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Futurist Yvette Montero Salvatico: The Future of STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math)
This is a keynote presentation given by Futurist Yvette Montero Salvatico entitled "The Future of STEM." Mrs. Salvatico is a principal at Kedge LLC, a global...

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Frankel Patient Recognized as Young Futurist!

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Islandia, NY (PRWEB) March 04, 2014

Returning to New York after a series of European presentations in London, Berlin and Paris, acclaimed keynote speaker and futurist Greg Verdino will address members of the Contingency Planning Exchange (CPE) at the association's Long Island Chapter meeting on April 11, 2014. His talk entitled "The HyperNetworked Now" will cover emerging trends in technology and their impact on business, society and individuals. The event, which will be hosted by CA Technologies at its global headquarters in Islandia NY, is free for both CPE members and non-members. Interested attendees can learn more or register on the CPE website.

The Contingency Planning Exchange aims to provide its members with innovative strategies, tools and forums to advance the practice of business continuity and crisis management. Verdino was a natural choice for the inaugural meeting of the association's revitalized Long Island Chapter. His eye opening, thought provoking presentation on The HyperNetworked Now will focus on the Internet of Things and how its adoption by enterprises will create new opportunities while presenting key challenges related to security, privacy, ethics and corporate responsibility. He will also consider the business and societal implications of big data, cloud computing, social networking and global-mobile ecosystems. You can read his thoughts on some of these topics here and here; and watch a previous speech from last year's xPotomac conference here.

Over the course of 24 years working at the forefront of business and technology change, Verdino has served as an advisor to 50 of the Fortune 500 and a speaker at hundreds of events for marquis clients including American Express, The Coca-Cola Company, Hershey, L'Oreal Paris and Novartis. He has appeared on CNBC, Cablevision News12 and MSNBC; and has been quoted in a wide variety of print media including Bloomberg Businessweek, Investors Business Daily, Newsday and the Wall Street Journal. He is the author of microMARKETING: Get Big Results by Thinking and Acting Small (McGraw-Hill, 2010) and a contributing author of Reinventing Interactive and Direct Marketing (McGraw-Hill, 2009).

Greg Verdino is founder of Create New Futures -- the foresight consultancy that helps business leaders identify opportunity amidst sweeping change and formulate bold strategies for transformative growth. Parties interested in learning more about his work, his thought leadership activities, or his availability for speaking or consulting projects are encouraged to visit his website gregverdino.com. Media interested in learning more about his upcoming event or in interviewing Greg may contact him directly at 631-747-1451 or greg(at)createnewfutures(dot)com.

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Paul Rooney: The Futurist excerpt, 2008
The Futurist Single screen video with sound, 25 mins, 2008. In a dark, apparently derelict cinema, Tony, an amateur Liverpool comedian, chats with other comi...

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Washington, DC (PRWEB) March 04, 2014

The 2014 National Advocacy Conference (NAC) will take place in Washington, DC, from March 4-6, 2014. And futurist Jack Uldrich will kickoff the event with his keynote speech, The Big AHA: How to Future Proof the AMA Leaders Against Tomorrows Transformational Trends, Today. Through the NAC, physicians will have the opportunity to discuss advocacy issues, attend educational sessions on a variety of topics, and visit with their representatives on Capitol Hill.

Uldrich will be giving the AMA leaders a sneak peek at his upcoming book, Business as Unusual: How to Future-Proof Yourself Against Tomorrows Transformational Trends, Today. He will outline the top ten trends in information and communication technologies, robotics, cloud computing, next generation mobile and social technologies, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, genomics, wearable technologies, the Internet of Things and Big Data. He will discuss how these technologies, and physicians use of them, will help improve health outcomes, accelerate changes in medical education, and enhance job satisfaction by striving toward less paperwork and more quality time with patients. The speech is specifically designed to provide AMA attendees with a solid foundation upon which they can take action to create their own, and the Associations, success by identifying a series of concrete actions to take in order to future-proof themselves against the tides of tomorrow.

In the past year, Jack Uldrich, who is also recognized as a leading expert in the field of change management and unlearning, has addressed hundreds of organizations both nationally and internationally. Recent engagements include the Million Dollar Round Table in Malaysia, The Allan P. Kirby Lecture Series at Wilkes University. He was also recently awarded the Bellwether Book Award for his book, Foresight 20/20. A synopsis of some of Uldrich's ideas on tomorrow's transformational technologies can be found in this Forbes article: http://smallbusiness.forbes.com/small-business-articles/10-game-changing-technological-trends-transforming-tomorrow-2880 A video of his keynote address at United Health Care can be viewed in this youtube video.

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.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, editor of the quarterly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net. He is also the founder and "Chief Unlearning Officer" of The School of Unlearning - an international leadership, change management and technology consultancy dedicated to helping business, governments, and non-profit organizations prepare for and profit from periods of profound transformation.

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