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Michael Tchong is a top-rated innovation speaker, adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco, trend forecaster and author of “Ubertrends — How Trends And Innovation Are Transforming Our Future.” He heads up incubator Ubercool Innovation and is the founder of four disruptive startups, including MacWEEK, Atelier Systems, CyberAtlas and ICONOCAST, all riding early market waves.

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“The most influential trend-spotter in America.”
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“Let me take you on a roller-coaster ride through the landscape of now.”

Michael Tchong took the first paparazzi photo ever shot with an iPhone on Friday, July 13, 2007.

“Michael was entertaining and engaging and brought a lot of substance to our meeting. He truly connected with the group and made us pause for a moment and look at things in a different light.”

— Jon Luther, Chairman and CEO Dunkin’ Donuts Tweet

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“Michael helped our Planning Leadership Team broaden our perspective and look into the future implications for our business.”
Cliff Robinson
Cliff RobinsonVice President, Field Operations, Chick-fil-A Inc.
“Spot-on, funny and occasionally irreverent, Michael was easily the highest rated speaker at our Leadership Summit. I’m sure we’ll bring him back to NAR again, as I look forward to hearing him a third time!”
Janet Branton
Janet BrantonSenior Vice President, National Association of REALTORS
“Engaging, inspirational, educational, futuristic and ‘crying out loud’ funny are just a few things our attendees told us about Michael. He had us laughing and hanging on his every word as he gave us a glimpse into what the future could hold and the role we all will play in it.”
Dom Perry
Dom PerrySenior Director, Ops Services, Chili’s
“The members really enjoyed you. You were a great speaker and showed much wisdom.”
Howard Brodsky
Howard BrodskyCEO, Carpet One
“Michael has a way of grabbing the attention of conference participants in a way that really engages them and makes them think about the implications of the customer of the future.”
Robert Gilbert
Robert GilbertPresident & CEO Hospitality Sales & Marketing Association International
“Michael was terrific. He kept the audience laughing and in awe of the new technology he discussed. People thought he was the best presenter! They are still talking about him. I wanted everyone to say WOW and they did. He is very high energy and had great visuals!”
Shirley Hastings
Shirley HastingsProfessor and Associate Dean, University of Tennessee
“Your keynote address to the hotel owners and guests of Vantage Hospitality was truly amazing and the timing couldn’t have been better.”
Roger Bloss
Roger BlossCEO, Founder, President, Vantage Hospitality Group Inc.
“Michael Tchong is a world class futurist, trendcaster and speaker. He left our audience simultaneously stunned and energized by his incredible presentation of the acceleration in technology and social media.”
Joni Doolin
Joni DoolinCEO, People Report Best Practices Conference
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“The successful companies of tomorrow will address the changing customer values of today.”

Michael Tchong

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Ubertrends — How Trends And Innovation Are Transforming Our Future is a graphic and eye-opening exploration of nine disruptive forces that are shape-shifting society. As these massive waves crash into the future, they leave many subtrends in their wake while leading to many cultural value changes. Society’s permanently altered behavior provides ready context for how the future will evolve. Priced at $29.95, Ubertrends will be available March 29, 2019.

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