Dr. James “Jayme” Canton

James “Jayme” Canton, Ph.D. 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 and The Economist recognizes him as one of the leading futurists, worldwide.
 
He is the author of Future Smart: Managing the Game-Changing Trends that Will Transform Your World, The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the Next 20 Years, and Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Technology Will Transform Business in the 21st Century.
 
Jayme is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that advises business and government on future trends. He advises the Global Fortune 1000 on trends in innovation, financial services, health care, population, life sciences, energy, security, workforce, climate change and globalization. From a broad range of industries, clients include: IBM, BP, Intel, Philips, General Electric, Hewlett Packard, Boeing, FedEx, and Proctor & Gamble. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Research in Innovation at Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management and on the advisory board of the Corporate Eco Forum. 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, Jayme 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, Jayme is a commentator on CNN. He was named “the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr. Future” by Yahoo. His media coverage has included CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News and World Report, CEO, CIO and CFO Magazines. His Global Futurist blog is followed by a world-wide audience.
 
Jayme serves as Co-chairman of the Futures and Forecasting Track at Singularity University. Singularity University is educating a new generation of leaders to use advanced technologies to transform the planet for the better. This first year of the program has brought together an outstanding faculty to enable the leaders of tomorrow.
 
Read his blog. Read his LinkedIn profile. Follow his Twitter feed. Visit his Facebook page. Listen to his keynote audio podcasts. Watch Ten Key Trends of The Extreme Future – Dr. James Canton, Future Insights from Dr. James Canton, Popular Futurist Keynote Speaker, The Future of Retail – Dr. James Canton, Dr. James Canton Hitachi NextFinance 02, and Future of the Internet – Dr. James Canton. Watch his selected keynote presentations. Watch his YouTube channel.