Sophie Hackford is best known for helping leaders think far beyond the obvious, and bringing those futures back into the present in ways that change decisions now.

A globally respected futurist and advisor, Sophie operates at the frontier of emerging technology, tracking breakthroughs in AI, robotics, biotechnology, synthetic biology, space, and human augmentation. Her work focuses on what happens when technologies converge, and how those convergences reshape power, identity, ethics, and opportunity faster than organisations are prepared for.

What sets Sophie apart is her vantage point. She spends time inside the world’s most advanced research labs, start-up ecosystems, and innovation hubs, translating signals most leaders never see into strategic insight. She does not predict the future; she maps possible futures, and challenges leaders to confront what those futures demand of governance, culture, and imagination.

For senior audiences, Sophie reframes technology not as a trend to follow, but as a force that rewrites assumptions about work, humanity, and control. Her talks stretch thinking without losing credibility, combining scientific rigor with philosophical depth.