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The truth about COVID: Greatest global risk is rapid spread in low-income nations with few resources to prevent explosive growth of infections, and many new variants. Future of health care keynote speaker

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12th February 2020

Repeated warnings about mutant flu / new viruses like SARS-CoV-2 - wider long term picture

At a time of panic in some communities, here is a common sense view. I am writing as a physician and trends analyst who has been involved in the fight against HIV (another mutant virus) for over three decades. Since 1987 I have been predicting the great vulnerability of our world to new mutant viruses or mutations of existing ones, in my book The Truth about AIDS, in Futurewise published in 1998, and in The Future of Almost Everything published in 2015/2019...

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Most debates about future trends are about TIMING. How to get timing right in business - new products and services. Innovation. Futurist keynote speaker - VIDEO

Futurist Keynote Speaker: Posts, Slides, Videos - Leadership, Strategy, Business Ethics - Keynotes

Most board room debates about future are not usually about what is going to happen.

Longer term industry trends are usually fairly obvious and well understood by business leaders. The most important issue is often timing. By WHEN will most new cars sold in Europe be electric powered. BY WHEN will use of cash start to fall in America.

Timing really matters. And timing / trends are hugely influenced by customer mood, emotion, soft factors which change customer behaviour. You can have the best Artificial Intelligence (AI), Big Data analytics, cloud computing, astonishing innovation in the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Manufacturing 4.0, robotics and automation - but real progress can be surprisingly slower or faster than you expect.

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Sustainable energy in cities: Green Tech impact on construction and the built environment, Net Zero homes and offices. Combined Heat and Power (CHP) role in reducing carbon emissions in cities. Smart cities. Future of Construction Keynote Speaker - VIDEO

Futurist Keynote Speaker: Posts, Slides, Videos - Future Construction and Smart Cities

Huge importance of CHP Combined Heat and Power for sustainable heating in cities. Large scale, efficient, integrating multiple energy sources ranging from gas to solar, wind, biomass, heat pumps and so on.  Expect Combined Heat and Power to be increasingly insisted on by government regulators for larger projects, coupled with high insulation and green power generation where possible.

Comments on visit to Brussels after giving keynote to Euroheat and Power in France recently. Huge challenge in meeting carbon emission targets and reducing threat from climate change / global warming. Decarbonising energy production is relatively easy - converting power generation from coal to gas, adding solar and wind etc.

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Future of Animal Health: vets, pets, farming trends - for Boehringer Ingleheim by Futurist Keynote Speaker - VIDEO

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Future of animal health: pets, farm animal welfare, vets.

Market for pet food and pet products / health treatments for cats and dogs. New treatments for cows, pigs, horses, sheep. L+How research in animal health is being applied to human health, and human medical breakthroughs are being applied in animal health.

Future of stem cell research in rebuilding / repairing joint damage, joint injuries and arthritis in animals. Antiageing research in animals. Key trends in retail pet products such as pet food. Changing role of veterinary experts. Changes in farming practices and impact on animal health. Medtech in animal health. Changes in food production and retail food sales. 

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