Maurice Conti

Artist, Brainstormer, Business adviser, Change agent, Designer, Idea generator, Inventor, Parent, Technologist, World traveler

Maurice is a visionary designer, futurist and innovator. He's worked with startups, government agencies, artists and corporations to explore the things that will matter to us in the future, and to design solutions to get us there. Maurice is currently Founder and Futurist at the boutique consulting and advising firm Applied Intelligence. Previously, he was Chief Innovation Officer at Telefónica’s Alpha--Europe's first moonshot factory. He and his team were responsible for coming up with the ideas, prototypes and proofs of concepts that would go on to become full-blown moonshots at Alpha: projects that will affect 100 Million people or more, be a force for good on the planet, and grow into impactful businesses. Previously, Maurice was Director of Applied Research & Innovation at Autodesk where he built and led Autodesk's Applied Research Lab. Maurice's work focuses on "moonshot thinking", applied machine learning, advanced robotics, augmented and virtual realities, and the future of work, cities and mobility. Maurice is also an explorer of geographies and cultures. He has circumnavigated the globe once and been half-way around twice. In 2009 he was awarded the Medal for Exceptional Bravery at Sea by the United Nations, the New Zealand Bravery Medal and a U.S. Coast Guard Citation for Bravery for risking his own life to save three shipwrecked sailors. Maurice is based in the Silicon Valley, and, in the Before Times, traveled around the world speaking to groups about innovation, technology trends, the future, and high adventure.

Solving problems with imagination, optimism, and pragmatism. Doing what's right (which sometimes transcends business or political priorities) in the smartest way possible.

Artificial Intelligence, Augmented Reality, Change, Climate Change, Design, Design thinking in business, Future of Cities, Future of Mobility, Imagination, Optimism and Wonder, Innovation, Machine Learning, Robotics, Storytelling, Synthetic Reality, Virtual Reality

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