Opening General Session – The Extreme Future: Top Trends that will Reshape Business & Society
Thursday, April 20 ~ 9:00 – 10:30 a.m.

It’s time to hold on tight! The 21st Century will be driven by lightning-fast, complex and disruptive changes that will redefine risk and opportunity for every business, government and individual worldwide. This powerful presentation provides a strategic overview of the top changes that will shape tomorrow’s leaders, business and the economy.

Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, author and sought-after business advisor. Dr. Canton is chairman and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, an internationally recognized San Francisco-based think tank he founded in 1990.

Dr. Canton has served as a commentator on CNN, Financial News, where his insightful coverage has earned him the nickname, “The Digital Guru.” Dr. Canton ‘s innovative vision of the future has appeared in Fortune, the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, and numerous magazines targeted to CEOs, CFOs and CIOs. He is the author of Technofutures, a book acclaimed as a blueprint for how innovation will shape the future of business in the 21st Century. His new book, Extreme Future, will be available in early 2006.

Special thanks to American Business Media Agri Council for sponsoring this session.