Mary O�Hara-Devereaux is an internationally known futurist and the author of several books including Navigating the Badlands: Thriving in this Decade of Radical Transformation and the China Five Year Forecast: Creating the New Marketplace.

A highly respected researcher, consultant, and speaker, Mary specializes in providing customized foresight and consulting to senior executives in private industry, not for profits, foundations and government. Her focus is on providing the �big picture� context and the design and execution the complex strategies, innovations and executive readiness needed to thrive in this rugged business and social landscape. Her deep knowledge of the emerging landscape, useful and provocative insights and the quality of her work make her a preferred long term strategy partner of leading organizations.

Prior to founding Global Foresight and the Center for the Future of China she was a senior director at Silicon Valley�s Institute for the Future, itself a spin off from Rand.

Mary draws on a wealth of over 20 years of experience on the cutting edge of globalization having worked in over 50 countries on 7 continents. She holds degrees from the University of Michigan, University of California, and the Fielding Institute, Santa Barbara and has been on the faculty and senior staff of the University of California, University of Hawaii, a visiting fellow at several major universities around world. She is currently a Professor at Beijing University.

Leave Mary�s speeches and briefings able to:
• Apply objective, independent forecasts and ground-breaking insights to your industry and organization
  
• Think differently about your future, energized to leapfrog ahead
  
• Understand the realities of globalization for you and your organization
  
• Identify your �bottlenecking� competency addictions and the levers to building widespread innovation
  
• Explore your leadership edge that matches this turbulent environment
  
• Use the Badlands framework to shape your future and gain new advantage fast.
  
• Mary customizes her speeches to her audience.