The Center for Strategic and International Studies is a nonpartisan think tank based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to provide world leaders with strategic insights on, and policy solutions to, current and emerging global challenges.

Seven Revolutions is a research effort that seeks to identify and analyze the distinct driving forces of change that will transform the planet and govern our interaction in the years ahead. The
goal of the project is to promote strategic forward thinking among current and future leaders by considering what these changes will mean for leadership worldwide.

In his presentation, Peterson will focus on the seven revolutions of the areas of population, strategic resource management, technological innovation and diffusion, the flow of information
and knowledge, global economic integration, the nature and mode of conflict, and the challenge of governance.

An expert in geopolitical and country risk assessment, international trade and finance, international business strategy and global strategic planning, Peterson's presentations are filled with current data and make use of high-end multimedia.

Mr. Peterson's leadership role in the Seven Revolutions Initiative has prepared him better than anyone to discuss those global trends that will challenge today's university students over the next 20 years.