's Annual Meeting on September 8th in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Western Energy Institute (WEI) is a regional association serving the electric and gas industries, both public and private, throughout the Western United States and Canada. Based in Portland, Oregon, WEI was formed in October 2000 from two longstanding industry associations - the Western Electric Power Institute (WEPI) founded in 1908, and the Pacific Coast Gas Association (PCGA) founded in 1893.

WEIs membership is comprised of 70 energy companies, including gas pipeline, electric and gas distribution, electric generation, power marketers and over 175 industry service providers. WEI offers a member-driven, open learning environment to develop effective leaders and ensure well-trained employees.

WEI has chosen Uldrich, a highly acclaimed futurist and public speaker whose aim is to help them and their member companies thrive in increasingly competitive energy markets. Uldrich has worked with a number of companies and dozens of trade associations in the utility industry including Southern Company, SDG&E, SMUD, Eaton, BP, the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, Missouri River Energy, Northwest Energy, Idaho Power and the Northeast and Northwest Public Power Associations.

Uldrich's presentations have been described as "inspiring, thought provoking, motivational, and practical all at oncewith a huge dose of practicality intricately added to the mix." All of which is needed for the future of the energy industry. Following his keynote for WEI, Uldrich will be addressing leaders in finance at AgBank in Minneapolis, the PMMI in Chicago, as well as the The National Council for Continuing Education & Training in Denver, among others.

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Politicians are often accused of failing to look past the next election. Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx wants to look past the next fifteen.

Foxx is leading a DOT effort to create a 30-year outlook for the state of transportation in the U.S., an ambitious effort he hopes will shift the country out of its stubborn, single-track focus on the short-term needs of keeping solvent the Highway Trust Fund. Instead, he wants to take a broader look at how the country plans on moving an additional 100 million people by 2050 and all the goods those Americans will buy.

In a sit-down interview with POLITICO on Friday, Foxx was blunt.

Were having the wrong conversation about transportation in this country, he said. There are a host of factors that are colliding, that are changing the ground underneath us. But yet our policies, not to mention our funding, arent keeping up. I think its very important for us to have a new reset.

Foxx ticked off those factors: technological innovation, a population moving into denser metro areas and demographic shifts.

Lots of forces are converging to create a very disruptive set of conditions, he said. We need to lay out what we think policymakers are going to be facing over the next 30 years. Because right now were having conversations about transportation funding that are really disconnected from the conversations about policy we need to be having.

Foxx is frustrated with the narrow focus on finding money for the trust fund which Congress patched yet again before leaving for the August recess and he expressed the need to focus more on how federal transportation dollars are spent.

My hope is that people will take a look at this, and some of the unexamined assumptions weve had about transportation in the last couple of decades will start to be examined, and policymakers hopefully will understand we cant just concern ourselves with the funding side of the equation, that how that funding is actually deployed is a key piece of how we move forward, he said.

If Congress had succeeded in getting the Highway Trust Fund stabilized, many people in Washington would have considered that as accomplishing the mission, he said. And thats just not the case.

Foxx wants to reveal a report by the end of the year and promises a robust outreach effort before then. He will host five webinars to gather feedback from transportation groups and government bodies, and DOT staff will also regularly solicit feedback. While he emphasized the plan wouldnt promote specific policy ideas, he did drop a few hints about the areas DOT could focus on.

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New York, NY (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

Jack Uldrich, global futurist and best-selling author of "Foresight 20/20" will be presenting seven keynote speeches nationally and internationally throughout the month of September.

Uldrich is a renowned business trend expert and the author of eleven books, including: "The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology will Change the Future of Your Business" and "Jump the Curve: 50 Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Technology." A former naval intelligence officer and Defense Department official, Uldrich also served as the Director of the Minnesota Office of Strategic and Long Range Planning under Governor Jesse Ventura.

His schedule for speaking during the month of September is currently as follows:

Sept. 4: GameStop Executive Summit, Southlake, TX

Sept. 8: Western Energy Institute Annual Meeting, Kelowna, British Columbia

Sep. 16: AgBank District CFO Meeting, Minneapolis, MN

Sep. 17: Packaging Machine Manufacturers Institute (PMMI), Chicago, IL

Sep. 21: CPSU Society, Anaheim, CA

Sep. 29: The National Council for Continuing Education & Training, Denver, CO

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Dallas, TX (PRWEB) September 04, 2014

GameStop Corp, a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest multichannel video game retailers in the world, and on Thursday, September 4th they will be hosting their Executive Summit featuring Futurist Jack Uldrich as a keynote speaker.

GameStop's entire network of retail stores and family of brands are spread over 6,650 company operated store locations, which are placed in 15 countries in the world. So obviously they are committed to future-proofing themselves when it comes to the future of gaming. Uldrich, as a futurist, best selling author and international speaker aims to deliver insightful information on how to prepare for that future.

Uldrich says, "It is too soon to know whether all the latest and greatest technologies will work as promised but its not too soon for financial planners, healthcare professionals and environmentalists along with countless other industry professionals, especially those in the gaming industry, to begin exploring how augmented reality tools can be used to help their clients and customers achieved their stated goals."

His talk, "Business as Unusual: How to Future-Proof Your Business" is custom designed for GamesStop's Executives who will be making key decisions in the coming years on the industry's future. Combining predictions, his business acumen, tangible examples, and his key principle of unlearning, Uldrich intends to arm the GameStop executives with all the power they need in order to continue their tremendous success. Lending even more credence to GameStop's motto of "Power to the Players."

Jack Uldrich, in addition to speaking on future trends, emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership, is also a leading expert on assisting businesses adapt during times of transition. He has served as an advisor to Fortune 1000 companies and is noted for his ability to deliver provocative, new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational leadership.

Highly regarded for his unique ability to present complex information in an entertaining, understandable and digestible manner that stays with his audiences long afterwards, Uldrich has spoken to hundreds of businesses and organizations, including the American Medical Association, Fiatech, FS Systems, Cisco, and United Healthcare, along with hundreds of other clients in both the corporate and non profit sectors all over the world.

Following his keynote for GameStop, and throughout the month of September, Uldrich will be speaking in Vancouver at the Western Energy Institute Annual Meeting, AgBank's District CFO Meeting in Minneapolis, the PMMI in Chicago, the CPSU Society in Anaheim, The National Council for Continuing Education & Training in Denver and the Textile Rental Services Association in Las Vegas, NV.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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