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Mike Treder
“21st century
science and technology offer the most wonderful benefits and the most serious
risks we've ever faced. The human race can't afford to get it wrong.” – Mike
Treder
MIKE TREDER,
Executive Director of CRN, is one
of the most popular and well-received
professional speakers on nanotechnology. As an accomplished
presenter on the societal implications of emerging technologies, Mike has
addressed conferences and groups in the United States, Canada, Great
Britain, Spain, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, New Zealand, Australia, and
Brazil.
Prior to co-founding CRN, Mike had a successful career in media and
communications. He attended the University of Washington in Seattle,
majoring in Biology, and now lives in New York City.
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AFFILIATIONS:
 | Scientific Advisory Board, Lifeboat Foundation |
| Research Fellow, Institute for Ethics and Emerging
Technologies |
| Advisory Board, Global Risks Council |
| Consultant, Future Technologies Advisory Group
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| Honorary Member, Federation of American
Scientists |
| Editorial Advisory Board, Nanotech Briefs
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| Consultant, AC/UNU Millennium Project |
TESTIMONIALS:
| "Mike Treder is internationally recognized as having an
expert understanding of the current position and future possibilities of
nanotechnology." - Dr Denis Whitfield, University of Western Sydney,
Australia |
| "There is a lot of talk about nanotechnology, but you
are truly one of the few people I've met capable of helping us clearly
understand the
science, rewards, and potential dangers of this revolutionary technology."
- Wendell Wallach, Chair of the Technology and Ethics Working Group, Yale
University |
| "Mike Treder was one of our most engaging and popular
speakers for SAGE Crossroads. He added great insight to the discussion on
nanotechnology and aging research." - Lynne Marie Stout, Producer, SAGE
Crossroads |
| "Mike provided insight into how to best prepare society for
emerging technologies, specifically nanotechnologies, that could potentially
result in drastic changes to our way of life." - Nora Savage, U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency |
| "It's amazing that he could clearly and concisely
provide so much great material in just 30 minutes!" - Gene Stephens,
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of South Carolina |
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"Mike's presentations have generated a lot of interest in the future impact of
nanotechnology across the country." - Kathryn McGavin, Institution of
Professional Engineers New Zealand |
Mike Treder is available for
speaking engagements.
PRESENTATIONS & PAPERS:
| "Nanotechnology and Globalization" - Presented
as part of an annual
three-day conference sponsored by the Basque Savings Bank Federation in San
Sebastian, Spain (September 2008) |
| "Radical
Technologies, Rapid Change, and the Real World" - Presented at the World
Future Society's annual conference, Washington, DC (July 2008) |
| "Nanotechnology as Global Catastrophic Risk" - a chapter,
with Chris Phoenix, in Global Catastrophic Risks, edited by Nick
Bostrom and Milan Cirkovic (July 2008) |
| "Small Machines, Big
Choices: The Looming Impacts of Molecular Manufacturing" - Presented, with
Chris Phoenix, at the Conference on Global Catastrophic Risks, Oxford
University, UK (July 2008) |
| Book review of Military Nanotechnology: Potential
Applications and Preventive Arms Control (Altmann,
Jürgen) published in the
Bulletin of the Atomic
Scientists (November 2007) |
| "Challenges and Pitfalls of Exponential Manufacturing" - a
chapter in Nanoethics: The Ethical and Social Implications of
Nanotechnology, edited by Allhof, Lin, Moor, Weckert (2007, John Wiley
& Sons) |
| "Nanotechnology
and the Future of Warfare" - Presented at the World
Future Society's annual conference, Minneapolis, MN (July 2007) |
| "Disruptive Abundance: The Future of Nanotechnology" -
Keynote speaker for
Canadian Auto Workers
annual New Technology Conference (April 2007) |
| "The History and Future of Nanotechnology" - Presented to
students at Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, New York (March 2007) |
| "Creating Public
Policy for Advanced Nanotechnology" - Presented to students and faculty at the
Global Media Project, Watson Institute for International Studies, Brown
University, Providence, Rhode Island (March 2007) |
| "The Power and
Promise of Nanotechnology" - Published in The World and I (February
2007 issue) |
| "The
Disruptive Potential of Molecular Manufacturing" - Presented to the Strategic
Studies Group, US Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island (October 2006) |
| "Fourth Generation Nanotechnology" - Presented at the
Nanotechnology 2006 Conference at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
(September 2006) |
| "Nanotechnology and Human Life" - Presented in Australia at
Monash University in Melbourne, at the Australian National University in
Canberra, and at the University of Western Sydney (September 2006) |
| "Disruptive Abundance" - Feature presentation at nine
different cities in New Zealand during the annual Pickering Lecture Tour
(September 2006)
CLICK
TO LISTEN [speech presented in Nelson, NZ] |
| "Anticipating Vicious Cycles" -
Published in
Australian R& D Review (July 2006) |
| "Visions of the Future" - Presented at New York University
(April 2006) |
| "Nanotechnology: Driving Toward a Crisis" - Presented at
the Foundation For the Future, Bellevue, WA (April 2006) |
| "Nano-Guns, Nano-Germs, and Nano-Steel" -
Published in
Nanotechnology Perceptions journal (March 2006) |
| "Ethical
Use of Advanced Nanotechnology" - Presented at the University of Alcala,
Madrid, Spain (March 2006) |
| "Technology: Are We
Watching It or Is It Watching Us?" - Presented at Upper Canada College,
Toronto (February 2006) |
| "From Heaven to Doomsday: Seven Future Scenarios" -
Published by Future Brief (February 2006) |
| "Productive Nanosystems" - Presented at the "Risk
Governance for Nanotechnology" workshop, Zurich, Switzerland (January 2006) |
| "A Global Surge Protector?" -
Published by Future Brief (December 2005) |
| "Transforming
Society: Ethical Issues in the Nanotech Revolution" -
Presented at Yale
University (December 2005) |
| "Dark Visions of a Fantastic Future" -
Published by Future Brief (September 2005) |
| "Do Sweat the Small Stuff: Why Everyone Should Care about
Nanotechnology" - Presented at the World Future Society's annual conference,
Chicago, IL (July 2005) |
| "Nanotechnology on an Upward Slope" - Presented at a
special Symposium
on Nanotechnology, at the World Future Society's annual
conference, Chicago, IL (July 2005) |
| "Dimensions of
Development" - Published by Future Brief (July 2005) |
| "Tiny Changes,
Exponentially Multiplied" - Published by Future Brief (June 2005) |
| "The Flat
Horizon Problem" - Published by University of Texas Nanolog (June 2005) |
| "War,
Interdependence, and Nanotechnology" - Published by Future Brief (May 2005) |
| "Turn on the Nanotech
High Beams" - Published by Future Brief (April 2005) |
| "Nanotechnology and
the Environment" - Presented at a
symposium during the
American Chemical Society's annual meeting, San Diego, CA (March 2005) |
| "Creating Effective
Public Policy for Managing Advanced Nanotechnology" -
Presented at an
Expert Group Meeting organized by the International Centre for Science and
High Technology, Trieste, Italy (February 2005) |
| "Emancipation from Death" - Book Chapter in The
Scientific Conquest of Death, published by LibrosEnRed (December 2004) |
| "Finding a Middle Path to Safety and Prosperity" -
Presented at the Nanotechnology: Innovation, Opportunity, and
Commercialization Conference at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY
(November 2004) |
| "Bridges to Safety, and Bridges to Progress" - Presented at
the International Congress of Nanotechnology, San Francisco, CA (November
2004) |
| "Times of Change: Nanotechnology &
Society" - Keynote Speaker at the First International Seminar on
Nanotechnology, Society, and the Environment, in Sao Paolo, Brazil (October
2004) |
| "Making a Safe Transition into the Nano Era" - Presented at the TransVision 2004 Conference, University of Toronto (August
2004) |
| "Four Challenges of Nanotechnology" – Presented at the Foresight Institute Senior Associates Gathering, Palo Alto,
CA (May 2004) |
| "Accurately Describing a Technology That Does Not Yet
Exist" - Presented at the Imaging and Imagining Nanoscience and Engineering
conference at the University of South Carolina, Columbia (March 2004) |
| "Future Shockwave: Benefits and Risks of Molecular
Nanotechnology" – Published in
The Futurist Magazine
(December 2003) |
| "Three Systems of Action: A Proposed
Application for Effective Administration of Molecular Nanotechnology" –
Presented at the Discovering the Nanoscale Conference,
Darmstadt, Germany (October 2003) |
| "Meeting the Challenge: Safe Utilization of
Advanced Nanotechnology" – Presented at the Transvision 2003
Conference, Yale University (June 2003) |
| "Global Impacts of Emerging Technologies" – Presented at the World Futures Science Symposium, New York University
(February 2003) |
| "Safe Utilization of Advanced Nanotechnology"
(co-author) – Published at www.KurzweilAI.net (February 2003) |
| "Applying the Precautionary Principle to
Nanotechnology" (co-author) – Published at www.CRNano.org (January 2003) |
| "Accelerating Paradigm Shifts in Information
Storage and Retrieval" – Published in
Extropy Journal
(September 2002) |
INTERVIEWS & ARTICLES:
| Interviewed on camera for "Apocalypse How" to be shown on
the Discovery Channel, date TBD |
| Interviewed for ZDNet podcast - January 2006 |
| Feature article at ABC "News in Science" - September 2006 -
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| Interviewed for article in Otago Daily Times, New
Zealand - September 2006 |
| Interviewed on Radio New Zealand - September 2006 -
CLICK TO LISTEN |
| Interviewed for cover story in New Zealand Listener
- July 2006 |
| Interviewed on the Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC Radio, New
York - March 2006 -
CLICK TO LISTEN |
| Interviewed for "News from Spain" by Euroresidentes - March
2006 |
| Interviewed for feature story in The Issue Barometer
- February 2006 |
| Interviewed by Worldchanging.com - February 2006 |
| Interviewed on The Future and You podcast program - January
2006 - CLICK
TO LISTEN |
| Interviewed on WMFO Radio, Tufts University – November 2005 |
| Interviewed on the Small World podcast program – October 2005 -
CLICK TO LISTEN |
| Interviewed on military issues by Nanotechnology Now
- September 2005 |
| Quoted in article published in Buildcore
(construction trades magazine) -
July 2005 |
| Quoted in article published in Information Week -
March 2005 |
| Quoted in Outlook 2005, published by the World
Future Society - January 2005 |
| Featured guest on SAGE Crossroads webcast, with host Morton Kondracke – September 2004
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CLICK TO WATCH |
| Interviewed on CBC's Future Tense radio program – August
2004 |
| Featured guest on Changesurfer Radio program – May 2004 |
| Interviewed on WBAI Radio's Equal Time for
Free Thought – November 2003 |
| Featured guest for online chat program of the
Immortality Institute – November 2003 |
| Interviewed for feature article in Small
Times magazine, "Voices from the Grass Roots Call for Responsible Nano Policy"
– May 2003 |
Contact
Mike Treder for
interviews and speaking engagements.
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