James Canton, expert in futurologie cunoscut la nivel mondial, cu o experienta de peste 30 de ani in domeniu, este presedinte al Institute for Global Futures, specializat in analiza si prognoza fenomenelor sociale si politice, profesor la Kellogg School of Management. A facut parte din comitetele consultative ale Media Lab din cadrul MIT si Motorola Corporation. A fost comentator la CNN, iar articolele sale au aparut in Fortune, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Report, The New York Times, US News & World Report si CEO Magazine. A mai publicat Technofutures: How Leading-Edge Innovations Will Transform Business in the

21st Century (2004).