All Press Releases for January 27, 2014

Award Winning Author and Global Trends Expert, Jack Uldrich, to Present Keynote Address at the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014

Jack Uldrich, global futurist and educational trends expert, to kick off the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014, as their keynote speaker on January 27th.



The cornerstone of learning, is the ability to unlearn.

    COLUMBUS, OH, January 27, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Jack Uldrich highly regarded as one of the world's leading trends experts, and dubbed as "America's Chief Unlearning Officer," will kick start this year's prestigious Ohio Educational Technology Conference held in Columbus, January 27th-30th.

Uldrich, who has presented keynote speeches for such noteworthy events as SingTel's CIO Days in Hong Kong, and the European Association of International Educators in Istanbul, and clients PepsiCo, United Healthcare, and Bausch and Lomb, will lead the conference with his address entitled "Why Future Trends in Higher Education Demand Unlearning Today." (A sample of his talk on "unlearning" can be viewed here: Futurist Jack Uldrich on Why Future Trends in Health Care Demand Unlearning.)

Uldrich's presentation will serve as the perfect entree to the OETC 2014 three day conference. In his speech, Uldrich will tackle subject matter ranging from information and communication technologies, robotics, cloud computing, next-generation mobile and social technologies, artificial intelligence, nanotechnology, genomics, wearable technologies, the "Internet of Things" and "Big Data."

The talk is specifically geared to provide OETC's attendees with a solid foundation upon which they can take action to create their own successful futures. In addition to covering future trends, Uldrich will also provide an overview of how technological change and enhanced mobility is rapidly changing the expectations and behavior of students, teachers, parents, and administration, and in the process, upending long-standing educational models. Throughout the presentation, Uldrich will use vivid analogies, memorable stories, videos, and games that are drawn from a wide spectrum of industries, to ensure his message of change is both inspirational and applicable.

His material is drawn from his two latest books; the Bellwether Award-winning "Foresight 2020: A Futurist Explores the Trends Transforming Tomorrow" and "Higher Unlearning: 39 Post-Requisite Lessons for Achieving a Successful Future." He will also give a sneak preview of material from his forthcoming book, "Business as Unusual: How to Future-Proof Yourself Against Tomorrow's Transformational Trends."

Futurist Jack Uldrich is a highly sought after keynote speaker. As the author of over eleven books, he regularly addresses businesses, associations, and non-profit organizations in the health care, retailing, energy, and education industries. He belongs to numerous speakers bureaus, including Leading Authorities, Washington Speakers Bureau, BigSpeak. and Gotham Artists. His latest book, Business as UNusual is expected to be released this Fall. To learn more about Jack Uldrich, his work, or his speaking availability, please visit JackUldrich.com.

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Global futurist Jack Uldrich predicts the future of higher education at EAIE in Istanbul.