SECTION 7 – Industry Futures
How might old industries change and what new ones could emerge?
The Future of Aviation
Andrew Charlton, a highly respected Geneva based aviation industry consultant and commentator, presents the case for reform of the aviation sector ecosystem to address the critical capacity constraints that could hold back global trade, employment, and economic growth.
Futures Journalism: a Manifesto
Anna Simpson, a Singapore-based author and curator of Forum for the Future’s Futures Centre, examines the current crisis in the practice and institutions of journalism and news reporting, and argues the need for journalism to evolve by learning from the practices of futures and foresight research.
Shaping the Future of Journalism
Puruesh Chaudhary is a development and strategic communications professional and the Founder and President of AGAHI, an NGO focused on creating knowledge collaboration and information sharing platforms. She discusses how the practice of journalism needs to evolve in the face of continuous global change and rapid technological advancements.
Constructing the Future
Julian Snape is a UK-based adviser on the impacts of disruptive technologies for small to medium enterprises and one of the early co-founders of Transhumanism in the UK. He traces the rapid evolution of 3D printing and examines the transformative ways in which it could impact the construction sector.
The Future Business of Body Shops
B.J. Murphy, is a 24 year old American Technoprogressive Transhumanist, writer, editor, and social media manager for the futures magazine SeriousWonder.com. B.J. outlines a powerful vision for how advances in cybernetics, 3D printing, and the biohacking movement could drive the emergence of high street Body Shops performing a range of human enhancements.
The Rise of the Cosmeceutical Sector
David Saintloth, a U.S. entrepreneur, designer, and writer, highlights the market potential of a new cosmeceutical health and beauty sector that could emerge as a result of recent developments in gene editing technology.
The Great Energy Controversy of 2030
James H. Lee is a Delaware-based investment advisor and authority on emerging technologies and social trends. He examines the potential opportunities and risks associated with tapping in to fields of crystallized natural gas in the form of methane hydrates trapped in our oceans below the arctic permafrost.
Space-Based Solar Power and Wireless Power Transmission
Devin Daniels is a U.S. based physics student and technology innovator with a deep interest in space based ventures. Devin explores the transformational social and commercial potential and associated technological challenges of developing a space based solar power generation industry.