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James Canton, Ph.D.
Futurist, Author and Visionary Business Advisor
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 and The Economist recognizes him as one of the leading futurists, worldwide. He is the author of The Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the World in the 21st Century, 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 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, 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,
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. |
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Dan North
Chief Economist
Dan North has been with Euler Hermes ACI (EH ACI) since 1996, using macroeconomic and quantitative analyses to help develop, price, and manage EH ACI’s risk portfolio of more than $200 billion in annual U.S. trade transactions.
Prior to joining the company, he worked for Citicorp using similar quantitative techniques to analyze the macroeconomic and financial market environments to create outperforming investment strategies. Mr. North has written and presented macroeconomic
forecasts on behalf of the Credit Research Foundation and provides regular commentary on the National Association of Credit Management’s monthly Credit Manager’s Index. His macroeconomic analysis has been featured on ABC, CNBC, Fox Business
Network, and Bloomberg Television, and he has been quoted by numerous national and international media entities, including USA Today, Barron’s, Forbes, Business Week, The Los Angeles Times, The London Daily Telegraph, Reuters, Le Monde, and Al-Jazeerah.
Mr. North holds an MBA from the Wharton School of Business. |
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Henry Ijams
Managing Director, PayStream Advisors
Henry Ijams (pronounced Iams) is the Managing Director and Founder of PayStream Advisors. As a former banker and payments technology entrepreneur, he is well known in the financial automation and payments industry and speaks frequently at
conferences. Mr. Ijams’ 20 years of experience includes key positions with Citibank and Manufacturers Hanover Trust as well as a manager of Ernst & Young’s Financial Services Consulting practice.
Mr. Ijams has developed a leadership position
in the financial industry through his research publications and articles on trends and strategies on the automation of back-office financial operations such as accounts receivable and payables, and treasury.
He is widely quoted by such publications
as Treasury & Risk Management, the AFP Journal, Document Management, Financial Times, CFO, and the American Banker. Mr. Ijams holds a BS in Management from Rochester Institute of Technology and
an MBA from the UNC Kenan-Flagler School at Chapel Hill. |
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Mark Lampert
Senior Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Daimler Trucks North America LLC
As Daimler Trucks North America LLC's Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Mark Lampert has responsibility for the development of sales for Freightliner Trucks, the Detroit Diesel on-highway engine business unit and the company's
proprietary components sales. He also oversees the company's used truck operations managed by the Daimler Trucks Remarketing Corporation business unit and is responsible for DTNA's Export Sales and Government/Military businesses.
Prior to taking
his current position in July 2005, Mr. Lampert served as Senior Vice President of Sales & Marketing for Freightliner Trucks. In this position, he oversaw the brand's dealer operations, product planning, marketing communications,
four U.S. regional sales organizations, the Canadian regional sales organization, and all direct sale accounts. Previous positions at Daimler Trucks North America included responsibilities for retail truck operations and used trucks. His initial
position was Vice President of Sales, Freightliner Canada. Mr. Lampert joined Freightliner LLC in 1993.
Mr. Lampert earned his B.S. degree from Ohio State University. |
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