Futurists

Trailblazing Robotics Researcher Pioneering Soft Robotics and Unconventional Robots For Highly Adaptable Automation; Inventor of “Robogami” Robotic Origami; Founder and Director of the Reconfigurable Robotics Lab and Vice Dean of the School of Engineering, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology

Trailblazing Policymaker and Renowned Expert on the Intersection of Technology, Politics and Futurism; Executive Director, MIT Media Lab; Former Chair, U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC); Former Counsel for Communications Technology, U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation; Board Member, Intrado Corporation and the National Domestic Violence Hotline; Member, Council on Foreign Relations

Machine Learning Pioneer and Global Authority on Prediction and Data Science Who Helps Leaders Apply AI Governance and Determine When to Trust Automated Systems to Make Decisions; Finance, Health Care, Media and Consumer Technology Researcher; Robert A. Miller Professor of Business and Professor of Data Science, New York University Stern School of Business; Host, “Brave New World” Podcast; Author, “Thinking With Machines” (2025)

International Authority on Strategy and Economics Helping Leaders Compete While Capitalizing on Current and Future Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Resilient Business Models and Sustainability; Harvard Social Scientist Affiliated with the Kennedy School CID, IQSS, and the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Professor of Technology Policy, Northeastern University; Global Expert, World Economic Forum; Co-Founder, Nexus FrontierTech and Chief Economist, micro1; Co-Author, “The AI Republic,” the Award-Winning “The Great Remobilization” (2023), “Digitalization in Emerging Economies” (2025), “Becoming AI Native,” “Tectonic Shifts,” “Global Visions” (2026) and “Who Rules the Internet?” (2027)

Globally Recognized Strategist on Megatrends and Sustainable Business; Ranked the World’s #1 Management Thinker, Thinkers50; Bestselling Author, “Green to Gold,” “The Big Pivot,” and “Net Positive”

Influential Economist and Immersive Storyteller Bringing Economics to Life for Curious Leaders; Adjunct Professor of Global Economics, Trinity College Dublin; Host of The David McWilliams Podcast; Founder, Kilkenomics, the World’s Only Economics and Stand-Up Comedy Festival; Co-Founder, Dalkey Book Festival; Six-Time Bestselling Author, Including “The History of Money: A Story of Humanity” (2025) and “Money” (2024)

Global Futurist, Tech Executive and Authority on AI and the Evolution of Human-Machine Collaboration; C-Suite Advisor Who Helps Fortune 500 Companies Rethink What’s Possible With AI and Data-Driven Transformation; Builder of Symbiotic Machines and Better Humans; Capgemini Vice President and Leader of the AI Center of Excellence for the Americas

Artificial Intelligence Pioneer and Entrepreneur Who Helps Companies Develop Pro-Human AI Solutions That Scale Leadership, Unlock Talent and Extend Identity in Purposeful Ways; Founder, Virtual Human Economy; Co-Founder, Hour One; Former Digital Media Executive

Multidisciplinary Global Authority on Future Readiness, The Future of Work and Corporate Governance; Corporate-Academic Whose Approach Brings a Holistic View of Human Capital Development and Future Readiness to the Forefront; Thinkers50 Radar 2025; CEO, Dean & Co-Founder, Future Readiness Academy; Senior Fellow, Center for Governance, Public Investment Fund (Saudi Arabia); Professor of Leadership and Corporate Governance, Hult Ashridge Executive Education; Former Dean, Hult International Business School (Dubai Campus).

Trailblazing Thought Leader Redefining What’s Possible in the Age of AI and Digital Transformation; Experienced Silicon Valley and Middle East Business Executive Helping Shape the Future of Cities, Businesses, and Individuals; Captivating Storyteller and Visionary Thinker Who Inspires Audiences to Embrace Innovation, Unlock Hidden Potential and Take Bold Leaps Into the Future; Chairman and CEO, JMB X; Author, “Questioneering” and Co-Author, “You to the Power of Two” (2025)

Pioneering AI Scientist and Inventor of Emotion and Human Perception AI; Visionary Entrepreneur, Investor and Authority on Developing an AI Mindset for Competitive Advantage; Expert on Designing and Implementing Ethical Business Strategies; Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Blue Tulip Ventures; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Bestselling Author, “Girl Decoded” (2020)

Top Global Researcher on Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Computer Science Who Helps Public and Private Institutions Move Toward a Future Where Machines Are Integrated Into the Fabric of Life; Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, MIT; Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL) and the MIT AI Accelerator; Co-Founder of Liquid AI, Themis AI, Venti Technologies and TRC; Board Member; Class of 2002 McArthur Fellow; Member, National Academy of Engineering and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; 2024 John Scott Award Recipient; Author, “The Mind’s Mirror” (2024), “The Heart and the Chip” (2024)

Global Futurist and Strategist Whose Frameworks Address How Emerging Technologies Will Disrupt and Transform Economies, Industries, Enterprises and Lives; Founding CEO, Cambrian Futures and Cambrian Labs; Professional Faculty for Futures, Strategy, Policy and Technology, University of California Berkeley Haas School of Business; Adjunct Professor of Practice, Hult International Business School; Advisory Council Member, Kazakhstan Council for the Development of Artificial Intelligence; Honorary Adjunct Professor, UT Malaysia; Lead Co-Author, “The Great Remobilization” (2023), “The A.I. Generation” (2021) and the Forthcoming Book, “Data Wars”

Experienced Global Media Executive Renowned for Sustainable Brand Transformation and Corporate Strategy; CEO and Publisher, MIT Technology Review; Former Senior Executive, The Economist Group; Esteemed Moderator on Technology, Leadership and the Future

Global Economist and Computer Scientist Helping Organizations Predict AI’s Future and How New Technology Fits Into Strategic Planning; Authority on the Economics of Generative AI, the Impact of Technology on the Future of Work, Quantum Computing and Competitive Strategy; Director, MIT Computer Science & A.I. Lab FutureTech Research Project; Principal Investigator, MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy

Acclaimed Author, Journalist, Emcee, and Leading Thinker on the Future Who Helps Leaders Focus on Strategic Wins and Plan for Long-Run Success Amid Uncertainty and Rapid Change in Technology and Geopolitics; Former Columnist of the Future, The Washington Post; Senior Lecturer, MIT Program on Science, Technology, and Society; Former Senior Advisor for Climate Change Innovation, The White House; Author, “The Optimist’s Telescope”

Award-Winning Roboticist and Entrepreneur Who Educates Leaders on Emerging AI and Robotics Technologies and Their Coming Impacts on Business and Society; Professor of Robotics and AI, Columbia School of Engineering and Columbia Business School; Chair, Columbia Department of Mechanical Engineering; Director, Creative Machines Lab, “25 Most Awesome Labs in the U.S.,” Popular Science; Co-Author, “Fabricated” and “Driverless” (Translated Into 7 Languages); One of the “World’s 7 Most Powerful Data Scientists,” Forbes

Global Futurist, Exponential Thinker and Expert Investor; Founder, Exponential View; Visiting Fellow, Oxford Martin School; Executive Fellow, Harvard Business School; Digital Fellow, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Host, “Exponentially,” Bloomberg TV; Co-Chair, Global Futures Council on Complex Risks, World Economic Forum; Award-Winning, Bestselling Author, “The Exponential Age”; Named one of Vox’s 2023 Future Perfect 50

Foremost Authority on Generative AI and the Future of Work; Leading Expert on Technology’s Effect on Business Strategy, Productivity, Performance, Digital Commerce and Intangible Assets; NY Times Bestselling Co-Author, “The Second Machine Age” and “Machine, Platform, Crowd”; Economist, Professor and Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI); Director, Stanford Digital Economy Lab; Senior Fellow, Stanford Institute for Economic Policy Research (SIEPR); Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research; Co-Founder, Workhelix, Inc; Named Among the Top 50 Management Thinkers in the World in 2021 and 2023, Thinkers50

Aerospace Pioneer and Multidisciplinary Authority on the Requirements of Human Performance On and Beyond Earth; Former NASA Deputy Administrator and Director, MIT Media Lab; Apollo Program Professor of Astronautics, MIT; Co-Chair, WEF Global Future Council on Space Technologies

Award-Winning, Globally Acclaimed Researcher, Writer and Thinker About Technological Progress and the Changes It Brings; Evidence-Driven Optimist and Practical Theorist Investigating Sources of Growth and Competitive Differentiation; Co-Founder and Co-Director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy; Principal Research Scientist, MIT Sloan School of Management; Inaugural Visiting Fellow, Google Technology and Society; 6x Thinkers50 Honoree; New York Times Bestselling Co-Author, “Machine, Platform, Crowd” and “The Second Machine Age”; Author, “More From Less” and “The Geek Way”

Caltech Mathematical Physicist Who Helps Organizations Innovate and Solve Big Problems by Applying Quantum Principles to Their Thinking; Outreach Manager, Caltech Institute for Quantum Information and Matter; Professor-in-Residence, Relay Ventures; Faculty Advisor, Caltech Science Olympiad Chapter, Hollywood Film Consultant and Science Advisor, “Ant-Man,” “Ant-Man and the Wasp,” and “Bill & Ted Face the Music”

Trailblazing Journalist, Tech Guru, and Futurist Helping Organizations Anticipate Technology Trends That Are Poised to Disrupt Business and Society; Former Editor-in-Chief, WIRED Magazine and MIT Technology Review; Co-founding Editor, Quartz Magazine

Renowned Expert on the Exquisitely Difficult Problems of Technology Governance, Including Artificial Intelligence, Distributed Computing, Privacy and Cybersecurity; Exceptional Moderator; George Bemis Professor of International Law, Harvard Law School, Professor of Public Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, and Professor of Computer Science, Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences; Co-Founder and Faculty Director of the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society; Director, Harvard Law School Library

Global Authority on Energy, Geopolitics and the Business, Economic and Societal Impacts of the Changing Energy World; Pulitzer Prize-Winning, Bestselling Author; Vice Chairman, S&P Global; Chairman, CERAWeek; Director, Council on Foreign Relations; Trustee, Brookings Institution; Author, “The New Map” (2020), “The Prize” (2011, Pulitzer Prize Winner), “The Quest” (2011) and “The Commanding Heights” (2002); 2020 Energy Writer of the Year

Applied Futurist and Social Systems Expert Who Teaches Leaders How to Understand, Create and Execute Strategies That Ensure Positive Long-Term Generational and Environmental Impacts; Founder and Executive Director, Longpath Labs; Founder and CEO, Synthesis Corp.; Former Adjunct Associate Professor, Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs; Host, PBS’s “A Brief History of the Future” (2024)

Globally-Recognized Futurist, Business Strategist, Scenario Planning Expert and Strategic Planning Executive; Chief Futures Officer and Advisor to the Office of the CEO, Salesforce

Acclaimed Futurist, Computer Scientist and Pioneering AI Scholar Whose Ongoing Research Reveals How Emerging Technologies Will Impact Humans and Related Long-term Investments; Foremost Expert on the Future of Work, Human-Machine Collaboration and the Ethics of AI and Autonomous Vehicles; Director, Center for Humans & Machines, Max Planck Institute for Human Development; 2025 Lagrange–Fondazione CRT Prize Recipient; Former Professor, MIT Media Lab; Editor, Artificial Intelligence Journal; Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2020

Visionary Futurist and Venture Capitalist Funding Dynamic Breakthrough Technologies in Computing, Energy, Life Sciences and Health Care; Leading Expert on New Technology, Innovation and the Future of Work; Renowned Journalist, Speaker and Moderator; Partner, DCVC; Chairman of the Board of Directors, Strateos

Leading Global Authority on Micromobility; Expert on the Future of Mobility and Smart Transportation; World-Renowned Mobile Industry Analyst and Visionary on Digital Business Disruption; Partner and Chief Market Strategist, Relay Ventures; Founder, Asymco

Renowned Leadership Advisor, Digital Transformation Strategist and Behavioral Scientist Empowering Organizations to Realize AI As a Value Creator and Leadership Collaborator; Dean, Northeastern University D’Amore-McKim School of Business; Director and Founder, Centre on AI Technology for Humankind; Fellow, Cambridge Judge Business School and St. Edmunds College, Cambridge University; Research Fellow, Center for Collective Intelligence, MIT; Advisory Board Member, EY; Author, “Leadership by Algorithm” (2020), “The Year in Tech, 2024” (October 2023), and “The AI-Savvy Leader” (June 2024); Thinkers50’s Radar Class of 2021

Cellular Agriculture Pioneer; Executive Director, New Harvest; Co-Founder, Perfect Day (formerly Muufri) and Clara Foods

Health Care Futurist, Telehealth Pioneer and Primary Care Physician at the Forefront of Automating and Virtualizing Care; Leading Authority on Designing and Executing Innovative Tech-Based Care Redesign; Founder and CEO, KeyCare; Editor-in-Chief, Telehealth and Medicine Today