2024 BEST Futurist, Disruptors & Trends Speakers in Australia

David Staughton CSP CEO B.Sc(Hons)

Who Are The Best Futurist Speakers, Trends & Disruption Experts In Australia?

  • Want to find out about what is likely to happen in the near-future?
  • Need a Speaker for your conference to talk about the Future, Disruption & Trends?
  • Would you like a Futurist to help guide your audience through disruptive Change?

This Blog contains a CONDENSED COLLECTION of the Best Futurist Speaker and Experts and why you need one.

In the next few decades, Australian Businesses will be DISRUPTED beyond comprehension and you’ll need to consult a futurist to find out how.

If you want to look into the future and find new opportunities you’ll need to listen to the BEST Futurist, Disruptors, Trend Forecasters, Innovators and Demographers.

You’ll need them to help future-proof your business and your career.

There is a LOT at stake. The impact and ramifications of a hyper-connected world and digital disruption will be amazing and scary at the same time –

Just think how much 5G, AR/VR, AI, IOT, Big Data Analytics, Robotics, Cybersecurity, Facial recognition,  Autonomous Vehicles, Drones and the big five tech companies – GAFAM will change the world and business.

Which ones will have the biggest impact soonest?

On the Global scale the impact and threats of Superpower Shift, Nuclear War, AI, Pandemics and Climate Change will be significant.

FUTURE SUSTAINABILITY will also be challenging. New solutions like Alternative Energy & Batteries, Transport options, Foods/Meat, Waste/Plastics, Cleantech, Universal Basic Income, Climate Engineering, Collaborative Consumption and a Sharing Economy are HOT global topics.

The FUTURE of HEALTH – Monitoring Devices, Biotechnology, Genomics, Nanotechnology, DNA testing and an understanding of the Gut are just a few that will disrupt the traditionally reactive Health models.

Then there are FUTURE WILDCARDS that will completely change the game in totally unexpected ways – watch the horizon for the “unknown unknowns”

The challenge is to find the OPPORTUNITIES amongst all this future HYPE.

Futurists and Trends Speakers

Here is Big Dave’s list of Best Futurist Speakers in Australia …..

BEST AUSTRALIAN FUTURIST SPEAKERS & FUTURE CHANGE SPEAKERS

  1. Chris Riddell – Digital Futurist
  2. Mike Walsh – Futurist & Global Nomad
  3. Anders Sorman Nilsson – Strategic Futurist & Innovation Speaker
  4. Craig Rispin – Business Futurist & Innovation Expert
  5. Tim Longhurst – Futurist and Change Maker
  6. Gihan Perera – Futurist – Fit for the future
  7. Future Crunch – Real scientists finding positive news stories about the future for intelligent optimistic thinking about the future

Trends Speakers

BEST TRENDS FORECASTERS AND FUTURE-PROOF STRATEGISTS

  1. Michael McQueen – Trend Forecaster
  2. Amanda Stevens – The Consumer Futurist
  3. Steven Tighe – Business Strategist and Scenario planner
  4. Phil Ruthven –Business Trends Forecaster (ex IBIS World)
  5. Morris Miselowski – Business Futurist
  6. Ross Dawson – Futurist
  7. Paul Higgins – Strategic Foresight Consultant

BEST DIGITAL DISRUPTION SPEAKERS & FUTURIST TECHNOLOGY CHANGE EXPERTS

  1. Gus Balbontin – Lonely Planter Digital Shift & Disruption Expert
  2. Scott Bales – Thought Leader on the Digital Shift
  3. Shara Evans – Tech expert and Futurist
  4. Dr Catriona Wallace – AI Expert and ASX listed CEO
  5. Justin Baird – Digital, Media & Marketing Futurist
  6. Stephen Scheeler – The Digital CEO – ex CEO Facebook Australia
  7. David Bartlett  – ex Premier Tasmania and ICT expert – Decode the Future
  8. Mark Cameron – Digital Innovation & Customer experience specialist from W3.digital

BEST DEMOGRAPHERS & SOCIAL TRENDS EXPERT SPEAKERS

For more about demographic changes, social changes and the impact of different generations & immigration

  1. Bernard Salt – Demographer and Future Trends Expert
  2. Simon Kuestenmacher – Demographer (works with Bernard Salt)
  3. Mark McCrindle – Demographer
  4. Phil Ruthven –Future & Business Trends Expert
  5. Amanda Stevens – Expert on Consumer Trends
  6. Dr Ross Honeywill – Social Scientist
  7. Claire Madden – Social Researcher & Gen Z Expert

OVERSEAS EXPERTS ON THE FUTURE

  1. Brett King – Banking & Finance Future forecaster – Banking 4.0
  2. Daniel Burrus – Disruptive Innovation Future predictor
  3. Ray Hammond – Europe’s most experienced futurist

 

See also my article on the BEST Strategists and Strategy Speakers

Dave has seen many of these great speakers present at conferences and looks forward to seeing more.

This blog is a work in progress for speakers and the conference industry – If you have a suggestion contact me!