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Featured Futurist: The Future of Exponential Healthcare, CPA
By the year 2028 there is consensus that emerging technology breakthroughs in healthcare will start extending the average human lifespan to 100 years and beyond.
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Griffin, M. (2021) 'Featured Futurist: The Future of Exponential Healthcare, CPA', 311 Institute, 28 January. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/featured-futurist-the-future-of-exponential-healthcare-cpa/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Following on from my first article for Accountancy Plus, where I discussed the Future of Exponential Accounting, this article takes a deeper look at the future of healthcare and how emerging technologies will improve everyone’s mental and physical wellbeing, and longevity. It also explores the very real monetary and societal implications of what happens when living to beyond 100 years old is commonplace, and what happens when 100 becomes the new 60.
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Source: Accountancy Plus
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By the year 2028 there is consensus that emerging technology breakthroughs in healthcare will start extending the average human lifespan to 100 years and beyond.

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Matthew Griffin Founder, 311 Institute
Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath."
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Matthew Griffin is a multi-award winning Futurist and expert in Disruption and Innovation, Geopolitics, Leadership, and Technology, who NASA have described as a "walking encyclopaedia of the future" and a "futurist Polymath." 15-time best selling author of the "Codex of the Future" series, Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working with royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77 governments, NGOs, and multi-national mid and mega cap firms to help them explore, shape, and lead the next 50 years of business and society.
An award-winning YouTube creator with over a million followers, with an unrivalled global reach and impact, Matthew is a highly sought-after international keynote speaker, lecturer, and mentor who collaborates with global leaders through the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to shape pivotal initiatives such as the UN’s AI for Humanity program, the United Nations Conference of the Parties (UN COP), and the World Economic Forum in Davos.
As the former Global Head of Cloud, National Security, and Enterprise Sales for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, Matthew has a proven track record of building multi-billion dollar business units and turning failing divisions into market leaders. His ability to identify, analyse, and communicate the implications of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends is unparalleled, and his insights are trusted by many of the world’s most respected organisations, including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Dow Jones, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, Siemens AG and Siemens Energy, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, Walmart, Workday, Worldpay and many others.
Regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, Matthews mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
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Sources and further reading
- Accountancy Plus cpaireland.ie
- The Impact of Living Longer by Matthew Griffin.pdf cpaireland.ie
Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 28 January 2021. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2021). Featured Futurist: The Future of Exponential Healthcare, CPA. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/featured-futurist-the-future-of-exponential-healthcare-cpa/
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