Daniel Burrus

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Daniel Burrus is one of the world’s leading technology forecasters, speakers and business strategists, and is the author of six books, including the highly acclaimed Technotrends, which has been translated into over a dozen languages. Daniel Burrus is the founder and CEO of a research and consulting firm that monitors global advancements in technology- driven trends to help clients better understand how technological, social and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

In 1983, Daniel Burrus became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the twenty technologies that would become the driving force of business and economic change for decades to come. Since then, Mr. Burrus has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technological change and its direct impact on the business world.

Daniel Burrus has helped hundreds of clients identify new opportunities and develop successful competitive strategies based on the creative application of leading-edge technologies, and has delivered over 2,400 keynote speeches to corporations, associations, and professional organizations worldwide.

In his speaking presentations, Daniel Burrus blends timely and provocative knowledge with just the right amount of humor and motivation. Mr. Burrus is a master at tailoring his presentations to his audiences as he addresses relevant trends and offers powerful, practical guidance for turning rapid change into a competitive advantage.

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Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for accurately predicting the future of technological change and its impact on the world of business. He has helped hundreds of clients identify new opportunities and develop successful competitive strategies based on the creative application of leading-edge technologies.

Daniel Burrus' interest in research became apparent in his third year of college, when he became one of the first undergraduates in the nation to direct a federal research grant. Daniel Burrus has founded and managed five businesses; two of which were national leaders in their first year. As a highly successful entrepreneur, Daniel Burrus knows how to translate research findings into practical business advantages.

Daniel Burrus’ client list encompasses a wide range of industries, and includes many Fortune 500 companies such as GE, IBM, Oracle, Microsoft, DuPont, Yahoo!, Toshiba, American Express, Northwestern Mutual, ExxonMobil, and Sara Lee.

Daniel Burrus has been the featured subject of a PBS Special, has appeared on programs such as Larry King, CNN, and Bloomberg, and is quoted in a variety of publications, including USA Today, Fortune and Industry Week.

• LEADING WITH STRATEGIC FORESIGHT AND CERTAINTY
  

  In times of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we need to ask ourselves what are we certain about? Strategies based on uncertainty and hope equal high levels of risk. Strategies based on certainty dramatically reduce risk and produce superior results. Hindsight always brings lament. You can never go back and change your past decisions and actions. Strategic foresight takes your vision to a new actionable level by adding the events that will happen in the future. Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. Based on his revolutionary method of identifying Hard Trends from Soft Trends, and Permanent Changes from Cyclical Changes, attendees learn how to both anticipate and capitalize on new opportunities, as well as predict problems, long before they happen. In addition, they will learn how to use the new tools and rules of leadership to accelerate growth.

• TECHNOLOGY-ENABLED INNOVATION: Creating and Sustaining Competitive Advantage
  

  In times of unprecedented change and uncertainty, we need to ask ourselves what are we certain about? Strategies based on uncertainty and hope equal high levels of risk. Strategies based on certainty dramatically reduce risk and produce superior results. Hindsight always brings lament. You can never go back and change your past decisions and actions. Strategic foresight takes your vision to a new actionable level by adding the events that will happen in the future. Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. Based on his revolutionary method of identifying Hard Trends from Soft Trends, and Permanent Changes from Cyclical Changes, attendees learn how to both anticipate and capitalize on new opportunities, as well as predict problems, long before they happen. In addition, they will learn how to use the new tools and rules of leadership to accelerate growth.

• ACCELERATING GROWTH
  

  Accelerating growth requires a new way of thinking about overcoming obstacles and acting on new opportunities. All too often, change comes from the outside in, forcing us to react by slipping into a crisis management mode, and putting out fires. This presentation is about opportunity management, identifying the driving forces of predictable change, driving growth strategies from the inside out, and taking control of our future. Daniel Burrus is a highly successful entrepreneur who has founded and managed five businesses, two of which were national leaders in the first year. Over the past two decades, he has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. In this eye-opening presentation, the author of the international best seller Technotrends® takes you to the next level by sharing valuable insights into the opportunities yet to come, preparing you to capitalize on the next wave of technological change.

• THE MARKETING ADVANTAGE: Integrating New and Old Media To Achieve Superior Results
  

  Today's marketplace is undergoing a period of profound and accelerating transformation. The advent of new media is permanently changing consumer attitudes and behavior. The changes are in the early stages, but they are irreversible and are already disrupting entire industries. The good news is that these shifts are predictable and can be capitalized upon through the insights and tools offered by Daniel Burrus, world-famous for his exceptional track record of accurately predicting the impact of technology on consumer behavior and the business world. For over two decades he has been using this expertise to develop strategies that turn change into advantage. In this dynamic presentation, he will help marketers shift from dialog to action as they learn to integrate old and new media to achieve superior results, use the seven pillars of digital marketing as a foundation for new campaigns, find new and better audiences, engage consumers with the new tools of digital marketing, and Implement new strategies that can drive growth. Armed with certainty about how technology-driven consumer behavior is changing and what lies ahead, individuals and organizations can gain an enormous competitive advantage during this unique and pivotal time.

• ADVANCED MOBILITY AND THE NEW COMMUNICATION AGE
  

  Businesses around the world are in the process of shifting from the Information Age to the Communication Age. Emerging communication and mobile technologies provide opportunities for creating new, high margin products and services as well as increasing productivity and efficiency within your organization. In addition, innovative companies are using communication technologies and mobility to change the rules of competition, rendering many traditional business strategies and processes obsolete. Knowing how to use new tools to create competitive advantage is rapidly becoming a key business imperative. You will learn how to anticipate the future of technological change and turn a rapidly changing business environment into a competitive advantage.

• ACCELERATING TRANSFORMATION IN HEALTHCARE
  

  We are standing at the base of a mountain of technology-driven change. Wireless telemedicine, point of care transactions, e-enabled disease management, home diagnostics, the virtual hospital, e-enabled customer choice, e-enabled assisted living, e-communities of practice, just-in-time training, and procurement providers are just a few of the many areas that can be used to accelerate transformation in healthcare.

• TECHNOTRENDS®: The Big Ideas That Are Changing Everything
  

  Technology allows us to do things that were previously impossible, but you can't use a tool if you don't know that it exists! Understanding the new challenges and opportunities that will result from accelerating change, and applying the best tools to accomplish your goals are essential. Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities.

• SHAPING THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURE: Food, Feed, And Fuel
  

  In this eye-opening keynote, one of the world's leading technology forecasters and business strategists will discuss the driving technology and consumer-driven trends shaping the future of agriculture, and show you how to accelerate growth and profit by taking advantage of the changes industries such as biotech and energy are currently experiencing.

• TRANSFORMING EDUCATION: Using Technology To Accelerate Learning
  

  Dan Burrus one of the world's leading technology forecasters and strategists and author of the international best seller Technotrends® will provide educational leaders with new strategies and enabling technologies they can use to accelerate learning, increase staff performance, and shape a positive future for their schools. Understanding what these strategies and tools can do, and the opportunities they create, provides the foundation to positively transform education. Educational leaders will learn how to manage the perception that change is negative by learning to look to the visible future® and strategically position their schools to thrive in the years to come.

• FUTUREVIEW® A Look Ahead
  

  Innovations in science and technology continue to provide us with "new tools" that will greatly increase our productivity and efficiency in all areas. Knowing what these tools are, and how to creatively apply them, is vital to maintaining your competitive edge. Over the past two decades, Daniel Burrus has established a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of accurately predicting how technological, social, and business forces are converging to create enormous, untapped opportunities. He has helped hundreds of clients, including many from Fortune 500 companies, to identify new opportunities and develop successful competitive strategies based on the creative application of leading-edge technologies. You will hear solid evidence supporting the view that change is opportunity as you learn how to strategically position your organization to thrive in a shifting technological and economic climate.

Your presentation could not have been more timely. It was obvious that you took the time to research current conditions and opportunities that we are facing. The message you brought was exactly the one we needed to hear.

---Daniel E. Nation
Southern Textile Association

A 'must-hear' presentation!

---Steven Ballmer CEO
Microsoft

You are among the best of the keynote speakers that we have offered. Pretty high praise considering that past keynoters have included Tom Peters, John Naisbitt and Carl Sagan.

---Keith T. Davidson, Ph.D.
Xplor International

Of all the luminaries who have taken our stage, from General Colin Powell and Coach Lou Holtz to President Gerald Ford and NBC Anchor Tom Brokaw, only one has been invited back, Daniel Burrus. Going back over a decade, Burrus still holds the best rating for presentation relevance and value to our members.

---Lance Humphries,
MAILCOM

I don't know any other speaker that could present after Bill Gates and ‘wow’ an audience of CEOs like you did! You were the perfect choice.

---Steve Morrison,
Policy Management Systems Corp.