Meet Neil Redding
Meet Neil Redding
Meet Neil Redding
The Near Futurist
The Near Futurist
The Near Futurist
The technological landscape is advancing exponentially, impacting every aspect of our humanity and our businesses. With the future arriving faster than ever, there’s unprecedented opportunity to evolve rapidly and lead from the front — yet we need to move beyond traditional foresight and existing design practices to do so.
By skillfully connecting the possible with the practical, our virtual and physical environments, and society’s potential with the here and now, Neil Redding is a Near Futurist with over 30 years of expertise in unlocking the reality-shaping capabilities of emerging technologies for audiences, brands and teams.
The technological landscape is advancing exponentially, impacting every aspect of our humanity and our businesses. With the future arriving faster than ever, there’s unprecedented opportunity to evolve rapidly and lead from the front — yet we need to move beyond traditional foresight and existing design practices to do so.
By skillfully connecting the possible with the practical, our virtual and physical environments, and society’s potential with the here and now, Neil Redding is a Near Futurist with over 30 years of expertise in unlocking the reality-shaping capabilities of emerging technologies for audiences, brands and teams.
A sought-after keynote speaker on stages like SXSW, Dubai Future Forum, and Building the Future, and corporate events for Meta, Microsoft, and more, Neil guides audiences towards a paradigm-shifting realization: Our realities are wholly co-created. By integrating technologies like AI and spatial computing with our physical, digital, and natural ecosystems, we can unlock new innovations, evolved business models, sustainable growth, and deeper connectedness across all aspects of work and life.
A sought-after keynote speaker on stages like SXSW, Dubai Future Forum, and Building the Future, and corporate events for Meta, Microsoft, and more, Neil guides audiences towards a paradigm-shifting realization: Our realities are wholly co-created. By integrating technologies like AI and spatial computing with our physical, digital, and natural ecosystems, we can unlock new innovations, evolved business models, sustainable growth, and deeper connectedness across all aspects of work and life.
With expertise as an Innovation Architect and computer scientist, Neil has pioneered Near Future teams at diverse firms including Mediacom, Gensler, and Thoughtworks, helping to evolve their portfolios into groundbreaking territory. Neil operates his boutique consultancy, Redding Futures, to deliver disruptive strategies for world-class brands, and has served clients including Visa, Nike, Apple, and Verizon, among dozens of others. His foundational Near Future Framework translates emerging technology possibilities into practical business value via ecosystem-centered design, promoting resilience, sustainable growth, deeper customer relationships, and transformative business opportunity.
With expertise as an Innovation Architect and computer scientist, Neil has pioneered Near Future teams at diverse firms including Mediacom, Gensler, and Thoughtworks, helping to evolve their portfolios into groundbreaking territory. Neil operates his boutique consultancy, Redding Futures, to deliver disruptive strategies for world-class brands, and has served clients including Visa, Nike, Apple, and Verizon, among dozens of others. His foundational Near Future Framework translates emerging technology possibilities into practical business value via ecosystem-centered design, promoting resilience, sustainable growth, deeper customer relationships, and transformative business opportunity.
As a speaker, Neil inspires and activates audiences with expertise, relatability, and humor. His visionary talks connect the profound with the practical, offering actionable steps that expand our relationship with reality and co-create thriving futures through AI and spatial computing, without fear. To book Neil for your conference, corporate event, or panel, reach out in the Near Future.
As a speaker, Neil inspires and activates audiences with expertise, relatability, and humor. His visionary talks connect the profound with the practical, offering actionable steps that expand our relationship with reality and co-create thriving futures through AI and spatial computing, without fear. To book Neil for your conference, corporate event, or panel, reach out in the Near Future.
Reasons To Work With Neil
Reasons To Work With Neil
Reasons To Work With Neil
Visionary Insights that Inspire Action
Neil delivers a transformative perspective on the near future of business, helping leaders see what’s next and equipping them to act boldly. His talks are designed to inspire immediate clarity and long-term strategic thinking.
Visionary Insights that Inspire Action
Neil delivers a transformative perspective on the near future of business, helping leaders see what’s next and equipping them to act boldly. His talks are designed to inspire immediate clarity and long-term strategic thinking.
Visionary Insights that Inspire Action
Neil delivers a transformative perspective on the near future of business, helping leaders see what’s next and equipping them to act boldly. His talks are designed to inspire immediate clarity and long-term strategic thinking.
Empowering and Energizing Experience
Neil’s dynamic presence and thought-provoking narratives keep audiences captivated while creating a sense of excitement about what’s possible for their organizations.
Empowering and Energizing Experience
Neil’s dynamic presence and thought-provoking narratives keep audiences captivated while creating a sense of excitement about what’s possible for their organizations.
Empowering and Energizing Experience
Neil’s dynamic presence and thought-provoking narratives keep audiences captivated while creating a sense of excitement about what’s possible for their organizations.
Tailored for Your Audience
From initial conversations to on-stage delivery, Neil crafts every keynote to resonate with your specific audience, ensuring relevance, practicality, and engagement at every level.
Tailored for Your Audience
From initial conversations to on-stage delivery, Neil crafts every keynote to resonate with your specific audience, ensuring relevance, practicality, and engagement at every level.
Tailored for Your Audience
From initial conversations to on-stage delivery, Neil crafts every keynote to resonate with your specific audience, ensuring relevance, practicality, and engagement at every level.
Accessible Ideas, Big Impact
Known for making complex concepts simple and actionable, Neil bridges the gap between emerging possibilities and practical applications, helping leaders connect the dots for tangible results.
Accessible Ideas, Big Impact
Known for making complex concepts simple and actionable, Neil bridges the gap between emerging possibilities and practical applications, helping leaders connect the dots for tangible results.
Accessible Ideas, Big Impact
Known for making complex concepts simple and actionable, Neil bridges the gap between emerging possibilities and practical applications, helping leaders connect the dots for tangible results.
Recent events
Recent events
Recent events
Festival do Clube de Criação
Neil gave the closing keynote at Brazil's largest creativity conference in São Paulo, October 12, 2024.
SXSW 2024
Co-Creating the Near Future with Spatial Computing & AI
SXSW 2023
The Ecosystem Paradigm: Thriving-Future Tools
Festival do Clube de Criação
Neil gave the closing keynote at Brazil's largest creativity conference in São Paulo, October 12, 2024.
SXSW 2024
Co-Creating the Near Future with Spatial Computing & AI
SXSW 2023
The Ecosystem Paradigm: Thriving-Future Tools
Festival do Clube de Criação
Neil gave the closing keynote at Brazil's largest creativity conference in São Paulo, October 12, 2024.
SXSW 2024
Co-Creating the Near Future with Spatial Computing & AI
SXSW 2023
The Ecosystem Paradigm: Thriving-Future Tools