After graduating from the University College of North Wales with a degree in Marine Biology and Oceanography, Matthew Griffin became a Channel Manager for Exertis UK, where he stayed for six years. Over the next few years, he worked for Dell-EMC, first as a Civil Government and Healthcare Client Director, then as an Area Manager for their corporate district, finishing as an Area Manager for their global enterprise.

Over the next eight years, Matthew Griffin held various roles at IBM, including as their Global Sales School Training Manager, Chait and CTO at their BlueSky Forum, and their R&D Extreme Rapid Innovation Program. It was whilst at IBM that he gained a reputation for being able to turn around underperforming tier 1 multinational accounts.

In his four-year period here, he grew their Public Safety and National Security shares from 3% to 31%, increased their year-on-year gross revenue by over 11,000%, and their goss profits by over 12,000%. He left IBM in 2014 and became the Head of Global Sales at Atos.

MATTHEW GRIFFIN | GLOBAL FUTURIST SPEAKER

In 2016, Matthew Griffin founded the global futures and deep futures think tank 311 Institute. His singular mission was to help organisations to envision, build, and lead an inclusive, prosperous, and sustainable future for everyone.

He is now the Futurist in Chief, and devotes much of his time into the two sub-division of the company: World Futures Forum, and XPotential University. Together, they aim to reduce global inequality and ensure everyone can access the benefits which the future holds.

“Most futurists only see a small slice of the future, which means your audiences won’t get to contemplate or experience all the futures ahead of you. Now imagine having just 30% of the information you need as a leader. That’s what most audiences and businesses get. Now imagine seeing everything the future has to offer.” As a world-renowned futurist with knowledge of hundreds of emerging technologies, Matthew’s insights are astounding, and is reflected in his ability to speak on the literal A-Z of subjects.

Matthew Griffin has spoken at multiple United Nations summits and was the only futurist to be invited to speak at COP28 in Dubai. With a background in conservation, marine biology, and oceanography, he has always been interested in climate action and sustainability. Under his leadership, the 311 Institute is proud to be a Net Negative organisation, and is working to become a Zero Harm, Zero Impact, and Zero Waste organisation.

MATTHEW GRIFFIN |MEDIA

Matthew is also regularly featured in the global media including the BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ.

He has over 640,000 social media followers across platforms including Facebook, LinkedIn, TikTok, and X (formerly Twitter).

Matthew can also be heard on the Fanatical Futurist podcast, hosted by Andy Rowe. In this podcast, he talks through the latest developments in technology and what impact these will have on the future of human society. Topics include everlasting life, cryptocurrency, deepfakes, the metaverse, finance, smart devices, robots, AI, 3D printing, and drones.

Matthew Griffin is the writer of the Codex of the Future series, which helps people to identify emerging technologies and understand their implications. This series includes:

– The 311 Annual Trends and Foresight Codex: Explore the hundreds of microtrends and megatrends impacting and shaping the world around you
– The 311 Annual Exponential Technology Codex: Explore the hundreds of exponential technologies that are emerging, and learn about their global implications
– The Emerging Technology Starburst Collection: Explore the future and find new ways to disrupt the status quo
– The Future of Education and Learning: Explore how to prepare students and workforces for a future where science fiction is science fact

– How to Build Exponential Enterprises: Explore the hundreds of exponential technologies that are emerging, and learn about their global implications
– Strategic Foresight For Leaders: Explore the latest strategic foresight methodologies, develop your own scenarios, and turn them into strategy
– Leadership Lessons From Organised Crime: Explore the techniques that organised crime groups use to grow despite being subjected to huge pressures from Governments

– The Future of Exponential Disruption: Explore the forces accelerating global disruption and how close we are to disrupting industries
– The Future of Innovation and Creativity: Explore what happens when creative machines, rather than humans, are the dominant creative force
– The Future of the Connected World: Explore the future of technologies that will connect everything and everyone
– The Future of Gaming: Explore the future of gaming and what happens when simulations become reality
– The Future of Insurance: Explore the future of insurance and the dangers of a future where global risk becomes systemic

– The Future of Smartphones: Explore the future of smartphones and smartphone formats
– The Future of Sports: Explore the technologies and trends shaping the future of sport
– The Future of Synthetic Content: Explore the technologies revolutionising how content is made and consumed

MATTHEW GRIFFIN | KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Matthew Griffin has presented over 800 keynotes in over 90 countries. In 2024 alone, he presented 72 keynotes and 41 masterclasses to over 122,000 participants. He often explores what happens when technologies and trends converge, and the impact they have on the world, its business sectors and markets.

MATTHEW GRIFFIN | SPEAKING TOPICS

Matthew has presented talks on dozens of topics, including, but not limited to:

– Building a Sustainable Future

– Life Post-COVID

– Mastering Digital Disruption

– What’s the Future of Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact

– How Does AI and Other Technologies Impact Cyber

– What is the Future of Mobility

– How Do We Navigate Disruption and Uncertainty

– The Future of Communications

– The Future of Energy

– The Future of Minds and Machines

– The Future of the Workplace

– Unleashing Your Potential

Matthew Griffin’s remarkable ability to identify and explain the impact of emerging technologies on culture, industry, and society, has made him a prominent keynote speaker for corporate work, as well as for royalty, governments, and investors.

MATTHEW GRIFFIN | CLIENTS

ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, AXA, ARM, BCG, Citi, Coca Cola, Credit Suisse, Deloitte, Dow, DP World, E&, EY, the FAA, Huawei, KPMG, Lego, Majid al Futtaim, Microsoft, the UN, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, Visa.

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