September Think Tank

September 29, 2009

Future Think – A View of Changes Beyond the Horizon

When: Tuesday, September 29 – Networking starts at 6:30 PM – Program starts at 7:30 PM.
Where: Seattle University, Piggott Auditorium (Room 104 in Piggott Hall)
Cost: FREE

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WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
Trends in innovation and behavior give nimble and thoughtful entrepreneurs opportunities to profit, but also represent a tsunami of change that can overwhelm a business. Understanding those changes and building businesses that meet the future is critical for enterprise success.

Come hear leading futurist, Mark Anderson, as he describes the changes that will shape our future and leads a discussion with audience members that explores the opportunities and threats for businesses, governments and individuals. This program will be an engaging event and one not to miss!

Mark Anderson, CEO of the Strategic News Service®
Mark is the founder and author of The Strategic News Service® (SNS), www.stratnews.com, a publication read by industry leaders in technology and finance, including Michael Dell, Bill Gates, Mark Hurd and many others. Mark also founded and leads the Future in Review® (FiRe) Conference, which The Economist labeled "the best technology conference in the world." Mark is also the founder and CEO of SNS Project Inkwell, a consortium of corporations and non-profits that develops technology standards for K-12 education. Mark's 10-year, publicly-graded accuracy rate is over 95%. Mark is a member of the Merrill Lynch TechBrains Advisory Board and was one of Fortune's "100 Smartest People We Know." Mark regularly appears on BBC, CNN-TV, CNBC, National Public Radio, "Wall Street Review," and in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, and New York Times. Clients include Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard, Dell, Symantec, Nokia, T-Mobile, Warburg Pincus, and SVB Financial Group.

Mark has launched a new version of his popular FiRe Conference this year, called FiReGlobal : West Coast 2009, at The Four Seasons Hotel in Seattle, October 15th, 2009. This conference brings together global business and scientific thought leaders and regional leaders in business, government and non-profits to identify and solve major regional problems. Speakers include CEO Michael Dell, Founder of Qualcomm Irwin Jacobs, Nobelist and President of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Lee Hartwell, State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn, and many of the region's top Chief Technology Officers. For more information, see http://www.futureinreview.com/global/wc/index.php.

Parking:Click here to download a map of the SU campus which will help indicate areas for parking. You may not park in the Broadway or Main/Visitor parking, parking passes are required for those areas.

Imagine an audience of creative and intelligent folks, sprinkle in some subject matter experts, shake or stir and watch what happens.

The Northwest Entrepreneur Network regularly hosts free Think Tanks: Evening Knowledge Exchanges that are recognized as the go to forums for new ideas. NWEN Think Tanks are designed to help entrepreneurs become more effective or provide new ideas that may be catalysts for new businesses.

These evening forums provide an opportunity to hear from entrepreneurial and industry experts in a sestting and format that allows for active audience interaction.

Think Tanks are held 8-10 times per year. Look for details of upcoming Think Tanks below. Due to the popularity of these events we highly recommend registering early.

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