Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor. For over 30 years he has been insightfully predicting the key trends that have shaped our world. He is a leading authority on future trends in innovation. He is the author of The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10 and 20 Years, Dutton 2006 and Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the 21st Century, Next Millennium Press 2004.
 
Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a think tank he founded in 1990. The largest companies and governments in the world have gained from his foresight. He advises the Global Fortune 1000 on trends in innovation, financial services, health care, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management and serves on Motorola’s Visionary Advisory Board. He has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation and MIT's Media Lab, Europe.
 
Recognized as “one of the top presenters in the 21st century” by Successful Meetings Magazine, Dr. Canton is a highly sought-after keynote presenter. He has spoken to thousands of organizations on five continents. He is noted for his fascinating, informative, dynamic and entertaining keynotes.
 
A frequent guest of the media, Dr. Canton is a commentator on CNN. He was named "the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr. Future” by Yahoo. Dr. Canton’s media coverage has included CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines. A worldwide audience follows his Global Futurist blog.
 
 
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Technofutures: Leading-Edge Technologies For The 21st Century
This presentation provides a strategic overview of the Leading‑edge technologies, strategies, and trends that are changing business, Lifestyles and society. What are the new rules of the Knowledge Economy? How are customers reacting to these changes? These questions and more will be answered in this informative and entertaining presentation. Find out what the future holds for information technology, digital cash, computers, robotics, virtual reality, biotech, artificial life, the Internet. Learn how you can prepare today to meet the challenges of the digital future.
 
Electronic Commerce: Learning To Thrive In the Knowledge Economy
The Internet is a exciting new channel for distributing information, products and services. Learn about the key strategies and trends that will determine your success in electronic commerce. Whether you are interested in using the Internet for information access, communications, promotion, sales, customer service or publishing, Dr. Canton's informative analysis will empower you with key strategies and best of breed examples.
 
The Future of Customer Service in a High Tech World
Customer service is being transformed by leading‑edge technologies. Find out what the key strategies, trends and technologies are that wit[ impact on customer service: from digital agents to the Internet to artificial intelligence to data mining. What are the key strategies that will keep your customers satisfied in a high tech competitive marketplace.

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