Adanna is currently the Senior Global Manager at the Royal Society of Arts (RSA) based in London. As a self confessed International Relations nerd, she is responsible for harnessing global insights in the RSA’s research and for the implementation of its global strategy. She is passionate about adult literacy, curious about the future and interested in inspiring young people to envision a better global future.

Dr Benedetta Berti is Head of Policy Planning in the Office of the Secretary General at NATO. She is also Associate Researcher at the Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy at Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Visiting Professor at the College of Europe and a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute. An Eisenhower Global Fellow and a TED Senior Fellow, in the past decade Benedetta has held research and teaching positions at West Point, The Institute for National Security Studies and Tel Aviv University, among others. Dr. Berti is the author of four books, including “Armed Political Organizations. From Conflict to Integration” (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2013). Her work and research have appeared, among others, in Foreign Policy, Foreign Affairs, the National Interest, the Wall Street Journal and The New York Times; as well as in Civil Wars, Democratization, Government & Opposition, Mediterranean Politics, the Middle East Journal, Parameters, Studies in Conflict and Terrorism, Terrorism and Political Violence. She holds a BA in Oriental Studies from the University of Bologna, and a MA and PhD in International Relations from The Fletcher School (Tufts University)

RequestedDaniel is an impact-driven ML/AI new technologies, innovation R&D manager with over 15 years experience in project, risk and security management at the intersection between academia, applied research, the humanitarian sector and the industry.sAt CERN he led large-scale data analysis R&D projects and co-funded THE Port humanitarian hackathons at CERN. At the United Nations hosted Global Humanitarian Lab he headed the strategic foresight technology workstream. Daniel specialised in big data and graph analysis using traditional data, visualisation and artificial intelligence / machine learning methods and co-founded the data analysis start-up gluoNNet AG.sHe teaches Artificial Intelligence at the Geneva Business School and is an honorary researcher at Lancaster University.

Enric Bas. Phd in Sociology. Professor of Foresight and Social Innovation at the University of Alicante (Spain). Director of FUTURLAB-Creative Futures.

Fátima has focused her career on sustainable development and how foresight can improve public policies. As Senior Civil Servant, she developed skills and practice in scenario planning and trend/scanning methods, integrated several foresight exercises with national, regional and sectorial scopes. More recently, Fátima collaborated with FCG’ “Foresight Portugal 2030” project, that crossed economic and financial, demographic, social, technological, environmental, geoeconomics and geopolitical issues to explore three alternative scenarios;

Judith Kaulem is a development practitioner, researcher and social policy analyst with over 20 years of working experience. She is currently the Executive Director of the Poverty Reduction Forum Trust, a civil society organization in Zimbabwe, where she oversees and pushes the organization’s vision of influencing development policies so that they put people at the centre with a focus on  a life of dignity for all. She has spearheaded work that advances the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals and participates in various SDGs-related platforms, holds different roles towards advancing policies for sustainable and inclusive development. Judith is passionate about enhancing impact of social change programs that address vulnerability, injustice and inequality.   Judith holds a Masters degree in Adult Education with a focus on development from the University of Zimbabwe and several professional certifications. She serves on several Boards locally and has also served on Advisory Boards globally.

Maggie Greyson is a global award-winning Futurist for her mastery in futures thinking and design. Throughout her career she has helped individuals, organizations, and governments to think long-term, find surprising opportunities, and unintended consequences. Maggie’s practice with new formats for storytelling garners international attention as a writer, facilitator, speaker, and brand communications expert. She teaches, facilitates futures thinking workshops, and is a guest lecturer at universities across North America.

Mr. Kinaci is a visionary Futurist and a true believer of integrating Strategic Foresight into decision-making be it in governments, international organizations or in the private sector. He holds a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering; has earned his M.A. in International Relations; is a graduate of the NATO Executive Development Programme; and is a PhD Candidate at the Graduate Program in International Studies at the Old Dominion University. He has served at both the strategic and operational levels at NATO and National HQs, and has been involved in NATO operations in the Balkans, Mediterranean, Afghanistan and has participated in such NATO programmes as the Partnership for Peace and Mediterranean Dialogue. His main responsibilities included long-term strategy, foresight, and campaign assessment.

Murray works in the strategy and scenario space helping leaders across sectors to reflect upon the future and what it means for their current strategy and Leadership approach. He is an alumni of The Oxford Executive Development Programme and The Oxford Scenario Planning Approach. He is the Head Tutor for The Oxford Executive Strategy Programme and facilitates on the Scenario programme, a Global Practioner (Strategy) at Strathclyde Business School and works on post graduate programmes at The Adam Smith Business School. Recently his work has been on algorithmic bias, digitisation strategy and policy formulation as well as pandemic strategic responses and what they mean for organisations. Murray has led a number of large scale, complex, transformation strategies and has deep experience of navigating players and partners. As well as working on “wicked” problems Murray has been involved in Continuous Improvement Leadership introducing new approaches to how to solve “technical” problems. Murray is also involved in setting up local food sustainability projects, reducing digital exclusion and runs a Philosophy for children group.

Aarathi Krishnan specialises in anticipatory governance for the humanitarian and development sectors. She is currently the Senior Advisor for Strategic Foresight for UNDP, where she is designing a systems approach across the Asia Pacific Bureau to build anticipatory capacities and decision intelligence to see, manage and respond to short and long term risk signals, policies and investments. Specifically she is working on anticipatory risk processes that blend a wide range of risk and crisis indicators across economic, geopolitical, technological, social, environment and cultural data points to inform institutional responses to emerging risk issues. In addition, she is also an Affiliate at Berkman Klein Centre for Internet and Society at Harvard University as well as a 2020-21 and 2021-22 Technology and Human Rights Fellow at the Harvard Carr Centre for Technology and Human Rights. The focus of her research is on Foresight and Decolonial Tech Ethics in Humanitarian Tech Governance. Previously, she has supported a range of international humanitarian organisations on embedding institutional foresight and global strategy to drive institutional and systems transformation, including the UN Resident Coordinators, UNV, the World Bank, UNHCR, MSF, ICRC and IFRC .

April Michele, Executive Director, has worked in official capacity with Future Problem Solving Program International (FPSPI) since 2012 and part of the program since 2003. With a background in advanced curriculum strategies and highly engaging learning techniques, April enjoys being part of a student-driven organization designed to promote students as leaders. Expertise includes pedagogy and strategies for critical and creative thinking. April has filled multiple roles providing quality educational services for students and adults in both the United States and internationally. Melding personal and professional interest, April enjoys adventure in the outdoors with her husband and two grown children, gardening, and creating new healthy recipes in the kitchen blending diverse ingredients!

Argen is a retired teacher from Georgia, USA. She is the Affiliate Director for the Georgia Future Problem Solving Program and a member of the Board of Trustees for Future Problem Solving Program International. She is dedicated to the mission of FPSPI to develop the ability of young people globally to design and achieve positive futures through problem solving using critical and creative thinking.

Björn Theis is Head of Foresight at Creavis, the strategic innovation unit and business incubator of Evonik AG. He holds a master’s degree in cultural anthropology, philosophy, and English from the University of Cologne. Björn Theis teaches futures research at various universities, is the founder of the Conjectural Futures Network, and is a member of the Future Circle of the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research. Currently he works on the foresight project “Sustainable Food Futures 2040”, which investigates how to enable healthy and sustainable nutrition for the world’s population of tomorrow.

M in Economics and Management of Science, Technology and Innovation, with a focus on Future Studies, by the Superior Institute of Economics and Management of the University of Lisbon. Other training in Foresight and Designing Ethical Futures held in Lisbon (ISEG) and Copenhagen (CIID). Her Master’s research project aimed to identify images of the future of young Brazilians in relation to the future of work, their expectations and desires. More than 15 years of experience in the areas of Management, Marketing, Digital Transformation and Futures in companies in Brazil and Portugal. She is on the board of the Brazilian hub of Teach The Future, a global movement dedicated to bringing future literacy to students and educators around the world. Entrepreneur and Foresight consultant by Guia Futurabilidade. Undergraduate Professor at IDP – Brazilian Institute of Education, Development and Research in Brasília/Brazil.

Chris is a Partner at We Create Futures, a Foresight and Strategic Innovation practice based New Zealand. We Create Futures work on high-value strategic projects using futures thinking, research and design. They use participatory approaches to support people in thinking critically and creatively in realising their preferred futures. Their clients range from small community organisations to well-known commercial brands in New Zealand and overseas. For the last two decades, Chris has worked across industrial, service and strategic design in the UK and New Zealand. Before starting We Create Futures, Chris was Service Innovation Director at leading New Zealand customer experience agency, DNA, where he specialised in strategic innovation for clients including Z Energy, Kiwibank, The Electricity Authority and the Ministry for Primary Industries. Chris is a regular speaker and presenter who has keynoted and spoken for audiences in New Zealand, Australia, UK, USA, Ireland, Singapore, Peru and Iran.

Dr. Claire Nelson is Chief Ideation Leader of The Futures Forum, a research and education practice specializing in bringing the power of strategic foresight and the discipline of sustainability engineering to challenges facing organizations and communities. A member of the Association of Professional Futurists, she serves on the Board of the World Futures Studies Federation and as Editor-At-Large of their HUMAN FUTURES Magazine, as well as on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Journal of Futures Studies. An award-winning playwright, her book ‘SMART Futures for a Flourishing World’, takes us to the future with stories that illuminate paths of hope. Before establishing The Futures Forum, Dr. Nelson conjured change at the Inter-American Development Bank over a thirty-year career, pioneering the Bank’s development with equity agenda, and strategic foresight as a tool for engendering development effectiveness. As result of her leadership, the Bank honored her with its coveted Ortiz Mena Award. Dr. Nelson is recognized as the Architect of the Campaign for National Caribbean American Heritage Month. She holds a Doctorate in Engineering Management from the George Washington University. Dr. Nelson, honored as a White House Champion of Change, was named among the Top 50 Female Futurists on Forbes.com.

Fash has over 9 years of experience as a Social Entrepreneur, Community Connector and Educator, being at the center of connecting citizens with the private and public institutions. He is a Creative Writer and a Certified Catalyst Coach, leveraging on his gifts to help communities uncover their wisdom and resource, then mobilize these to create action for a sustainable future for all. He is the Chief Listener at Prikkle Academy where he co-creates ‘chaos’ in the Educational system, by creating ‘schools without teachers’ and decentralizing learning and solutions. He is the award recipient of the 2018 Talent of the Future Award (Ideation Hub, Lagos), OD 2018 Challenge Runners-up Winner and World Top 100 Social Entrepreneurs (Social Enablers, India). He is a Fellow at Global People’s Fellowship, Canvassity Pan-African Youth Fellowship, African Changemakers Fellowship, Dalai Lama Fellows, Social Innovators Program of LEAP Africa and Leadership Fellowship. He sits as an Advisory Board at Inspire Africa and Voluculture, Kenya.

Father, ludologist, futurist, designer, researcher, educator and consultant. Master’s degree in Design (CESAR School), postgraduate degree in Strategic Design (ESPM-RJ) and graduated in Industrial Design (UNESA). Pedagogical Director at École 42|Rio, responsible for designing educational programs and pedago. CEO of D+1 Design & Games, specialized in developing ludocentric solutions and learning experiences, with a focus on promoting social impact and socio-emotional skills, through analog or digital approaches. Business associate at VTURE, a company that develops immersive experiences with emerging technologies and consultancy in Futures Thinking. Chapter Leader Southwest Region, ludologist and associate member. Responsible for TTF at Southwest region connections and for adaptations of Teach The Future Brazil’s tools and educational methodologies with ludic approaches and learning games. Teach The Future is a global movement of researchers and futurists that inserts the methodologies and tools of Future Studies / Futurism at all levels of education. Winner of SBGames 2019 for Best Brazilian Game in the category of Other Platforms with the game ToteMinions, winner of Festival Rebeldias 2020 with the game Radio Pirata and also finalist in the 38th Édition du Concours international de Créateurs de Jeux de Société de Boulogne-Billancourt, SBGames and Festival Rebeldias for 2 consecutive years.

Prof Daniella Tilbury, Commissioner for Sustainable Development and Future Generations, Gibraltar; UNECE government focal point (UK) on Sustainability Education.

Learning experience designer, self-directed researcher on shame culture and the importance of vulnerability in education, and scholar on futures literacy. Lectures, workshops, mentorships and teacher training, and advises schools on autonomy in education. Creator of the Guia do Estudo Perfeito methodology on the Descomplica platform. Five international lectures: TEDx & SXSWEdu speaker. Member of Talents of Education of the Lemann Foundation & Teach The Future Org. Mentor of Toti, Ensina Brasil and Iniciativa Jovem Shell. ambassador of the Igarapé Institute. Author of the book “How to Learn Better” by Amazon. Over two decades of experience with education & learning.

Deputy Director, EU Institute for Security Studies, where she is in charge of coordinating research activities. In addition, she works on strategic foresight, as well as security and conflict in the Middle East and North Africa.

I lead Forum for the Future’s futures programme, and oversee our participatory digital Futuring platform – The Futures Centre (www.thefuturescentre.org). My work is focused on stewarding Forum’s horizon scanning and sensemaking work, as well as conceptualising and delivering our futures thought leadership. I have designed and run many of Forum’s collaborative initiatives which have used futures tools and techniques to create sustainable change, from Dairy 2020 back in the day, to Tea 2030 and Protein Challenge more recently. I am passionate about food systems work in particular.

Jim has over 30 years’ experience within the public & private sectors as both a management consultant & civil servant. He has worked at the most senior levels in UK government on strategy development, policy implementation, change management, and programme / project management. Jim was a partner at PA Consulting working with a range of public sector clients (including DWP, Environment Agency and MoD and it’s agencies) before re-joining the civil service, where, as Strategy Director at HM Revenue and Customs he established the new strategy unit and developed the first corporate strategy for the new department.

Retired Management Consultant After flirting with school teaching following a Modern Languages degree, Joe qualified as a Chartered Accountant with the firm which is now EY. Initially working on audit and investigations, he then ran the national training department. That lead him to set up a training and education consultancy unit working with blue chip organisations. He was then recruited by a US firm, Omega Performance, specialising in the financial services sector, to establish their European arm. On Omega’s acquisition by a competitor, Joe established his own firm, Setanta Performance. In parallel he was Chairman of the Whittington NHS Hospital in North London for six years.

I am a 33-year old Estonian working and living in Finland. I work as a project officer in the Union of the Baltic Cities Sustainable Cities Commission. UBC Sustainable Cities Commission is an organization acting as an enabler and a connector for the cities in the Baltic Sea Region to develop sustainable urban development projects in a collaborative manner. Educational background is diverse – with bachelor’s degrees in Education and Business Administration & Master’s degree in Futures Studies. I am also a mother of four boys – therefore, investing in the youth is something close to my heart also in the daily life

Chilean professional with a background in social science, innovation management and S&T policy. Sociologist, M.Sc. in Sociology and MPA in Development, Technology and Innovation Policy (University College London). Open innovation consultant at Wayra Hispam. University lecturer at Universidad del Desarrollo (Chile). More than 13 years of experience supporting governments, corporations and startups in Latin America and the Caribbean. Most recently I have led scenario building workshops for corporations in Chile, Perú and Paraguay.

I am a futurist, strategist, business executive, musician, engineer and project manager. I started my career as an electrical engineer, from where I grew into managing projects in the aviation sector. After obtaining an MPhil in Futures Studies from Stellenbosch University my responsibilities shifted to corporate foresight and strategic management. This mix of skills has allowed me to work across the entire planet. But no matter where my work takes me, I always look forward to returning home to my beautiful Cape Town. Besides jamming music with my friends, I feel most passionate about helping to build a better future for my city, my country, and my continent.

Mathew Burrows, PhD serves as director of the Atlantic Council’s Foresight, Strategy, and Risks Initiative (FSR) and is one of the leading experts on strategic foresight and global trend analysis. In 2013 he retired from a 28-year long career in the State Department and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), the last 10 years of which he spent at the National Intelligence Council (NIC), the premier analytic unit in the US Intelligence Community. In 2007, Burrows was appointed Counselor, the number three position in the NIC, and was the principal drafter for the NIC publication Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds, which received widespread recognition and praise in the international media. In 2005, he was asked to set up and direct the NIC’s new Long Range Analysis Unit, which is now known as the Strategic Futures Group. Other positions included assignments as deputy national security advisor to Treasury Secretary Paul O’Neill (2001-02), special assistant to the UN Ambassador Richard Holbrooke (1999-2001), and first holder of the intelligence community fellowship at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York (1998-1999). Burrows received a BA in American and European history from Wesleyan University and a PhD in European history from the University of Cambridge.

I have lived in Northern California for the last 25 years working with large media companies and start up ventures in online publishing and search technologies. I was on the founding team for Wired News, MarketWatch.com, NewsStand (Austin Texas) and Presently, I am teaching Innovation at Santa Rosa Junior College and serve as Vice President of North Bay Angels, an investment group. My consulting company, Macabbey & Associates, macabbey.com, helps early stage companies in many sectors including software, agriculture, medical devices and content management. I work with many entrepreneurs and am particularly interested in those who want to improve our environment with sustainability ideas and appreciate forward thinking concepts such as strategic foresight.

Ollie Bream McIntosh is a design and strategy consultant, currently maintaining an international portfolio of private- and third-sector clients, specialising in digital, participatory, and cooperative approaches to systems change and local sustainability. He has founded and co-founded several social change organisations, including an award-winning UK-based social enterprise providing alternative education services. Alongside his consultancy work, Ollie is currently a trustee of an international social arts foundation, co-steward of an alliance of leading collaborative technology groups, and leads the annual delivery of a multi-award-winning course in Futures Studies at the University of Nottingham. Ollie Bream McIntosh is a design and strategy consultant, currently maintaining an international portfolio of private- and third-sector clients, specialising in digital, participatory, and cooperative approaches to systems change and local sustainability. Ollie holds a Summa Cum Laude MSc in Sustainable Territorial Development and a Higher-Level French Masters in Applied Economics, in addition to several specialist trainings in community development, strategic foresight, facilitation, and governance. Fluent in five languages, Ollie has lived, worked, and studied across Europe, Africa, and the Americas, including fellowships at two think tanks in Rio and London. He has founded and co-founded several social change organisations, including an award-winning UK-based social enterprise providing alternative education services. Alongside his consultancy work, Ollie is currently a trustee of an international social arts foundation, co-steward of an alliance of leading collaborative technology groups, and leads the annual delivery of a multi-award-winning course in Futures Studies at the University of Nottingham.

Communicologist, anthropologist, Ph.D. in transdisciplinary studies of culture and communication. Scientific editor, teacher, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in multimedia language analysis. She directs the Futures Studies program at CENTRO, a higher education institution specialized in the Creative Economy.

Pierre Schoonraad is the Head of Research and Development at the South African Centre for Public Service Innovation (CPSI), a government facility mandated to entrench a culture and practice of innovation in the public sector.