Practical Futurist
Michael studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University with additional training in finance and management at the Stanford Business School Executive Program. He has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and GE to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express, as well as both NASA and the Department of Defense.
Michael Solomon partners with marketers and leaders to help them understand the minds of today's consumers in our volatile economy.
Michael Weidokal is a world-renown author, speaker and global economist. In 2003, he founded the ISA group of companies, including ISA-International Strategic Analysis and ISA Advisory. His writing has appeared in many of the world's leading media outlets, and he is a frequent speaker at events around the world.
Futurist, AI Expert and Strategist, Technology Keynote Speaker, Former Vice President AI at Amazon Web Services and Google Executive, Founder & CEO of Obsidian Strategies (“Architects for AI-Driven Strategies”), Member of the MIT Corporation, Board Director, and Former Under Secretary of Commerce
You must keep secrets but skillfully persuade others to tell you theirs. You have to love your country but willingly leave it behind for dangerous operations around the world. You need to live a double life but be trustworthy enough to carry out the nation’s most sensitive tasks.
Michele Rigby Assad was one of those people. Working undercover for the CIA, she served in treacherous areas throughout the Middle East—a woman leading some of the most highly skilled operatives on the planet.
Mick Ebeling has sparked a movement of pragmatic, inspirational innovation. As a career producer and filmmaker and now founder and CEO of Not Impossible, Ebeling harvests the power of technology and story to change the world.
Former Commander, USS Benfold and Author, It’s Your Ship
1980 U.S. Olympic Hockey Team Captain; Portrayed in Disney's Miracle
Mike Eruzione served as the enthusiastic captain that led the 1980 United States Olympic Hockey Team to its Gold Medal victory at Lake Placid. The highlight of the games for Eruzione was his winning goal against the Soviet Union in the game that stunned the world.