Rohit Talwar: 62 Business Futurists For the Price of 1!

We welcome Rohit Talwar, one of the world's leading, well-connected futurists - visiting from London. Don't miss this rare opportunity to experience his outlook. You would normally pay hundreds to thousands of dollars to attend conferences where he speaks. Hear insights from his new book, The Future of Business, with contributions from dozens of colleagues. Rohit was secured courtesy of our sponsor, Promenade Speakers Bureau (http://www.promenadespeakers.com/) and its owner, Brooklyn Futurist Meetup Organizer - Mike Taubleb.

Speech Title/Description:

The Future of Business

Over the next 5-20 years Rohit Talwar argues that we will experience more change in business than in the last 500. In this talk, he will draw on the recently published book The Future of Business to highlight critical social, economic, governmental and technological forces reshaping the environment for business. He will highlight the imperatives for organizations to transform themselves in the next few years to prepare for a faster future and highlight major strategic choices business will have to make on the journey.

The Future of Business represents a transformational approach to publishing. 62 contributors came together to create The Future of business in just 19 weeks from conception to launch. Over its 60 chapters the book provides a comprehensive global perspective of the
changing landscape for business and the resulting imperative for business change and innovation.

Agenda:

Doors open about 6:40pm. Please come early to network with other attendees. Introductions/giveaways start about 7:05pm and Rohit's speech will start about 7:25pm. He will stay to answer questions and sell/sign his new book. Light refreshments/snacks served.

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Rohit is a global futurist, strategist and award winning speaker noted for his humor, inspirational style and provocative content. He advises global firms, industries and governments on how to survive, thrive, spot and manage emerging risks and develop innovative growth strategies in the decade ahead. Profiled by the Independent Newspaper as a top ten global future thinker, his interests include the evolving role of technology in business and society, emerging markets, the future of education, sustainability and embedding foresight in organisations. Rohit helps clients understand how mega trends, emerging ideas, new business models, and disruptive developments in science and technology could impact individuals, society, business, industries and government. He currently leads studies on transformative drivers of change for the next decade, science and technology developments over the next forty years, impacts of emerging technologies on the legal sector, human enhancement and the Shadow Economy.

His new book, The Future of Business explores the business implications of political, economic and social shifts, cybercurrencies, new business models, and the long term impact of disruptive developments such as neurotechnologies, gene editing, 3D printing, new energy solutions, AI and robotics. It explores the potential emergence of new industries and new organizational forms, and highlights practical strategies for exploring and embedding the future.

Rohit delivers keynote speeches for leaders at business, government and association events – working in 60+ countries on six continents around the world. Regular topics include future industries, the future of nations and cities, sustainability, jobs, opportunities and risks, new business models, disruptive technologies, change drivers, economic futures, innovation, developing economies, professional services, complexity and winning in a downturn. He authored Designing Your Future – Key Trends, Challenges and Choices, edited Achieving Transformation and Renewal in Financial Services, and contributes regularly on futures topics to books and journals.

Rohit leads Fast Future Research – conducting studies on topics such as Airport 2025, the Science and Technology Timeline, Environmental Impacts and Sustainability. Future of HR, Hotels 2020, Mega Trends, The Shape of Jobs to Come, Future of Cities, Travel and Tourism and Convention 2020. He has led scenario projects on 2015 / 2020, Asia, Migration, the Family, Pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Health Innovation, the Narcotics Landscape and Demographic Trends.

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His new book, The Future of Business will be available for signing and sale. CASH only.

Also available for sale online: http://fob.fastfuturepublishing.com/

Book Sections:

1. Visions of the Future - What are the global transformations on the horizon?
2. Tomorrow's Global Order - What are the emerging political and economic transformations that could reshape the environment for society and business?
3. Emerging Societal Landscape - Who are we becoming, how will we live?
4. Social Technologies - How will tomorrow's technologies permeate our everyday lives?
5. Disruptive Developments - How might new technologies enable business innovation?
6. Surviving and Thriving - How can business adapt to a rapidly changing reality? What are the critical success factors for business in a constantly evolving world?
7. Industry Futures - How might old industries change and what new ones could emerge?
8. Embracing the Future - What are the futures / foresight tools, methods and processes that we can use to explore, understand and create the future?
9. Framing the Future - Why and how should organisations look at the future?
10. Conclusions - Navigating uncertainty and a rapidly changing reality.

Rohit's Blog: https://widerhorizons.wordpress.com/

Speaking Videos:

Rohit on The Future of Work (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QZTgKe0oboc)

The Future of Business (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=06CnJ3n5H7U)

Books from other authors will be given away randomly courtesy of our Focal Press (https://www.routledge.com/focalpress) Sponsor.