Michele Wucker , author of best-selling book The Gray Rhino, was invited to speak at the ZAOJIU conference in Singapore, on the “uncertainty in the fourth industrial revolution”
“Even if you’re just predicting the future, you have the ability to influence the course of events.” What are the obvious, high-probability crisis events that are likely to occur in 2019? Companies that remain hesitant about technology will face elimination. In fact, we should embrace the uncertainty that technology brings, it is necessary for individuals, businesses and governments will adjust their own pace to catch with it. Of course, while utilizing the power of technology and big data, we should also avoid overconfidence and be alert to the threat it brings. Where is a better world in the future? Perhaps in the hands of those who can handle the uncertainty and manage crises and risks.
Michele Wucker is an award-wining global thought leader who draws on three decades of experience in media and non-profit management and policy development.
Michele is the author of several books, the third of which is the highly praised “THE GRAY RHINO: How to Recognize and Act on the Obvious Dangers We Ignore”, which grew out of a presentation at the World Economic Forum annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland in which she coined the term “gray rhino” for highly probable, high impact crisis events.
Michele founded Gray Rhino & Company in 2015 to help leaders and organizations to identify and strategize responses to gray rhino risks that are neglected despite -and all too often because of- their size.
Michele has been recognized as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum and a Guggenheim Fellow, among other honors. Her previous leadership positions include Vice President for Studies at The Chicago Council on Global Affairs; President of the World Policy Institute, which she re-launched in 2007 in a dramatic turnaround; and Latin America Bureau Chief at International Financing Review. She also has taught master’s students at the School for International and Public Affairs at Columbia University, of which she is an alumna. An engaging keynote speaker, moderator, panelist, and facilitator, she has delivered presentations in 16 countries on five continents. She lives in Chicago.
Michele’s speaking topics include:
- Gray Rhino-Proofing Your Future: A New Way to Think about Risk and Response
- Gray Rhinos, not Black Swans: A New Way to Think about Risk and Response
- Demographic Gray Rhinos: Robots Meet Aging and Migration
- Beyond Kicking the Can: How to Stop Muddling and Innovate
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