Futurist Speaker Michael

Keynote speaker Michael is a technology pioneer and 'practical futurist' who combines real business experience with technology skills, delivering a commonsense vision of change for businesses and individuals. He is a dynamic speaker who effortlessly blends technology, economics, demographics, culture, and human nature. He speaks and consults for clients worldwide, including FedEx, Boeing, NBC Universal, 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's a regular guest on radio and television, including Good Morning America, the Today Show, PBS, CNN, and the History Channel. A Stanford University graduate, Michael began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone, and spent ten years as Vice President of The Washington Post Company’s new media division, guiding 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 inducted into 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 authored five novels exploring 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 presentations to fit each client's needs. Here are some 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
• Globalization
• Demographics
• Education
• Energy Futures

Michael also offers moderating and Master of Ceremony services and half or full-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 actionable and useful ways.

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