July 19-21, 2013
Hilton Chicago Hotel
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.

Preconference Courses: July 18-19, 2013
Professional Members’ Forum: July 22, 2013

WorldFuture 2013 Governance Sessions

Hurricanes, Droughts, and the Global War Cycle

On October 29, 2012, Hurricane Sandy exceeded the 1960 modern record and 1821 all-time record for flooding in New York City’s Battery Park. The national drought of 2012 exceeded the droughts of 1988, 1934, and 1936.

Bob Reuschlein is president of Reuschlein Peace Institute, has taught “Weather, Wealth, and Wars,” and has written on the temperature cycle, Madison, Wisconsin, USA

Resurrection: The Disaster in the Tohoku Area in Japan

The triple punch of earthquake, tsunami, and the nuclear power plant disaster that Japan suffered on March 11, 2011, will be discussed from the point of view of the complex dynamics of the situation.

Dr. Mizuta will examine first the Tohoku earthquake, second the tsunami, and third the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plants.

Kazuo Mizuta is vice president of the Japan Future Research Center, and professor emeritus, Kyoto Sangyo University, Kyoto, Japan

Governing in Dire Straits

In 2005, Hurricane Katrina struck the central Gulf Coast of the United States. In New Orleans, civil government was overwhelmed. For a week, the inhabitants of New Orleans struggled for survival. For a week, the institutions of government, including the criminal justice system, were essentially defunct.

John Jarvis is a senior behavioral scientist and chair of the Futures Working Group in the Behavioral Science Unit at the FBI Academy. He has authored and co-authored numerous works that include recent publications appearing in The Journal of Contemporary Criminal Justice, The Journal of Homicide Studies, and the Journal of Trauma, Violence and Abuse, Quantico, Virginia, USA

Bud Levin has been a visiting scholar at the FBI Academy, where he also has served as futurist in residence. He is a founding member of the Futures Working Group. His papers have appeared in The Police Chief, Police Research & Management, and various FBI publications, Fishersville, Virginia, USA

John Jackson is a futurist specializing in public policy and police futures. He is former president of the Society of Police Futurists International and a member of the Futures Working Group. John has 18 years of experience in law enforcement and is currently serving as a sergeant with the Houston Police Department, directing the Strategic Foresight Unit, Houston, Texas, USA

Wendy Schultz is a futurist currently based in the United Kingdom working with a small group of business and community futurists creating foresight resources for business, government, nonprofit, and community leaders. Dr. Schultz is a former member of the Executive Council of the World Futures Studies Federation, Oxford, United Kingdom

The Wisdom Web: Global Governance in 2100

In 2100, a “wisdom web” of enlightened leaders oversees an inclusive network of global citizens who collaboratively anticipate challenges and formulate visionary goals. …

Eric Meade is vice president and senior futurist at the Institute for Alternative Futures and serves on the board of directors of Counterpart International, Alexandria, Virginia, USA

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Postindustrial Governance: National Identities or International Integration

Governance is defined by cultural traditions, the current political system and economic model. The Industrial Age framed liberal representative democracy and the market economy. As the Industrial Age is being phased out, so is its political system and economic model—and, by implication, governance. A new kind of governance will emerge in the strongest and most dynamic economies …

Joergen Oerstroem Moeller is visiting senior research fellow, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, Singapore; adjunct professor, Singapore Management University and Copenhagen Business School; member of the World Future Society’s Global Advisory Council; and former Danish ambassador to Singapore, Brunei Darussalam, Australia, and New Zealand, Singapore

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July 19-21, 2013 Hilton Chicago Hotel Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.