Ross Dawson
Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and
authority on business strategy. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies
group of companies, and the bestselling author of four books including the acclaimed Living
Networks. Strong global demand has seen him deliver keynote speeches to business and
government leaders in over 30 countries, while frequent media appearances include CNN,
Bloomberg TV, SkyNews, ABC TV, Today and Sunrise shows, The New York Times, and many
others.
Overview
Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and
authority on business strategy. He is the Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human
Technologies group of companies, including futures consultancy Future Exploration Network.
Strong global demand has seen Ross speak about the future to business and government
leaders in over 30 countries across six continents and lead executive education programs at top
universities worldwide. He is a best-selling author of four books including the prescient Living
Networks, which The New York Times credits with predicting the social networking revolution.
Ross’s frequent media appearances include CNN, Bloomberg TV, SkyNews, ABC TV, Today
and Sunrise shows, Washington Post and many others
Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker,
strategy advisor, and bestselling author.
Strong demand for Ross’s expertise has seen him deliver keynote speeches and executive
workshops in over 30 countries across six continents and consult to leading organizations
worldwide such as American Express, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Dubai Ministry of Finance, EY,
Gartner, Google, Macquarie Bank, News Limited, Procter & Gamble, PwC, Star Alliance, Visa
and many other leading organizations.
He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies Group of companies, which
includes professional services and publishing units, futures consultancy Future Exploration
Network, executive network The Insight Exchange, and strategy collective intelligence
startup Fraxios (currently in stealth mode).
He is author of four books including the Amazon.com bestseller Developing Knowledge-Based
Client Relationships, now out in its second edition, and the acclaimed book Living Networks,
which The New York Times credits with predicting the social networking revolution.
Ross’s frequent media appearances include CNN, Bloomberg TV, SkyNews, European
Business Network, Channel News Asia, ABC TV, Today and Sunrise shows, New York Times,
The Guardian and many others. Ross has been named as one of the most influential people in
the world on topics including the future of work, fintech, crowdfunding, and Enterprise 2.0.
Ross has run executive education programs and lectured at numerous academic institutions
around the world, including the University of Virginia, Australian Graduate School of
Management, Singapore Institute of Management, Institute of Banking and Finance, Institute of
Company Directors Malaysia and Singularity University in Silicon Valley, and is faculty for the
innovation programs of Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Previously Ross worked in senior positions in London, Tokyo and Sydney with organizations
including Merrill Lynch, NCR and most recently Thomson Financial as Global Director – Capital
Markets. He has extensive international business experience and speaks five languages.
