Futurist Keynote: A World in Transition, UAE FMA

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By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 25th March 2022

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

In this session keynote speaker Matthew Griffin shows ministers and executives how our world is changing, the challenges it faces, solutions, and underscores the important role financiers have in helping get these solutions funded.

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Firstly, thank you to Manilla and the UAE Financial Markets Association and the ACI and ICA, for inviting me to be the keynote at their annual world congress, held in the amazing La Pearle theatre in Dubai’s business district, where finance leaders, ministers, and professionals from across the Middle East came together to discuss the future of the financial services industry and hear about the latest developments in impact investing and emerging technologies.

Over the past decade or so the global financial services industry has seen the arrival of all manner of trends, from the rise of fintechs and decentralised finance, to the emergence of new cloud and digital based business and operating models, as well as the continuing acceleration of the adoption of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the rapid automation of the core banking systems. And all this is before we discuss the impact that CBDC’s, cryptocurrencies, NFT’s, Tokenisation, and the emerging so called Metaverse “Meta-Economy” will have on the sector.

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During my talk I discussed all of these, including their impact on the culture of the industry, its hiring practises and changing role, then highlighted the important role that financiers will play in the years and decades ahead in helping the world overcome and solve some of its greatest challenges such as climate change, energy poverty, hunger, inequality, poverty, and water scarcity.

One of the most interesting things to come out of the session was the feeling of empowerment and hope the audience had after I’d wrapped up with many expressing they didn’t know some of the solutions existed and then just how “easy” and elegant they were. All of which should give us all some hope as the Middle East looks forwards to hosting COP 27 and COP 28 – the latter of which will be held in Dubai.

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Matthew Griffin, described as a "Walking encyclopaedia of the future" by NASA and a futurist polymath, is one of the world's most renowned futurists and strategic foresight experts. A serial entrepreneur Matthew is the Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years, XPotential University, the world's first free futures and foresight university, and the World Futures Forum which works with the United Nations to solve the worlds greatest challenges. 13 times author of the Codex of the Future series, Matthew is an in demand international keynote, acclaimed university lecturer, and host of the hit Fanatical Futurist podcast.

A rare talent in his past Matthew helped build and run several multi-billion dollar business units for Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, and his ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77+ governments, and many of the world's most respected brands including ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Disney, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Pepsi Co, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, and many others. He was also the only futurist invited to talk at the UN COP28 held in Dubai alongside world leaders.

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.