Futurist Virtual Keynote, UK: Full Speed Ahead, WIRED

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By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 4th July 2020

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

The world was already changing rapidly before COVID-19, and post COVID the rate of change is set to accelerate.

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Firstly, I’d like to thank Catherine, Greg, and the team at Condé Nast and WIRED for inviting me to be their keynote speaker which, because of the current Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, ended up being moved online and conducted via the now infamous Zoom video conferencing app.

During the presentation, which was appropriately entitled Full Speed Ahead as we look forwards to life after COVID, I did a fast take on how Coronavirus has changed the way people and companies think about the future, and the long tail implications it will have for companies, their industries, their workforces, and their strategic visions from here on in.

Then, after delving into COVID’s legacy I then shone a light on a number of other topic areas including the accelerating rate of innovation, and ergo disruption, as well as the future of jobs and skills – all of which were being changed increasingly rapidly by the emergence of new exponential technologies pre COVID but that now, post COVID, are likely to be supercharged as companies re-design their workforces, accelerate their digital transformation initiatives, and continue to embrace automation in all its various forms.

I hope you enjoy the short video, and if you have any questions or concerns about any of these topics then please feel free to reach out, after all, we’re all in this together.

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Matthew Griffin, multi-award winning Futurist and named Futurist of the Year 2024, has been described as a "Walking encyclopaedia of the future" by NASA and a futurist polymath. One of the world's most renowned futurists and strategic foresight experts Matthew is the 15 times author of the blockbuster "Codex of the Future" series, and 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. Matthew is an in demand international keynote, acclaimed university lecturer and mentor, 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, Dow, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, 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.