Nikolas Badminton

Name: Facing Our Futures: How foresight, futures design and strategy creates prosperity and growth
Author: Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is a global futurist who works with organizations to create more connected, curious, and creative teams that embrace change, anticipate unforeseen risks, and strengthen strategic planning.

Speaking Fee $30,000–$35,000

Travels From Toronto, ON, Canada

Artificial Intelligence Author Disruption Futurist Innovation Keynote Speaker Panelist Technology Virtual Speaker

Nikolas Badminton Booking & Availability

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Corporate events, conferences, leadership meetings, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, private events and virtual programs may be available depending on the engagement.

Nikolas Badminton Keynote Topics & Programs

Nikolas Badminton speaks on artificial intelligence, disruption, futurism, innovation and technology through keynote presentations and related programs.

Nikolas is renowned for his level of engagement, focus, and customization of keynotes for each and every client:
- 100+ hours of focused research for each client that provides a new awareness of the signals, trends, and scenarios that supercharge strategic thinking.
- Deep collaboration with each client and event organizer that results in the most impactful content and actionable insights for their audiences.
- Interaction, in-depth Q&A sessions, and online tools that help your audience go deeper into the signals and futures design that Nikolas presents.
- So, if the suggested topics below do not fit your needs, schedule a Zoom call with Nikolas and the MPG team to discuss tailoring his keynote to your event.
What if we can ignite imaginations, build anticipation, and deepen empathy to create bold visions of our futures?
Nikolas will deliver an energetic and inspiring keynote that helps you explore and see opportunities in the future of your industry, and the exponential technologies shaping our world. Learn to think like a futurist and shift your mindset from“what is” to “what if.”
Explore the trends that will transform your industry – digital transformation, data growth, artificial intelligence and automation, 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.
Key Takeaways from Facing Our Futures
- Adopt a futurist mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.
- See the futures ahead of us: Explore signals, trends, and scenarios that show how industries will change in the next 5, 10, and 20+ years. Anticipate opportunities, challenges, and risks.
- See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.
What if we can look beyond the hype to see the practical and impactful opportunities to supercharge our workforces using A.I.?
Artificial Intelligence promises employee augmentation, automation, increased productivity, and unlocked opportunities for growth. In harnessing its ability, we hope to positively affect the world and create incredible futures to build businesses that delight customers and solve some of the greatest challenges of our times.
If only it was so easy.
Nikolas will show you A.I.’s role in shaping our futures, how our world and industries are being revolutionized, what practical abilities and skill sets are needed, and how to integrate A.I. capabilities across your organization.
Key Takeaways from The A.I. Leader
- Adopt an A.I. futurist mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how A.I. will transform companies and industries.
- Learn 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 thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are applying A.I. and futures thinking to supercharging our strategic thinking.
What if we create a company-wide culture of innovation that uncovers new opportunities, and drives incredible growth?
Innovation is often seen as a new tech or process opportunity. However, it’s really a shift in how we obsess over problems and look at the incredible futures ahead of us.
Nikolas will show you what steps to take when building a culture of innovation and the inspirational stories of those doing it. He will also explain how to fuel new ideas in your organization and apply futures thinking to de-risk the innovation process and create incredible roadmaps for change. Get ready to supercharge your thinking, drive increased revenues, and experience explosive growth.
Key Takeaways from Supercharge Innovation
- Adopt a futurist innovation mindset: Ignite imagination, build anticipation, and develop a deep sense of empathy for how change will impact companies and industries.
- Learn innovation methods: New industry dynamics will be explored together that indicate how your workforce will augment their capabilities using A.I., spatial computing, and other technologies;
- See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.
What if we can gain foresight to master renewable energy opportunities?
Global and domestic markets are seeing economic shifts, growth, and changing market dynamics through the transformation of how we generate, distribute, and consume energy. Our renewable energy economy is being acceleratedby policy, competition, innovation, and research ecosystems powered by data, AI, and automated systems that present new opportunities for efficiency and growth.
Nikolas will show you 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.
Key Takeaways from Energy Transitions
- Adopt a futurist 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: We will see how solar, wind, hydro, geothermal, and storage solutions combine to create new energy industry dynamics.
- See thought leadership in action: Learn the stories of how world-leading companies are disrupting themselves and innovating using futures thinking.

Nikolas Badminton Biography & Credentials

Nikolas Badminton is a world-renowned futurist speaker, award-winning author, and executive advisor. His keynotes inspire audiences to create powerful visions of the future, question how we work today, and explore the need for resilient and thriving industries that power next-level human ability. He is well-known for his keynote and motivational speaking. Nikolas Badminton is available to be booked for corporate and private events. Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group today to inquire about Nikolas Badminton’s fees.

Want to book Nikolas Badminton for an event?

Contact the Mollie Plotkin Group at (215) 995-0905 to book Nikolas Badminton for corporate or private events, keynote speeches, workshops, fireside chats, motivational speaking, or virtual appearances. Our agency will work directly with your organization and our keynote speakers to create an unforgettable event.

The Mollie Plotkin Group is the leading keynote speakers agency and entertainment bureau bringing excitement to audiences, clients, and employees. We represent subject-matter experts in every possible field, so whether we’re your partner in creating a memorable meeting, or your meeting planner’s secret weapon in securing the perfect keynote speaker, we’re in this with you.

30+ Years of Expertise

Nikolas Badminton has spent 30+ years working with leadership at some of the world’s most impactful companies to establish strategic foresight capabilities, identify trends shaping our world, ignite imagination, help anticipate unforeseen risks, and supercharge strategic planning. In short, he helps organizations become more prepared for what’s coming in their industries by teaching audiences a transformative mindset shift. Think of him as your own personal McKinsey!

Currently, Nikolas is the Chief Futurist and Hope Engineer of the Futurist Think Tank. His research has been featured in the BBC, The Atlantic, Fast Company, VICE, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph, and many others. He was also a key advisor to the Age of A.I. series with Robert Downey Jr and appears in the Franklin Institute’s The Road to 2050. In addition, his new book Facing Our Futures has received international acclaim becoming the #1 Amazon Bestseller in Business Research & Development, JP Morgan’s “Next Gen Pick” for their 2023 Summer Reading List, and one of Next Big Idea Club’s Top-50 Business Books of 2023.

Hire Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas has headlined annual meetings, advised boards, coached world-leading CEOs, run futures conferences, and spoken to hundreds of thousands of people at over 450 companies in the past 10 years alone. Even more impressive though, is the number of companies that hire Nikolas to speak with them a second and third time.

Despite the monumental demand for his talks, Nikolas still customizes every single keynote he delivers. His speeches are carefully crafted for your industry with incredible optimism and energy. Nikolas will share stories of cultural shifts, insights into new disruptive technologies, and transform how you establish winning strategies in your organization by implementing foresight.