Richard Neville has been a practising futurist since 1963, when he launched a magazine that widened the boundaries of free speech on two continents. In the 70’s and 80’s, both as an author and social commentator, his discussions of trends, innovation, the new consumer, info-tech and globalisation reached a mass TV audience.

In the 90’s, Richard became a full time futurist, both in print and on conference stages. Since then, he has delivered over 500 keynote addresses. While the content is widely varied, depending on the needs of clients, his aim is to empower audiences to contemplate a range of possible futures. Is there a pattern behind the blur? What are the driving forces of change? How will our lives be affected?

Richard looks at work, learning, lifestyle, cities, shopping, tomorrow’s tech, the new economics, weather and the interlocking threats facing the world. As well as dealing with the perils and promise of what lies ahead, Richard offers his audience a range of take-away tools for decoding the future.

Richard’s clients include blue chip brand names, stuffy banks, nervous universities, Government departments, media groups, NGO’s, insurance giants, the tourist industry, developers, anti developers, tiny country towns afraid of dying, throbbing cities afraid of choking, the national parks [“The Future of Leisure”], ad agencies, accountants, professional associations, liquor chains, high schools, the military, the Federal Police and more.

From the Australian College of Health Service Professionals, August, 2008: In the words of our National Congress Chairman, “you feel as if you know Richard even before you meet him because of all the controversy and infamy of his earlier days”, but to have him there in person was just great - pushing and prodding the audience to consider the future (and indeed the past and the present) and stirring the pot in a way that only he knows how. He was quick-witted, he was brilliant and he was energizing – a fantastic finish to our final day! Love him or hate him, he certainly knows how to be provocative.