Insights · January 28th, 2025

Nikolas Badminton will be in Geneva, Switzerland on 6th February speaking at the United Nations as the opening keynote at the launch of their Future of Transportation 2025 report, published by The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

The WIPO Technology Trends report on the Future of Transportation dives into the changes reshaping the transportation sector. In a world where sustainability and digitalization are driving forces, understanding the future of transportation is more important than ever.

The report explores how emerging technologies and innovative approaches are transforming the way we move people and goods, all while emphasizing the importance of sustainability. From electric and autonomous vehicles to smart infrastructure and digital logistics, the WIPO Future of Transportation report sheds light on the possibilities that lie ahead and identifies the leading countries, companies, and institutions by investigating the latest transportation patents.

Join us for the launch event of this new report, featuring a futurist keynote speaker, a panel of leading experts from the transportation industry, and a presentation on the report’s key findings. Alongside the launch event activities, WIPO will host an on-site exhibition on the future of transportation, “Imagining tomorrow, today”, from 10:00–16:00 on February 6, 2025, showcasing technological developments and future visions in transportation.

Event Information

The launch of the WIPO Technology Trends report on the Future of Transportation will take place at WIPO Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland (in the WIPO Conference Hall).

World Intellectual Property Organization
34, chemin des Colombettes
1202 Geneva
Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 338 9111
Fax: +41 22 733 5428

See the program and find out more about the launch event.

See the profiles of all of the speakers.

Register now to secure your spot on-site or online!

About the The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is one of the 15 specialized agencies of the United Nations (UN). Pursuant to the 1967 Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization, WIPO was created to promote and protect intellectual property (IP) across the world by cooperating with countries as well as international organizations. It began operations on 26 April 1970 when the convention entered into force.

WIPO administers 26 international treaties that concern a wide variety of intellectual property issues, ranging from the protection of audiovisual works to establishing international patent classification.

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.

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Nikolas Badminton – Chief Futurist

Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas is the Chief Futurist of the Futurist Think Tank. He is world-renowned futurist speaker, a Fellow of The RSA, and has worked with over 300 of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and design equitable futures for all. In his new book – ‘Facing Our Futures’ – he challenges short-term thinking and provides executives and organizations with the foundations for futures design and the tools to ignite curiosity, create a framework for futures exploration, and shift their mindset from what is to WHAT IF…

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