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Ambition, Power, Opportunity

Invited by Formula 1 legend Mark Blundell and the MBP team to speak at their first London investor summit, held at the RAC Club near Piccadilly.

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Matthew GriffinFounder, President and Futurist, 311 Institute

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About this keynote

Firstly, thank you to Formula 1 legend Mark Blundell and the amazing MBP team for inviting me to participate in their first London investor summit where, after a winning touring car racing season, Mark bought together his sponsors and his community to celebrate the win at the famous RAC Club near Piccadilly.

With celebrations in mind the evening was the perfect opportunity to celebrate and pay homage to human ambition and potential, so with that in mind I kicked off the evening by taking the audience on their own journey to explore their own limitless futures where Ambition Power and Opportunity are abundant and within everyone’s reach.

During the short keynote we explored the importance of ambition and took a look at some of the individuals in the world, like Sam Altman, whose staggering world changing ambitions go far beyond “just” building the first Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) system … Then, next, we explored power and how increasingly sci-fi-like and capable technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are giving every one of us access to all knowledge and all skills for the cost of a McDonalds meal.

And then, of course, having Ambition and Power means little if you don’t have any opportunity to use them, so to round out the keynote we explored how today, and also in the future, every one of us has unlimited opportunity to improve ourselves and the world, improve our situations and stations in life, to build companies that reach billions of consumers in hours, and why, despite so much worry and hype about the negative aspects of the future it’s anything but dystopian. If, that is, we can navigate it and tap into our own Purpose and the communities to help us achieve individual and collective greatness.

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Key takeaways

Ambition comes first, and Matthew pointed to figures such as Sam Altman, whose goals reach well beyond building the first Artificial General Intelligence system.
Increasingly capable technologies such as AI now give each of us access to all knowledge and all skills for the cost of a McDonald's meal.
Ambition and power need opportunity, and Matthew argued that opportunity is open to everyone to improve themselves, their station in life and the world.

Questions and answers

What does the Ambition, Power, Opportunity keynote cover?

It moves through three ideas in turn. Ambition looks at people with world-changing goals. Power looks at how capable technology puts knowledge and skills within everyone's reach. Opportunity shows how people can improve themselves and the world, and build companies that reach billions of consumers in hours.

Where and when was the keynote given?

Matthew gave it in London in March 2025. The setting was the first London investor summit run by Formula 1 legend Mark Blundell and the MBP team, held at the RAC Club near Piccadilly.

Does Matthew think the future is dystopian?

No. He acknowledged the worry and the hype, but argued the future is anything but dystopian. His condition is that people tap into their own purpose and into the communities that help them achieve individual and collective greatness.

Can Matthew give this keynote at our event?

Yes. Matthew tailors each session to the audience, as a keynote, panel, executive briefing or leadership workshop. He works in person first, anywhere in the world.