“Sam Rad”
“Sam Rad” is a futurist who combines the studies of technology and anthropology. As a result, this keeps her “radical next” perspectives on the future grounded in human nature. She is also an entrepreneur who has served multiple founding executive roles. Her ventures include co-founding LOVE, a London-based Generative AI communication platform, Chronicled, a San Francisco-based blockchain company focused on bringing trust to global commerce and supply chains, two companies leveraging AI to map personal taste, and lastly Radical Next, a meta-media studio that creates transformative stories, experiences, and media productions across traditional fields of study. Sam is also the author of the #1 Best Seller Bitcoin Pizza: The No Bullshit Guide to Blockchain. Occasionally, she contributes as a writer to Forbes. True to her “Rad” name, Sam is even a competitive skydiver with over 700 jumps. Undeniably, “Sam Rad” has one of the most unique backgrounds in the industry.
Additionally, Sam holds several patents linking the physical and digital worlds and is considered a pioneer in Applied Cryptography, Blockchain systems, Artificial Intelligence, Natural Language Processing, Immersive Realities, and Simulations. Moreover, she is noted as inventing the protocols that led to ERC-721 or Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). In 2017, she was named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 list for Enterprise Technology.
What Does Our Future Hold?
Sam was trained in anthropology, engineering, and symbolic systems, studying simulated and immersive realities. Unsurprisingly, because of her unique background, she has worked with a range of frontier technologies, indigenous and emerging social structures, people, places, and practices. She refers to herself as an “archaeologist of the future,” applying the traditional anthropological approach of ethnography to envision future possibilities.
A small shard of pottery unlocks insight into past civilizations for a normal anthropologist. Similarly, a seemingly unremarkable detail in the present offers Sam a window into infinite future possibilities and realities. She carefully utilizes her multifaceted expertise to understand what is and predict what can be.
Preparing for Radical Change
A charismatic speaker and performer, Sam has shared stories of radical change with global audiences on stages across 5 continents. Through her signature candid and clever delivery, Sam distills complex topics in an understandable and approachable way: “Emerging technology doesn’t need to be scary, boring, or both. In fact, it can be fun.” In her keynotes, Sam empowers individuals, leaders, and organizations to thrive in times of radical and accelerating change. Whether you’re a small group of portfolio managers, trade association, Fortune 500 company, bank, non-profit, NGO, national government, or even the United Nations, Sam’s insights will be invaluable to your future success. She’s advised organizations such as:
- The United Nations
- WEF
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Cisco
- IBM
- Unilever
- The Singularity Group
- Dell
- and LinkedIn to name a few.