Arizona Technology Council Announces Next Council Connect Meeting.Arizona Technology Council:
WHAT: The Arizona Technology Council is pleased to present Mary
O'Hara-Devereaux, internationally known futurist and the
author of several books, as the featured speaker of our
October Council Connect.
Mary O'Hara-Devereaux will share what the next disruptive
technology might be, and its possible impact on the
business community and economy.
The Arizona Technology Council developed the Council
Connect series to bring industry leaders together to
knowledge share and garner new insights into the future of
innovation and technology.
WHERE: Arizona Club (201 N. Central Ave., 37th Floor)
WHEN: Friday, Oct. 21, 2005
7 a.m. - 7:30 a.m. (Registration & Networking)
7:30 a.m. - 9 a.m. (Breakfast & Program)
COST: $35-Council Members/$55-Nonmembers
REGISTER: Reserve your seat today at www.aztechcouncil.org
SPEAKER BIO:
Mary O'Hara-Devereaux is an internationally known futurist and the author of several books including "Navigating the Badlands badlands, area of severe erosion, usually found in semiarid climates and characterized by countless gullies, steep ridges, and sparse vegetation. Badland topography is formed on poorly cemented sediments that have few deep-rooted plants because short, heavy showers : Thriving in this Decade of Radical Transformation" and the "China Five Year Forecast: Creating the New Marketplace." A highly respected researcher, consultant, and speaker, O'Hara-Devereaux specializes in providing customized foresight and consulting to senior executives in private industry, not-for-profits, foundations and government. Her focus is on providing the "big picture" context and the design and execution, the complex strategies, innovations, and executive readiness needed to thrive in this rugged business and social landscape. Her deep knowledge of the emerging landscape, useful and provocative insights and the quality of her work make her a preferred long-term strategy partner of leading organizations. Prior to founding Global Foresight and the Center for the Future of China she was a senior director at Silicon Valley's Institute for the Future, itself a spinoff Spinoff A new, independent company created through selling or distributing new shares for an existing part of another company. Notes: Spinoffs may be done through a rights offering. from Rand. O'Hara-Devereaux draws on a wealth of more than 20 years of experience on the cutting edge of globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , having worked in more than 50 countries on seven continents. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , University of California The University of California has a combined student body of more than 191,000 students, over 1,340,000 living alumni, and a combined systemwide and campus endowment of just over $7.3 billion (8th largest in the United States). , and the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. and has been on the faculty and senior staff of the University of California, University of Hawaii (body, education) University of Hawaii - A University spread over 10 campuses on 4 islands throughout the state. http://hawaii.edu/uhinfo.html. See also Aloha, Aloha Net. , and a visiting fellow at several major universities around world. She is currently a professor at Beijing University Beijing University or Peking University, at Beijing, China; founded as Metropolitan Univ. 1898, renamed Peking Univ. 1911, absorbed nontechnical departments of Qinghua (Tsinghua) Univ. . |
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