Fast Future speakers participate in events all around the world. Many are private / corporate events but many are also open to the public.
Here, we list a selection of events featuring Fast Future Speakers and a selection of events that we think you might be interested in attending featuring other speakers.
We can create bespoke briefings, seminars and creative, dynamic, and participatory workshops to provide you or your organisation with an interactive and informative view on future trends and scenarios that are pertinent to your industry sector. If you would like more information or to discuss your private, corporate, or public event, please email Rohit on [email protected].
Upcoming events
- Explanation, exploration, and examples of the range of crypto assets that are emerging
- An overview and examples of the major categories of applications that are emerging or on the horizon
- Discussion of key factors driving future adoption
- The potential for, and implications of, future market volatility
- Scenarios of how the crypto economy might evolve in the coming years
- Exploration with participants of what these developments could mean for individuals, society, businesses, and governments.
- Four Scenarios - Introduction of four scenarios for how the future of these sectors might play out from 2020 to 2023
- Preparedness - Planning for the least attractive scenarios
- Ten Strategies - How to anticipate, understand, and respond to the critical shifts shaping these markets
- Enabling Action - building flexibility, adaptability, and experimentation as core skills.
The Future of the Crypto Economy – Presentation of Survey Findings
September 23, 2021
The Future of the Crypto Economy – Presentation of Survey Findings Thursday September 23rd, 2021 13.00-14.00 EST / 18.00-19.00 BST / 19.00-20.00 CEST
In this session we will present and discuss the results of our Future in Focus survey, covering our key findings on: • Individual investment in crypto assets now and in the future • Attractions of, and barriers to, crypto investment by individuals • Future individual investment strategies and preferred asset classes • Benefits of, and barriers to, corporate adoption • Corporate crypto adoption strategies • Current and future levels of corporate crypto investment • Broader blockchain adoption strategies • Attractions and drawbacks of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) • Country adoption of digital currencies as legal tender • Discussion of the findings with participants.September 16, 2021
Core Components of the Crypto Economy Thursday September 16th, 2021 13.00-14.00 EST / 18.00-19.00 BST / 19.00-20.00 CEST
This session will provide a deeper overview of critical components and aspects of the crypto economy. Key topics to be covered will include:September 09, 2021
An Introduction to the Crypto Economy Thursday September 9th, 2021 13.00-14.00 EST / 18.00-19.00 BST / 19.00-20.00 CEST
In this session Rohit and Kapil will: • Introduce the core concepts of blockchain and crypto assets (currencies and tokens) • Highlight key reasons for the rapid growth in interest • Outline key risks associated with crypto • Highlight the limitations of government issued fiat currencies that crypto seeks to address • Provide an overview of different categories of crypto assets and applications • Discuss the potential of the crypto economy to drive a transformation of traditional financial markets, and • Engage in a vibrant dialogue with participants on the topics discussed.Rohit's Talwar presentation at the Longevity Track in Neurotech 2020, Virtual Event
December 08, 2020
Fast Future Keynote Theatre: Sex Robots & Vegan Meat – A Presentation and Q&A with Jenny Kleeman
August 20, 2020
Thursday August 20th, 2020 18.00-19.30 UK / 19.00-20.30 CET / 13.00-14.30 ET The central premise of Jenny Kleeman’s new book Sex Robots and Vegan Meat is that “if we can have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the ideal sexual relationship without compromise, have the perfect death without suffering, how else will human nature be changed forever?” Join this highly interactive keynote session to hear Jenny present ideas from the book, discuss the implications for society, and respond to participant questions. Jenny Kleeman is a journalist, broadcaster, and documentary-maker who has traveled the world finding extraordinary characters to turn into film, print, and audio. She writes for the Guardian, The Times, the Sunday Times, and Tortoise. She has reported for BBC One's Panorama, Channel 4's Dispatches, and VICE News Tonight on HBO, as well as making 13 films from across the globe for Channel 4's Unreported World. She is the host of the Immaculate Deception podcast, and the weekend Breakfast show on Times Radio. Sex Robots & Vegan Meat is her first book. www.jennykleeman.com Twitter: @jennykleeman Facebook: www.facebook.com/jennykleemanUK The book is available from all good bookstores. More details here: www.jennykleeman.com/sexrobotsveganmeat
August 18, 2020
The world has changed fundamentally since the start of 2020, the path to recovery from COVID-19 remains unclear as businesses frantically work to adapt to the new realities driven by the pandemic. Adaptability, resilience, and innovation are three critical words for these unprecedented times. More than ever, business leaders and decision-makers have to take critical decisions and make strategic choices. The Business Beyond COVID Summit is one of the biggest virtual summits in South Asia focusing on mission-critical business insights to survive and thrive in the post-pandemic world. A panel of 30+ world-class experts will share their insights to help business leaders to navigate in an uncertain post-COVID world. See the full program here
August 12, 2020
How can we navigate through and beyond the pandemic when the world around us seems so uncertain and fragile? How can we take control of the agenda to help our businesses and our people thrive in a fast changing landscape? How can we take control of the innovation agenda to make sure we can take advantage of developments in everything from AI to brain and body enhancements? Rohit Talwar's presentation on Aftershocks and Opportunities at the recent five day Global Recovery Summit was by far the most popular talk from a panel of 80+ international business authorities, sectors experts, and thought leaders. In this session, Rohit will draw on insights from Aftershocks and Opportunities and his current work helping organizations around the world to navigate a rapidly changing reality. He will focus on: - Planning scenarios for 2020-2023 - Navigating deep disruption - Identifying potential for growth - The new innovation agenda - Learning as the fuel for continuous change - Rethinking government development strategies - Personal transformation and resilience Rohit Talwar is a global futurist, award winning speaker, strategic advisor, and entrepreneur. He works with global companies, entrepreneurs, investors, and governments to help the anticipate and respond to the forces and ideas shaping the future. His clients include American Express, Emaar, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, Novartis, PwC, Shell, Tata, and the governments of the UAE, Singapore, the UK, and USA. His new book Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future was published on June 1st, 2020.
July 30, 2020
In this cutting edge insights session, a panel of industry experts will go beyond the excitement and noise around Fintech, to explore the future of financial services, banking, and insurance over the next five years. They will explore the emerging societal and customer shifts and needs, potential evolution paths, technology developments, the possible impacts of process automation and digital transformation, new market opportunities, impacts of digital currencies, regulatory considerations, ethical factors, business models, and challenges that could shape the scenarios that could emerge. They will discuss how the pandemic is impacting current and future activity and R&D plans in the sector, and how we can lay the foundations for the adoption of exponentially advancing technologies such as artificial intelligence. The panel will also explore what our world could look like when customers can design and customize their own products, and financial services becomes an invisible layer in every activity we undertake. See full details below.
FREE London Futurists Webinar Monday July 13th 18.00-19.30 UK (19.00-20.30 CET / 13.00-14.30 EST)
July 13, 2020
Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death
A fascinating new book by Jenny Kleeman, Sex Robots & Vegan Meat: Adventures at the Frontier of Birth, Food, Sex & Death explores the following notion: "What if we could have babies without having to bear children, eat meat without killing animals, have the perfect sexual relationship without compromise, or choose the time of our painless death?" Jenny will introduce the book and discuss it with Technology and Science Writer Gemma Milne, Chair of London Futurists David Wood, and Global Futurist Rohit Talwar, CEO of Fast Future. Register for the event hereJuly 13, 2020
Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future Hosted by XPONENTIAL TALKS In this fast paced and inspiring session, global futurist, award winning speaker, writer, and entrepreneur Rohit Talwar will share and discuss some of the critical shifts and scenarios and resulting opportunities and risks presented in the new book Aftershocks and Opportunities published on June 1st. See full details below.
FREE WEBINAR: Aftershocks and Opportunities - The Future of Artificial Intelligence
July 09, 2020
FREE Webinar: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future – Business and Technology 2
July 05, 2020
Webinar Topics and Panel: Snapback — Don’t Expect a Post-Pandemic Remote Working Boom - Tom Cheesewright, UK The Rise of Personal Digital Twins - Roberto Saracco, Italy The Next Futures of Organizations, Work, and the Workplace - Rohit Talwar, UK Moderator: Steve Wells, UK
July 02, 2020
FREE Webinar Thursday July 2nd, 2020 18.00 - 19.00 UK BST (13.00-14.00 EST) Fast Future is Delighted to announce the launch of our new series of keynotes from members of the Fast Future team and inspiring future thinkers from around the world. In this first, fast paced, insightful, and inspiring keynote session, Fast Future CEO Rohit Talwar will launch the results of the first phase of our latest research on these key sectors and share the insights from our new book Aftershocks and Opportunities. He will present scenarios of what the future might hold for meetings, events, travel, tourism, hotels, and hospitality and outline inspiring response strategies. He will provide practical advice on how players in these sectors can take control of their own future and adapt their approaches in the face of mounting uncertainty. Rohit's talk will cover the following:
FREE WEBINAR: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future – Business and Technology
June 28, 2020
Webinar Topics and Panel: Transformative Re-Structuring - Alida Draudt, USA Navigating the Post-Pandemic Economy—Doing Business at the Speed of Change - Rob Caldera, USA The Next Futures of Organizations, Work, and the Workplace - Steve Wells, UK Moderator: Rohit Talwar, UK Jun 28, 2020 06:30 PM London In this fast paced and interactive session, contributing authors will share and discuss the critical shifts and scenarios presented in their chapters in our new book: Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future - published on June 1st, 2020 The Book: The world has been disrupted beyond all expectations - healthcare, social, and economic systems are under strain and many are arguing that this marks a point of departure to a radically different future. To explore these issues, 25 future thinkers from around the world have collaborated to set out the possible challenges, shifts, and scenarios that could emerge. The book covers four broad themes - critical shifts and scenarios, society and social policy, government and economy, and business and technology. See full details of the book here: https://fastfuture.com/shop/aftershocks-and-opportunities-scenarios-for-a-post-pandemic-future/
FREE webinar: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future – Government and Economy
June 21, 2020
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Webinar Topics and Panel: More Aware, More Agile, More Alive - David W. Wood Using the Crisis to Remake Government for the Future - Geoff Mulgan The Great Separation - Bronwyn Williams Post-Pandemic Government and the Economic Recovery Agenda — A Futurist Perspective - Rohit Talwar Moderator – Steve Wells Jun 21, 2020 06:00 PM London In this fast paced and interactive session, contributing authors will share and discuss the critical shifts and scenarios presented in their chapters in our new book: Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future - published on June 1st, 2020 The Book: The world has been disrupted beyond all expectations - healthcare, social, and economic systems are under strain and many are arguing that this marks a point of departure to a radically different future. To explore these issues, 25 future thinkers from around the world have collaborated to set out the possible challenges, shifts, and scenarios that could emerge. The book covers four broad themes - critical shifts and scenarios, society and social policy, government and economy, and business and technology. See full details of the book here.
FREE WEBINAR: Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future - Society and Social Policy - Part 2
June 14, 2020
The Generation Zoom Classroom - Sylvia Gallusser When the Future was Bright - Joe Tankersley The Post Pandemic Home - Alexandra Whittington Which Way America? Four Alternative Futures - Leland Shupp Rohit Talwar, CEO - Fast Future, UK (Moderator)
In this fast paced and interactive session, contributing authors will share and discuss the critical shifts and scenarios presented in their chapters in the forthcoming book: Aftershocks and Opportunities – Scenarios for a Post-Pandemic Future - published on June 1st, 2020 The Book: The world has been disrupted beyond all expectations - healthcare, social, and economic systems are under strain and many are arguing that this marks a point of departure to a radically different future. To explore these issues, 25 future thinkers from around the world have collaborated to set out the possible challenges, shifts, and scenarios that could emerge. The book covers four broad themes - critical shifts and scenarios, society and social policy, government and governance, and business and technology. See full details of the book here: https://fastfuture.com/shop/aftershocks-and-opportunities-scenarios-for-a-post-pandemic-future/ The session will include a full participant Q&A.