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James Canton

Technofutures: Leading-Edge Technologies For the 21st Century

The Interactive Consumer and the Emerging 21st Century Digital Market

Internet Savvy: Gaining The Online Competitive Edge

Biography

Dr. James Canton is an internationally recognized futurist, digital entrepreneur, and public speaker. He is noted for his forecasts on new high-technology trends that have had a dramatic impact on business, markets, and culture. Dr. Canton has spoken to thousands of audiences throughout five continents over twenty years. He has accurately forecasted trends about leading-edge technologies such as personal computers, the modem, personal satellites, intelligent agents, artificial intelligence, interactive TV, and virtual reality. As a former executive at Apple Computer and a number of other companies, Dr. Canton has been an innovator in the high technology industry.

Dr. Canton is Executive Director of the Institute for Global Futures and Managing Director of Praxis, a leading high technology business consulting firm. His clients are from a wide range of industries and include both Fortune 500 and startup organizations.

Dr. Canton is Editor-in-Chief at 21st Century Online, an award winning digital magazine on the Internet. 21st Century Online reports on the latest technology trends and the emerging cyberculture that is reshaping society and commerce. Dr. Canton was featured in a PBS special, The Future of the Internet. He is the author of the new book, Technofutures: Business Intelligence for the 21st Century.

Dr. Canton's lively, multimedia presentations assist organization to gain a competitive edge, to successfully adapt, profit and better compete in the emerging global digital economy of the 21st century.

Client Comments

"Your presentation was terrific! I have experienced very few people with the rare blend of genuine creativity, intelligence and communications skills that you possess. Your message is one that should be heard by everyone."
- Dr. Ken Dychtwald, President and CEO, Age Wave Inc.

"Your unique forecasts and insights into business trends have given us a valuable strategic window on the future. I look forward to putting into action your strategies, as I am certain that they will make a world of difference for me personally and in our organization."
- Rudolph E. Burger, VP Software Products, Xerox