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A Periodic Newsletter on
Breakthroughs in Strategic Foresight
Jan 19, 2021
The TechCast-Cognis Virtual Workshop
Annual Strategic Forum
Discounts Now Available
The Workshop Team is pleased to announce major discounts are available for registration. Individual sessions are now priced at $195 and the entire program is $495. This amounts to reductions of 45% and 67% respectively. We suggest you sign up at the bottom of this page soon as space is limited.
Here are the previous newsletters on this Workshop:
Dec 10: Introducing the TechCast/Cognis/City Future Virtual Workshop
Dec 20: Session One -- Virtual Workshop on Transformative Change
Jan 2: Session Two -- Virtual Workshop on Transformative Change
Jan 12: Session Three -- Virtual Workshop on Transformative Change
Jan 12: Session Four -- Virtual Workshop on Transformative Change
This Annual Strategic Forum brings together prominent thought leaders to collectively provide the best strategic solutions to the transformative changes of our time.
Each of the next few issues of this newsletter will focus on one session of the seven-week program. This week features comments and talks by Steve Hausman and Gabriele Rizzo
March 5 Mastering CyberSecurity
Staying Safe in a Digital World
Each day the news is filled with stories about computer crime and hacking which affect our financial institutions, banks, small businesses, large corporations, hospitals, retail stores and threatens to steal even our own identity. Cybersecurity refers to the practice of defending computers, networks and data from malicious attacks. We will provide an overview of aspects of cybersecurity including viruses, phishing, social engineering, identity theft and personal privacy as well as threats to the Internet of Things and physical security and provide tips on how to protect yourself and your organization from these threats.
Steven Hausman
Futurist and Speaker
Former Administrator, National Institutes of Health
Dr. Steven J. Hausman is a nationally top-ranked speaker in the areas of science, technology, engineering and medicine, recognized futurist, widely-quoted technology authority and author. His speaking specialties include robotics and artificial intelligence, cybersecurity and the security risks of emerging technologies, nanotechnology, 3D printing, bionics and human enhancement, biometrics, autonomous and electric vehicles, brain-machine interfaces, the Internet of Things, medically-related topics such as aging and nutrition and the history of technology. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Pennsylvania in the field of immunology and transplantation genetics and completed a postdoctoral fellowship at the Institute for Cancer Research in Philadelphia before joining the National Institutes of Health where he had a 31-year career as a researcher and Senior Executive.
Which data, what data, what futures: cybersecurity from the cloud to the brain cloud
We live our existence in a space we see, smell, hear, touch, and taste. However, for the last 10 years, this is not just all the space our existence is lived. We spend an ever-growing part of our time in cyberspace, a global domain within the information environment where our digital life carries on — but for which nature did not equip us for sense-making. In this talk we will explore the strategic structure of cyberspace and its implications, to then broaden our aperture by looking at trends for both the near future and deep futures.
Gabriele Rizzo
Visionary Futurist and Enthusiastic Innovator
Former Advisor to the Minister of Defense for Futures
Dr. Gabriele Rizzo, Ph.D., APF, holds a PhD in String Theory and Astrophysics. He is the NATO’s Member at Large (“world-class expert drawn from academia, industry or government from the Nations”) in Strategic Foresight and Futures Studies, and the former advisor to the Italian Minister of Defense on Futures. He is member of the Strategy Board of the European Cyber Security Organization, a PPP worth $2B. Dr. Rizzo’s works inform $1T (one trillion USD) worth of Defense planning, some were evaluated as “important pillars of strategy and implementation of R&I” by the EU, and others shape industrial investments in Research, Development and Innovation for more than $20B in 2020.
Small group breakout discussions and reporting.
Readings:
- Significant Cyber Incidents Since 2006
- Strategic Research Agenda 2018
- Strategic Research Agenda 2020
- The 5 most famous DDoS attacks in history
Personal Invitation
The TechCast-Cognis-City Future Executive Workshop
Planning for Transformative Change
The pandemic and other threats like climate change make it clear the global order is not sustainable. It is an existential challenge to people everywhere. The World Economic Forum called for “A Great Reset" in all spheres of society. Leaders in business, government, and other institutions should plan for transformative change –- NOW.
- Purpose This workshop is designed to help executives develop a new strategic posture to meet these transformative challenges.
- Program Ninety-minute meetings will be held on Zoom each Friday at 10 AM Western US time, 1 PM Eastern US time and 7 PM EU time. Seven consecutive weeks from February 5 to March 19, 2021. See the Program Agenda for details.
- Participation Small groups of participants will discuss applications to their institutions and pool their judgment to form strategic postures.
- Pricing $195 for individual sessions and $495 for the entire program.
Prominent Speakers
Giving Strategic Talks
On the Pivotal Issues of Our Time
Limor Shafman, Host. President, The Keystone Tech Group
Frequent Host and Speaker.
Jess Garretson, CEO, The Cognis Group
William Halal, The TechCast Project,
George Washington University
Steven Hausman, Futurist and Speaker
Former Administrator, National Institutes of Health
John Lewis, Coach, Speaker, Author of “Story Thinking”
Anthony Cascio, Director of Research & Engineering
The Cognis Group
Gabriele Rizzo, Visionary Futurist and Enthusiastic Innovator
Jerome Glenn, CEO, The Millennium Project
Ted Gordon, Co-Founder, The Millennium Project
Paul Saffo, Forecaster
Art Murray, President/CEO
Applied Knowledge Sciences, Inc.
Cutting-Edge Research from
TechCast and Prominent Speakers
Thought-Provoking Articles and Reports
Feb 5. State-of-the-Art in Strategy and Foresight: Change from the Bottom Up And the Outside In; The Human Side of Transformative Change.
Feb 12. Managing the Technology Revolution: A Macro Forecast of the Most Likely 2030 Scenario; Survey of Disruptive Technologies.
Feb 19. The Great Reset in Mental Models: An Emerging Global Consciousness,
and Story Thinking.
Feb 26. The Historic Rise of Stakeholders: Building the Collaborative Enterprise; Keys to Open Innovation.
Mar 5. Threats to Cybersecurity: Staying Safe in a Digital World; Which Data, What Data, What Futures: Cybersecurity from the Cloud to the Brain Cloud.
Mar 12. Coping with Pandemics: Three Scenarios with Guides to Survival.
Mar 19. Practicum on Strategy Formation: Conclusions and Take Away Strategic Postures
To clarify questions or other issues, email Prof. Halal at Halal@GWU.edu
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Letters
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Keynote on Autonomous Vehicles Conference
TechCast gave a keynote speech at an international conference on transportation featuring autonomous cars on November 2, 2020. The conference was organized by the Intelligent Transport Society of South Korea.
TechCast's Bill Halal organized his talk around the five principles of Global Consciousness.
TechCast Briefs Angel Investors
 TechCast founder, William Halal, kicked off the annual meeting of the Angel Capital Association’s Virtual Summit May 12 with his keynote on The Technology Revolution. Among his many points, Bill outlined how AI is causing today’s move beyond knowledge to an Age of Consciousness, and that business is now altering corporate consciousness to include the interests of all stakeholders. Angel investors are concerned about the social impacts of their companies, so this news was well received, especially as Bill stressed this historic change could be a competitive advantage.
Armed Forces Communication and Electronics Association
Prof. Halal spoke on the topic of AI, noting TechCast’s forecast that AI is expected to automate 30% of routine knowledge work about 2025 +3/-1 years and General AI is likely to arrive about 2040. Expanding on the same theme delivered at ACA, Bill explained how today’s shifting consciousness is likely to transform, not only business, but also government, the military and all other institutions. Halal also spoke at the annual AFCEA conference on the
We Invite Your Ideas
TechCast offers exciting new possibilities to use our unequaled talent and resources for creative projects. I invite you to send me your questions, fresh ideas, articles to publish, consulting work, research studies, or anything interesting on the tech revolution.
Email me at Halal@GWU.edu and I'll get back to you soon. Have your friends and colleagues sign up for this newsletter at www.BillHalal.com.
Thanks, Bill
William E. Halal, PhD
The TechCast Project
George Washington University
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Prof. William E. Halal, Founder
George Washington University
Prof. Halal can be reached at Halal@GWU.edu
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