International futurist to headline EconAlliance Future Forum 2020 Dec. 3

By Santa Ynez Valley Star Staff · Tue Mar 17 2020

Staff Report

International futurist Matthew Griffin, a British futurist and global strategist to a variety of governments and Fortune 500 companies, will deliver the keynote presentation during the Future Forum virtual event from 2 to 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, being organized by EconAlliance for 2020. 

The founder of The 311 Institute and other forward-thinking organizations, Griffin is an adviser to agencies and/or leaders of several governments (U.S., United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, UAE, Singapore) and counts among his clients numerous global firms (JPMorgan Chase, Microsoft, T-Mobile, Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte). Griffin helps CEOs and global leaders anticipate and pivot for an uncertain future, near and long-term. 

Speaking from the perspective that what he calls “exponential” technologies are capable of up-ending certain industries, e.g. the financial sector, in a single day, Griffin’s keynote will ask “What Could Disrupt Your World in 2021?”  and will share information on the exponential technologies changing industries, businesses, communities, education and workforce development, portfolios and individual lives. Griffin believes that the exponential technologies like artificial intelligence, 5G, virtual and augmented reality, quantum computing, blockchain, synthetic biology and 3D printing are not just emerging, but are here today, changing everything at the speed of life.

Reacting to Griffin’s keynote and providing additional perspective will be a panel of industry representatives recruited to add context and local relevance to Griffin’s global view. EconAlliance will welcome the following panelists to represent key county industries such as agriculture, energy, manufacturing, and space enterprise.