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 futures exploration, innovation, Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Generative AI – 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, American Bankers Association, Brookfield, Riverside Company, Guardian Insurance, Park Avenue Securities, VISA, Wells Fargo, BMO, HSBC, TD Bank, TD Wealth, DISCOVER, JP Morgan, 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, Symcor, Feedzai, Ontario Securities Commission and BC Securities Commission, National Pawnbrokers Association, Alberta Central Credit Union, First West Credit Union, MD Management, Bank of Canada, Ontario Securities Commission, Financial Planning Securities Commission (FPSC), Fairfax, Ontario Teachers Pension Plan ($200bn+ fund), Allstate Insurance, Fairfax, George Weston Limited, QBE, Sovereign Insurance, Institute for Private Investors (IPI), Koru.
High Tech, Telecommunications, Privacy and Security
Disney, LEGO, NVIDIA, Google, Microsoft, Meta, TikTok, OpenAI, Netflix, Adobe, Intel, NASA, IBM, ORACLE, Samsung Electronics, Toshiba, BICSI, ISACA, TD SYNNEX, Forcepoint Federal, Verizon, Resideo, 3, Vodafone, O2, AT&T, US West Long Distance, Telus, Boldyn Networks, T-Systems, T-Mobile, 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.
Agriculture, Food Production and FMCG
McDonalds, Procter & Gamble, Syngenta, Bayer, Corteva, Schreiber Foods, Cobank, 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.
Automotive, Mobility and Travel
Disney, Maersk, Rolls Royce, BMW China, 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 and Wellness
Mayo Clinic, Novo Nordisk, NHS (Lothian), 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, Engineering and Energy
Shell, Thales Group, Waste Management (WM), PCL Construction, EllisDon, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America (UBC), INTER PIPELINE, Electro-Federation Canada, 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.
Advertising, PR, Consulting and Education
Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO), Omincom, WPP, DDB, Tribal DDB, Edelman, Wunderman, JWT, IDEO, TAXI, Blast Radius, Involved Media, Komunikacijski Laboratorij (Croatia), FITC, DesignIt, IDEO, Deloitte, PriceWaterhouseCoopers, KPMG, Accenture, Capgemini, 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.
Government, Associations and NGOs
United Nations, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), UK Home Office, The White House, US Department of State, Jersey Office of the Information Commissioner, Global Privacy Assembly (GPA), Government of Canada, United Way, Graham Pelton, Government of Cayman Islands, Ellen MacArthur Foundation, Highways UK, Vancouver International Privacy and Security Summit (VIPSS), 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 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.
