Event Date: January 8, 2024

TOPIC: 10X10: Ten Business Trends for the Next 10 Years

Rebecca is called a “human spark plug” for her infectious enthusiasm for the future. She is one of 400 people in the world to hold the “APF” designation from the Association of Professional Futurists. Rebecca has held residencies and advisory positions at the Alliance for Innovation, the Governing Institute, the Association of Government Risk Pools, the Local Government Institute of Wisconsin and various local economic and community development organizations. One in 15 Americans have been impacted by the work that Rebecca and her team at NEXT Generation Consulting have done since 1998. She is the author of The Next Big Things: The Future of Local Government, ReGENERATION: A Manifesto for America’s Future Leaders, and Live First, Work Second: Getting Inside the Head of the Next Generation. Her TEDx talk, Spring is Coming, was featured at the prestigious TEDxBeaconStreet. Dr. Richard Florida, author of The Rise of the Creative Class, calls Rebecca “one of the most reliable sources for CEOs and Mayors who want to attract and keep the next generation of creative workers.” Rebecca appears frequently on ABC, CBS, Fox, NPR, NewsNation and various podcasts. You can catch her in her own words at RebeccaRyan.com