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The Future is GREAT | UK Government, London | Matthew Griffin | Leadership Keynote Speaker
Every industry is being disrupted from the core by new innovations and technologies, and that gives the UK limitless opportunities to lead.
Key takeaways
- Today there isn’t a single industry that isn’t undergoing dramatic change or disruption.
- Changes which, from the UK Government’s perspective, are all opportunities to change the world, change the status quo, and bring new levels of prosperity to the UK, its citizens, and its partners.
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Griffin, M. (2021) 'The Future is GREAT | UK Government, London | Matthew Griffin | Leadership Keynote Speaker', 311 Institute, 21 April. Available at: https://www.311institute.com/futurist-virtual-keynote-uk-the-future-is-great-hm-government/ (Accessed: 1 October 2026).
Firstly, thank you to Christiana at the UK Government’s Department of International Trade for asking me to be the keynote at their annual get together where we discussed and explored everything the future has to offer, and how the UK Government can use it to spur growth, investment, and jobs, in the UK.
Today there isn’t a single industry that isn’t undergoing dramatic change or disruption. Furthermore, those changes are happening faster and with more voracity than ever before, which in turn is affecting the global status quo and giving all manner of challenger countries, from China and Singapore, to the UAE and beyond, the opportunity to overtake the incumbent leaders and write the future in their image.
See the keynote in full
During the keynote I discussed not only the pace of change, its implications, and how it’s accelerating, but also dove into a variety of different industries and topics, from agriculture and energy, to wellness and transportation, to show the depth of those changes.
Changes which, from the UK Government’s perspective, are all opportunities to change the world, change the status quo, and bring new levels of prosperity to the UK, its citizens, and its partners.
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Why does this matter?
Every industry is being disrupted from the core by new innovations and technologies, and that gives the UK limitless opportunities to lead.
About the author
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 21 April 2021. Cite as: Griffin, M. (2021). The Future is GREAT | UK Government, London | Matthew Griffin | Leadership Keynote Speaker. 311 Institute. https://www.311institute.com/futurist-virtual-keynote-uk-the-future-is-great-hm-government/
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