James Canton

Dr. James Canton is a leading global futurist, social scientist,
keynote presenter, author, and visionary business advisor.
For over 30 years, he has been insightfully predicting the key
trends that have shaped our world. He is a leading authority
on future trends with an emphasis on harnessing innovation.
Dr. Canton has advised three White House Administrations
and global business leaders.
He is the author of Future Smart: Managing the Game-
Changing Trends that will Transform Your World, The
Extreme Future: The Top Trends That Will Reshape the
World in the 21st Century and TechnoFutures: How Leading-
Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the 21st
Century
Dr. Canton is CEO and Chairman of the Institute for Global
Futures, a leading think tank he founded in 1990 that
advises business and government on future trends. He
advises the Global Fortune 1000 on trends in innovation,
financial services, health care, population, life sciences,
energy, security, workforce, climate change and
globalization. From a broad range of industries, clients
include: IBM, BP, Intel, Philips, General Electric, Hewlett
Packard, Boeing, FedEx, and Proctor & Gamble.
Dr. Canton has served as a Senior Fellow at the Center for
Research in Innovation at the Kellogg School of
Management, the MIT Media Lab Advisory Board in Europe,
Motorola’s Visionary Advisory Board and the International
Advisory Council, Economic Development Board, State of
Singapore. He has been an advisor to the National Science
Foundation.
Recognized as “one of the top presenters in the 21st century”
by Successful Meetings Magazine, Dr. Canton is a highly
sought-after keynote presenter. He has spoken to thousands
of organizations on five continents. He is noted for his
fascinating, informative, dynamic and entertaining keynotes.
A frequent guest of the media, Dr. Canton is a commentator
on CNN. He was named "the Digital Guru” by CNN and “Dr.
Future” by Yahoo. Dr. Canton’s media coverage has
included CNBC, Fox, PBS, ABC,

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