Andrew Keen, one of the world's best-known and controversial commentators on the digital revolution, proposes his solutions to reforming the digital age with his book “How To Fix The Future.” Plus, we welcome back insurance guru Robert Hunter, to celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the nation’s greatest grassroots consumer victories, the passing of Prop 103 in California.
Andrew Keen is one of the world’s best-known and controversial commentators on the digital revolution. He is the author of four books: Cult of the Amateur, Digital Vertigo, international hit The Internet Is Not The Answer, and his latest book How To Fix The Future. Mr. Keen is executive director of the Silicon Valley innovation salon FutureCast and the host of “Keen On,” a popular TechCrunch chat show. And in 2015, he was named one of the “100 Most Connected Men” by GQ magazine.
“The great challenge of today is arming us with agency, giving us the power to determine our own lives in the face of these massive (digital) companies and of these seemingly inevitable technologies. That’s the great question of the 21st Century: How to be human?”
Andrew Keen, author of “How To Fix The Future”
Robert Hunter is the Director of Insurance at the Consumer Federation of America. Over the years, Mr. Hunter has held many positions in the field, both public and private, including being the Insurance Commissioner for the State of Texas, being the President and Founder of the National Insurance Consumer Organization, and as an underwriter for Atlantic Mutual and Centennial Insurance Companies.
“California’s liability (auto) insurance premium is more than 5% below what is was in 1989. I’m not talking about inflation-adjusted. I’m talking about if you paid $100 in 1989, you pay $94 now.”
Insurance expert, Robert Hunter, on the 154 billion dollar savings to consumers since California voters passed Prop 103
How To Fix The Future