Nikki Greenberg is a world-renowned futurist and multi-award-winning innovation strategist, dedicated to helping organisations thrive in a tech-enabled future. Through her high-energy keynotes, she equips leaders with the tools to reimagine their businesses and adapt to the rapidly evolving ways people live, work, and connect.
Nikki’s impressive career spans leadership roles at Fortune 500 companies and, most recently, as Head of Technology Strategy for a global investment firm managing a $70 billion portfolio. In this role, she spearheaded transformative digital initiatives. A global citizen, her expertise has influenced organisations across the US, Asia, Europe, Africa, and Australia.
Beginning her career as an architect and urban designer, Nikki brings a unique perspective that blends bold vision with hands-on experience in delivering impactful, multi-decade projects.
Recognised as a highly sought-after thought leader on future trends, Nikki’s accolades include being named a Top 15 Most Popular Future Trends Keynote Speaker, a Top 10 Future of Work Speaker, one of CIO View’s 5 Most Influential Women in Real Estate to Watch, a ULI Global Luminary, and a finalist at the MIPIM Global PropTech Awards.
Her in-demand keynotes have captivated audiences at global conferences across industries including tech, banking, insurance, real estate, travel, and retail. Nikki’s clients include renowned organisations such as Bank of America, Harvard Business School, Marsh Insurance, UN-Habitat, and Brookfield. She covers topics like AI, robotics, the future of work, Gen Z and Gen Alpha, sustainability, and the evolution of cities.
An Australian native now based in New York City, Nikki holds a Master of Commerce specialising in International Business, a Master of Architecture, and a Bachelor of Architecture with honours.
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The Future of Work in the Age of AI
Human First, AI Next: Preparing Your Team for the Future, Today The Future of Work in the Age of AI
World-leading futurist Nikki Greenberg leverages 2 decades of global leadership experience to demystify AI & reveal practical strategies for creating dynamic, inclusive workplaces where innovation thrives, collaboration flourishes, & teams are empowered to navigate change, foster belonging, & succeed in a rapidly evolving world. With her unique expertise in delivering projects built to serve future generations & her proven talent for inspiring positive change in traditional environments, this keynote offers practical insights delivered in a compelling, entertaining & engaging style. For anyone looking to navigate the new world of work - this is one that’s not to be missed!
Key learning outcomes:
- Create an AI Quick Start Guide: Learn actionable steps to leverage AI immediately, based on Nikki’s experience leading the digital transformation of a global organisation.
- How to Blend Human Expertise & AI Tech: Pair AI’s strengths (like data processing & automation) with human creativity, empathy & strategic thinking - to be a future-ready organisation.
- Leverage Generation Strengths: Harness the expertise of seasoned employees alongside younger employees' digital fluency to drive collaboration, progress, empowerment & industry leadership.
- Design 5 Year Technology Roadmap: A straightforward strategic roadmap for full AI adoption, harnessing the potential of this transformative technology to engage and empower all employees.
Future of the Built Environment
Today to 2050: Creating Places for the FutureFuture of the Built Environment
World-leading futurist Nikki Greenberg delivers a light-hearted yet insightful keynote exploring how to shape future-ready places by blending technological advancements like AI & robotics with a human touch, creating inclusive, resilient places that enriches lives. Here, she shares insights from her expertise as a property developer on transformative projects that have shaped her perspective on the world—the places we create today must serve generations to come. Ranked as the world’s top real estate futurist, this keynote is one that’s not to be missed!
Key learning outcomes:
- Understand Future Demand: Gain insights into demographic shifts & the values of future customers & stakeholders to help align development plans with emerging needs.
- Tech Trends & Readiness: Stay ahead of critical technological changes, including robotics, AI, & digital transformation, to understand their implications for people, places & organizations.
- Inspiring Future Places: Learn about cutting–edge projects from around the world that are truly pushing the envelope in what is possible, shaping the future of the built environment.
- Actionable Roadmap Development: Get started on future-focused initiatives while developing a sustainable long-term plan for digital transformation & AI integration.
Future of [Insert Industry]
Journey to 2030: How to Leverage the Next Five Years to Become Your Industry's Most Admired & Forward-Thinking CompanyFuture of [Insert Industry]
World-leading futurist Nikki Greenberg's keynote equips you to proactively shape your organization's future by navigating key trends like AI, generational shifts, and workplace evolution, offering practical tools and a forward-thinking framework to embrace change, harness emerging technologies, and drive success in the next five years.
Key learning outcomes:
- Actionable Strategies for Today & Tomorrow: Practical insights you can implement today while building a robust long-term roadmap for navigating the future, including Nikki’s Future Ready Framework.
- Technology Made Simple: Understand how technology is transforming industries without feeling overwhelmed, using clear & accessible explanations to get your team on board.
- Overcome Barriers to Change: Learn strategies to address the biggest obstacles to innovation, including incentive misalignment, resource allocation, budget constraints & managing multi-generational workplaces.
- Be a Truly Visionary Leader: Discover how visionary leaders turn bold ideas into reality & learn how you can join their ranks - igniting inspiration within your team & finding purpose in an ever-evolving world.
Strategy Game: Navigating Disruptive Trends & Technologies
An exhilarating interactive workshop designed to complement Nikki Greenberg's keynotes, the Strategy Games is a vibrant platform for professionals to explore, engage, and excel in the face of external disruptive forces. Whether or not you've had the chance to attend Nikki's keynote, this workshop stands as a powerful opportunity to collaborate with peers to deepen your understanding and application of cutting-edge concepts and disruptive technologies like AI.Strategy Game: Navigating Disruptive Trends & Technologies
More than just a learning experience, this workshop is a strategic playground. It invites participants from diverse generations and specialties to collaboratively delve into the implications of notable emerging trends and technologies. The focus is not just on understanding but on practical application within your organisation. It's a space where theoretical knowledge meets real-world strategy, encouraging a cross-generational and cross-specialisation dialogue that fosters deeper understanding and innovative solutions.
Additional Topics by Focus
Future of TravelAdditional Topics by Focus
Future of Retail
Future of Smart Cities
Future of Construction
Future of Homes
Future of Office
Future of Real Estate
Future of Public Sector
Future of Consumer Goods
Future of Insurance
Future of Technology
Future of GenZ & Alpha
Future of Marketing
Future of Innovation
& more! (just ask)
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Nikki Greenberg | World Leading Futurist | Saxton Speakers
Nikki Greenberg is a world-leading futurist, focused on the trends and technologies shaping cities of the future. Through her high energy keynotes she explores the convergence of real space and cyber space. She is determined to not only inspire her audiences on the possibilities of emerging technologies and innovative ways of thinking, but provide insights on ways to capitalize upon it. In short, Nikki directs companies on what to do today to deliver on the needs of tomorrow.Nikki Greenberg | Futurist | Saxton Speakers
Nikki Greenberg | Futurist | Get to know what I talk about
When I speak to audiences, I look to empower them to realise that while our world is in a state of transition, today presents a great moment, a one-in-a-generation opportunity - to question the status quo, and design a better world for future generations that embraces the power of technology.What experts think 2050 will be like | Nikki Greenberg | Saxton Speakers
Discover what the future could hold in this fascinating keynote from Nikki Greenberg, futurist and innovation strategist. In this video, Nikki explores expert predictions for the world in 2050, including the rise of transformative technologies like quantum computing, AI, and mixed reality. She also examines how automation will reshape the workforce, how population demographics will evolve, and what these changes mean for global industries and society.Why AI is Like a Toddler | Nikki Greenberg | Saxton Speakers
Discover how Nikki Greenberg, a leading authority on innovation and technology, simplifies artificial intelligence with a relatable analogy: AI as a toddler. In this insightful presentation, Nikki explains how AI is highly capable yet requires careful guidance to mature responsibly. She explores the importance of providing "good nutrition" (quality data), teaching ethical decision-making to avoid biases, and ensuring proper supervision to develop AI that benefits humanity. Nikki’s engaging style and thought-provoking insights make her a standout choice for your next event.Best presentation of the day! ... keep reading TechCrunch
The power of Nikki's message for the Real Estate industry simply cannot be ignored.
Nikki has the perfect blend of charisma, levity, & insight.
What Nikki said resonated throughout the rest of the [executive board] meeting. More than once, our asset/portfolio managers said as Nikki referenced earlier. It was really a perfect fit for us.
Nikki was so amazing and [we] are receiving rave reviews from the event attendees.
I believe the audience had their eyebrows raised a few times and the leaders starting to think about generation Z more seriously. I hope that we get a chance to have [her] onboard again in another setting, great way for everyone to get up to speed on the trends out there.
The perfect blend of charisma, levity and insight!
The feedback on her session has been amazing. A lot of different people have contacted me to tell me how much they enjoyed it, but also have already been suggesting things we need to start doing as a business (or doing better) because of what she highlighted and discussed.
I'm so thankful that we engaged Nikki Greenberg. It was such a great way to segway to talk about our organization's future vision
It was a great one to close out on. Sometimes we are so busy thinking about the problems of today that it's great to be challenged to look ahead.
Nikki's topic The 2030 Opportunity' enabled us to all think about what's coming next, highlighting mega trends that will shape the future of our industry. [We had] an outstanding turnout and insightful event, thanks so much Nikki!
Nikki’s keynote was a hit and everyone loved chatting with [her] throughout the event. My phone was blowing up with people telling me how much they loved what [she] had to say!
We would love to have [Nikki] again! The audience loved hearing about the vision and optimism around AI in our field.
What Nikki said resonated throughout the rest of the [executive board] meeting. More than once, our asset/portfolio managers said “as Nikki referenced earlier”. It was really a perfect fit for us.
