Theo Priestley, 科技未来学家,全球畅销书作家
Theo is a globally recognised and sought-after futurist and international speaker, author, and authority on the future of business, technology, and society focusing on the convergence of emerging trends, including Web3, Metaverse and Artificial Intelligence. He is widely known and sought after for his forthright views on the negative impacts of technology on society and currently works to inform political and business leaders of the risks and benefits of adoption.
Theo has been listed as a Top 100 global technology influencer and thought leader on the Internet of Things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), and Fintech multiple years in a row. He has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and business including SAP, Siemens, Bosch, Software AG, AON, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise - consulting, speaking for, and advising on strategic foresight, and emerging technologies. He has mentored a number of startup accelerators including the HTC ViveX VR incubator and Alchemist, one of Silicon Valley's Top 10.
He is the author of “The Future Starts Now”. He has published more than 300 articles on topics including Web3, Artificial Intelligence, Space, Blockchain, Metaverse, and Mixed Reality, for Forbes, the European, WIRED, Huffington Post, and more. He has also contributed op-eds to VentureBeat, GigaOM, and The Times Raconteur, and has been interviewed for radio and national television news on technology trends.