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SPEAKERS

Check out this line-up of industry thought leaders and visionaries.

Opening Keynote Speaker

Daniel Burrus

Leading Futurist. Strategic Advisor. Disruptive Innovation Expert.

Session Title:
Anticipatory Leadership: Use Hard Trends to Accelerate Innovation and Growth

Bio:
Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Disruptive Innovation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker.

He has delivered over 3,000 keynote speeches worldwide and is a strategic advisor to executives from Fortune 500 companies, helping them to develop game-changing strategies based on his proven methodologies for capitalizing on technology innovations and their future impact. His client list includes Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, Google, Procter & Gamble, KPMG, Honda, FedEx, and the U.S. Department of Defense.

Burrus is also a featured writer with millions of monthly readers on the topics of disruptive innovation, exponential change and the future for a variety of publications, including CNBC, Huffington Post, and Wired Magazine.

He has been the featured subject of several PBS television specials and has appeared on programs such as CNN, Fox Business, and Bloomberg. Burrus has been quoted in a variety of publications, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune, and Forbes.

Burrus is an innovative entrepreneur who has founded six businesses, four of which were U.S. national leaders in the first year. He is the CEO of Burrus Research, a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology-driven trends to help clients profit from technological, social and business forces that are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

He is the creator of the Hard Trend Methodology and the Anticipatory Organization® Business Model now being used by leading organizations worldwide.

His accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s when he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the 20 exponential technologies that would become the driving force of business and economic growth for decades to come. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology-driven change and its direct impact on the business world.

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Closing Keynote Speaker

Alan Beaulieu

President, ITR Economics

Session Title:
Accurately Prepare for Tomorrow

Session Description:
Key segments of the US and global economy are experiencing a decelerating rate of rise while others are accelerating. We will assess the input from proven leading indicators and determine the opportunities and risks for the remainder of 2022 and for 2023 in pertinent segments of the economy. Labor, supply chain, and prices are top of mind for today’s business leader, and we will explore current and future trends and discuss what decision-makers must consider in the face of these crucial factors. A clear understanding of inflation and interest rate trends is key to preparing for the coming years. Knowing what to plan for will place your company well ahead of the competition while increasing profit potential. In addition, we will:

  • Assess business demand for the rest of 2022 and through 2023
  • Look at ITR’s key leading indicators and what they foretell about your markets
  • Present relevant market outlooks and discuss issues that have an impact on your profitability via resource allocation, budgets, expectations, and strategic planning
  • Deliberate on the potential impact of the midterm elections later in the year
  • Determine potential unintended consequences of massive government spending
  • Assess the health of financial market trends and their impact, if any, on the forecasts
  • Illustrate what inflation pressures and financial market trends likely mean for interest rates through 2023

Bio:

With a reputation as an accurate, straightforward economist, Alan has been delivering award-winning workshops and economic analysis seminars in countries across the world to thousands of business owners and executives for the last 30 years.

He is co-author of Prosperity in the Age of Decline, a powerful look at how to make the most of the US and global trends over the next 20 years. Alan also coauthored Make Your Move, a practical and insightful guide on increasing profits through business cycle changes, and noted by one reviewer as “simple, yet awesome.”

As the chief economist for numerous US and international trade associations, it has been remarked that Alan’s “insight into our business, a track record of accurate forecasting, and unparalleled knowledge of global markets has earned him the respect and appreciation of key business leaders in our industry.”

Pronouncements from ITR Economics™ and/or Alan have appeared in/on: the Wall Street Journal, New York Times, USA Today, Knight Ridder News Services, Business Week, Associated Press, The Washington Times, CBS Radio, CNN Radio, Sirius talk radio, and numerous other outlets.

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In-Person Speakers

Brooke Sutherland

Industrial and M&A Columnist, Bloomberg Opinion

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Tracey Yi

CEO, Arrival Elements, Chief Procurement Officer, Arrival Group

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Heather McGowan

Future-of-Work Strategist

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Benj Cohen

Founder & CEO, Proton

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Ray Grady

President & CEO, Conexiom

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Sinem Hostetter

Partner, McKinsey & Company

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Paul J. Noble

Founder & CEO, Verusen

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Craig Francisco

President, RōBEX

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Virtual Program Speakers

Kim Williams

Vice President Diversity & Inclusion, Stanley Black & Decker, Inc.

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Arnaud Le Chatelier

Director of Marketing & Purchasing, Dillon Supply Co.

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James Dorn

President & CEO, The Dorn Group

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Dr. Bharani Nagarathnam

Associate Director & Instructional Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University

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Joyce Lansdale

Vice President Corporate Accounts, Vallen

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J Schneider

Managing Director, The Dorn Group

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Jessia Yurgaitis

President, Industrial Supply Company

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Jeff Butler

Generation Expert & Technology Keynote Speaker

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Joe Durante

Vice President, Precision

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Kevin Brown

Co-Founder & CEO, Leadsmart Technologies

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Lee Richards

Founder & Managing Partner, Navigant Associates, LLC

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Nelson Valderrama

CEO, Intuilize

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Pradip Krishnadevarajan

Co-Founder & Managing Director, ActVantage

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Russ Sharer

Director of Strategic Sales Excellence, The Brooks Group

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Timothy Yates

CEO, DataXstream LLC

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Benj Cohen

Founder & CEO, Proton.ai

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Paul Noble

Founder & CEO, Verusen

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Lucas Haugen

Industrial Channel Director, Stratasys

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Steve Levy

Vice President Enterprise Architecture, Infor

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Patty Mattesi

Senior Manager Talent Development, Kennametal

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