Michael Rogers
The Practical Futurust
New York Times Futurist in Residence
Michael Rogers is the popular MSNBC columnist and a regular keynote speaker at conventions and conferences worldwide. He brings deep expertise, a track record for envisioning the future, polished presentation skills and the research savvy to customize up-to-the-minute presentations for every audience interest.
One of the nation's leading experts on the impact of technology on business and society, Michael Rogers is an interactive media pioneer, novelist and journalist, as well as MSNBC's Practical Futurist. Previously he was vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division, helping guide both the newspaper and its sister publication Newsweek in the new century, as well as editor and general manager of Newsweek.com. Rogers is also a best-selling novelist whose fiction explores the human impact of technology.
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Topics and Areas of Expertise
During his career Michael Rogers has studied and written about all the key technologies driving this century; he has interviewed or worked with major business figures worldwide, and in his New York-based Practical Futurist consultancy he stays current on topics ranging from technology and demographics to management and education. In each appearance he brings not only his own experience and expertise, but his journalism and research skills to add up-to-the-minute information and insight on every topic he addresses.
Management
Managers are facing multiple new challenges: virtual work forces, flattened corporate structures, a new generation of ambitious and cyber-savvy workers, a heightened atmosphere of public scrutiny - not to mention the perennial pressure to do more with less. How are smart managers coping and what's next to come?
Telecommunications and Media
The rise of the Internet and the digitization of all media are having a profound effect on both the telecom and media industries. The relationship between the creators of content and the owners of "the pipes" has never been more complex or volatile. And new technologies such as wireless broadband and VOIP are only now arriving. What will the next decade see in content and services delivery, customer expectations, the protection of intellectual property, and the role of traditional media? Who will be the winners and losers between cable, satellite, landlines and wireless?
Globalization
We have only seen the beginning of how globalization will change our world over the next decades. The democratization of information via the Internet, the rise of middle class consumers in the developing world, the spread of outsourcing to professions like law and medicine, new competitors dislodging Fortune 500 firms in global markets, increased pressure on natural resources.the list will only grow longer as market forces and technology spread across our planet.
Health Care
Information technology and genetic science are combining to create a fundamental shift in the way we think about and treat disease. At the same time, however, prices continue to rise and there is as much pressure to use technology to cut costs as to advance health science. How do we balance the enormous potential of advancing technology with the real world questions of delivering affordable health care?
Society, Technology and the Future
General audiences like to hear about the technologies that will shape their own lives in the decades to come: genetic engineering, robotics and artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, wireless broadband and the next generation of the Internet. During his years as an award-winning science and technology writer, Rogers has learned to explain and project the implications of these technologies in ways that both captivate and inform non-technical audiences.
The Next Generation
The first generation never to know a world without an Internet is rapidly approaching adulthood. It is a cohort that has fundamentally different ideas and expectations about how to relate to businesses, employers, the media and each other. How do we market to this new breed? How will we manage them? What will they expect from products and services, and what new skills - or deficits - will they bring to the workplace?
Demographics
It is common knowledge that the US population is graying - but what is less noted is that the United States is also the fastest growing industrialized nation on earth. Between now and 2050, our population could increase by as much as 40% - and the drivers of that increase are already in place, ranging from the largest K - 8 population in history to longer lifespans and liberal immigration policies. Fixed resources - waterfront property, elite educations, room on our roadways, suburban open space.will be under increasing pressure. How will population shape our nation in years to come?
Education
Ever since he created the Parents' Guide to Children's Software in 1996, Rogers has followed education and technology issues closely. He often speaks to audiences of both parents and educators about technology and learning - and specifically how the rise of computers and the Internet has actually increased the importance of the thinking skills that underlie the traditional three R's. Too much emphasis on technology, especially in early grades, may actually interfere with the lifelong learning skills that this century will demand from every worker.
The Practical Futurist brings deep expertise, a track record for envisioning the future, polished presentation skills and the research savvy to customize up-to-the-minute presentations for every audience interest.
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More About Michael Rogers
For two decades Michael Rogers was Newsweek's technology guru and the vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division. He has also been a popular speaker in this country and abroad as well as a regular guest on radio and television.
He has now created his own speaking, writing and consulting business in New York - Practical Futurist.
Practical Futurist originated with a column and Weblog for Newsweek that rapidly attracted over 200,000 regular readers. Rogers trademarked Practical Futurist and, when he left Newsweek, went to work fulltime to build out the brand.
The Practical Futurist is now launching with a state-of-the-art new promotional video, a broad array of fresh topics and a unique journalism-based customization process to fit the needs of every audience. Rogers also writes the Practical Futurist column on MSNBC.com, reaching 22 million readers a month.
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