WorldFuture 2013 Sessions

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

Janice Bryant is a farmer, futurist, orator, and a former special project manager for the U.S. Navy. For the last two years, she has hosted hour-long sessions at the Mother Earth News Fair, Longbranch, Washington, USA

Peter C. Bishop is an associate professor of Strategic Foresight and director of the graduate program in Futures Studies at the University of Houston. He is co-author of Thinking about the Future: Guidelines for Strategic Foresight (2007), and Teaching about the Future: The Basics of Foresight Education (2012), Houston, Texas, USA

John Smart (@johnmsmart) is a professional futurist. He is president of the Acceleration Studies Foundation, curator of the popular Accelerating Change conferences, 2003-2005, co-founder of the Evo Devo Universe complex systems research community and the Foresight Education and Research Network, Futures Studies and Forecasting Advisor at Singularity University, lecturer at the Naval Postgraduate School in Leadership and Technological Change, and vice president of the Brain Preservation Foundation.

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.

Heather Schlegel (@heathervescent) is a futurist, technologist, and cacophonist. Schlegel is most recently known for her design futures video work with Innotribe, the Innovation Division of Swift. Known by her online presence, heathervescent, and her consultancy, The Purple Tornado, she explores the intersection of technology, culture, and identity. Schlegel's academic research focuses on the future of transactions and complementary currencies, including the impact of technology on identity creation, West Hollywood, California, USA

Mitch Altman (@maltman23) is a hacker and inventor best known for inventing the TV-B-Gone remote control, a keychain that turns off TVs in public places. He was also a co-founder of 3ware and of Noisebridge, a San Francisco hacker space, and president and CEO of Cornfield Electronics, San Francisco, California, USA

Glen Hiemstra is the founder of Futurist.com. An internationally acclaimed expert on long-range trends and creating the preferred future, Glen has advised professional, business, and governmental organizations for two decades and served as a technical advisor for futuristic television programs. He is the author of Turning the Future into Revenue: What Businesses and Individuals Need to Know to Shape Their Future and co-author of Strategic Leadership: Achieving your Preferred Future, Kirkland, Washington, USA

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

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Tsvi Bisk is director of the Center for Strategic Futurist Thinking and author of two books and over 100 articles and essays, Kfar Saba, Israel

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