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by David Brin

 

 

 

Join Us for the 2nd Annual

 

  SNS Predictions : West

Eleven years after holding our first annual Predictions Dinner in NYC, SNS is proud to announce the second annual SNS Predictions : West event, to be held Thursday, February 25, 5pm-8pm, at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City. 

 

The evening will begin with a Centerpiece Conversation featuring special guest Mark Hurd, CEO of Oracle, with Mark Anderson - followed by:

 

A presentation and discussion with Bill Ribaudo, National Managing Partner, Technology, Media and Telecommunications Industry, Deloitte & Touche LLP, on a joint SNS / Deloitte project: "Company and Country Business Models: Impact on Valuations, Measurement, and Worth."

 

 

The evening will conclude with a discussion by Mark Anderson of global technology and economic landscapes in 2016, featuring the firm's recent successes in predicting The Oil Price Collapse and the China Collapse, and  finishing with a discussion of the SNS Top Ten Technology and Market Predictions for 2016.

 

Those who joined us last year know that this is a great evening for making new connections, socially and intellectually. We're delighted to be coming back to the Valley to talk about the future.

The evening includes two receptions (before and after the event) with drinks and hors d'oeuvres.

Price is $95 - Seating is limited - Register now*:  www.stratnews.com/events/west

 

For Agenda details, visit: www.stratnews.com/events/west/agenda

 

 

I hope you'll join us for this second annual SNS Predictions : West evening. You may see some familiar faces, and will surely meet new and future colleagues for the first time, in an evening of lively conversation onstage and off. You'll also come away with an invaluable tool: being that much smarter about practical issues that will affect us all, and getting a clearer view of threats and opportunities in the year to come. - mra.

 

 

*Upon registration, non-SNS members will receive a complimentary

 1-month subscription to the weekly SNS Global Report.

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Publisher's Note:  Most of us are busy; we just don't have time to do the deep thinking about society, history, philosophy, psychology, and politics that would be necessary to rise above the crap we hear on television. The result is that we try to pick the most reasonable choices from a menu of roadkill ideas.

 

Thankfully, scientist, author, and creative thinker David Brin does have this time, hard-won by a life spent writing about what will happen next. David is as fearless as he is fresh and objective; you won't find ideas like his anywhere in the mass media.

 

I personally find his lack of interest in political parties and poles and roles deeply refreshing, and his thoughts about human motivations and consequences generally both smart and spot-on. In fact, it is a delight to read thoughts by someone who is outside of the mass media and advertising machines. His experience and intelligence, displayed in books, films, and prolific writing on the Net, are already proven. 

 

It is our good luck that David was willing to share his current thoughts on the political, cultural, and economic forces in tension today. Tired of Trump, Cruz, Sanders, and Clinton? Read Brin, and enjoy. - mra.