Matthew Griffin, described as a walking encyclopedia on the future and a futurist polymath, is one of the world’s most renowned futurists and foresight experts. A serial entrepreneur, he is the Founder of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years, XPotential University, the world’s first free-to-attend futures and foresight university, and the World Futures Forum, which collaborates with the UN to address the world’s greatest challenges.
Author of the Codex of the Future series, Griffin is the first person to write a complete book using AI, with all profits going to charity. He is also a distinguished international keynote speaker and host of the popular FanaticalFuturist podcast. In his past, Griffin helped build and run several multi-billion dollar business units for Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM. His ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation. His roster of clients includes royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77+ governments, and many of the world’s most respected brands, such as ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Disney, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, and many others. He was the only futurist invited to speak at the UN COP28 held in Dubai alongside world leaders.
Griffin is regularly featured in global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ. His mission is to help organizations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone, irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
Matthew Griffin, described as a walking encyclopedia on the future and a futurist polymath, is one of the world’s most renowned futurists and foresight experts. A serial entrepreneur, he is the Founder of the 311 Institute, a global Futures and Deep Futures advisory firm working across the next 50 years, XPotential University, the world’s first free-to-attend futures and foresight university, and the World Futures Forum, which collaborates with the UN to address the world’s greatest challenges.
Author of the Codex of the Future series, Griffin is the first person to write a complete book using AI, with all profits going to charity. He is also a distinguished international keynote speaker and host of the popular FanaticalFuturist podcast. In his past, Griffin helped build and run several multi-billion dollar business units for Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM. His ability to identify, track, and explain the impacts of emerging technologies and trends on global business, culture, and society has earned him a powerful reputation. His roster of clients includes royal households, world leaders, G7, G20, and G77+ governments, and many of the world’s most respected brands, such as ABB, Accenture, Adidas, AON, ARM, BCG, Centrica, Citi Group, Coca-Cola, Dentons, Deloitte, Disney, EY, KPMG, Lego, Legal & General, LinkedIn, Microsoft, PepsiCo, Qualcomm, RWE, Samsung, T-Mobile, UBS, VISA, and many others. He was the only futurist invited to speak at the UN COP28 held in Dubai alongside world leaders.
Griffin is regularly featured in global media including the AP, BBC, Bloomberg, CNBC, Discovery, Forbes, Khaleej Times, Telegraph, TIME, ViacomCBS, WIRED, and the WSJ. His mission is to help organizations create a fair and sustainable future whose benefits are shared by everyone, irrespective of their ability, background, or circumstances.
