|
Dick Rutan
Topics: Astronaut, Aviator, Computer Technology, Emerging Technology, Futurist, Motivation, Science, Team Building, Technology
Dick Rutan, aviator and adventurer, made "the world's longest flight" in the
airplane "Voyager", the first airplane to circumnavigate the globe without
refueling. In realizing his dream, with desi…
|
 |
|
|
|
Mark Jung
Topics: CEO, Computer Technology, E-business, E-commerce, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Internet/Web, Media, Mergers/Acquisitions, Technology
Mark Jung has spent the last 18 years as a successful internet CEO and
entrepreneur. He is currently the CEO of Vudu, a leading provider of digital
home entertainment and interactive television se…
|
 |
|
|
|
Jim Balsillie
Topics: CEO, Computer Technology, Consumer Trends, E-commerce, Emerging Technology, International Business, Internet/Web, Technology
Jim Balsillie is Chairman and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. He is responsible
for directing RIM's strategy, business development and finance.
In 2002, Jim founded The Centre for International Gove…
|
 |
|
|
|
Ray Kurzweil
Topics: Computer Technology, Creativity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Futurist, Innovation, Technology
Ray Kurzweil is an inventor, entrepreneur, author, and futurist. Called "the
restless genius" by the Wall Street Journal and "the ultimate thinking machine"
by Forbes, Kurzweil's ideas on the futur…
|
 |
|
|
|
Wayne Cotter
Topics: Comedy, Computer Technology, Emcees, Entertainment, Humor
Wayne Cotter is a favorite of the talk shows, having appeared dozens of times
with both David Letterman and Jay Leno. With Leno, he also appears in a
recurring role as a roving reporter for The Ton…
|
 |
|
|
|
Esther Dyson
Topics: Computer Technology, Internet/Web, Technology
Esther Dyson is the Internet's court jester, a person of no institutional
importance who somehow manages to speak the truth and to be heard when and
where it matters. She does business as EDventure…
|
 |
|
|
|
Chris Pirillo
Topics: Computer Technology, E-business, Emerging Technology, Internet/Web, Networking
Chris Pirillo is a best-selling author, e-mail publishing authority and
creator of the award-winning Lockergnome e-zine.
His book, "Poor Richard's E-Mail Publishing" pre-sold more copies than a…
|
 |
|
|
|
Kevin Mitnick
Topics: Computer Technology, Emerging Technology, Internet/Web, Security, Technology, Terrorism/Homeland Security
With more than twenty years of experience in exploring computer security, Kevin
Mitnick is a largely self-taught expert in exposing the vulnerabilities of
complex operating systems and telecommunic…
|
 |
|
|
|
Nova Spivack
Topics: Computer Technology, Emerging Technology, Futurist, Innovation, Internet/Web, Technology
Nova Spivack is one of the leading voices of the emerging Semantic Web, what is
sometimes referred to as Web 3.0. Nova founded Radar Networks to develop the
next-evolution of social software, Twine…
|
 |
|
|
|
Jordan Ayan
Topics: Computer Technology, Creativity, Emerging Technology, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Strategy, Technology
When global business leaders need a strategic understanding of the evolving
technological landscape, they turn to Jordan Ayan. He is the President of an
international consulting firm based in Chica…
|
 |
|
|
|
Robert Stephens
Topics: Computer Technology, Consumer Trends, Customer Service, Marketing
A native of Chicago, Robert left a scholarship at the Art Institute of Chicago
in 1990 to pursue a degree in computer science at the University of Minnesota.
While attending the University, he land…
|
 |
|
|
|
Will Wright
Topics: Arts, Computer Technology
Will Wright has become one of the most successful interactive entertainment
designers in the world. Will is the creative force behind the award-winning
game franchises SimCity and The Sims and his …
|
 |
|
|
|
Dr. David Thornburg
Topics: Author/Writer, Computer Technology, Education, Futurist, Technology
David Thornburg is Founder and Director of Global Operaions for the Thornburg
Center. He is Senior Fellow of the Congressional Institute for the Future. He
conducts research and provides staff de…
|
 |
|
|
|
Dr. James Wetherbe
Topics: Change Management, Computer Technology, Internet/Web, Leadership, Team Building
Dr. James Wetherbe is Stevenson Chair of Information Technology and Executive
Director of the Institute for Internet Buyer Behavior at Texas Tech University.
He was formerly the FedEx Professor of …
|
 |
|
|
|
David Pogue
Topics: Computer Technology, Innovation, Technology
David Pogue grew up in Shaker Heights, OH, a suburb of Cleveland. (Mom's the
Welcome Wagon lady; dad's a lawyer.) He was a music/theatre geek from Day 1,
starring in, composing, playing piano for, …
|
 |
|
|
|
David Zach
Topics: Breakout/Workshop, Computer Technology, Consumer Trends, Emerging Technology, Futurist, Technology
David Zach is one of the few professionally trained futurists in the United
States, with a master's degree in Studies of the Future from the University of
Houston-Clear Lake. As a futurist, David h…
|
 |
|
|
|
Eric Kim
Topics: Branding, Computer Technology, Creativity, Globalization, Innovation, International Business, Marketing
Eric Kim, Senior Vice President and General Manager of Intel Corporation's
Digital Home Group was previously General Manager of Intel Corporation's Sales
and Marketing Group and served as Intel's C…
|
 |
|
|
|
Ira Winkler
Topics: Computer Technology, Internet/Web, Security
Ira Winkler, CISSP is President of the Internet Security Advisors Group. He
is considered one of the world's most influential security professionals, and
has been named a "Modern Day James Bond"…
|
 |
|
|
|
Jack Wiles
Topics: Computer Technology, Current Affairs, Ethics/Values, Security, Terrorism/Homeland Security
Jack Wiles is a security professional with over 30 years of experience in
computer security, cyber-crime prevention, disaster recovery and physical
security. He has trained hundreds of federal agen…
|
 |
|
|
|
John Sculley
Topics: Branding, CEO, Change Management, Computer Technology, E-business, Emerging Technology, Innovation, Internet/Web, Leadership, Management, Marketing, Organizational Development, Technology
John Sculley is a partner in Sculley Brothers LLC, a private investment firm
founded by brothers Arthur, David and John Sculley in 1995. Each brother has
held senior operating positions with multi-…
|
 |
|
|
|
John Seely Brown
Topics: Computer Technology, Emerging Technology, Futurist, Global Business, Globalization, Internet/Web, Social Trends
John Seely Brown is currently a visiting scholar at USC and prior to that he
was the Chief Scientist of Xerox Corporation and the director of its Palo Alto
Research Center (PARC)-a position he held…
|
 |
|
|
|
Scott Klososky
Topics: Business Motivation, Computer Technology, Corporate Humor, E-commerce, Marketing
Scott Klososky turns the phrase, "When the going gets tough, the tough get
going," on its head. When a business of his starts to take off, he does, too. A
former CEO of three successful startup com…
|
 |
|
|
|
Dr. Ravi Kalakota
Topics: CEO, Computer Technology, Customer Service, E-business, E-commerce, Internet/Web, Management, Strategy, Technology
By becoming a globally-recognized expert on e-business, Ravi Kalakota
automatically became an expert on international business itself. The future of
global commerce is electronic, and no one is mo…
|
 |
|
|