James Canton

One of today's foremost topics, sustainability has become a leading and powerful trend. How are changes in climate, energy, security, pollution, and eco-hazards creating new risks and opportunities for business? In an insightful and educational keynote, Dr. Canton shows how to develop an eco-business strategy that is clean and green.

Based on Dr. Canton's latest book, this keynote covers our fast-approaching future and explores how it will be influenced by rapid and complex change. Dr. Canton offers an overview of trends that will shape the future of business and society, including the climate, energy, technology, the workforce, security, the economy, life sciences, demographics, entertainment, and lifestyles. Find out what's next and better prepare to meet the future challenges of globalization.

This keynote is a strategic overview of the future innovation landscape and the benefits that will transform business in the 21st century. Innovation will be mapped and defined as Dr. Canton presents business cases in which innovative companies strategically grew market share, established competitive advantage, better delivered customer experiences, and enhanced quality. Additionally, forecasts on the future of the Internet, wireless, nanotech, energy, neurotech, and sustainability will be demonstrated.

Climate change and alternative energy represents clear opportunities for business and society. Find out what the key trends and challenges are that will transform both this industry and drive competitive advantage for business and society. From clean tech to alternative energy to hydrogen cars and nano-energy – find out what's next.

Analyzing top consumer trends, this keynote educates audiences on vital buyer behavior that will dictate competitive advantage in their industry. Covering such consumer profiles as the Interactive Consumer, the Sustainability Consumer, the Health Enhancement Consumer, and the Longevity Consumer, Dr. Canton shows business leaders how to redefine markets and products to remain a player in the marketplace today and in the future.

Every day new technological innovations are reshaping healthcare and advancing medicine in new directions. From personalized medicine, neurotechnology, and biotech futures to the wireless hospital and nanobiology, human enhancement and informatics, Dr. Canton shares what everyone needs to know about the direction in which we are heading and the new risks and opportunities being created.

New technology, increased competition, and shifting customer choices are changing financial services. What future trends will make the difference? This keynote identifies the leading factors that will reshape financial service companies and their impact on customers, industries, and markets. From the future of the Internet, digital TV, and wireless to telematics in cars and public kiosks, new tech innovations will drive competition.

Exploring data from China, India, Latin America, the US, and Europe, this keynote forecasts the risks, trends, and challenges of globalization. How can your organization better navigate the future? Discover what's next for globalization including the war for talent, real-time trade, technology, security, emerging markets, new consumers, and the innovation economy.

There is a clear trend emerging and it is "green" – from green finance and green cities to renewable energy and clean technology. How will sustainability affect the future of business when over 90% of consumers indicate they are concerned about the environment? Dr. Canton answers this question and others as he guides your organization toward developing an effective green business strategy.

By the time we reach the year 2050, it is estimated that over 80% of the world's nine billion people will be living in cities. In China alone, it is predicted that over 100 new cities will be created within the next two decades. Dr. Canton offers analysis and insight on how such a monumental shift to city-living will impact global markets, societies, and the population.

Taking a close look at emerging workforce trends that will impact businesses worldwide, Dr. Canton explains how the new economy will be directly defined by an organization's access to superior talent. He looks at forecasts addressing future risks and shifting demographics, and the skills, needs, and values of the future workforce, explaining how the people you recruit will define you as either a winner or a loser in the 21st century marketplace.

In this keynote Dr. Canton reviews the top trends, innovations, opportunities, and risks that will shape the future of mobile business and the resulting impact such advances will have on society. From the customer-centric world to pervasive mobility, a new wireless future is emerging. Drawing on the latest research, Dr. Canton utilizes market data and visually entertaining materials to offer a comprehensive description of the mobile technologies that will transform lifestyles and work styles. Audience members will leave with an informed perspective on the emerging wireless information society and what it means for the future.

Leadership is being redefined in a real-time economy where challenges from technology, the workforce, customers, and the competition are changing the very nature of organizations. Dr. Canton will teach audiences how to develop the Future-Ready Leadership Strategy in anticipating the critical business trends that will shape tomorrow.

New and complex changes are emerging that will force enterprises to operate in entirely new ways. The interconnected linkage of supply chains, markets, and businesses represents a new challenge for all companies. The key strategy for creating competitive advantage lies in understanding the trends that will shape the networked marketplace. Find out what it will take to create "the real-time enterprise," from knowledge collaboration, on-demand learning, business intelligence, customer mining, and interactive data marts to transaction visibility, digital markets, and electronic delivery channels.

Dr. Canton addresses an issue of constant concern in an informative and fascinating keynote that reviews the future of security. Covering such topics as encryption, firewalls, Internet viruses, wireless, denial of service, cyber hackers, biometrics, surveillance, genomic security, data protection, customer theft, profiling the cyber terrorist, identity theft, industrial espionage, and information warfare, this presentation will leave audiences with an enhanced sense of awareness and understanding about security in our high tech world.