The world of the next decade will be shaped irreparably by the invention and democratization of emerging and exponential technologies. The business professional of the future will require a high level of understanding about the trends of technological development in order to help their organization act and re-act to fundamental changes. The theory of accelerating returns to technology and the nature of exponential change will form the guiding principles for an understanding of the following topics: artificial intelligence, machine learning, virtual reality, genetic manipulation, robotics, nanotechnology, block chains, cryptocurrency, and quantum computation.