WorldFuture 2013 Humanity Sessions

Catherine Shane McVey is a certified “Master Teacher.” She has been teaching lower socioeconomic, minority, and immigrant middle- and high-school children for over twenty years in urban Chicago schools. A Fulbright Scholar, she develops curriculum to meet the needs of a very specific type of lower socioeconomic, urban, and immigrant children.

Student participants to be announced

Cindy Frewen is board chair of APF, architect, founder of Frewen Architects, and adjunct professor of strategic foresight at University of Houston Futures Studies graduate program, Leawood, Kansas, USA

David Broz is education and culture practice leader for Gensler, a global architecture and planning firm. He has led the design of 200 education projects and has written and presented extensively on the future of the university campus, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Rick Smyre is president, Center for Communities of the Future, Gastonia, North Carolins, USA

Nicole Garzino is executive director, of the Center for Photographic Art, Carmel, California. As a consultant, Ms. Garzino leads transformative planning and program management for nonprofits, with a special emphasis in cultural organizations, creative projects, and grassroots start-ups, Salinas, California, USA

Eduardo Millet is vice president of business development, McAllen Chamber of Commerce. Currently, he is pursuing his PhD in Local Management at the University of Granada., McAllen, Texas, USA

Wade A. Den Hartog is director of affiliates and charitable partners Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. He works with affiliates promoting philanthropy in counties and communities throughout the state. He also assists corporate donors, nonprofit organizations and professional advisors with gift transactions and planned giving, Sheldon, Iowa, USA

Josh Lindenger is a futurist, analyst, computer scientist, and licensed Professional Engineer, Catonsville, Maryland, USA

Jason Swanson is a foresight professional and market-research analyst, Pennsylvania Leadership Charter School, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Marci Segal (@marcisegal @worldcreativity) is president of creativityland inc, Toronto, a speaker, creativity commentator, author, and educator for over 30 years. She has extensive knowledge of engagement principles and creative thinking techniques to involve people in processes that matter. She believes that creativity is another word for energy and does what she can to remove barriers and blocks to enable its expression for business and personal success, Toronto, Ontario, Canada,

Megan Mitchell is director of Happen North America, an insight-based innovation company and is also program director for York University's Schulich’s Centre of Excellence in Innovation. She advocates soaking up every opportunity to grow and believes we are all creative; and her passion is helping people discover their unique gifts and ways of contributing for greater business success and personal fulfillment, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Marta M. Keane is chief operating officer, Jefferson Area Board for Aging, Earlyville, Virginia, USA

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