Speakers

Future Trends ‘09 Speaker Line-Up

Chairperson

  • Irma Zandl, President & Consumer Trend Guru, The Zandl Group

Keynotes

  • Jane Buckingham, Founder, Trend Forecaster, Trendera
  • Colin Beavan, Author, Blogger, Activist, No Impact Man
  • Rick Smyre, President, Futurist, Communities of the Future
  • Michael Rogers, Author, Columnist, MSNBC
  • Professor Daniel Diermeier, IBM Distinguished Professor, Northwestern University
  • Dean Harris, Former CMO, Kayak

Futurists, Trend Hunters, Thought-Leaders, Bloggers, Authors

  • Lynn Casey, Consumer Insight, Trend Guru, Teamnoesis.com
  • Kelley Styring, CMO, The Crash Moderns
  • Kathie Thomas, Director of Innovation, Fleishman-Hillard
  • Arnold Brown, Author, FutureThink: How to Think Clearly in a Time of Change
  • Mike Maddock, Founding Partner, Maddock Douglas
  • Piers Fawkes, Founder, Trends Analyst, PSFK
  • Jennifer Wong, Founder, Muse
  • Mike Arauz, Digital Communications Strategist
  • Kate Pawlicki, Founder, CEO, Pulp Inc./Pulp Lab
  • Diane Hessan, President & CEO, Communispace

Consumer Packaged Goods

  • Tom LaForge, Global Director of Insights, Ideas & Creativity, Coca Cola
  • Olga Patel, Innovation Intelligence Manager, Nestle USA
  • Paul Taylor, Director, Consumer Planning, Diageo
  • David Rubin, Brand Development Director, Axe, Unilever
  • Carol Bagnoli, Consumer Insights, Trends & Strategy Team, General Mills
  • James Daniels, Vice President – Sexual Health Marketing (Trojan brand), Church & Dwight
  • Josh Simon, Co-Founder, President of Marketing, Function Drinks
  • Rebecca Strong, Innovative Consultant, Kimberly-Clark Corporation
  • Bryan Cosgrove, Associate Manager, Consumer and Customer Insights, Heinz

Hospitality, Entertainment & Retail

  • Jean-Marie Shields, Director, Global Trends, Starbucks
  • Raz Schionning, Director of Web Strategies, American Apparel
  • Anastasia Maier, Senior Trend Manager,Best Buy
  • Christine Hein, Senior Manager, Trend, Best Buy
  • Kelley Quain, Senior Director of Marketing Operations, Wal-mart
  • Shawn Rorick, Former Director of Marketing, North America Cirque du Soleil
  • Amie Owens, Head of Brand Strategy & Consumer Insights, Reebok

Technology & Mobile

  • Dr. Andrea Goldberg, Former Vice President, IBM Corporate Market Insights
  • Florence D. Hudson, Energy & Environment Executive, IBM Corporation
  • Bruce Claxton, FIDSA Senior Director, Design Integration, Motorola
  • Ville Tikka, Senior Futures Specialist, Nokia
  • Colette Wycech, Director, Market Research, Verizon

Automotive

  • Todd David Blickenstaff, Product Planning, Toyota Motor Sales

Insurance and Finance

  • Cathy Garison, Senior Vice President, Frost Banking/Investments/Insurance
  • Daniel Bloom, SVP Consumer Research & Analysis, Bank of America