What if your computer could understand how you felt? We spend so much time with technology, so should our smart homes, phones and computers be in tune with our feelings? Or if smart fridges could assess our stress level to perhaps prevent binge eating by auto-locking the fridge. This is what Rana El Kaliouby has made her mission to find out. She has led the world’s largest emotion data database to find out how to analyze complex emotions and cognitive states from face and voice. 

A crowd favorite from Oslo Business Forum joins Future Forecast. London Business School professor, Costas Markides explains what ‘disruption’ really means, and why business leaders need to prioritize finding out what disruptions they may face. The solution will lie within the problem and will break the disruption; he calls this “disrupting the disruptors.” Tune in to this episode to learn how to create an emotional connection with your customers, how to develop your passion and more.

In this episode of Future Forecast, Isabelle Ringnes is joined by Nathan Furr, a professor of innovation and strategy at INSEAD, to talk about how companies can navigate through technological change and be innovative in a way that will work. Furr is an award-winning author on innovation and sits on the investment board of the Kickstart Seed Fund. He has a PhD from Stanford University and he is the founder of the International Business Model Competition.

Chief Technology Officer at Huawei Technology, Paul Scanlan, who is heading the technology division of the world's largest telecommunications equipment manufacturer. Scanlan joins Future Forecast to talk about 5G, the controversy surrounding Huawei and the questions every business leader should ask themselves. 

We sat down with Mette Lykke, one of Scandinavia's most impressive entrepreneurs. She is the founder and CEO of the food waste saving company, Too Good To Go. Present in 12 countries, raised a total of €16 million and is on her way to save 20 million meals per year. Tune in to hear her keys to success as an entrepreneur, the challenges she faced and how she overcomes them, and the leadership skills she finds necessary to build an outstanding team.

Tanya Accone works with the United Nations Children’s Fund, also known as UNICEF, as a Senior Advisor on Innovation. She established and led UNICEF’s global human capital futures and analytics portfolio in her role as Chief of Strategic Planning and Operation. This episode discusses urbanization, climate change, widening inequality, and the backlashes of rapid technological evolution.

David shares some insightful trends and emphasizes that leaders should look to incorporate marketing influencers, whether celebrity or social media, to maximize attention, create trust and relatability.

Award-winning Industry 4.0 Futurist, Shivvy Jervis, shares her riveting insights into emotive AI, Haptics, VR and bio identity- basically all the technical reasons you should be excited about our future.

Author, keynote speaker and renowned evangelist, Guy Kawasaki talks about his time at Apple, the dangers of being a student of Steve Jobs, when to listen to the customer, what true innovation means, and sushi.

Dr. Chris Kutarna accurately predicted Brexit and the election of Donald Trump points out that “history rhymes,” where historical patterns of human behavior can be applied to present-day movements. He uses maps as a metaphor to explain his thinking, and says that we need to renew our societal maps to shape our future by “looking at the world with a lens that is updated.” 

We are talking to one of the most visible, inspiring and outspoken women on diversity in tech, Tracy Chou. Tracy is a software engineer from Stanford and was one of the first hires at Quora and Pinterest and has internship experience from Rocket Fuel, Google and Facebook.

Aksel Lund Svindal: many consider him the best Norwegian alpine skier ever. He now focuses his attention on new ventures; he is a keen start-up investor, has launched a sustainable clothing brand and is writing a book. He shares the parallels between top sports and business and teamwork. He translates risk-taking into a business where leaders should manage risk according to inevitable setbacks. 

Top performers work intensely for a short period of time, followed by a break, and don't work more than 8 hrs a day. We're joined by Morten Hansen who reveals the true meaning of smart working. Morten, a well-known leadership expert and an award-winning researcher, applies his effective working methods to everything he tackles. His philosophy is to scrap the long working hours and “do less, then obsess,” which is one of his key principles of working better.

We're joined by Sahar Hashemi, a commended start-up entrepreneur and author, who shared her insights on the importance of entrepreneurial mindset in large companies. Sahar calls herself an accidental entrepreneur because she randomly fell into running a business after a trip to New York. She was amazed by the choice and variety of coffee there, so she and her brother decided to bring the coffee-bar concept over the pond. That’s how Coffee Republic, one of the U.K.’s major coffee bars, was born.

Does the Norwegian concept of "janteloven" hold business leaders back? Cross-cultural expert, Pellegrino Riccardi explores Scandinavian leadership, the importance of business diversity and what successful company culture looks like. 

Should the rest of the world be following China's tech lead? From paying via facial recognition to social media advancements, Bessie Lee talks about how China embraced the “trial and error” spirit to kickstart its innovative journey 40 years ago. Is it too late for the rest of the world to catch up? Tune in to find out.

Have you found your why? In this latest podcast episode, one of the world's foremost thinkers in all things leadership, Simon Sinek, gives you his insights and advice on: -How to live a more authentic life -The ONE important question you should be asking your friends -How to keep your mobile phone from ruining your relationships -...And more... You don't want to miss this one - it is FULL of inspiration and key takeaways. Be sure to share it with your friends and colleagues.

We hear so much about AI, 3D printing, AR, VR, but what is often overlooked is the technologies between people. One of the world's top female futurists, Nancy Giordano explains why she is excited to explore the potential of these technologies. Based out of Austin Texas, Giordano has spent her career building, shaping and evolving a portfolio of $50 billion worth of major global brands.

This guest is described globally as “not your typical business guru” with words such as revolutionizing, amusing, enthusiastic, informal, passionate, story-telling and thought-provoking. Dr Kjell Nordström shares how leadership is an art form, the importance of company values, how to make work fun again and more. Tune in!

The reality is that most companies cannot become a unicorn. Another mythical animal that can re-invent itself under stress and come out stronger is a phoenix. Tune in to hear why Google is becoming a boring company and how Walmart is succeeding at staying relevant in radically changing times. We're talking with Peter Hinssen, a serial entrepreneur, advisor and one of the most sought-after thought leaders on the impact of all things digital. 

In this episode, we explore the emotional connection between people and life-like machines. We are talking to Dr. Kate Darling who is a leading expert in Robot Ethics. She’s a researcher at the MIT Media Lab, where she investigates social robotics and conducts experimental studies on human-robot interaction. Kate’s work has been featured in Vogue, The New Yorker, The Guardian, Forbes, WIRED, and more. Tune in!

How will you create a multi-generational work place and manage and a diverse workforce? This episode covers how to successfully recruit and retain Gen Z and Millennial talents. We are talking to Dr. Eliza Filby academic speaker and broadcaster and a historian who studies generations - from baby boomers to Gen Alpha. She founded the leading training organizations for universities in UK, has written for The Guardian, Times, Telegraph and frequently appeared on television news broadcasts.

We're talking with Andreas Birnik - the creator of the world's first 3D pen with cool ink, and co-founder of CarbonStory, a crowd-funding platform for climate change mitigation projects. This podcast covers entrepreneurship, building great teams, avoiding failures and startup trends. 

Did you know that your company has an immune system? Well, it does, and it's time to break it down. This episode covers culture hacks, digitizing coffee, and what it means to optimize, augment and mutate innovation. We are talking to Kris Østergaard who is the co-founder and Chief Learning & Innovation Officer of SingularityU Nordic. 

We don’t often see the trial and error happening in labs across the world, but the shiny new piece of tech that is produced at the end - we have come to expect rapid technological development, and are disappointed when these developments don't meet our expectations.   With a two-decade career in technology, Azeem Azhar helps us understand how technology is rapidly shaping our future.