Insights · November 19th, 2024
2025 marks the tenth year of focus on speaking professionally to the C-suite, client executives and government leaders around the world. Prior to that I was running their own futures focused conferences and building communities of thought in futures work, and a career focused in consumer engagement through advertising and behavioral targeting through data.
2025 also marks 30 years since I started in the study of artificial intelligence and machine learning, and the power of data in changing our world. In those years I have worked with over 450 companies to influence change and build ideas of the futures ahead of us.
As my futures practice develops I look to the world to build a practice of Hope, and its ability to create an energy of change. In doing so I have refined and focused in on the topics that are important for hopeful leaders to consider, and essential in their content for progressive companies to prepare for change and create impact today. The futurist keynotes are as follows:
- Facing Our Futures: Looking to 2030 and Beyond (The Hopeful Futures Keynote)
- The A.I. Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth (The Artificial Intelligence Keynote)
- Supercharge Innovation: Creating a Brave New World (The Innovation Keynote)
In addition to these is the addition of the important area of global transition from our dependence on fossil fuels towards a world tapping into the energy available in the abundance of nature:
- Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures (The Energy Transition Keynote)
Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event,
4 Futurist Keynotes for 2025
Facing Our Futures: Looking to 2030 and Beyond (The Hopeful Futures Keynote)
What if we can ignite imaginations, build anticipation, and deepen empathy to create bold visions of our futures?
Nikolas will deliver an energetic and inspiring keynote that helps you explore and see opportunities in the future of your industry, and the exponential technologies shaping our world.
Nikolas will show you how to think like a futurist and shift your mindset from what is to what if. You’ll see global megatrends are changing power dynamics, and explore the trends that will transform your industry – digital transformation, data growth, Artificial Intelligence and automation, spatial computing, water-energy-food resiliency, sustainable agriculture and food supply, construction, transportation and logistics, healthcare, banking and fintech, smart cities, privacy and cybersecurity, and more.
Client takeaways
- Adopt a futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and a develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
- See the futures ahead of us – Explore signals, trends and scenarios that show how industries will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Anticipate opportunities, challenges and risks;
- See thought leadership in action – Learn the stories of how world-leading companies, are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.
Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.
The A.I. Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth (The Artificial Intelligence Keynote)
What if we can look beyond the hype to see the practical and impactful opportunities to supercharge our workforces using A.I.?
Artificial Intelligence promises employee augmentation, automation, increased productivity and unlocked opportunities for growth. In harnessing its ability, we hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures to build businesses that delight customers and solve some of the greatest challenges of our times. If only it was so easy.
Nikolas will show you A.I.’s role in shaping our futures, how our world and industries are being revolutionized, and what the practical abilities and skill sets are needed. He’ll also show how to integrate A.I. capabilities across your organization and in the essential work undertaken.
Client takeaways
- Adopt an A.I. futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how A.I. will transform companies and industries.
- Learn A.I. signals, trends & scenarios – See how A.I. is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
- See thought leadership in action – Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.
Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.
Supercharge Innovation: Creating a Brave New World (The Innovation Keynote)
What if we create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities, and drives incredible growth?
Organizations desire to be innovative in the evolution of their products and services, and in solving of real world problems. Innovation often seen as a new tech or process opportunity however it’s a shift in how we obsess over problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us.
Nikolas will show you steps to take in building a culture of innovation, and the inspirational stories of those doing it. He will also show you how to fuel new ideas in your organization and apply futures thinking to de-risk the innovation process and create incredible roadmaps for change. He will show you how that supercharges thinking that drive increased revenues and explosive growth.
Client takeaways
- Adopt a futurist innovation mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
- Learn innovation methods – New industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will augment their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing and other technologies;
- See thought leadership in action – Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.
Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.
Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures (The Energy Transition Keynote)
What if we can gain foresight to master renewable energy opportunities?
Global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth and changing market dynamics through transformation of how we generate, distribute and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being accelerated by policy, competition, new innovation and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.
Nikolas will show you how progressive leaders embrace futures exploration and take action to plan for what comes next in energy independence, electrification of infrastructure and transportation, and global sustainability.
Client takeaways
- Adopt a futurist mindset – Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries;
- Learn about future energy ecosystems – We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal and storage solutions combine to create new energy industry dynamics.
- See thought leadership in action – Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.
Please contact Nikolas Badminton to discuss igniting imagination and empowering attendees with a futurist mindset at your event.
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.
