James Canton, Ph.D. is a Global Futurist, Advisor, Keynote Speaker and Entrepreneur. Author of Future Smart, The Extreme Future and TechnoFutures. Three tech startup exits. Current focus: Blockchain, AI, FinTech, Internet 3.0, digital biz, robots, Longevity, IoT. Globalfuturist.com #Futureguru, Recognized by the Economist as a leading global futurist. A social scientist, and sought-after business adviser for startups, entrepreneurs, enterprises and governments. Been forecasting the impact of future trends on business, markets and society for 25 years. Chairman and CEO of the Institute for Global Futures, a world renown San Francisco think tank he founded in 1990. Advises clients how to shape the future- on innovation strategy in tech, economics, biz, health care, work, climate, energy, security and demographics. Past expertise in startups, investment banking and government. Strong IC and DoD Futures. Head of business at Apple with Steve Jobs. Director, Swiss Occidental AG investments. CEO of UmeCorp first AI controls venture. SLFC, First cloud loan transaction portal. First Nanotech private sector US advisor pre NNI. Advised the World Bank, US, Malaysia, Indonesia, Mexico, Columbia, Canada & South Africa governments. Adviser to three White House’s on innovation policy, National Science and Technology Council, The National Science Foundation, MIT's Media Lab, EU, Economic Development Board, Singapore, Founding advisory board and Co-Chairman, Futures Forecasting, Singularity University at NASA, Senior Fellow, Center for Innovation, Kellogg School of Management. Present to organizations on five continents. Known for breakthrough keynotes. Awards: Mad Scientist Society, Best Global Speaker, LA Film Festival Best Animation, Best Serious Game, NanoDoc. Interviewed by Fox, CNBC, MSNBC. CNN named him the Digital Guru and Yahoo, Dr. Future. Profiled in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The New York Times. MIT Media Lab Europe, Advisory Board. Senior Fellow, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. Visionary Board, Motorola. Founding Advisory Board, Singularity University at NASA, Co-Chair Forecasting Track, International Advisory Board, Singapore
