Futurist Keynote Speaker Nikolas Badminton – 2026 Keynotes & Experiences

World-renowned futurist keynote speaker Nikolas Badminton has worked with over 500 incredible clients to deliver game changing and essential thinking. Each keynote is meticulously researched and co-created with them – always focused and always custom. He interviews the executives, reviews their strategic plans and analyzes their industry in detail. Nikolas then taps into his knowledge base with thousands of signals and trends, the Futurist.com Think Tankexperts, and do specific research to excite and ignite thinking at the client event. 

Together Nikolas and the client executives get under the skin of the value that is created and what they need to evolve and move forward by decoding uncertainty, igniting imagination and building anticipation. This and the way Nikolas engages with the audience and ignites thinking is why he is in such high demand. 

Clients often choose to go further with this inquiry and have Nikolas work with them to develop panels, fireside chats, executive forums and podcast interviews. Here is an overview of such an experience that Nikolas co-created with Procore for their foundational event Groundbreak.

5 keynotes for 2026 – AI, Future Trends, Innovation, Energy & Geopolitics

Based on what clients and the world needs right now in terms of clarity Nikolas has developed 5 keynotes that meet the needs of clients and all are the basis for customization:

• The AI Leader: Create Incredible Productivity, Profit & Growth – essential strategic thinking and framing of Artificial Intelligence for clients from a 30 year industry veteran that’s seen change on the front lines and in the R&D labs – read more about this keynote.
  
• Hopeful Futures: Looking to 2035 and Beyond – a deep dive on client industry trends and using futures work to supercharge your strategic thinking – read more about this keynote.
  
• Supercharge Innovation: Rising above your competition – an innovation masterclass that takes the work of today and creates incredible momentum for change – read more about this keynote.
  
• Energy Transitions: Explore Renewable Energy Futures – a focus on how global energy dynamics are changing and what opportunities are emerging – read more about this keynote.
  
• Geopolitical Technology Futures: looking to 2035 and beyond – a broad view of how the geopolitical arena is evolving with implications on the client’s industry and world at-large – read more about this keynote.

Each of these are used as a basis for creating a custom and focused client experience.

Reach out to Nikolas Badminton to discuss your engagement – click here.

About Nikolas Badminton

Nikolas Badminton is the Chief Futurist & Hope Engineer at futurist.com. He’s a world-renowned futurist speaker, consultant, author, media producer, and executive advisor that has spoken to, and worked with, over 500 of the world’s most impactful organizations and governments.

Nikolas Badminton’s book Facing Our Futures: How Foresight, Futures Design and Strategy Creates Prosperity and Growth has been selected for 2023 J.P. Morgan Summer Reading List, and featured as the ‘Next Gen Pick’ to inform the next generation of thinkers that lead us into our futures.

Nikolas is currently writing his next book that provides guidance on applying hope theory with futures exploration. Please contact futurist speaker and consultant Nikolas Badminton to discuss your engagement.