Theo Priestley

Futurist + International Speaker

Dallas

Listen to an inspiring talk and then be part of big and small group conversations about the impact of the current environment on our work lives, family lives, and mental health.

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Theo Priestley is a globally recognized and sought after futurist and international speaker, an author, and authority on the future of business, technology, and society.

He has had the pleasure of appearing at some of the biggest conferences, and at smaller, intimate corporate events, delivering keynote talks to audiences ranging from 50 to 4,000. He has been part of panel discussions and chaired conferences across the World including the USA, Peru, Australia, Dubai, Germany, UK, Sweden, China, Malta, and South Africa.

Theo has published more than 100 articles on topics including the Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Fintech, Smart Cities, Education, Healthcare, Marketing, Digital Transformation, and Virtual Reality, for Forbes, the European, WIRED, and Huffington Post. He has also contributed to VentureBeat, GigaOM, The Times Raconteur, and been interviewed for BBC Radio and UK national television news on technology trends.

He is widely known and sought after for his forthright views on the negative impacts of technology on society, and currently works with the Tony Blair Institute for Global Change to research technology's wider impact on society and public policy with a view to informing political 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 hosts the We Didn't Start the Fire podcast, examining the intersection of technology, business and society with guests.

His book, 'The Future Starts Now', co-authored with Bronwyn Williams will be available early 2021 from Bloomsbury.