Dr. James Canton is a renowned global futurist, social scientist, keynote presenter, author and visionary business advisor. For over 30 years he has been insightfully predicting the key trends that have shaped our world. He is a leading authority on future trends in innovation. He is the author of The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World for the Next 5, 10 and 20 Years, Dutton 2006 and Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the 21st Century, Next Millennium Press 2004.

Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a think tank he founded in 1990. The largest companies and governments in the world have gained from his foresight. He advises the Global Fortune 1000 on trends in innovation, financial services, health care, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management and serves on Motorola's Visionary Advisory Board. He has advised three White House Administrations, the National Science Foundation and MIT's Media Lab, Europe.

Recognized as "one of the top presenters in the 21st century" by Successful Meetings Magazine, Dr. Canton is a highly sought-after keynote presenter. He has spoken to thousands of organizations on five continents. He is noted for his fascinating, informative, dynamic and entertaining keynotes.

A frequent guest of the media, Dr. Canton is a commentator on CNN. He was named "the Digital Guru" by CNN and "Dr. Future" by Yahoo. Dr. Canton's media coverage has included CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines. A worldwide audience follows his Global Futurist blog.

• The Extreme Future: The Top Trends that will Shape the 21st Century Marketplace : Based on Dr. Canton's book, The Extreme Future and his corporate consulting with Fortune 1000 clients, this dynamic and informative multi-media keynote provides a sweeping overview of the top trends that will shape the future of business and society. Trends include the future of: climate, energy, technology, the workforce, security, the economy, health care, demographics, entertainment and lifestyles. Find out what's next and how to prepare today.
  
  
• The Extreme Future Of Health Care - Radical innovations are reshaping health care and medicine at an accelerated rate of change. Every day, innovations from synthetic biology, cloning to stem cells offer new risks and new opportunities. From personalized medicine, life extension, post-genomics, biotech futures to the wireless hospital, nanotech, medical devices and human enhancement-here's what's coming next.
  
  
• The Click-Stream Consumer - There is a powerful and dynamic new consumer who is fast emerging in the global marketplace. A new report by the Institute for Global Futures focuses on the power of the Click-Stream Consumer. Who is this consumer? How do you sell to them? How can you reach them? What do they need? The Click-Stream Consumer will redefine markets, industries and competition in the near future. Companies will have to retool their enterprise to attract them. Find out how.
  
  
• Technofutures: The Top Innovation Trends That Will Shape The 21st Century : Fresh from his recent CNN Special "Welcome to the Future," Dr. Canton identifies the top innovations -- from the Internet to biotech, from wireless and nanotech to robotics that will drive future change in business and society. Based on the best-selling book, this keynote is an entertaining and upbeat overview about the future of innovation.
  
  
• From Green Consumers to Eco-Markets: Building the Sustainable Enterprise How will sustainability affect the future of business when over 90% of consumers indicate they are concerned about the environment? There is a clear trend emerging and it is Green. From Green finance and Green cities, to renewable energy and Clean Technology. With this keynote any organization can learn how to develop a sustainable or Green business strategy.