WEBINARS

 

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

 

FEN Demo Hour: Meet AI Futurist

Get a firsthand look at Futures Platform’s AI Futurist and gain insights into how AI is transforming the strategic foresight field.

Hosted by Foresight Europe Network, this session features expert perspectives from the foresight community, with Futures Platform’s team of futurists as guest speakers.

 
Future of cities and urban planning

Future Cities and Foresight in Urban Planning

How can cities prepare for various potential impacts of climate change? What measures can coastal cities take to adjust to sea level rise? If the earth becomes uninhabitable, how can we build affordable buildings and habitats in space? 

These are some of the questions FutureTales Lab, a futures research centre set up by the Thailand-based property developer MQDC, investigates in order to design sustainable urban environments for future generations. In this webinar, we’re joined by Dr. Karndee Leopairote, Executive Vice President at FutureTales Lab, to discuss how they use foresight to explore a wide range of future scenarios and build future-ready strategies.

PANELISTS

 
Future of cybersecurity webinar

Future Disruptors in Cyber Security

In most cases, organisations tend to react post hoc to new cyber threats and form their defensive strategies by looking at historical developments in the domain.

In this webinar hosted by Futures Platform’s CEO Juha Mattsson, you’ll discover expert insights on the key future disruptors in the cyber space that every organisation should be aware of, and the proactive measures organisations can take to stay ahead of the fast-evolving cyber landscape.

PANELISTS

  • Tuomo Kuosa, Content Director at Futures Platform

  • Aapo Cederberg, CEO & Founder at Cyberwatch Finland

 

10 Disruptive Trends Shaping the Future of Consumer Goods and Retail


How will the consumer goods and retail landscape look in the next 15 years? From the rising value of intangibles to the shift to shopping local, consumption is undergoing a phygital shift.

Futures Platform’s CEO Dr Juha Mattsson is joined by Colin McAllister, senior partner at the industry-leading consumer goods and brand consultancy Sevendots, to discuss ten future phenomena that will change the consumer goods and retail space permanently within the upcoming 5 to 15 years — some of them even earlier.

PANELISTS

  • Dr Juha Mattsson, CEO at Futures Platform

  • Colin McAllister, Senior Partner at Sevendots

 

The Metaverse: How Should Organisations Prepare?

The emergence of virtual worlds will transform how we live, work, shop, and socialise in the future, opening up entirely new frontiers for businesses and organisations to serve tomorrow’s customers in novel ways.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how to identify the key trends and change drivers shaping the future of the metaverse in your operating environment, and formulate concrete action points to extend your organisation’s presence into the metaverse in engaging ways.

PANELISTS

  • Max Stucki, Foresight Analysis Manager at Futures Platform

  • Miikka Rosendahl, CEO at XR studio ZOAN

Futures Intelligence: How to Bring Foresight

into Action


Today, more than ever, decision-making needs well-founded information on how the world changes. The world is filled with data - but only careful analysis and packaging can turn seemingly meaningless noise into actionable knowledge. At Futures Platform, we call this type of future-oriented knowledge Futures Intelligence.

In this webinar, Futures Platform's Content Director Dr Tuomo Kuosa sheds light on futures intelligence methods and how to use them to turn future-related knowledge into actionable strategies. 

PANELISTS

  • Tuomo Kuosa, Content Director at Futures Platform

  • Shiori Ota, Senior Foresight Analyst at Futures Platform

 
Future trends that will shape the early 2020s

What Should We Anticipate in the Early 2020s?

The 2020s hold significant opportunities but also substantial risks. Disruptions are guaranteed, but they can be seen as waves to ride, rather than as existential threats if anticipated beforehand.

Hear from a panel of foresight experts as they discuss the most influential trends that every organisation should be aware of, and how they should prepare for them to thrive in this decade and beyond.

PANELISTS

  • Tuomo Kuosa, Content Director at Futures Platform

  • Mikko Dufva, Leading Foresight Specialist at Sitra