Bronwyn Williams | Speaker Profile
Bronwyn Williams is a futurist, economist, and trend analyst. As a partner at Flux Trends, she works with global private and public sector actors to convert forecasts into foresight. She holds degrees in future studies, commerce, and economics and is a published author and regular media commentator on the future of money, markets, and management.
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Bronwyn has over a decade’s experience in strategic management, trend research, and foresight, consulting clients in the public and private sectors across the African continent.
Part economist, part strategist, Bronwyn’s particular areas of expertise include fintech trends, alternative economic models, and sustainable future design.
Bronwyn is also the co-author of The Future Starts Now, published by Bloomsbury UK, and a well-known media commentator on future trends and economic trajectories for network channels including CNBC Africa and ENCA News.
Bronwyn’s top speaking topics center around “futurenomics,” that is the future trajectory and potential of the social and political economic forces that shape our world and how we connect and trade with each other.
Secondary speaking topics include: Consumer trends, generational cycles, macro and microeconomic forecasts, PPE (politics, philosophy and economics), change management, foresight strategy and techniques, and risk management.
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“It’s a culture shock for the generations before. It is so untapped, it is so unpredictable. I like the way that it was an extended TED talk. It was really punchy. You got a whole lot of content in just a little while. So the presentation itself was excellent.” ~ ATTACQ
“Chaos-whisperer.” ~ HEAVY CHEF
“It was an absolute delight to hear your insights, case studies, and advice yesterday. You are a master of metaphors! The participants reported a diverse range of valuable insights that they have already leveraged into actions. Thank you so very much” ~ BAMBOO DIFFERENCE
Speaker background
Bronwyn’s educational credentials include tertiary qualifications in Marketing Management (University of Johannesburg), Economics (University of London), Foresight (University of Manchester), and Future Studies (University of Stellenbosch) and Masters in Applied Economics from the University of Bath.
Today, as a partner at Flux Trends, Bronwyn’s research focuses on how macro socio-economic trends and emerging technologies will impact businesses, industries, and nations in the near and long term future.
Bronwyn’s clients include Top 40 JSE listed companies, The South African Reserve Bank, African government departments, and global business leaders. She also guest lectures for leading business schools, such as Duke, GIBS, UCT, and the University of Johannesburg. She is also a member of the Association of Professional Futurists.
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Organizations and event organizers can confidently hire this speaker to conduct keynotes and workshops about future trends across a diverse range of topics and in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Advisory calls | Discussion with your executives to answer specific questions on a topic, project or subject of choice. |
| Executive coaching | One-to-one coaching and mentoring session between an executive and the selected speaker. Topics are mutually agreed upon. |
| Topic presentation (Internal) | A presentation for your internal team based on a mutually agreed topic with content supplied by the speaker. This format is designed specifically for internal team meetings. Maximum 25 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (Internal) | Webinar presentation for your team members on a mutually agreed topic, including question time. Internal replay rights included. Maximum 100 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (External) | Webinar presentation for your team and external attendees on a mutually agreed topic. Question time and external replay rights included. Maximum 500 participants. |
| Event keynote presentation | Keynote or speaking engagement for your corporate event. Topic and content can be customized to event themes. Includes one-on-one question time and participation in other event sessions if required. |
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