SPEAKERS CONFIRMED TO DATE 

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Speakers will be added as confirmed (check back often)

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Didier Ades, journalist, Paris, France
Stephen Aguilar-Millan, director of research, European Futures Observatory, Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Jonathan Aldis, principal in charge, SHW Group, Palno, Texas
Rosa Alegria, co-chair, Millennium Node, Brazil
Asia Aslam, market intelligence manager, Cisco Corporation, San Jose, California
Robert D. Atkinson, president, The Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Hamid-Reza Baradaran Shoraka, associate professor of economics and head of the Department of Futures Studies, Institute for Management and Planning Studies, Tehran, Iran
William Beane, senior vice president of client services, Psychological Associates, Inc., St. Louis, Missouri
James Beichler, retired professor, Belpre, Ohio
Craig Bettles, futurist and researcher, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, Virginia 
Clement Bezold, founder and chairman of the board, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, Virginia
Peter Bishop, associate professor of strategic foresight, coordinator of the graduate program in Futures Studies, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Berenice Bleedorn, retired professor; founder of Institute of Creative Studies, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Marc Bourgery, president, Kitsuccess, Paris, France
Lawson Brigham, professor, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Fairbanks, Alaska
Arnold Brown, chairman, Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc.; co-author, FutureThink: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change, New York, New York
Robert Bunker, CEO, counter-OPFOR Corporation, Claremont, California.
Arthur L. Caplan,  director of the Center for Bioethics at the University of Pennsylvania and Emanuel and Robert Hart professor of bioethics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
John Cashman, futurist, Social Technologies, Shanghai, China
Young Chul Chang, chief, Presidential Council for Future and Vision, Seoul, Korea
John A. Challenger is chief executive officer of Challenger, Gray & Christmas, Inc., the global outplacement consultancy that pioneered outplacement as an employer-paid benefit in the 1960s.
I-Shuo Chen, postgraduate student, Institute of Business and Management, National Chiao Tung University, Taipei,Taiwan
Jui-Kuei Chen, director and associate professor, Graduate Institute of Futures Studies, Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
Bob Chernow, CEO and treasurer, The Tellier Foundation, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ho Jin Choi, research fellow, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Joseph F. Coates, president, Joseph F. Coates Consulting Futurist, Inc.; co-author, 2025: Scenarios of U.S. and Global Society Reshaped by Science and Technology, Washington, D.C.
Jeffrey Collins, professor of science and technology, Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, Georgia
José Cordeiro, founder, Venezuela Chapter of the World Future Society; former director, World Transhumanist Association, Chiba, Japan
Catherine Cosgrove, policy advisor, Premier's Cabinet Office, Government of Quebec; Montreal, Quebec, Canada
William Crossman, founder and director, CompSpeak 2050 Institute, Oakland, California
Lynda Curtin, president, de Bono for Schools, Glendale, California
Irene J. Dabrowski, associate professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, St. John’s University, New York, New York
Linda D'Acquisto, president and founder, KidCurators, LLC, Middleton, Wisconsin
Cornelia Daheim, chair, Millennium Node, Germany
Brian H. Davis, president, Environmental Advantage Law, LLPC, St. Paul, Minnesota
Earon S. Davis, attorney and policy analyst; human sustainability advocate, Divine Primates, Evanston, Illinois
Geary M. Davis, co-founder, Lotus of the Moon Acupuncture, Arlington Heights, Illinois
Wayne S. Davis, senior environmental scientist, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Ft. Meade, Maryland
Peter Del Toro, assistant director, Strategic Issues Team, GAO, Washington, D.C.
Nancy Donovan, senior analyst in GAO's Applied Research and Methods Group, Washington, D.C.
Sarah Dunn, research director, Archeworks; assistant professor, School of Architecture, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois

E-G

Ann Feeney, research manager, YMCA of the USA; member, Association of Professional Futurists, Chicago, Illinois
LuAnne Feik, former CIA analyst; former professor, George Mason, St. Norbert, and West Chester universities, Kenosha, Wisconsin
Martin Felsen, program director, Archeworks; principal and founder, UrbanLab, Chicago, Illinois
Kevin Fickenscher, executive vice president, International Healthcare, Perot Systems Corporation, London, United Kingdom
Joan Foltz, principal, Alsek Research, publisher of Edgy Economics, Chandler, Arizona
Esther Franklin, executive vice president, director of cultural Identities, Starcom MediaVest Group, Chicago, Illinois
Tom Frecka, professor of accounting, University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Guerra Freitas, executive director, SHAREcircle, Evanston, Illinois
Adriano Galvao, technical adviser, Center for Strategic Management and Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brasilia, Brazil
Nadeshda Gaponenko, chair, Millennium Node, Russia
Jay Gary, director and professor, School of Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship, Regent University, Virginia Beach, Virginia
Romulo Gayoso, staff engineer, Intel Corporation, Chandler, Texas
Jerome C. Glenn, director, Millennium Project, World Federation of UN Associations; co-editor, Futures Research Methodology Version 3.0; co-author, 2009 State of the Future, Washington, D.C.
David Glick, president, David B. Glick & Associates, LLC, St. Paul, Minnesota
Blake Godkin, futurist, planner, SHW Group, Plano, Texas
Lesley Golenor, master of architecture candidate, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Washington Alexandria Architecture Center Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Alexandria, Virginia
Edward  E. Gordon, president, Imperial Consulting, Chicago, Illinois
Theodore J. Gordon, author, founder, The Futures Group, senior fellow, Millennium Project, WFUNA, Washington, D.C.
Les Gottesman, director, General Education, Golden Gate University, San Francisco, California
Terry Grim, futurist, strategist, Social Technologies, Seabrook, Texas
Linda Groff, professor, Political Science and Future Studies, California State University, Dominguez Hills, Carson, California
Miriam Gusevich, director, Graduate Concentration in Urban Design, The Catholic University of America, School of Architecture and Planning, Washington, D.C.
Miguel Gutierrez, chair, Millennium Node, Argentina
Sam Gutterman, consulting actuary, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Chicago, Illinois

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Arthur Harkins, faculty director, Leapfrog Institutes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Helen Harkness, president and founder, Career Design Associates, Inc., Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Shamshad Haroon, chairperson, WOW Village For Big and Little Kids, Hot Springs, Arkansas
David Harries, chair, Millennium Node, Canada
Timothy F. Harris, principal, consulting actuary, Milliman, Inc, St. Louis, Missouri 
Anthony L. Haynor, associate professor, Department of Sociology and Anthropology, Seton Hall University, South Orange, New Jersey
Don Heathfield, founder, Future Map, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Dennis Heindl, founder and president, Nth Degree Software, Inc, Greendale, Wisconsin
Rodney Hill, director, Institute of Applied Creativity, Texas A&M University, Department of Architecture, College Station, Texas.
Reyhan Huseynova, co-chair, Millenium Node, Azerbaijan
Hie Shin Hwang, director, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
John Jarvis, senior scientist, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Behavioral Science Unit, Quantico, Virginia
Zhouying Jin, chair, Millennium Node, China
Hyung-Hwan Joo, head, Presidential Council of Future and Vision, Executive Office of Future Planning, Seoul, Korea
Yong-Duck Jung, president, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Ted Kahn, CEO and chief learning officer, DesignWorlds for Learning/DesignWorlds for College and Careers, Cupertino, California
Geci Karuri-Sebina, co-chair, Millenium Node, South Africa
Juha Kaskinen, chair, Millenium Node, Finland
John Kauffman, vice president of marketing, Scholastic Testing Service, Inc., Bensenville, Illinois
Barry Kellman, director, International Weapons Control Center, DePaul University, College of Law, Chicago, Illinois
Jyrki Kettunen, corporate futurist, Da Wo Ltd, Kirjala, Finland
Dongwook Kim, professor, Seoul National University, Graduate School of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Richard Kirby, executive director, Stuart C. Dodd Institute, Edmonds, Washington
James L. Koch, director of science, technology and society, Leavey School of Business and Administration, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California
Bon-Keun Koo, director, Presidential Council for Future and Vision, Seoul, Korea
Philip Kotler, S.C. Johnson & Son distinguished professor of International Marketing, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern, University, Evanston, Illinois
Terry Kozlowski, president, Achievementor Group, LLC, Chicago, Illinois
Kelly “KJ” Kuchta, president and CEO, Forensics Consulting Solutions, LLC, Phoenix, Arizona
Johanna Kujala, professor, University of Tampere, Department of Management Studies, Tampere, Finland
Jaeho Lee, research fellow, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Seung Hoon Lee, professor, National Research Council for Economics, Humanities, and Social Sciences (NRCS), Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Hanna Lehtimaki, executive manager, Life Works Consulting Ltd; adjunct professor, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
Bud Levin, head, Psychology Department, Blue Ridge Community College; commander, Policy and Planning Bureau, Waynesboro Police Department, Weyers Cave, Virginia
Bruce Lloyd, emeritus professor of strategic management, London South Bank University, London, United Kingdom
Jeanne Belisle Lombardo, co-founder, Center for Future Consciousness, Scottsdale, Arizona 
Tom Lombardo, professor, Psychology and Philosophy, Rio Salado College, Tempe, Arizona; co-founder, Center for Future Consciousness; author, Scottsdale, Arizona
Hyeon-Suk Lyu, research fellow, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea

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Maria Malayter, director, Center for Positive Aging, National Louis University, assistant professor, Applied Behavioral Sciences, Lisle, Illinois
Max Marner, senior, Lick-Wilmerding High School (San Francisco) and student intern, Institute for the Future, Palo Alto, California
Gary Marx, author; president, Center for Public Outreach, Vienna, Virginia
Dawn Matthews, president and CEO, Abiant, Inc., Deerfield, Illinois
Ambassador John W. McDonald, president, Institute of Multi-Track Diplomacy; former diplomat, Arlington, Virginia
Mary Beth McEuen, vice president, Organization and People Potential, Maritz, St. Louis, Missouri, member, Association of Profession Futurists
Wendy McGuinness, chief executive and editor, Sustainable Future, Wellington, New Zealand
Jay McIntosh, adjunct professor, university of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana
Eric Meade, futurist, Institute for Alternative Futures, Alexandria, Virginia
Karim Medjad, aw professor, co-head, Alternative Management track at HEC, Paris, France
Tarja Meristo,  corporate futurist and research director, Corporate Foresight Group CoFi at Abo Akademi University, Turku, Finland
Rex Miller, thought leader, Mindshift; author, The Millennium Matrix, Southlake, Texas. 
John W. Moravec, director, Leapfrog Institutes, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Koki Moribe, junior, Cupertino High School, Cupertino, California. He is a student client of DesignWorlds for College and is active in a major global science philanthropy project of his senior class, called Kenya Dream.
Diana J. Muir, director, The Personal Learning Center, LLC, New Windsor, Illinois
Michael J. Murchison, major, SOCOM Center for Knowledge and Futures, United States Marines, MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
Solomon Negash, professor, Computer Science, Kennesaw State University, Kennesaw, Georgia
Claudio Nehme, adviser to the executive director, Center for Strategic Management and Studies of Science, Technology and Innovation, Brasilia, Brazil
Pavel Novacek, chair, Millennium Node, Central Europe
Amy Oberg, managing partner, Future-In-Sight, LLC, Appleton, Wisconsin
Concepcion Olavarrieta, chair, Millennium Node, Mexico
Erica Orange, associate,  Weiner, Edrich, Brown, Inc., New York, New York
Kyoungdon Park, associate research fellow, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Youngsook Park, chair, Millennium Node, South Korea
Shashi Parulekar, managing partner, GH Technology, Troy, Michigan
Neal Patel, senior partner, Strategic Foresighting Associates, Glendale, California
Robert Pavlik, assistant director, Institute for the Transformation of Learning, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Ali Paya, associate professor of philosophy, National Research Institute for Science Policy, Tehran, Iran; visiting professor, Centre for the Study of Democracy, University of Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Ian D. Pearson, independent futurologist, Futurizon; formerly futurologist for British Telecommunications, Ipswich, United Kingdom
Mylena Pierremont, board member of World Future Society, president, Ming PAi Consulting BV, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Robert Plotkin, attorney, Robert Plotkin, P.C.; lecturer, Boston University School of Law, Burlington, Massachusetts
Anna Rappaport, president, Anna Rappaport Consulting; former president of the Society of Actuaries; Chicago, Illinois
Connie Reimers-Hild, unit leader, Kimmel Education and Research Center, University of Nebraska, Nebraska City, Nebraska
Martin Rhisiart, director, Center for Research in Futures and Innovation, University of Glamorgan, Business School, Pontypridd, Wales, United Kingdom
Scott Rich, assessment specialist, Scholastic Testing Service, Inc., Bensenville, Illinois
Michael Rihani, president and CEO, Koofers, Inc. Reston, Virginia
Nathalie Riond, founding partner, Planext; lecturer at HEC, Paris, France
Godfrey Roberts, clinical professor of science, New York University, New York, New York
Garth Rockcastle, professor and dean, School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland
Sandra Romenska, research associate for the project, Creating Academic Learning Futures, Leicester, United Kingdom
Andy Ross, director, Global Services, Florida Virtual High School, Orlando, Florida
Ayushi Roy, junior , Leland High School, San Jose, California
Elizabeth Rudd, director, FutureNous, Melbourne, Australia

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Gilly Salmon, professor of E-Learning and Learning Technologies, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
Robert Salmon, council member, global advisory committee of World Future Society, former vice president of L’Oreal, author, Valais Switzerland
Rivkah Sass, executive director, Omaha Public Library, Omaha, Nebraska
Pamela F. Schroeder, affiliate director, Minnesota Destination ImagiNation, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Greg Sedbrook, owner, Sedbrook Management, St. Paul, Minnesota
Marci Segal, ms, creativity and change leadership, president, creativityland inc., Toronto, Ontario, Canada; co founder of World Creativity and Innovation Week, April 5-21.
Yongseok Seo, associate research fellow, Korea Institute of Public Administration, Seoul, Korea
Glenn LaRue Smith, chair, Graduate Landscape Architecture Department, School of Architecture and Planning, Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland
Joan Smutny, co-founder and director, Center for the Gifted, National-Louis University, Wilmette, Illinois
Rick Smyre, president, Center for Communities of the Future, Gastonia, North Carolina
David Pearce Snyder, principal partner, The Snyder Family Enterprise, Bethesda, Maryland, contributing editor, The Futurist, Trend Letter, On The Horizon, and Innovate
Marianne Solomon, executive director, Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc., Melbourne, Florida
Richard Spady, president, Forum Foundation, Seattle, Washington
Vicki Stein, program director, Future Problem Solving Program International, Inc, Melbourne, Florida
Francis Stabler, principal of Future Tech LLC, formerly with General Motors, Troy, Michigan
Gloria Steele, education consultant, Technology & Innovation in Education, Rapid City, South Dakota
Stephen F. Steele, professor, sociology and futures studies; director, Institute for the Future@AAAC, Arnold, Maryland
Gene Stephens, professor emeritus, University of South Carolina: charter member, Police Futurists Intl, member; FBI Futures Working Group, Columbia, South Carolina
Kay Strong,  University of Houston, Houston, Texas
Ellen Sullivan, PhD candidate, College of Architecture and Urban Studies Washington Alexandria Architecture Center Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Alexandria, Virginia
Anders Lennart Swahn, independent consultant, NvisioN: Creativity in Action, Hedgesville, West Virginia.
Don Tapscott, chief executive, New Paradigm, leading authority on business strategy; author, Wikonomics, Grown Up Digital, and many others; Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Mohan K. Tikku, director, Centre for Future Studies, Gurgaon, India
Paul D. Tinari,  director, Pacific Institute for Advanced Study, Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada
Michael Tschirhart, manager of human–machine interface design, Visteon Corporation, Van Buren Township, Michigan.
Bijal Vakil, intellectual property partner, White & Case, LLP, Palo Alto, California
Jorge A. Vanegas, interim dean, College of Architecture, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas
Menno Van Doorn, director, VINT, Research Institute of Sogeti, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Laurie Weiss, partner, Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., San Antonio, Texas
Cheryl Whitesitt, executive director, Minnesota Future Problem Solving Program, Brownsville, Minnesota
Susan Whitfield, president, White Tree Consulting; member, Association of Professional Futurists, Crystal Lake, Illinois
Mark Williams, founder of Identity Holdings, Inc and the Diversity Channel; former diversity consultant for Marriott International and the CIA; author; Bethesda, Maryland
Susan Williams, district director, southeast Research and Extension Center, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska
Richard Winefield, executive director, Bay Area Discovery Museum, Sausalito, California
Norman Wolfe, president and CEO, Quantum Leaders, Inc., Irvine, California
Ralph Wolff, president and executive director, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Alameda, California
Judith Wright, lifestyles expert, best-selling author, corporate consultant, president, Wright Leadership Institute, Chicago, Illinois; has appeared on ABC, The Today Show, MSNBC, Good Morning America and many other media outlets.
Ting Xu, senior project manager, Global Project, Bertelsmann Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Alan Youngs,  esq, consultant, DynCorp International, member FBI Futures Working Group, former president Police Futurist Int., Retired Division Chief Lakewood, Colorado. Police Department, Adjunct Professor Rio Salado, Ottawa University, University of Colorado.
Michael Zey, professor, Montclair State University, Morristown, New Jersey