Rebel Educator®

In a world filled with unpredictability, how do we equip students with the tools they need to make decisions? Our guest, Roger Spitz, shares his insights on the role of strategic foresight and how embracing complexity and uncertainty can revolutionize education, empowering students and educators to thrive in an ever-changing world.

Guest Bio:
Roger Spitz (B.Sc. Econ, M.Sc., FCA, APF) is an international bestselling author, President of Techistential (Climate & Foresight Strategy), and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco. Currently writing his fifth book, Spitz has given hundreds of keynotes globally, frequently contributes across leading media, and guest lectured at many of the world’s most prestigious academic institutions.

Spitz has two decades leading investment banking and venture capital businesses. He advises CEOs, founders, boards, and shareholders on their most critical decisions, evaluating their organizations' strategy under uncertainty, and anticipating disruptions ahead. Spitz sits on several boards, AI & Ethics councils, Sustainability committees, VC funds & Academic institutions worldwide.

A world-leading authority on foresight, sustainability, and transformative change, Spitz develops and teaches Strategic Foresight & System Innovation programs, and has written the influential book collection “The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption”, which became an instant classic. Spitz lectures and publishes extensively on anticipatory leadership, change, uncertainty and decision-making in complex environments, with bestselling books in Future Studies, Green Business, Sustainable Economic Development, Business Education, Strategic Management & Forecasting.

Spitz's renowned strategic foresight practice, advises boards, leadership teams and investors on sustainable value creation. He developed the Disruptive Futures Institute and DFI Sustainability & Climate Academy into preeminent global education centers helping organizations build capacity for futures intelligence, resiliency and system innovation. Spitz is an industry-recognized expert, writer, speaker and investor in AI, he chairs the Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence, and is known for coining the term "Techistentialism".

As former Global Head of Technology M&A with BNP Paribas, Spitz advised on over 50 transactions with deal value of $25bn. He launched the bank’s US M&A practice in San Francisco and built its European Technology & Digital Investment Banking franchises in London & Paris.

Bilingual English & French, Spitz lived in 10 different cities across three continents.

Spitz has written five books. He is the bestselling author of the acclaimed four-volume series “The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption” and “Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World”.

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