Jul 27 2016
Federico Pistono
Futurist, Visionary Entrepreneur & Bestselling Author
Federico Pistono is a social entrepreneur, computer scientist, award-winning journalist, author, scientific educator, activist and public speaker. He is Founder and CEO of Konoz, a website where one can learn anything for free and support their favorite YouTube creators. In addition, he is a member of the Science Advisory Board of TEDxBologna, Founder and Honorary President of the Association Sustainable Society, Founder of TEDxVerona, Founder of Axelera and Founder of The Zeitgeist Movement Italy with activists in more than 100 countries.
“A visionary entrepreneur who thinks big”
He holds a BSc in Computer Science from the University of Verona and graduated from Singularity University, California. His research has been utilised by major economic institutions, universities and think tanks, such as the Society for Human Resource Management in collaboration with The Economist Intelligence Unit and the Future of Jobs Summit in California. Fortune 500 companies and universities around the world often invite him to lecture on exponential technologies and he was interviewed by leading international newspapers, TV and radio stations.[/expand]
In his presentations Federico analyses the society of tomorrow and aims to face humanity’s grand challenges by leveraging exponentially growing technologies. His experience and insider knowledge make him perfect to advise decision makers around the world on how to adapt in order to stay relevant.[/expand]
Federico has an outstanding ability to connect future thinking with his range of speaking topics. He is an excellent speaker who combines passion with a strong scientific background.[/expand]
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Topics
Exponential Technologies
Learning To Live With Robots
Innovation
Artificial Intelligence
Building The Future Society
The Future of Work and Education
Entrepreneurship
Publications
2014
A Tale of Two Futures (novel)
2012
Robots Will Steal Your Job, But That’s OK: how to survive the economic collapse and be happy
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