Sophie Hackford

Sophie Hackford is a futurist, business builder, and speaker who integrates global explosive interconnection technology and scientific breakthroughs, from satellite swarms to intuitive AI. The connection between machines and humans is becoming increasingly close, and the development results are surprising. Sophie's speech aims to create a passionate and constructive dialogue around emerging technologies, which the business community often examines with fear and conservatism. She wants to help the audience ask questions about the future and inspire decision-makers to engage in active debate. Currently, Sophie is undertaking a radar research project dedicated to discovering significant technological breakthroughs and investigating the social background behind the emergence and use of these technologies. This course has gained attention from the creative community's quirks and troublemakers, new markets, and universities - including satellites in Buenos Aires, eGaming in Scandinavia, drones in China, and astropreneurs in Los Angeles. She is committed to matching these technologies with population migration, economics, and geopolitics to help us better understand the complex challenges and opportunities we will face in the future. Sophie previously founded and was responsible for WIRED Magazine's consulting business, bringing entrepreneurs to build the future to the board of directors. She worked for two years at Singularity University in Silicon Valley, a group headquartered at NASA's Research Center dedicated to understanding and utilizing exponential technology. Before coming to California, she worked at the University of Oxford and invested $120 million in the futures research group, Oxford Martin College. She often gives speeches to corporate audiences on the future of explosive technology.