Giorgio Parisi
Nobel Prize–Winning Physicist | Pioneer Of Complexity & Uncertainty | Global Science Keynote Speaker
Neil Redding
The Near Futurist™ | Founder & CEO, Redding Futures | Innovation Architect & Keynote Speaker | Expert in AI, Spatial Computing & Convergent Ecosystems
Known as The Near Futurist, Neil Redding helps organizations turn emerging technologies into near-term advantage. Founder and CEO of Redding Futures, he has spent over 30 years at the convergence of the digital and physical worlds, working with brands like Apple, Nike, and Visa and speaking at SXSW and Dubai Future Forum. On stage, Redding makes AI, spatial computing, and the future feel tangible, giving audiences practical ways to shape what comes next.
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Neil Redding biography
Futurist speaker Neil Redding is known as The Near Futurist, a keynote speaker, innovation architect, and founder of the consultancy Redding Futures. With more than 30 years working at the convergence of the digital and physical worlds, he helps organizations turn emerging technologies like AI, spatial computing, and augmented reality into practical, near-term advantage.
Before founding Redding Futures, Redding held senior roles at ThoughtWorks, Gensler, Mediacom, and Proximity/BBDO, building teams that put cutting-edge technology to work for major brands. Over his career he has delivered for some of the world’s most recognizable companies, including Apple, Nike, Visa, Verizon, TED, The Economist, and the NBA, helping them move from static business models toward dynamic, adaptable ecosystems.
The Near Futurist Approach
What sets Redding apart is his focus on what he calls the Near Future, the space where the emerging possible meets the immediately practical. Rather than distant speculation, he gives audiences concrete ways to act on AI and spatial computing today. He explores these ideas as editor of Near Future of Retail and is developing them further in his forthcoming book, The Ecosystem Paradigm, which reframes businesses as living, interconnected systems.
A regular on stages such as SXSW, AWE, and the Dubai Future Forum, Redding is known for presentations that are both visionary and grounded. He helps leaders see beyond the hype to understand how converging technologies will reshape their industries, and what to do about it now. His central message is that we actively co-create our future, and that the organizations that thrive will be those that learn to shape it on purpose.
As a speaker, Neil Redding combines imagination with rigorous strategy, leaving senior audiences with a clear sense of where technology is heading and practical steps to get ahead of it. He turns complex shifts in AI, spatial computing, and digital-physical convergence into actionable insight. For organizations preparing for what comes next, few voices make the near future feel as tangible, or as full of opportunity.
Neil Redding Speaking Videos
Why AR is the inevitable Future of Commerce with Neil Redding
Neil Redding - Co-Creating the Near Future with AI & Spatial Computing
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The old view of a company as a fixed, mechanical system no longer holds. As AI advances, the most resilient organizations are starting to behave like living ecosystems that adapt in real time and grow sustainably. Redding shows leaders how the next wave of AI can make their businesses more responsive and adaptive, and offers a clear roadmap for thriving through constant change.
AI and spatial computing are transforming how brands create and connect, faster than traditional methods can keep up. Redding explores a new paradigm in which brands don't just communicate but evolve, with technology and customers as active participants. He shares the mindset and strategies leaders need to move from simply controlling outputs to orchestrating dynamic, co-created experiences.
The fusion of AI and spatial computing is dissolving the line between what we imagine and what we can build. In this talk, Redding offers practical tools for shaping the future now, not years from now. Drawing on ideas from science, creativity, and entrepreneurship, he helps audiences see the thin line between what exists and what is possible, and how to turn emerging opportunities into real value.
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FAQs on Booking Neil Redding
Why Neil Redding?
Booking Neil Redding gives your audience a clear, practical view of the technologies that will reshape their industry, without the usual hype. As The Near Futurist, he has spent more than 30 years helping brands like Apple, Nike, and Visa turn AI, spatial computing, and augmented reality into real business results. What makes him stand out is his focus on the near future: not distant predictions, but concrete steps leaders can take right now. Visionary yet grounded, Redding leaves senior audiences both inspired and equipped to act. Aurum Speakers Bureau can help you book Neil Redding for your next event.
Who is Neil Redding?
Neil Redding is a keynote speaker, innovation architect, and futurist known as The Near Futurist. He is the founder and CEO of Redding Futures, a boutique consultancy that helps brands integrate AI, spatial computing, and augmented reality. Before founding the firm, he held senior roles at companies including ThoughtWorks, Gensler, and Mediacom, and has worked with global brands such as Apple, Nike, Visa, and Verizon.
What is a Near Futurist?
A Near Futurist focuses on the space where emerging technology meets practical reality, the changes that are not decades away but already beginning. Rather than far-off speculation, Neil Redding helps organizations understand what AI and spatial computing can do today and how to act on them. He explores these themes as editor of Near Future of Retail and in his forthcoming book, The Ecosystem Paradigm.
What does Neil Redding speak about?
Neil Redding speaks on AI, spatial computing, augmented and virtual reality, and the convergence of the digital and physical worlds. His talks help audiences see how these technologies will transform business and how to turn them into practical advantage. To book futurist speaker Neil Redding for your conference or corporate event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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