Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton FRSA, Chief Futurist at futurist.com

Nikolas Badminton is a world-renowned futurist speaker that has worked with over 400 leading organizations at the frontline of foresight, strategy and disruption. His book ‘Facing Our Futures’ was selected as JP Morgan’s “Next Gen Pick” in their 24th Annual Summer Reading List.

  • Nikolas Badminton Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

  • Nikolas Badminton Keynote Speaker Fee Fee range is for U.S. events, depending on location and organization type

    $20,001 - $30,000

  • Languages Spoken

    English

Suggested Keynote Speaker Programs

The AI Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth

What if we can look beyond the hype with wisdom and hope to supercharge our organization with deeply integrated AI? Nikolas Badminton presents the definitive AI keynote for strategic executives that want to ...

What if we can look beyond the hype with wisdom and hope to supercharge our organization with deeply integrated AI?

Nikolas Badminton presents the definitive AI keynote for strategic executives that want to plan for the long term. Understanding how we can harness AI’s capabilities drives hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures that solve some of the greatest challenges of our times.

You will learn AI’s role in shaping our futures, the upgraded organization, and how our world and industries are being revolutionized. He will also show what practical abilities and skill sets are needed and how organizations can integrate A.I. capabilities for real results.

Takeaways:

  • Learn the Hope Engineer™ mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how AI will transform companies and industries.

  • Explore A.I. signals, trends & scenarios: See how AI is evolving how industries work. See how your workforce will supercharge their capabilities using AI, spatial computing, and other technologies.

  • See high-hope leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying AI and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.

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Hopeful Futures: Looking to 2035 and Beyond

What if we can explore incredible futures, channel organizational wisdom, and build hope as an energy for change? Nikolas Badminton will show you how to think like a futurist and imagine hopeful futures by ...

What if we can explore incredible futures, channel organizational wisdom, and build hope as an energy for change?

Nikolas Badminton will show you how to think like a futurist and imagine hopeful futures by exploring signals and trends transforming your industry and shifting your mindset from what is to what if…

This next-level futurist keynote will help you navigate global megatrends that are changing power dynamics and explore the trends that will transform your industry – Artificial Intelligence and automation, digital transformation, data growth, 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.

Takeaways:

  • Learn the Hope Engineer™ mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.

  • Explore signals, trends & scenarios: See case studies and shifts showing us how your industry will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Identify opportunities, challenges, and risks ahead of your competition.

  • See high-hope leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.

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Supercharge Innovation: Rising above your competition

What if we create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities and drives incredible growth? Organizations have been getting innovation wrong. It lives in every employee, every meeting...

What if we create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities and drives incredible growth?

Organizations have been getting innovation wrong. It lives in every employee, every meeting, and at the foundations of the organization. The innovative mind is a shift in how we obsess over wicked problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us.

You will learn how to take bold steps in building a culture of innovation and the inspirational stories of those doing it. You will learn 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 drives increased revenues and explosive growth.

Takeaways:

  • Learn the Hope Engineer™ mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.

  • Learn innovation methods: New methods and industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will level up their thinking and consideration of exponential technologies.

  • See high-hope leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

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Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures

What if we can gain foresight to master diverse and renewable energy ecosystem opportunities? The energy industry is at an impasse. Global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth, and changing ...

What if we can gain foresight to master diverse and renewable energy ecosystem opportunities?

The energy industry is at an impasse. 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.

You will learn 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.

Takeaways:

  • Learn the Hope Engineer™ 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: See how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, nuclear, and storage solutions combine to create new energy industry dynamics and business models.

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Geopolitical Technology Futures: looking to 2035 and beyond

What if we anticipate global shifts and geopolitical moves and technology’s role in shaping our world? Advanced technologies are reshaping global power dynamics, partnerships, and strategic competition. ...

What if we anticipate global shifts and geopolitical moves and technology’s role in shaping our world?

Advanced technologies are reshaping global power dynamics, partnerships, and strategic competition. Developments in Artificial Intelligence, quantum computing, global supply chains, and the critical water-energy-food systems are transforming how nations and their pivotal industries are gaining strategic advantage and rewriting their geopolitical playbooks.

You will learn the transformation across critical resource management in an era of climate change and decarbonization; strategic realignment of global supply chains and financial systems; the evolution of defence, space, and arctic sovereignty and technology innovation; and the intersection of digital sovereignty and cybersecurity in shaping national security and power dynamics.

Takeaways:

  • Learn the Hope Engineer™ mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and explore energy transition and future geopolitical scenarios.

  • Learn about future geopolitical shifts: See how the growth in data, AI, quantum, climate tech, and sensor ecosystems are accelerating and supercharging positions and economies.

  • See high-hope leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading energy companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

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About Keynote Speaker Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is a global futurist speaker and Chief Futurist that mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to explore desirable futures, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning.

He has spent 30+ years working with leadership at over 400 leading organizations at the frontline of futures, strategy and disruption – including NASA, Disney, Google, Microsoft, Intel, IBM, WM, JP Morgan CHASE, VISA, TD Bank, American Express, AtkinsRéalis, Thales Group, BISCI, ISACA, Rolls Royce, Procter & Gamble, US Department of State, UK Home Office, United Nations, and many more.

Facing Our Futures: How foresight, futures design and strategy creates prosperity and growth – is Nikolas’ number one best selling book, has been selected as JP Morgan’s ‘Next Gen Pick’ for their 2023 Summer Reading List to guide new leaders to ignite curiosity and embrace futures thinking. It has also been named as the Next Big Ideas Club Top-50 Business Books of 2023, and shortlisted for The Business Book Awards 2024.

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’.

Testimonials

Nikolas Badminton cracks the code on the leadership model for the future in this must-read masterpiece.

Josh Linkner

five-time tech entrepreneur, bestselling New York Times author, venture capital investor

In this increasingly volatile and uncertain world it’s even more important to be prepared and build resilience in your business through proven methods well explained by Nikolas Badminton.

Paul Polman

Co-founder and Chair of IMAGINE, former CEO of Unilever

Nik is not just an incredible presenter. He grabs the audience’s attention and doesn’t let go. So many of our partners told us they had never examined the future of their business in such a thought provoking way – to expose our partners to something new is the highest value we can provide to our partners. Nik brought that value.

Emilie P.

Client Computing Group, INTEL

Nik had that right balance of setting up the way we think about the future. He brought a provocative point of view on how AI and the new large compute areas (spatial etc.) that left the room starting to shift the way they approach future product framing. I highly recommend Nik!

Josh G.

Director Customer Insights at Verizon

Nik came in and wowed us. Not only did he tailor his presentation to our industry he also made it very specific to our function within the industry! He surprised many of us with his foresight and predictions and gave our audience information on subjects they didn’t even realize they should be considering. The group he presented is in the business of making predictions, so for him to surprise us was inspiring.

Danielle A.

CCM Risk Management, TD Bank

You wowed the crowd! Our Audience was begging for more! Super interesting, visionary and matching content, unique presentation formant & you’re a very engaging and powerful speaker. Definitely one of the big highlights during our event! Nik, you killed it

Nicole S.

Head of Community, Transporeon GmbH

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