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Roger Spitz

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Roger Spitz is President of Techistential and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco, and an advisor to the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network. A former Global Head of Technology M&A at BNP Paribas, he now translates two decades of finance and frontier-technology experience into bestselling books and frameworks like AAA (Antifragility, Anticipatory, Agility) for leaders navigating disruption.

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Roger Spitz keynote speaker sessions are delivered by one of the world’s leading futurists. Roger is a global authority on strategic foresight, AI and systemic disruption. He advises the World Economic Forum’s Global Foresight Network. His frameworks also appear alongside the Global Peter Drucker Forum, MIT Technology Review and Risk.Net. As President of Techistential and Chair of the Disruptive Futures Institute in San Francisco, he advises top-tier corporations, institutional investors and government leaders on anticipating disruption and navigating complexity.

Roger Spitz keynote speaker: two decades at the edge of finance and technology

Roger draws his influence from a 20-year career at the sharpest edge of finance and frontier technology. As Global Head of Technology M&A at BNP Paribas, he led more than 50 high-profile transactions totaling over $25 billion. He built the bank’s U.S. M&A investment banking platform in San Francisco. He also launched its European Technology & Digital Corporate Finance practices in London and Paris. In addition, Roger led global advisory mandates across aerospace, defense and emerging tech. This background in cross-border M&A, private equity and futures intelligence gives him unmatched credibility in high-stakes strategic decision-making environments.

Bestselling author and founder of Techistentialism

Roger has written five bestselling books. These include the award-winning “Disrupt With Impact: Achieve Business Success in an Unpredictable World” and the four-volume series “The Definitive Guide to Thriving on Disruption.” Roger coined the term Techistentialism, a concept for rethinking strategic leadership in the age of intelligent machines. He founded the Techistential Center for Human & Artificial Intelligence. He also serves on the AI Council of the Indian Society for Artificial Intelligence. His widely adopted AAA Framework, covering Antifragility, Anticipatory thinking and Agility, has become a go-to model for executives navigating volatility.

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Keynote Topics

The Mindset Shift: Anticipating Unpredictable Futures

Change is slow – until it isn’t. Systemic shocks – from climate change to geopolitics and technology – can reshape the global economy overnight. Learn how to ditch the outdated playbook and scan the horizon for warning signs. This keynote challenges leaders to rethink how they approach change and shape the future – by daring to imagine, and having the foresight to act despite unpredictability.

The Intelligence Shift: The Future of AI & Decision-Making

Decision-making, long the hallmark of human intelligence, is no longer our exclusive domain. As AI redefines fields once considered uniquely human, we risk losing our agency if we delegate too much to algorithms. In this hybrid future, how can human judgment retain its edge over technology? The answer lies in adopting a new mindset of experimentation and failure to unlock human creativity to its full potential.

The Leadership Shift: Sustainable Value Creation

Roger Spitz unpacks his AAA framework – Antifragile, Anticipatory, Agility – to create resilient, future-ready strategies. As systemic disruptions redistribute trillions of dollars in global value, forget prediction. Through anticipatory leadership, preparation is the key to avoid irrelevance and unlock hidden value.

 

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