Calgary Queen's Business Club invites you and your guest(s) to a reception and presentation featuring Jeremy Gutsche, MBA'05, Founder & Chief Trend Hunter of TrendHunter.com.

According to MTV, Trendhunter.com is the place to "find out what's cool before it's cool."  Its founder, Jeremy Gutsche (see bio below) is an innovation expert who has created the world's largest trend-spotting network that attracts more than 7 million views each month.

And now he's written a book, Exploiting Chaos, that has been described as

"Rebellious and seductive, Exploiting Chaos is a love potion for relentlessly creative souls looking to break boundaries, ignite customer passion and start a revolution," according to Kevin Roberts, CEO, Saatchi & Saatchi.

Find out how periods of uncertainty can fuel tremendous opportunity, but they also reshuffle the deck and change the rules of the game.

One of North America's busiest keynote speakers on innovation, Jeremy can be seen in action by clicking here to watch video clips. And check out the cover story on Jeremy and TrendHunter.com in the Toronto Star by clicking here.

We hope to see you there!

You're Calgary Business Club Executive members Alex Danzinger, President (EMBA'05), Tim Onyett (EMBA'95), Adrienne Bellehumeur (BCom'03), Mikael Sears (EMBA'00), Allison Moore (BCom'04) and Scott Tizzard (MBA'94)

DATE: Wednesday, November 4, 2009

TIME: 6:00 p.m. reception, 6:45 p.m. presentation, 8:00 p.m. reception resumes.

LOCATION: The Calgary Petroleum Club, 319 5th Avenue S.W., Card Room

COST: $35 cost-recovery fee includes a copy of Jeremy's new book 'Exploiting Chaos'. Hors d'oeuvres and a cash bar will be provided. Guests are welcome, but must either be registered and their attendance paid for by their alumni host or make note of their alumni host in the 'special requests' section when registering.

Or Download Registration Form and fax to 888.513.3364.

Please note, if you haven't already signed up, the RSVP deadline has been extended to October 30, 2009 - if you RSVP, and are subsequently unable to attend, please call 613.533.6264 or email alumni@business.queensu.ca to cancel within 48 hours of the event, or have a friend or colleague attend in your place as we cannot process refunds after this time.

About Jeremy Gutsche

Jeremy studied innovation at Stanford, holds an MBA from Queen's University, is a Chartered Financial Analyst, and graduated as a Chancellor Scholar from The University of Calgary.

Prior to launching Trend Hunter, Jeremy worked in the worlds of strategy, innovation and business management. At age 28, he was one of Capital One's youngest Business Directors and innovation leads. With a relentless focus on innovation, he led his team to grow a $1 billion portfolio of market leading products. Prior to Capital One, Jeremy advised on top-level strategy to Fortune 50 and government clients as a Management Consultant at the Monitor Group.

Speaking Engagements - From audiences of 4,000 people to the homes of billionaires, Jeremy has inspired innovation around the world. With a contagious enthusiasm, he teaches about viral trends and a cutting edge approach to methodical innovation. With a background in management consulting and web 2.0, Jeremy brings a rare perspective on how to unleash innovation within a business context.