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The Remarkable Future | CPA, Ireland | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker
Every profession is changing, whether it's the type of work that needs to be done, or who or what does it, and the accountancy profession is changing as fast as any other profession.
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Griffin, M. (2020) 'The Remarkable Future | CPA, Ireland | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 25 September. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-ireland-the-remarkable-future-cpa-ireland/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Eaamon, Jenny, and Patricia, for asking me to be this year’s keynote at their annual CPA Summit which was originally supposed to be held in beautiful Ireland but, as is the theme this year, ended up being held as a virtual event instead.
During the keynote, which I titled The Remarkable Future, I discussed the end of Shareholder Primacy, the 1990’s premise that puts shareholders interests above all else, after Jamie Dimon and his fellow Fortune 250 CEO’s decided at last year’s New York Business Round Table to prioritise investment in communities, their staff, and the future, over shareholder dividends.
I then swiftly moved on to the future of the workforce, the value of a human face against a backdrop of an ever rising tide of Avatars, DeepFakes, Digital Humans, and Robo-Advisors who, while gifting organisations the ability to serve customers in new ways and help them create new customer experiences, will also, on the flip side of the coin, stretch their cyber security defences to the limits as they take identity and impersonation fraud to previously unimaginable new levels.
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Jumping between sectors I then discussed how new technologies are making the impossible possible - from helping solve famine to extending the human life span to beyond a hundred years.
Then I discussed the importance of Explainable AI in a world where AI is becoming more integral to the sector’s analysis and decision making capabilities, and the accounting profession’s role in helping their clients develop new sustainability programs and initiatives that will help them, and us, eliminate over 70 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions so that we can create a more liveable planet.
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Every profession is changing, whether it's the type of work that needs to be done, or who or what does it, and the accountancy profession is changing as fast as any other profession.
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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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Source: first published by the 311 Institute on 25 September 2020. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2020). The Remarkable Future | CPA, Ireland | Matthew Griffin | Futurist Keynote Speaker. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-keynote-ireland-the-remarkable-future-cpa-ireland/
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