Roger Spitz,
Visionary Futurist
World-leading authority on systemic disruption, strategic foresight, and artificial intelligence.
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Why do CEOs trust Roger to headline the world’s most prestigious stages?
Roger Spitz has reached millions worldwide through keynotes, media appearances, and advisory work. He delivers transformational insights forged in the crucible of Wall Street boardrooms, Silicon Valley dealmaking, and cutting-edge futures research.
Roger Spitz’s keynotes catalyze change - challenging assumptions, shifting perspectives, and empowering audiences with actionable futures intelligence.
Top Ranked Global Futurist & Technology Celebrity Speaker
Hailed on CNN as the world’s leading futurist on disruption
Creator of Techistentialism, the pioneering philosophy for leading in the AI era
Developer of globally adopted AAA Framework, featured by MIT Technology Review, World Economic Forum & Global Peter Drucker Forum
Delivered 500+ Keynotes to 100,000+ leaders across 6 continents and 40+ countries
Author of 5 bestselling books, including multi-award-winning Disrupt With Impact
Trusted advisor to CEOs, boards, investors, and the World Economic Forum
Founder of the award-winning Disruptive Futures Institute and Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence (San Francisco)
Built and led Global Technology M&A practices (San Francisco • London • Paris) - advising on $25B+ in transactions
Top Voice Award Recipient & ranked Top 10 in Management Leadership (Thinkers360)
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Roger Spitz Speaker Reel
How do you prepare for a complex future that refuses to stand still? Roger Spitz shows you how.
As the celebrated founder of the Disruptive Futures Institute, Roger applies his unmatched experience at the forefront of disruption, leadership, and artificial intelligence. Leveraging practitioner research and field-tested methodologies, he empowers leaders to turn relentless unpredictability into strategic intelligence.
Watch his exclusive showreel and discover why the world’s leading organizations trust Roger as their go-to speaker - at a time when the old rules no longer apply.
Roger Spitz Bio
Roger Spitz is a top-ranked futurist and global authority on strategic foresight, artificial intelligence, and systemic disruption. As President of Techistential and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco, he advises CEOs, institutional investors, and government leaders on anticipating and navigating disruption. Roger is an advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network and recognized as a Top Global Thought Leader (Thinkers360).
Roger’s influence is grounded in a career at the sharpest edge of finance and frontier technology. As Global Head of Technology M&A at BNP Paribas, he led 50+ transactions worth $25 billion, built the bank’s U.S. M&A platform in San Francisco, and launched its European Digital Corporate Finance practices.
A leading voice on the future of artificial intelligence, Roger coined the term “Techistentialism” to address human agency in the age of intelligent machines. A venture capital partner at Berkeley SkyDeck and Vektor Partners investing in deep tech, he is a member of the World Economic Forum’s AI Global Alliance and writes an AI column for MIT Technology Review.
A bestselling author of five books, including the multi-award-winning Disrupt With Impact and the seminal four-volume series The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption, Roger developed the widely adopted AAA Framework (Antifragility, Anticipatory, Agility), a go-to model for executives navigating volatility.
Applying deep futures work to global sustainability, Roger is a Climatebase Fellow and board member of Lux Carbon Standard, Brazil’s first carbon credit certifier. Through the DFI Nature & Climate Academy, he equips leaders with the foresight and systems thinking required to accelerate the energy transition.
Born in South Africa and fluent in English and French, Roger has lived in 10 cities across three continents. Regularly headlining global summits and guest lecturing at leading institutions, he translates this global perspective into clear, actionable strategies. Whether guiding Fortune 500 leaders through existential pivots or advising policymakers on the future of risk, AI, and climate resilience, Roger helps organizations gain clarity and resilience in an increasingly unpredictable world.
Captivating Audiences Worldwide
Roger’s Global Keynote Speaking at a Glance
As one of the most prolific speakers in his field, Roger Spitz inspires thousands of organizations worldwide with his acclaimed headlining keynotes:
The Visionary Trilogy: Roger’s flagship collection of three standalone keynotes - rewire mindset, reclaim intelligence, and reinvent leadership for an unpredictable world.
Special Edition - The Future of Predictability, Risk & Finance: A timely keynote series decoding the future of risk, investments, and insurance for global financial stages and boardrooms.
“Futures Of…” Series: From algorithmic intelligence and synthetic biology to the new space economy, Roger explores the emerging forces and frontier domains that are reshaping industries, the future of work, society, and the trajectory of humanity.
“Call to Impact” Global Book & Speaking Tour: Based on Roger’s bestselling book, this global tour combines interactive keynotes, audience Q&A, workshops, and exclusive book signings.
The Visionary Trilogy
Rewire Your Mindset. Reclaim Intelligence. Reinvent Leadership.
In a world of relentless complexity, the old rules no longer apply.
Trusted by CEOs worldwide, Roger Spitz’s Visionary Trilogy delivers three transformative, standalone keynotes that rewire how we think, decide, and lead:
01. The Mindset Shift – Become Visionary in an Unpredictable World
02. The Intelligence Shift – Upgrade Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI
03. The Leadership Shift – Foresight to Inspire Transformational Futures
Roger equips audiences to rethink their worldviews, reclaim human intelligence, and reinvent leadership for unpredictable futures. Each keynote is actionable and high-impact, designed to unlock the capabilities you need to thrive amid uncertainty.
TRILOGY THEME 01.
THE MINDSET SHIFT:
Become Visionary in an Unpredictable World
Geopolitical shocks, cyberattacks, intelligent systems, pandemics, and climate shifts are reshaping the global economy overnight. Change is slow, until it isn’t. Hyperconnectivity now amplifies disruption far beyond the cyclical upheavals of the past. In this nonlinear environment, the stakes are enormous - unprecedented challenges and extraordinary opportunities. Yet, traditional assumptions and backward-looking analysis have become liabilities.
We have entered the era of Metaruptions - selected as the 2026 Word of the Year by the Disruptive Futures Institute to describe the complex, self-reinforcing forces that transcend mere trends, redefine industries, and rewrite rules.
Navigating this changing world demands a fundamental Mindset Shift from fear to foresight. We must move beyond the false comfort of prediction to reclaim our agency as builders and creators. When even data and AI cannot foresee what’s coming, the future belongs not to the best analysts, but to the visionaries who challenge assumptions and reframe what’s possible.
By abandoning outdated playbooks and adopting a new operating system for uncertainty, we become shapers of tomorrow rather than its victims. Together, we’ll explore uncharted waters guided by a compass built for unpredictability.
TRILOGY THEME 02.
THE INTELLIGENCE SHIFT:
Upgrade Human Decision-Making in the Age of AI
Artificial intelligence is redefining domains once considered uniquely human. Augmentation, automation, and cognification are transforming business. What higher-order functions will machines soon perform? And where will human judgment retain its edge?
This brings us to the Techistential era - a term coined by Roger Spitz to describe the collision of technological capabilities and existential challenges. As algorithms increasingly drive our choices, the risk lies not just in trusting machines, but in surrendering our agency, freedom, and choice. The greatest danger is not AI achieving superintelligence, but rather superstupidity - where humans think like idle machines, relying on data that cannot navigate our complex unpredictable futures. After all, there is no data on the future.
Staying relevant in this hybrid future demands a fundamental Intelligence Shift. We must embrace shoshin (a beginner’s mind) to fuel curiosity, navigate uncertainty, and challenge every assumption. With a continuous cycle of learning, unlearning, and relearning, we foster the experimentation required to unlock creativity.
To thrive, we must reclaim our decision-making edge. While algorithms can calculate the probable, only humans can invent the impossible.
TRILOGY THEME 03.
THE LEADERSHIP SHIFT:
Foresight to Inspire Transformational Futures
Systemic disruptions - from geoeconomic shocks to emerging technologies - are redistributing trillions of dollars. How can you leverage our deeply uncertain world to create sustainable value? The answer lies not in prediction, but in preparation.
Roger Spitz introduces his acclaimed AAA Framework, enabling leaders to build Antifragile foundations that grow stronger with shocks, develop an Anticipatory mindset, and use Agility to bridge today’s choices with tomorrow’s possibilities. The winners will be those who anticipate and adapt. The rest risk irrelevance.
As Mike Tyson famously noted, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” In a world of relentless punches - from cyber threats to energy transitions - thriving requires us to become AAA.
We are witnessing a Greenaissance - a green revolution powered by massive innovation, capital flows, and systems-level reinvention. As sustainable becomes the new digital, it is driving fundamental shifts in business models. Leaders can unlock hidden value as industry boundaries blur and new fields emerge.
Value is created or destroyed by change. By adopting Anticipatory Leadership, you can leverage this era of interconnection. Ultimately, disruption’s impact depends on your perspective, preparation, and response.
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Special Edition Keynote Series:
The Future of Predictability, Risk & Finance
Designed for the world’s financial capitals, this high-demand keynote series addresses the collapse of predictability. Roger delivers informed perspectives from the boardrooms of asset managers, family offices, banks, and insurers.
Special edition keynotes:
Black Swans and Golden Geese: Risks & Returns in the Era of Unpredictability
The Future of Risk Management: Build Resilience for AI & Turbulence
Futures of Finance and Investment: Systemic Paradigm Shifts
Adaptive Frameworks for Uncertainty: Strategies for a Disrupted World
Futures of Boards and Governance: Anticipatory Leadership in Deep Uncertainty
The Future of Insurability: Insuring the Uninsurable
“The Futures of…” Series
In this popular series, Roger Spitz brings deep foresight and venture capital experience to landmark talks on the world’s most critical frontiers, with THE FUTURES OF...
The futures of… PROFESSIONS, WORK & EDUCATION
Reimagine human capital, agency, and relevance in a world of ambient intelligence.
The futures of… PREDICTABILITY & SYSTEMIC CHANGE
Build resilience, agility, and foresight in an era of cascading shocks - from climate to cyber.
The futures of… LIFE, HUMANITY & WELLBEING
Explore the frontiers of healthcare, aging, and the future of the human condition.
The futures of… TECHNOLOGY, AI & SOCIETY
Decode the reprogramming of work, truth, and social organization.
The futures of… DIGITAL DISRUPTION: HYBRID CONVERGENCE
Discover how industries blur, sectors transform, and new frontiers emerge.
The futures of… GEOPOLITICS & GLOBAL ORDER
Anticipate power shifts and systemic fragmentation redefining global governance dynamics.
Each talk in Roger’s “Futures of” series is designed to inspire leaders, investors, and changemakers preparing for rapid change.
Beyond Keynotes: The “Call to Impact” Global Book & Speaking Tour
Bring Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World to life at your event - Roger Spitz’s award-winning bestseller. The “Call to Impact” Global Book & Speaking Tour offers a dynamic, highly engaging alternative to Roger’s flagship keynotes.
This immersive format blends interactive keynotes, live audience Q&A, hands-on workshops, and exclusive book signings, creating an unforgettable experience. Roger draws directly from his cutting-edge foresight research and proprietary frameworks from the Disruptive Futures Institute, tailoring every session to your audience.
Ideal for executive gatherings, industry summits, universities, and global thought leadership events, the “Call to Impact” book tour delivers a personal, participatory, and high-value experience.
Enhance your event with bulk and bespoke copies of Disrupt With Impact - including organizational discounts and customized editions featuring branded covers, personalized messages, or added forewords.
Engage your audience and create lasting inspiration. The “Call to Impact” Global Book & Speaking Tour is your chance to bring Roger’s most influential work directly into the hands of your teams.
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Roger Spitz: Distinctions & Global Acclaim
Roger Spitz turns complexity into clarity, extracting strategic intelligence from the world’s most disruptive shifts.
From Wall Street powerhouses and London’s asset managers to the AI frontiers of Silicon Valley and Bangalore, energy policy from Washington D.C. to the Amazon Rainforest, his transdisciplinary leadership transcends conventional boundaries.
Reaching millions worldwide through keynotes, media appearances, and advisory work, Roger is a defining force on the global stage.
Explore the distinctions that showcase Roger Spitz’s unparalleled futurist insights:
Trusted Advisor to CEOs: Roger combines his high-finance expertise as a former Global Head of Technology M&A with insights from boardrooms worldwide, helping guide investors and decision-makers through unpredictable futures. Ranked a Top Global Thought Leader (Thinkers360).
Creator of the AAA Framework: Roger’s globally adopted AAA Framework (Antifragile, Anticipatory, Agility) is a cornerstone for organizations thriving amid chaos. Validated by leading research and case studies, it is a proven tool for resilience and foresight.
Top Ranked Global Futurist & Technology Speaker: A trusted voice for leading TV and media, Roger has delivered 500+ keynotes to 100,000+ leaders across 6 continents. His globally acclaimed work led CNN to hail him as “the world’s leading futurist on disruption.”
Global Perspective Like No Other: Born in South Africa, bilingual in English and French, and having lived in 10 cities across three continents, Roger’s worldview is unmatched. From the corridors of power in Brazil, India, and Singapore to Europe and North America, he connects with audiences everywhere.
Award-Winning Author: Author of five bestselling books, including multi-award-winning Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World and the seminal four-volume collection The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption.
Institutional Leadership: Founding Chair of the award-winning Disruptive Futures Institute, Advisor to the World Economic Forum, and President of Techistential, a leading strategic foresight practice.
Trusted by Leaders Around the Globe
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From handcrafted keynote addresses to hands-on executive foresight workshops, Roger brings unparalleled insights to every format:
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