“We can see with our mind if not with our eyes what the Brave New World of Tomorrow will look like – and Huxley got much of it right. But who will run that world? Who will hold the keys? An all-powerful government as Huxley predicted/feared or the entrepreneurs and technologists who will create that world? Donald Trump or Elon Musk? The European Parliament or Google? Or . . . armed with the technology of tomorrow, will power transfer to the masses? To the will of informed democratically motivated people? Or to populist movements? Will technology bring an unstoppable power consisting of the worst of ourselves armed with the best of our technology?” Ambassador (Rtd) Howard Gutman is also a sought-after and widely-booked speaker throughout Europe and the United States, having given literally hundreds of speeches in Belgium and the United States, as well as in Denmark and the United Kingdom. A leading thinker and speaker of our time, Ambassador Gutman speaks often to business and investment gatherings, civic groups, universities, government gatherings and more. He is a member of the Board of Directors of Exmar, a publicly-traded Belgian-U.S. liquefied natural gas shipper and liquefactor, see [ Ссылка ] and DTH Capital, a large holder of New York apartments formed by the partnership of a large insurance company and high net worth family interests. See [ Ссылка ].
In addition to being a contributor to numerous television and radio programs, Ambassador (Rtd) Gutman is also a member of the Screen Actors Guild, having appeared in several episodes of the HBO series “K Street,” playing (not surprisingly) a Washington attorney and has made other movie and media appearances, including playing Tim Robbins’ lawyer in “Noise” and a high school parent in the 2009 release of “Fame.” Ambassador Gutman is a 1977 graduate of Columbia University and a 1980 graduate from Harvard Law School. He is married to Dr. Michelle Loewinger, a dentist turned consultant, and has two grown sons. " This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
