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Chicago, IL (PRWEB) September 17, 2014

When your vision is to be the leading global resource for packaging and processing, and your mission is to improve and promote members abilities to succeed in a global marketplace calling in a global futurist like Jack Uldrich to discuss the latest technologies that will affect you and your future is smart thing to do. And that is precisely what the Packaging Machine Manufacturers Institute is doing on September 17th.

Founded in 1933, PMMI is a trade association made up of more than 650 member companies that manufacture packaging, processing and packaging-related converting machinery, commercially-available packaging machinery components, containers and materials in the United States, Canada and Mexico.

PMMI members are globally renowned for making the highest quality equipment, offering responsive service and committing to meeting their customers needs. To that end, being on the cutting of edge of technology is crucial, and Jack Uldrich, as a futurist has his finger on the pulse of the technologies that PMMI needs to be watching for and utilizing in the coming years.

Among the ten technologies that Uldrich will discuss with the PMMI group are things like the new Leap Motion control (hand gesture technology,) advanced 3D manufacturing techniques which may well transform and revolutionize the future of manufacturing, as well as sophisticated robotics which are already providing a healthy advantage in the production of many packaging and manufacturing materials.

When it comes to the future of manufacturing Uldrich says, "Five years ago, a 3D printera device that can manufacture physical objectscost $100,000. Today, similar printers are available for $1,000 and are poised to revolutionize the world of manufacturing. What will the world of tomorrow look like? The time to start thinking about this is now."

The Author of "The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business" Uldrich will also address how nanotechnology will transform the manufacturing industry in the coming years.

Uldrich says, "In the coming year, packaging leaders can also expect to hear more about the Internet of Things. In its simplest form, the idea is that in the coming decade an estimated 50 billion physical objects will be connected to the Internet through low-cost, wireless sensors. What makes the technology so potentially revolutionary is that some of the sensors will be nano-barcodes that can authenticate products (such as valuable pharmaceutical drugs) or nano-sensors that can read a host of information, including temperature, humidity and the level of exposure to oxygen, and then relay this information to manufacturers, distributors and customers to provide a complete history of the item."

Uldrich who speaks all over the world on a variety of topics such as future trends, emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership, is also a leading expert on assisting businesses unlearn and adapt during times of transition. He has served as an adviser to Fortune 1000 companies and is noted for his ability to deliver provocative, new perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational leadership.

Parties interested in learning more about him, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about either the event or interviewing Jack as a futurist or trend expert can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

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Ever wondered how your mind works? Tune into Brain Games on National Geographic to get an informed view.

The Emmy-nominated host of Brain Games, Jason Silva, reveals the inner workings of the mind through interactive experiments. The executive producer of the show invited me to host Brain Games. It has been a wonderful opportunity, says Jason over phone.

In the show, various facets such as addiction, language, superstitions, patterns, compassion, anger, battle of the sexes and intuition are explored, from which startling facts emerge. Speaking of one of the episodes, Intuition, which is often dismissed as irrational, Jason says: What we call intuition is the sub-conscious knowledge that we have collected over years of experience. In the show, we ask a series of questions and try to prove that most people follow their intuition.

A futurist and filmmaker, Jason has generated huge interest on the internet with his short films, Shots of Awe. These short videos has been termed as philosophical espresso. Jason explores topics such as technology, science, the evolution of intelligence and even love. Shots of Awe is what I am truly thinking about, at any given moment. I am a cerebral ruminator. I work through my cerebral philosophical obsessions through a short video platform.

The videos are well executed and inspire one to think beyond. The videos arent just flights of fancy of the mind. They are anchored. There is a desire to reconcile the philosophical tangent with closure.

Jason has been variously termed, as a performance philosopher and an epiphany addict. Ask him how he describes himself and Jason says: I like the term Carl Sagan coined wonder junkie, says Jason who grew up in Venezuela and has a degree in philosophy and film.

Jason believes that technology is seeing a rapid and exponential change. He says that technology will amplify our human experience to a point that we cannot comprehend. The next level of technology is that we are going to put it in our brains.

Jason has been a television presenter on former US Vice President Al Gores Current TV and is a global speaker, and has spoken at TEDGlobal, Googles Zeitgeist Conference, among others.

Brain Games is aired from Monday to Friday on National Geographic at 9 pm.

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Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) September 16, 2014

On September 16th Jack Uldrich, Global Futurist and Best Selling Author, will be addressing AgBank's District CFO Meeting in Minneapolis, MN. Uldrich will be discussing the "10 Things We Should Be Thinking About."

When it comes to finance Uldrich says, "Banking executives need to become what I call 'Exponential Executives.' That is, leaders who understand that as impressive as past technological advances have beenthe ATM, online banking, and mobile banking, etc.,they are just the beginning.

Banking interactions will continue to evolve as customers physical and virtual worlds become intertwined, and social networks and mobile platforms will transform customers banking experiences and expectations. Still other advances will create an environment where a premium is placed on unconventional thinking and risk-taking."

A highly acclaimed futurist and trend expert, Uldrich has spoken all over the world to a variety of industries and organizations. Among the topics and trends Uldrich will discuss with AgBank audience members are precision agriculture, prescriptive planting, 3D manufacturing, wearable technology, robotics, the "Internet of Things," genomics, nanotechnology, peer-to-peer lending, collaborative consumption and "Big Data."

Uldrich has delivered presentations to such notable clients as Verizon Wireless, the AMA, PepsiCo, Bausch and Lomb, United Healthcare, as well as hundreds of Agricultural Groups all over the world including Novozymes, Land O'Lakes, Ag Gateway, FS Agronomy, Canada's Agricultural Adaptation Council, the California Ag Summit, and the 2014 PMA, among others. His writings include "The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business" and "Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clarks Daring Westward Expedition."

Parties interested in learning more about Jack Uldrich, his books, his daily blog or his speaking availability are encouraged to visit his website. Media wishing to know more about the event or interviewing Jack can contact Amy Tomczyk at (651) 343.0660.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, technology forecaster, best-selling author, and editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive.

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