The East Stroudsburg University 13th Annual Economic Outlook Summit, Friday, May 15, 2026, at Kalahari Resorts and Conventions.
The Summit will include presentations on the economic resilience of the Poconos: Carbon, Monroe, Pike, and Wayne counties—a region that attracts more than 30 million visitors annually and generates an economic impact of $4.3 billion.
For information on the 13th Annual Economic Outlook Summit, contact Iris Garcia (570) 422-7956. Sponsorship opportunities for next year’s Summit are available. Contact Lianna DeSantis at (570) 422-3179.

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
Daniel's client list includes Lockheed Martin, Verizon, Microsoft, VISA, Deloitte, Google, Procter & Gamble, KPMG, Honda, FedEx and the U.S. Department of Defense. Burrus is an innovative entrepreneur who has founded six businesses, four of which were U.S. national leaders in the first year. His accurate predictions date back to the early 1980s, when he became the first and only futurist to accurately identify the 20 exponential technologies that would become the driving force of business and economic growth for decades to come.
They included digital electronics, AI, distributed computing, genetic engineering, lasers, optical storage, photovoltaics, fiberoptics and nanotechnologies to name a few. Since then, he has continued to establish a worldwide reputation for his exceptional record of predicting the future of technology-driven change and its direct impact on the business world. Burrus has been quoted in a variety of publications, including Harvard Business Review, The Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, Fortune and Forbes.
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Campus Address
ESU Innovation Center
(570) 422-7920
(570) 422-7951 (Fax)
Economic Development & Entrepreneurship
mpostupack@esu.edu
(570) 422-7920

