Futurist Speaker Michael

Keynote speaker Michael is a technology pioneer and 'practical futurist' who combines real business experience with technology skills, to deliver a common-sense vision of change for business and individuals. He is a dynamic speaker, who can effortlessly blend technology, economics, demographics, culture and human nature, and he speaks and consults for clients worldwide, ranging from FedEx, Boeing and NBC Universal to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express.

Michael is also an award-winning investigative journalist, who most recently served as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times, and columnist for MSNBC. He is also a regular guest on radio and television, including Good Morning America, the Today Show, PBS, CNN and the History Channel. As a Stanford University graduate, speaker Michael began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone, but it was his ten year stint as Vice President of The Washington Post Company’s new media division that saw him guide both the newspaper and its sister publication Newsweek into the new century.

As editor and general manager of Newsweek.com, he created the magazine's technology section, produced the world's first CD-Rom news magazine for Newsweek in 1993, and won the Distinguished Online Service award from the National Press Club for coverage of 9/11. In 2007 he was named to the Magazine Industry Digital Hall of Fame, and in 2009 he received the World Technology Network Award for Lifetime Achievement in Media and Journalism.

Michael has also written five fictional books, which explore the human impact of technology. 

Speaker Topics: 
Michael uses his journalism skills to stay current on topics ranging from technology and demographics to management and education. He customizes his presentation to fit each client's needs. Below are a few examples of recent topics:

• Use the Downturn to Rethink, Restructure and Thrive
• Management Meets the Future
• Trust, Identity and Family
• The Virtualization of America
• The New Challenges of Corporate America
• Energy: The Choices Ahead
• The Future of Media
• How Healthcare Will Change
• The Next Generation
• Telecommunications and the Media
• The State of Trust
• The Digital Lifestyle
• Globalisation
• Demographics
• Education
• Energy Futures

Michael also offers moderating and Master of Ceremony services, and half or one-day strategy retreats for small groups of senior executives in fields such as finance, law, marketing, media and pharmaceuticals, to help them think about the future in useful and actionable ways.

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