Monthly Archives: June 2013

The Future of Business: Futurist Speaker Gerd Leonhard at Luxembourg Business Compass Event
This is the entire presentation I held at the Luxembourg Business Compass Event, presented by KMPG Lux and the Wort daily newspaper, see more details here http://gerd.fm/11aWilo You can...

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Vivek Wadhwa: Tech Entrepreneur, Futurist, Academic Researcher, Scholar Keynote Speaker
Vivek Wadhwa oversees the academic programs at Singularity University, which educates a select group of leaders about the exponentially growing technologies that are soon going to change our...

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Vivek Wadhwa: Tech Entrepreneur, Futurist, Academic Researcher, Scholar

ARMCHAIR FUTURIST Update 6/10/2013
Just a quick update vid.....(OOPS! I know I said in the video that I #39;d include links, but I didnt realize that youTube annotations can #39;t link to outside webs...

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ARMCHAIR FUTURIST Update 6/10/2013 - Video

Minneapolis, MN (PRWEB) June 12, 2013

Noted keynote speaker, global futurist and best-selling author, Jack Uldrich, has been selected to deliver keynote addresses on future trends in agriculture to four agricultural-related organizations in June and July. On June 12, Uldrich will be speaking at Novozymes Innovation Workshop in Franklinton, North Carolina. On June 21, Uldrich, a well-regarded farm futurist, will be highlighting Ag Venture's annual client appreciation event in Carthage, Illinois. He will also be headlining Mushroom Canada's annual conference in Vancouver on June 23 and the Egg Farmers of Canada's yearly conference in Halifax on July 8, 2013.

In addition to covering many of the aspects in his popular book, "Foresight 20/20: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow," Uldrich - who is also the author of "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future" will discuss how exponential advances in a variety of emerging technologies, including practical advances biotechnology, nanotechnology, information management, augmented reality, robotics, RFID, "Big Data," renewable energy sources and satellite and sensor technology will affect agriculture. Uldrich will also cover how social networking, biofuels and water management will transform farming in the years ahead. (A sample of some of Uldrichs ideas on the future of agriculture can be found in this chapter from his latest book, Foresight 2020.)

In the past year, Jack Uldrich, who is also recognized as a leading expert in the field of change management and unlearning, has addressed dozens of agricultural corporations and associations, including Land O' Lakes, Ag Spectrum, Case IH, The Christian Farmers Federation, The Iowa Institute for Cooperatives, The Agricultural Adaptation Council of Ontario, AgGateway, the California Ag Summit, Trimble Agriculture, InfoAg, the Minnesota-South Dakota Equipment Dealers Association, Growmark, and The National Cotton Council. (A full list of his past clients can be viewed on his website. He is currently represented by a number of professional speakers' bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Convention Connection, Brooks International and Executive Speaker Bureau.)

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 either the event or interviewing Jack Uldrich as a farm futurist can contact him directly at 612-267-1212 or jack(at)schoolofunlearning(dot)com.

Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, best-selling author; editor of the monthly newsletter, The Exponential Executive, and host of the award-winning website, http://www.jumpthecurve.net.

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Agricultural Futurist Jack Uldrich to Keynote Four Events in June and July