Daniel Burrus is considered one of the World’s Leading Futurists on Global Trends and Disruptive Innovation. The New York Times has referred to him as one of the top three business gurus in the highest demand as a speaker. He is the author of seven books, including the New York Times and Wall Street Journal Bestseller Flash Foresight and his latest Amazon No. 1 bestseller, The Anticipatory Organization.
Daniel Burrus
Global Technology Futurist, Strategic Advisor, and Bestselling Author
Michael Carroll, Secretary of Transportation for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Michael Carroll was first elected to the Pennsylvania House of Representatives in
2006 and subsequently re-elected for seven additional terms. He worked on transportation
throughout his time in public office. Mike was Democratic chairman of the House Transportation
Committee from 2018 through 2022. Mike formerly worked as the chief of staff for then-state
Rep. John Yudichak, served as legislative liaison for PennDOT under Gov. Robert Casey
and served as district office director for Congressman Paul Kanjorski. A graduate
of Pittston Area High School, Carroll earned a Bachelor of Arts in liberal studies
from the University of Scranton.
Ryotaro Tashiro, Senior Outreach Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
As an outreach economist and advisor, Tashiro travels across the Third District, discussing
the economic outlook and the functions of the Federal Reserve. Many of his research
topics were inspired by conversations with the public and include two main areas of
focus, labor economics and demographics. Prior to joining the Bank, Tashiro was a
business analyst for Bloomberg, where he conducted research on issues related to equity
data quality. He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from Kenyon College and a master’s
degree in economics from the University of Michigan–Ann Arbor.
