Nathan Phillips is the co-founder and director of concept design at ‘Technology, Humans And Taste,’ also known as THAT. He has led the development of a specific form of methodology, in proprietary collaboration - proprietary collaborative methodology, which invites diverse and unfamiliar collaborators to co-create innovative concepts for any medium - leveraging AI to supercharge any idea. Beginning his career as an interactive artist, he has previously created interactive experiences for...

In this episode, Francis is joined by Susan Cox-Smith, a highly experienced futurist and partner at Changeist. Founded in 2007, Changeist is a team of strategists who collaborate with companies and governments alike, to “envision preferable futures for all.” During her time with the company, Susan has consulted on some sizeable projects, including with Comcast, the National Lottery Fund UK, the International Federation of Red Cross, and a number of Silicon Valley companies. Born in the US but...

In this episode, Francis is joined by Joel Dietz, artist, entrepreneur, investor and founder of ArtWallet. Founded in 2021, the company provides the ultimate solution for storing and owning NFTs whilst also providing the playback of unique audio and visual content.  Before this, Joel was a founding member of Ethereum, and is also an author, with his book ‘Principles of Holonic System Design,’ which looks into our outdated understanding of the world. In this conversation, Joel reflects on how...

In this episode, Francis is joined by Theo Priestly, leading tech futurist, bestselling author and speaker. Founder of Metapunk, a consultancy that focuses on business, technology and culture impacting organisations - they help businesses navigate their futures. As an author, he has written articles for publications such as Forbes and WIRED; and recently co-authored, ‘The Future Starts Now.’ In this conversation, Theo discusses his work for his agency, and how they look at technological and...

Amy Zalman is a renowned global futurist, professor, and chief executive of Prescient. Founded in 2017, Prescient offers services to public, private and non-profit organisations to help accelerate change through strategic retreats and executive education. Aalso a part-time professor of Strategic Foresight at Georgetown University, Amy  has held an array of positions including; the first chair of Information Integration at the United States National War College, and chief executive and...

In this episode, Francis is joined by Edan Yago, co-founder of Sovryn. Founded in 2020, the decentralized Bitcoin trading and lending platform allows members to trade with leverage and earn yield by lending. Its mission is to build a full suite of decentralized tools to bridge Bitcoin with other aspects of the traditional economy and DeFi. Before this, Yago founded several other companies in the crypto space; including CementDAO, and Epiphyte. He is a passionate advocate for the mass adoption...

Madeline Ashby is a futurist, writer, speaker and teacher. She is best known for her successful series of science-fiction novels, including the bestseller ‘Company Town,’ the ‘Machine Dynasty’ series, and a number of short stories. In 2020, Madeline co-authored her first non-fiction book, ‘How To Future: Leading and Sense-Making in an Age of Hyperchange’ - and has worked in the futurism space for the World Health Organisation, the Ontario government and Intel Labs. In this conversation,...

Bob Gale is an Oscar-nominated screenwriter-producer and director who is best known for co-writing the science fiction comedy, Back to the Future with writing partner Robert Zemeckis - and the screenplays for it's two sequels. The award-winning film grossed over 200 million dollars in 1985 at the U.S box office - becoming the year’s number one attraction. Bob co-produced all three films, was associate producer on the subsequent TV series, wrote the book for ‘Back To The Future: The Musical,’...

Anthony Scaramucci is a self-made entrepreneur, founder of SkyBridge Capital and the prestigious SALT Conference. In 2016, he was named to then-President-Elect Donald Trump’s 16-person Presidential Transition Team Executive Committee and served as the White House communications director for a period in July 2017. In this conversation, Anthony recalls how his childhood in New York shaped him as a person, and takes us back to his turbulent time in the White House; discusses SkyBridge Capital’s...

Alexandra Whittington is a futurist, public speaker and lecturer at the University of Houston. She teaches courses which cover the impact of technology on society, and the future of human ecosystems - and has been recognised as one of Forbes’ world’s top women futurists. In this conversation, Alexandra reflects on what attracted her to the world of futurism; details why she has chosen to focus her research on social issues that are “timeless and universal;” and discusses her most recent book...

Daniel Coheur is co-founder and chief commercial officer at Tokeny Solutions. Founded in 2017, they advise clients on how to benefit from adopting blockchain technology - with a mission to increase business efficiency, enforce global compliance obligations, automation and competitive advantage. In this conversation, Daniel delves into why he believes blockchain will be our future financial ecosystem; explains why transparency in the crypto space is key - and the importance of ridding of...

This week, host Francis Hellyer is joined by Elina Hiltunen, a leading futurist from Finland. Also a Doctor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Chemical Engineering, Elina is an author of 12 books — her 13th and 14th are due out in the next few months — and has worked as a futurist for Nokia, the Finnish government, and other notable organisations. In this episode, the futurist and keynote speaker discusses technological advancements and what they mean for human life; what...

Scott Kitun is a media entrepreneur, investor, co-founder and chief executive of Technori, Chicago’s largest and most diverse startup. Technori was founded nearly a decade ago with the mission to create a community around tech and investing. In this conversation, Scott reflects on his career so far, sharing what first inspired him to get involved in the investment space. He delves into the many ways he’s witnessed the Chicago tech scene develop over the years, and where Technori fits into...

This week host Francis Hellyer is joined by Jimmy Nguyen, public speaker, media commentator, global ambassador for Bitcoin SV and founding president of the Bitcoin Association. The global industry organisation is a non-profit which advances BSV, bringing together enterprises, developers, service providers and more into the ecosystem. In this conversation, Jimmy reflects on what initially attracted him to Bitcoin, and why he believes it has the capacity to completely transform the world;...