Insights · July 17th, 2022
Futurist Keynote Speaker and Chief Futurist Nikolas Badminton has worked with many visionary and impactful companies, associations, and governments in the United States, Canada, UK, Europe and globally. He has provided research and keynotes, consultancy, strategic foresight advice, training in foresight methods and futures design workshops.
Nikolas and the Futurist Think Tank aim to help organizations challenge their poverty of imagination, strengthen strategic planning, establish foresight and futures design, and anticipate unforeseen risks.
Nikolas always works clients to deliver custom keynotes that inspire audiences to embrace a futurist mindset and see the trends shaping our world. He is offering template keynotes for Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI, hopeful futures exploration, innovation, geopolitics and renewable energy – see more about them here.
Please contact futurist speaker and consultant Nikolas Badminton to discuss your engagement or event.
Impactful and Future Ready Clients
Finance, Insurance, Investment and Legal
Kromann Reumert, Gowling WLG, Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox, Linklaters, American Bankers Association, Brookfield, Rabobank, Riverside Company, Guardian Insurance, Millers Insurance, BFL Canada, Park Avenue Securities, VISA, Wells Fargo, BMO, TMX Group, Aztec Group, HSBC, TD Bank, TD Wealth, DISCOVER, JP Morgan, Fifth Third Bank, Fulton Bank, Fairstone Bank, Aon Wealth, Central 1, American Express (US, Canada and Europe), PayPal Giving Fund, Barclays Bank, ING Direct, Sun Life Financial, Canada Life, Bank of Canada, Association of Canadian Pension Management, Conference for Advanced Life Underwriting, Harbourfront Wealth, Innovation Federal Credit Union, Symcor, Feedzai, Ontario Securities Commission and BC Securities Commission, National Pawnbrokers Association, DC Bank, Alberta Central Credit Union, First West Credit Union, CLIEDIS, MD Management, Bank of Canada, Ontario Securities Commission, Financial Planning Securities Commission (FPSC), Fairfax, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan ($280bn+ fund), Allstate Insurance, Fairfax, George Weston Limited, QBE, Sovereign Insurance, Institute for Private Investors (IPI), Koru, Nuveen, Candescent.
High Tech, Telecommunications, Privacy and Security
Disney, LEGO, NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, OpenAI, Netflix, SCRIPPS, Crunchyroll, Adobe, Intel, NASA, IBM, ORACLE, Samsung Electronics, Toshiba, Dynatrace, EATON, BICSI, ISACA, TD SYNNEX, Forcepoint Federal, Verizon, Resideo, 3, Vodafone, O2, AT&T, US West Long Distance, Telus, Boldyn Networks, T-Systems, T-Mobile, Sensos, EintrachtTech (Eintracht Frankfurt), Electronics Representatives Association, Tektronix, TBM Council, Canadian Internet Registration Authority (CIRA), ISACA, Apptio, IDEO, 3Q, VRAR Global summit, SAP, Lexmark, Swept, Communitech, Canadian Cyber Threat Exchange, B-Sides, National Angel Capital Organization (NACO), ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators), Kijiji, PriceFX, Optimove, WELLSTAR, CIO Peer Forum.
Pharmaceutical, Agriculture, Food Production and FMCG
McDonalds, Procter & Gamble, Insmed, Novo Nordisk, Syngenta, International Seed Testing Association, Bayer, Corteva, Schreiber Foods, USA Rice Federation, Health and Consumer Products of Canada, Cobank, Michigan State University, Farm Credit Services of America, Association of Agricultural Production Executives (AAPEX), AgWest, Ospraie Ag Sciences, Peoples Company (Land Investment Expo), Sollio, ARDO, Real Agriculture, AdFarm. Penn State Extension, Corteva, Massey Services, Ministry of Agriculture Ontario, California Executive Seminar on Agribusiness, Loblaws, Agrifood Ontario, Heineken, Balpex, Mega Group, Irrigation Saskatchewan, Building Service Contractors Association International.
Automotive, Mobility, Logistics and Travel
Disney, Maersk, FEDEX, SIRVA, Rolls Royce, BMW China, DC-ANSP (Curaçao) ,Vantage Airport Group, OpenRoad Auto, Purolator, Transporeon, Conversion Agency, OpenRoad Auto Group, BCAA, Tourism Industry Association of Canada, Datalex, Vancouver International Airport, Greater Toronto, Airports Authority (GTAA), Abbotsford International Airport, WESTAC, Canada West Ski Areas Association, Tourism Vancouver, Northern BC Travel Association, Canadian Fuel Marketing Association.
Healthcare, Wellness and Benefits
Mayo Clinic, Novo Nordisk, NHS (Lothian), Council on Employee Benefits, Eden Care Communities, Pear, Saskatchewan Ministry of Health, BC Ministry of Health, Alberta Association of Optometrists, BC Doctors of Optometry, BC Medical Journal, Shoppers Drug Mart.
Mining, Construction, Manufacturing, Engineering and Energy
Shell, Thales Group, Endress+Hauser, HDR, Vale, Waste Management (WM), PCL Construction, EllisDon, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), ICBA, Procore, INTER PIPELINE, New Brunswick Power Corporation, Calpine Energy, Electro-Federation Canada, Electricity Distributors Association, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries (CARI), Redpath Mining, HATCH, Urban Design, National Association of Homebuilders, Nevada Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, BUILDEX, BILD, Vancouver Island Construction Association, HATCH, Knight Piésold, MINTO Group, Algonquin Power Utilities Corporation, Manitoba Building Expo, BC Hydro, Avison Young, Polygon Homes, Strathallen, Mechanical Contractors of Western Washington State, Urban Systems, European Power Transmission Distributors Association (EPTDA), Electricity Canada, Canadian Registered Safety Professionals, Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists.
Advertising, PR, Consulting and Education
Informa, Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Omincom, WPP, DDB, Tribal DDB, Edelman, Wunderman, JWT, IDEO, TAXI, Blast Radius, Involved Media, Bold Orange, Komunikacijski Laboratorij (Croatia), FITC, DesignIt, IDEO, Deloitte, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Accenture, Capgemini, ERA Group, EKC Group, Halton District School Board, Florida Educational Facilities Planners’ Association (FEFPA), Young Professionals Organization (YPO), The Institute for Performance and Learning, Singularity University, Schulich School of Business (York University), University of British Columbia, BC Institute of Technology, Quest University, University of Waterloo, Simon Fraser University, UC Davis, Goldsmiths University (London), Algonquin College, RED Academy, Lighthouse Labs, IRC Global Executive Search Partners, Involved Media, EKC Group, Maple Bear, South Hampshire College Group, University of the Virgin Islands.
Government, Associations and NGOs
Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, United Nations, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, UK Home Office, The White House, US Department of State, National Intelligence Council, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, Global Thought Leadership Institute, Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), THE RSA (Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce), Government of Canada, Institute of Corporate Directors, United Way, Graham Pelton, Government of Cayman Islands, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Highways UK, Vancouver International Privacy and Security Summit (VIPSS), eRepublic, DGS Chicago, DGS New York State, DGS, Richmond, City of Dublin (Ohio), City of Spartanburg (NC), Metro Vancouver, City of Ottawa, UNIFOR, Association of Public Sector Information Professionals, Institute of Public Administration of Canada, BC Ministry of Education, Community Futures, Association of Municipal Finance Officers of Ontario, CPA, Canadian Association of Recycling Industries, Canadian Wood Pallet & Container Association (CWPCA), Canadian Employee Relocation Council (CERC), Kamloops Chamber of Commerce, Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA), York Region, Peel Region, City of Burnaby, City of Abbotsford, Abbotsford International Airport, Metro Vancouver, City of Penticton, City of New Westminster, Local Government Association of BC, Pictou County (NS), Fort St. John, Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Technology and Innovation, Saskatchewan Economic Development Alliance (SEDA), BC Premier’s Forum on Natural Resources, Truck Loggers Association of BC, BC Water and Wastewater Association, Grow Canada, Safety Codes Council of Alberta, Worksafe BC, Northwind Forums (Think tank sessions in Media, Capital Markets, and Energy), League of Innovators, CPA Canada, Vancouver Club, Canadian Franchise Association, City Moguls, UNIFOR.
Media
Nikolas’ essential research has been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph and many others. He appears on SIRIUSXM and CTV regularly, was a key advisor to the ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downey Jr, and appears in the Franklin Institute’s series ‘2050’.
About Nikolas Badminton
Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer at futurist.com. He’s a world-renowned futurist speaker, consultant, author, media producer, and executive advisor that has spoken to, and worked with, over 300 of the world’s most impactful organizations and governments.
He helps shape the visions that shape impactful organizations, trillion-dollar companies, progressive governments, and 200+ billion dollar investment funds.
Nikolas Badminton’s book Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth has been selected for 2023 J.P. Morgan Summer Reading List, and featured as the ‘Next Gen Pick’ to inform the next generation of thinkers that lead us into our futures.
Nikolas is currently writing his next book – The Hope Playbook, due out in late-2025.
Please contact futurist speaker and consultant Nikolas Badminton to discuss your engagement.
