Futurist & Technology Speakers
If you need an insight into how the world will be in the next 20 years and beyond, then get a preview of what factors will affect your business. These can be social changes, shifts in work patterns, technology advances, economic changes, emerging markets, cultural and ethical changes, politics etc.
The futurists are the new crystal ball gazers, but with a definite method to their research. Studying the trends that are arising across the world and analysing the effects of new factors, they can predict with reasonable accuracy what changes will shape the world of tomorrow.
Technology speakers can be even more specific. By looking at new technologies that are being developed across the world, they can say what effects this will have on consumer behaviour and changes in the workplace.
Most business intelligence organisations only look ahead a maximum of 5 years at best, in order to remain within the limits of their research. To look beyond this, into the next decade and beyond, then you need the services of a specialist researcher on future trends and how the world will evolve. Futurists and technology speakers are the specialists you need to listen to.
Ade McCormack
Ade McCormack has over 25 years experience of working within the IT industry. He has managed to successfully bridge the gap between IT experts and the rest of a business’s talent pool, to help them work together for the future success of the organisation. His strong technical background coupled with a sound understanding of business, gives organisations an external and independent perspective on what is happening in the Technology marketplace.
David Smith
David challenges, informs and entertains his audiences on many of the key issues of the near future, in order to stimulate ‘out-of-the-box' thinking to help organizations generate new visions, strategies, products and services. David's 30 year career has made him recognisable as one of the world's leading futurists. David has worked with many of the world's largest organisations as well as academic institutions and industry associations.
Ian Pearson
Dr Ian Pearson spent four years in Shorts Missile Systems, in many different disciplines from mechanical engineering to battlefield strategy simulation. He joined BT in 1985 as a performance analyst, and has since worked in network design and evolution, cybernetics, and mobile systems. He now concentrates on mapping the progress of new developments throughout information technology, considering both technological and social implications.
Simon Moores
Simon Moores is widely recognised as one of the UK's most respected technology columnists and broadcasters. Simon Moores is also Programme Director and Chair of the annual international eCrime Congress and Intellectual Property (IP) Risk Conference. He has chaired many well-respected IT User Groups and Forums and conferences, which include Payment Card Industry (PCI) Europe, Tackling Organised Crime and the eGovernment Forum.


