accurate predictions using pattern discovery techniques. He accurately predicted the Global Financial Collapse of 2007-2008 as well as the Oil Price Collapse of 2014-2015, despite having no formal training in finance or economics. Concurrent with this role, Mark is the founder and publisher of the weekly SNS Global Report on technology and the global economy (www.stratnews.com), read by technology executives and investors worldwide. He founded the Future in Review (FiRe) conference (www.futureinreview.com)–now in its 18th year–which the Economist has named “the best technology conference in the world.” Mark’s recent book, ‘The Pattern Future: Finding the World’s Great Secrets and Predicting the Future Using Pattern Discovery,’ describes how he has consistently made successful predictions across a wide variety of disciplines, and how others can employ his techniques.