Patrick Dixon

Patrick Dixon is the Chairman of Global Change Ltd, author of twelve books on future trends including "The Future of Almost Everything," and has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today. Dr. Dixon has addressed audiences in over 50 nations and is a renowned keynote speaker at corporate events.

He is recognized as a leading Futurist in Europe with extensive experience in industry forecasting. Dr. Dixon has advised over 400 of the world's largest corporations across various sectors and regions, including companies like Google, Microsoft, IBM, Bank of America, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, KLM / Air France, BP, ExxonMobil, General Motors, General Electric, Siemens, World Bank, and many governments. His work focuses on global risks and opportunities, consumer trends, demographic shifts, and new technology impacts. Further enhancing his global influence, Dr. Dixon is the founder of the international AIDS agency ACET, established in 1988, which has grown into an alliance of independent AIDS care and prevention programs in countries including the UK, Ireland, Uganda, Zimbabwe, and India.

Dr. Dixon's insights delve into cutting-edge topics such as artificial intelligence, big data, future trends, leadership, management, and technology. His analytical approach covers the effects of AI on various sectors including jobs, health, marketing, investment, and government, examining both opportunities and significant challenges like potential massive unemployment and societal control by AI technologies. He also provides virtual keynote presentations, extending his reach and impact in the digital space. As a physician initially by training, he accurately predicted global risks from viral pandemics in his books published in 1998 and 2015, and through numerous media interviews and corporate events.