Michael Rogers addresses diverse groups ranging from venture capitalists and corporate executives to educators, students and the general public and is also a regular guest on radio and television, including Good Morning America, the Today Show, PBS, CNN and the History Channel. A dynamic futurist who delivers an entertaining and common-sense vision of change for business and individuals, he blends technology, economics, demographics, culture and human nature.
Michael Rogers began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone and went on to co-found Outside magazine. He then launched Newsweek's technology column, winning numerous journalism awards, including a National Headliner Award for coverage of the Chernobyl meltdown.
For ten years Michael Rogers was vice president of The Washington Post Company's new media division, guiding both the newspaper and its sister publication Newsweek into the new century, as well as serving as editor and general manager of Newsweek.com where he won the Distinguished Online Service award from the National Press Club for coverage of 9/11.
Michael Rogers' work in interactive media ranges from early ground-breaking projects for LucasFilm and Apple to dozens of Internet ventures. He has received patents for multimedia storytelling techniques and is listed in Who's Who in Science and Engineering. He has been named to the Magazine Industry Digital Hall of Fame and has also received the World Technology Network Award for Lifetime Achievement in Media and Journalism.
Never before has management's life been so ... interesting. Business, government and society are all creating a vast new digital infrastructure, from smart sensors and cognitive computing to wearable computers, extended social networks and virtual workplaces. That puts leaders in the midst of not just technical challenges but broader social quandaries such as the nature of privacy, white collar automation, reskilling workers, the rule of law in cyberspace - not to mention the strategic direction of the enterprise itself. How can successful managers discover and implement innovation while still meeting the daily challenges of business?
Artificial Intelligence Will Change Everything!
Cognitive computing is the latest and most potent expression of artificial intelligence. Software and robots can now learn from experience and then reason and act upon information - often coming up with insights that humans might not reach. Because they are "cloud-based", these powerful thinking tools will be accessible even to small organizations and individuals. The result will be new efficiencies and surprising new intelligent services that will change the very nature of work and challenge us to identify which skills are uniquely human.
For this popular speech, Michael - who is also a best-selling science fiction writer - does an interview to learn more about your business, practice or discipline. He then creates a realistic scenario of what your profession or business may be like in the mid-Twenties. He'll identify potential new products, new customers and new challenges. He's done it for lawyers, health care professionals, transportation companies, retailers, educators, financial services companies and more—even a luxury goods manufacturer!
Over the next decade, more and more of our work, what we care about and how we interact with others will involve the Internet, intelligent computers and the Internet of Things. If you think that's already happened ... just listen to what Michael predicts is next. Add to that the rise of a new generation of "digital natives" who are remarkably comfortable with virtual relationships. What will this mean for how our businesses and organizations must evolve in the years to come? How will products change to meet new needs and what will companies do to reach their customers?
We're all educators - either as professional teachers, or as managers, team leaders, mentors, or parents. In the future, we will be permanent students as well. The online world represents a powerful opportunity for education to reach a wider, more diverse audience. But it's also a challenge to the future of both teachers and campuses.
This haunting but often humorous short story describes the first-ever time travel visit from the future. Only it's not really a visit--it's electronic communication. What science has discovered, late in the 2020's, is that we can time-shift information, but not physical matter. But that doesn't make much difference to the duplicitous time-traveler in this short story--who figures out rather cleverly how to benefit from her new discovery. This witty and surprising story blends mystery with a perceptive look at what the near-future might bring, by novelist and futurist Michael Rogers. About 5,000 words.
I've heard nothing but positive feedback on your presentation. Everyone found it both educational and entertaining. You definitely hit on key points for the attendees with regards to technology and I would highly recommend you to other groups who are looking for forward-thinking speakers.
Many of the delegates mentioned that your session was the most informative of the program—they especially appreciated your warmth and wit. We were very pleased that your remarks were so carefully tailored for our audience, and that you delivered exactly the message we had planned.
I wanted to let you know that you did an outstanding job of moderating. You pivoted nicely from panelist to panelist and from topic to topic, all the while, keeping with the themes of the conference.
Your knowledge, expertise, insights and charisma educated our audience and stimulated us to think about where we could be in the near future.