Predicting the Disruptive Future | Legal and General, UAE | Matthew Griffin | Innovation Keynote Speaker – Matthew Griffin

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By Matthew Griffin Keynote Presentations 15th December 2020

WHY THIS MATTERS IN BRIEF

Disruption is everywhere, and its rate is accelerating, but where companies see threats, savvy investors see opportunities.

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Firstly, thank you to Gerardo and the teams at Legal and General and First Abu Dhabi Bank for asking me to be the keynote at the launch of their new Middle East and European emerging technology thematic investment funds, which also have the prestigious accolade of being the regions first.

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During the keynote, entitled Predicting the Disruptive Future, I discussed the importance of having an Exponential Mindset and the importance of being able to see threats not as threats, but as opportunities. And in a world rife with disruption there are opportunities for future focused investors everywhere.

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At the beginning of the session I delved into the mechanics that are driving exponential disruption at a global scale, and at a rate and scale never seen before in human history, and then I took the audience through a journey and explored a wealth of different topics including the future of climate change and sustainability, cyber security, energy, health and ageing, robotics, and transportation. And given the significant breakthroughs and changes in all these areas, and the disruption they’re all experiencing, we had a lot to talk about in a very short space of time.

Matthew Griffin / About Author

Described by NASA as a "Walking Encyclopaedia of the Future" and one of the world’s most in demand keynote speakers Matthew Griffin, Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm, is a multi-award winning Futurist and strategic foresight expert, author, lecturer, mentor, podcast and YouTube host.

With a distinguished career running global business units at Atos, EMC, and IBM today Matthew helps leaders and titans of industry from all over the world explore the impact of the inter sections of technology, culture, and leadership, then helps them create high performance organisations that can continuously disrupt, outpace, and outthink their competition.

15 times author of the hit series the Codex of the Future series Matthew's ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of hundreds of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation and a roster of clients that include royal households, world leaders across the G7, G20, and G77, and many of the world's most recognised and exceptional organisations including ABB, Accenture, ABN Amro, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca Cola, Deloitte, Dentons, Disney, Dow, EY, Google, KPMG, Lego, Microsoft, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Nokia, Paramount, PepsiCo, PWC, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, Visa, WIRED, WPP and hundreds of others.

Matthew is regularly featured in the global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ, and his mission is to help organisations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.