Jan 28 2013
Matthias Horx – Futurist Speaker
Futurist Speaker
Matthias Horx sees the current economic crisis as a productive process for a necessary change in the economy, politics and society. Matthias Horx draws lessons from the past and warns of the danger of anxiety and collective hysteria. Horx himself takes an optimistic view of the future and urges readers to see change as an opportunity to be seized. ARTS.21 talks to Horx about his vision of the future.
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Daniel Silke is an Independent Political Analyst and Keynote Speaker specialising in South African and International politics. He has a specialist interest in political parties and elections and is a renowned Futurist, lecturing widely on issues surrounding globalization and the future of the world. Mr Silke contributes widely to publications both in South Africa and overseas. He currently writes for the Australian Quarterly and lectures widely throughout the world on contemporary South African and Global Issues.
Vittorio Grigolo is a tenor who has developed a reputation as one of the most talented tenors of his generation. With a gold and platinum-selling solo album, a Grammy-nominated recording of Bernstein’s West Side Story and his last album The Italian Tenor reaching the number one position in the US Billboard Classical Album chart, Vittorio is already established as a successful recording artist. His second album Arrivederci released in autumn 2011, includes Vittorio’s personal selection of the most beloved Italian songs and opera arias ever written for the tenor voice.
Simone Veil is arguably the one person most responsible for advancing women’s legal rights in France. She served as Minister of Health under Valéry Giscard d’Estaing, President of the European Parliament and member of the Constitutional Council of France. Very few figures in French politics enjoy the support of people from all political spectrums. Yet this is certainly the case with Simone Veil, a woman with an unquestionable moral aura. Beyond her political commitment, Simone Veil’s career path is highly symbolic of the complexity of post-war French history.
Lucian is the energetic face behind BraveNewTalent.com, the social recruiting platform that builds social media communities for employers. He has been honoured as Europe’s youngest Young Global Leader (YGL) by the World Economic Forum. Lucian used the BraveNewTalent platform to head up the global social media outreach for One Young World – An initiative to give young people a place to engage and have their voices heard about their future. BraveNewTalent successfully engaged over 100,000 young people from more than 140 countries without any advertising budget.
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Dr. Jeffrey C. Bauer is an established expert on key trends that shape the future of the industry, with 40+ years of experience as a medical school professor and consultant to leading providers of health services. Widely known for his specific proposals to create efficient and effective health care delivery systems though multi-stakeholder partnerships and other initiatives focused in the private sector, he forecasts the evolution of health care and presents practical approaches to improving a country’s medical marketplace.
Joe Flower is one of the most respected voices in the healthcare industry, a provocative thought leader on the deep forces changing healthcare who has been immersed in the details of healthcare for 30 years. He is a bridge, an interpreter, a communicator, a motivator with a vision from 50,000 feet as to where the current trends may be heading. For over 20 years he was a contributing editor and regular columnist at the Healthcare Forum Journal. He continues to explore the future of healthcare with an extraordinary variety of other players across healthcare.
Dr. Ian Pearson works for Futurizon as their futurologist, having previously been with BT until 2007, and concentrates on mapping the progress of new developments throughout information technology, considering both technological and social implications. As a futurologist he speaks on all aspects of the future, across the whole field of industry and commerce, government and society. He has received many awards for his papers, written several books and has made approximately 400 TV and radio appearances.
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