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John C. Havens is a futurist keynote speaker, contributing writer for Mashable.com, author of the book Tactical Transparency (published by Wiley), and emerging/social media consultant who has worked with clients including Gillette, HP, P&G, Merck, Microsoft, and Wal-Mart. John is now represented by Eagles Talent Speakers Bureau for keynote speaking engagements.

He has been a thought leader for new/social media since 2005 when he worked at About.com (owned by the New York Times). John was also the EVP for Social Media at Porter Novelli. He has focused his keynote presentations, breakout session workshops, and Q&As on the ROI of Social and Emerging Media.

John is also the founder of the Happathon Project which was inspired by an article he wrote called: The Value of a Happiness Economy. The focus is the realization that data can teach people how to optimize their well-being, help others, and save the world. He is working on a book, schedule to be published in 2014, which will be on the subject of hacking happiness and his Happathon Project.

John has spent a lot of time writing and speaking about the ROI and pitfalls of emerging technology, such as Google Glass, FitBit, and the Internet of Things. He examines how global brands will incorporate these into their marketing and business as well as sharing the realistic challenges of the possible privacy issues.

John examines complicated technological ideas and presents them in a cultural and business context with the goal of providing immediate value. In John's keynote presentation, he explains how technology works, provides statistics and case studies, as well as applicable insights for his audiences.

"I really Research who Im speaking to [whether it's] marketers, digital savvy or not, all levels of the organization, [and, in fact] where are they geographically based," Said John C. Havens.

John is available as a keynote speaker on technology trends for organizations and markets such as corporate, associations, government, and non-profit, as well as colleges and universities. His presentation and studies are based on his research, insights he writes in Mashable articles (the NY Times for technology), as well as consulting.

Some of John's speaking programs include:

1.Turning Emerging Technology into ROI for Marketing and Business. 2. The ROI of Quantified Happiness 3. How Emerging Mobile Technologies Will Transform Culture and Commerce 4. How Virtual Commerce Will Alter Identity 5. How Emerging Mobile Technologies Will Transform Culture 6. Mapping the Future of Consumer Interactions

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI With your help, the classroom of the future could be right around the corner.

Thats the belief of classroom futurist Luis de la Fuente, who spoke Thursday, May 9 at the TEDxGrand Rapids event at the Civic Theatre in downtown Grand Rapids.

We will soon be able to rethink the entire concept of school, he said. Instead of groups of student moving through a curriculum in unison, each student will be able benefit from an experience that is unique, interactive and personal, and tailored to learning practices and needs.

De la Fuente leads The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundations efforts to transform todays classrooms into personalized learning environments that enable teaching with technology.

During his TED talk, de la Fuente said students today have shuffled in droves from class to class for decades, and if they absorb enough material, they are moved on en masse like widgets in an assembly line

Follow along with TEDxGR live at this link.

That education model is a relic in today's world, where kids are computer whizzes by the time they are 5, he said.

How we learn needs to keep pace with how we live, he said.

Todays teachers need to be counselors, disciplinarians, teachers all in one and we dont pay them enough for working inside a one-size-fits-all school model.

de la Fuente said personalized learning is the future of education, marked by differentiated instruction, freedom of pace, place, and engagement.

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TORONTO, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - May 1, 2013) - Dr. Peter Diamandis, noted futurist, X Prize founder and New York Times best-selling author will make his first Canadian appearance as the opening-day keynote speaker at OCE's Discovery conference.

"We are thrilled that Dr. Diamandis has agreed to bring his visionary insights on innovation, technology and business to Discovery," says OCE's President and CEO, Dr. Tom Corr. "This is an opportunity for the thousands of entrepreneurs, researchers and investors who attend Discovery to hear and learn from one of the most creative and provocative thinkers in his field."

Discovery takes place May 27 and 28 at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre, South Building.

"I am honoured that Dr. Peter Diamandis will deliver the keynote at Discovery 2013; we are fortunate to welcome this visionary speaker," said Ontario's Minister of Research and Innovation, Reza Moridi. "His attendance reinforces Discovery's reputation as Canada's premier innovation showcase and I know that his insights will inspire innovations that will result in more jobs for young Ontarians."

At Discovery, Dr. Diamandis will share his thoughts on how disruptive innovation (a game-changing innovation that creates new opportunities in an existing market) in exponentially growing technologies including digital manufacturing, synthetic biology, artificial intelligence and nanomaterials, will enable us to make greater gains in the next two decades than in the previous two centuries.

"As a place where innovators and investors gather to connect and learn, Discovery is the ideal venue to talk about the fact that all of the world's problems can be solved while presenting terrific business opportunities as well," says Dr. Diamandis. "I look forward to sharing my messages and hopefully inspiring people to think big."

Having obtained degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering from MIT and his MD designation from Harvard Medical School, Dr. Diamandis is currently Chairman and CEO of the X Prize Foundation, which leads the world in creating large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs beneficial to humanity. The board of X Prize Foundation includes film director James Cameron, inventor and entrepreneur Elon Musk, Google co-founder Larry Page and author/inventor Ray Kurzweil.

As co-founder (along with Kurzweil, a past Discovery speaker) and Chairman of the Singularity University, a Silicon Valley-based institution partnered with NASA, Google, Autodesk and Nokia, he counsels some of the world's top enterprises on exponential technologies and incentivized innovation to accelerate their business objectives.

Dr. Diamandis is also recognized as a leader in the commercial space arena having founded and run Zero Gravity Corporation, the Rocket Racing League and Space Adventures.

His 2012 book Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think (co-authored with Steven Kotler) was on the New York Times best seller list for nine weeks.

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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) April 30, 2013

Following on the heels of his successful keynote presentations at SingTel's CIO Days in Hong Kong and the New Jersey CIO summit, popular keynote speaker, renowned global futurist, technology forecaster and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich has been selected to deliver the closing keynote address at Optus Vision2013 Conference at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Center in Sydney, Australia on May 2, 2013.

The title of Uldrichs presentation will be Tomorrows Technology Today and much of the material for his keynote is drawn from his latest book, "Foresight 2020: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow. The presentation will cover trends in information and communication technologies, robotics, cloud computing, next generation broadband and wireless technologies, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and Big Data, and it is designed to provide attendees a solid foundation upon which they can take action and create their own successful futures. A synopsis of some of Uldrichs ideas on information technologies can be found in this article, 10 Future Mobile Trends for CIOs to Consider Today.

In addition to covering future trends, Uldrich will also provide an overview of how technological change and enhanced mobility is rapidly changing customer expectations and behavior and, in the process, upending long-standing business models. Uldrich, who has been hailed as "America's Chief Unlearning Officer," will conclude his talk by reviewing the consequences of not embracing tomorrows changes. Throughout his presentation, he will use vivid analogies and memorable stories, drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, to ensure his message of change "sticks" with his audience.

In the past year, Uldrich has addressed hundreds of business and trade groups from around the world, including delivering customized keynote presentations at ten McGladrey Emerging Technology Summits across the United States this spring, Case IH, Emerson, the Womens Food Forum, PepsiCo, Southern Company, Cisco, IBM, WiPro, Parsons Brinckerhoff, various YPO and WPO groups, and General Electric.

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website at: http://www.jumpthecurve.net. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack Uldrich can contact him directly at 612-267-1212 or jack(at)schoolofunlearning(dot)com.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net. He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers' bureaus, including Leading Authorities and Executive Speakers Bureau.

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David Houle - Futurist and Author
David Houle is a futurist, thinker and keynote speaker. He has always been slightly ahead of the curve. Houle is consistently ranked as one of the top futuri...

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