In today’s complex, interconnected, and volatile world, the 20th-century model of business as a “well-oiled machine” is a dead end. The future is arriving at an unprecedented pace, and most businesses are failing to adapt. The next wave of AI will fundamentally change what business is, with agents enabling companies to evolve as dynamic ecosystems — adapting in real time, unlocking sustainable growth, and driving unprecedented productivity. As we enter the Agentic Era, we’ll explore how AI and emerging technologies enable businesses to become living, responsive systems—integrated with their environments and even collaborating across species. Business leaders will leave with practical strategies to navigate and thrive in this rapidly shifting landscape.

The future is arriving so fast that traditional foresight and creative practices can't keep up. AI and spatial computing are building a tsunami of change that will profoundly impact every brand. How will yours ride this 100-foot wave? This convergence lets us conjure dreams into reality, and unlocks a new creative mode: the orchestration of evolving brand realities with both technology and consumers as participants. In this transformative talk, Near Futurist Neil Redding reveals the mindset and tools for practical co-creation of the future, starting with the near and even the now.

The convergence of AI and spatial computing enables us to conjure what we dream into our shared reality — and into our evolving business models. In this talk, Near Futurist Neil Redding showcases new tools for practical co-creation of the future, starting with the near and even the now. Drawing on wide-ranging inspiration including quantum mechanics theories, neuroscience, spiritual traditions, psychedelic insights, lucid dreaming and even entrepreneurial creation-from-nothing, we will experience the thin veil separating what is from what we dream. Welcome to the Near Future.