Jan 13 2025
Award-winning journalist, best-selling author, futurist, and business consultant regularly seen on Good Morning America, the Today Show, and CNN, Michael Rogers is a keynote speaker with a focus on artificial intelligence and emergent technologies.
Michael Rogers is an award-winning journalist and highly sought-after keynote speaker on artificial intelligence and disruptive technologies. He has spoken to leading organizations ranging from Boeing and GE to Microsoft, Pfizer and American Express, as well as NASA and the Department of Defense.
For ten years, he was the vice president of The Washington Post Company’s new media division. Additionally, his work in interactive media includes projects with LucasFilm and Apple in early ground-breaking developments. Furthermore, Rogers is an inductee of the Magazine Industry Digital Hall of Fame and recipient of the World Technology Network Award for Lifetime Achievement in Media and Journalism.
His most recent book, Email from the Future: Notes from 2084, is available now in paperback, Kindle, and audiobook. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Michael Rogers’s fees.
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Michael Rogers is a Stanford University alumnus with additional training in finance and management at the Stanford Business School Executive Program.
Rogers began his career as a writer for Rolling Stone. Later, he joined Newsweek to create the magazine’s Technology section. There, he covered the bleeding-edge topics of the day, ranging from Chernobyl and genetic engineering to the rise of the internet. Rogers would go on to serve as the editor and general manager of Newsweek.com. As a visionary for the 21st century, Rogers’ work with Newsweek would earn him the Distinguished Online Service award from the National Press Club for coverage of 9/11.
Michael Rogers was the futurist-in-residence for The New York Times and a columnist for NBC.com. He is also a best-selling novelist, writing fiction exploring the human impact of technology. Today, he resides in New York City.
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How management can adapt to the rapid “virtualization” following COVID.
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid virtualization has impacted every sector of the economy. Consumers have emerged with a new desire for security and control. In this highly customized presentation, Michael will work with you and your team in advance to pull out specific topics relevant to your sector. Additionally, this presentation can be offered as a virtual keynote with a Q&A or a small-group interactive session.
Utilizing emerging technologies and digital infrastructure.
Leaders are in the midst of not just technical challenges, but broader social quandaries. These include the nature of privacy, white-collar automation, and reskilling workers. Leaders have to address all of these issues, as well as the strategic direction of the enterprise itself. In this presentation, Rogers will cover:
How new efficiencies from AI will change the very nature of work
The astonishing abilities of ChatGPT are an example of the latest developments in cognitive computing, which allow software to come up with insights that humans may not reach. In this presentation, Rogers explains how:
An interview from Best-selling science fiction writer Michael Rogers
In this popular speech, Michael Rogers will interview you to learn more about your business, practice or discipline. Then, he creates a realistic scenario of what your business or profession may be like in the late 2020’s. He will identify:
Lawyers, healthcare professionals, and transportation companies hire Michael Rogers for this consultation and interview.
Big Data and smart computers – all progress will come with caveats.
The future is bright for medicine: telemedicine, wellness monitors, personal genomics, and more. But even with advanced technology that can identify the best and most efficient treatment options, all progress comes with caveats. In this presentation, Michael Rogers discusses the hard questions:
Organizations such as pharmaceutical companies, hospital networks, and health insurers and more hire Michael Rogers for this presentation.
The rise of a new generation of “digital natives.”
Over the next decade, more and more of our work, what we care about, and how we interact with others will involve the Internet. If you think that’s already happened, just listen to what Michael predicts is next:
We’re all educators, as teachers, managers, or mentors, but now we are permanent students too.
The online world represents a powerful educational opportunity to reach a wider, more diverse audience. This will create new challenges for the future of both teachers and campuses.
Educators worldwide, ranging from K-12 to college, law and medicine, hire Michael Rogers for this presentation.
Michael Rogers specializes in facilitating half or one-day strategy retreats for small groups of senior executives. Rogers works with executives in finance, law, marketing, media and pharmaceuticals. He combines his presentation with interactive group work such as scenarios or Delphi predictions. All together, Rogers designs his retreats to maximize discussion and innovative thinking.
In addition, Rogers often moderates panels or conferences for clients such as American Express and Intel to the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
“Many of the delegates mentioned that your session was the most informative of the program—they especially appreciated your warmth and wit. We were very pleased that your remarks were so carefully tailored for our audience, and that you delivered exactly the message we had planned.”
– National Association of Federal Credit Unions
“Your knowledge, expertise, insights and charisma educated our audience and stimulated us to think about where we could be in the near future.”
– Prudential
“I’ve heard nothing but positive feedback on your presentation. Everyone found it both educational and entertaining. You definitely hit on key points for the attendees with regards to technology and I would highly recommend you to other groups who are looking for forward-thinking speakers.”
– National Retail Federation
“I wanted to let you know that you did an outstanding job of moderating. You pivoted nicely from panelist to panelist and from topic to topic, all the while, keeping with the themes of the conference.”
– Chubb Group
