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Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is a world-renowned global futurist and Hope Engineer who mentors top executives and the highest levels of government to ignite imagination, build anticipation, and deepen empathy for hopeful futures.

In Person

£18000 - £20000

Price based on UK delivery

Virtual Event

£6000 - £7000

Categories

Future Innovation & Tech High Performance Leadership

Topics

Artificial Intelligence Business Change Data Digital Disruption Environment Future Trends Geopolitics Internet Leadership Storytelling Strategy Sustainability Technology

He has spent three decades working with leadership at over 600 leading organizations on the frontline of change, strategy and disruption – including NASA, Disney, Mayo Clinic, Dyson, Rolls Royce, Google, Microsoft, Samsung, WM, JP Morgan, Verizon, VISA, TD Bank, American Express, Procter & Gamble, US Department of State, UK Home Office, United Nations, and many more.

Nikolas’ best-selling book ‘Facing Our Futures: How foresight, futures design and strategy create prosperity and growth’ was named in the Top 50 Business Books by The Next Big Idea Club, and JP Morgan Private bank’s “Next Gen Pick” for their Summer Reading List to guide young executives to embrace futures thinking.

His new book ‘The Hope Engineer’s Playbook: How Leaders Build Vision, Pathways and Energy for Better Futures’ is released in September 2026. In this book he helps leaders master the ability to explore the incredible futures ahead of us and use hope as an energy for change and transformation.

His essential research has been featured by the BBC, VICE, The Atlantic, Fast Company, Business Insider, Forbes, Sunday Telegraph and many others.

He is recognized and sought after for comment as a technologist, sustainability pioneer, and humanist, and was an advisor to the seminal ‘Age of AI’ series with Robert Downey Jr.

Nikolas’ keynote topics include:

  • Artificial Intelligence (AI), digital culture and transformation
  • Future trends deep dives across many industries – from finance to agriculture to pharma and beyond
  • Global geopolitics
  • Sustainability and renewable energy transition
“Nik really knows how to immediately engage and inspire an audience.  His insight, foresight and expertise is invitational in nature, where his captivating content not only leaves his audience wanting more, but inspires them in a way that energizes the growth mindset and punctuates a “WHAT IF” mentality.  We loved his work.” -Walt Disney Company
“Nik is not just an incredible presenter. He grabs the audience’s attention and doesn’t let go. So many of our partners told us they had never examined the future of their business in such a thought provoking way – to expose our partners to something new is the highest value we can provide to our partners. Nik brought that value.” -INTEL
“Nik came in and wowed us. Not only did he tailor his presentation to our industry he also made it very specific to our function within the industry! He surprised many of us with his foresight and predictions and gave our audience information on subjects they didn’t even realize they should be considering. The group he presented is in the business of making predictions, so for him to surprise us was inspiring.” -TD Bank
“Nik had that right balance of setting up the way we think about the future. He brought a provocative point of view on how AI and the new large compute areas (artificial intelligence, spatial etc.) shift the way we approach future product framing. I highly recommend Nik!” -Verizon

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