Known as 'Mr Futurology' at The Economist: Sharing Intelligent Insights into the Future of Global Business, Geopolitics and Society, Technology and Innovation.

Tom Standage is a dynamic, engaging and witty speaker with the breadth and depth to cover a range of business subjects from technology and innovation to geopolitics and society.

Tom is Deputy Editor of The Economist, and Editor of The World in and The World If annual magazines. He was previously the Business Editor, Digital Editor, Technology Editor, Editor of economist.com and Technology Quarterly (TQ), Tom has constantly been scanning the future, looking out for new trends and emerging technologies that will change our world. He has also led much of The Economist Group's successful digital strategy.

He is an award-winning journalist (British Media Awards 2015 "Pioneer of the Year") and a two-time New York Times best-selling author, he has often taken a historical perspective on modern-day developments, in order to better understand their implications for our future. He is a frequent commentator on print, radio and television. 

Tom takes a particular interest in the social and cultural impact of technology and is a widely acclaimed author of five history books; "An Edible History of the World" (2009), "A History of the World in Six Glasses" (2005), "The Mechanical Turk" (2002), "The Neptune File" (2000) and "The Victorian Internet" (1998). His most recent book is Writing on the Wall: Social Media, the first 2000 years where he takes a historical perspective on the burning questions being posed about today's social media revolution. 

Tom regularly delivers keynote speeches at conferences or company events, media conferences and business summits, across live in person events and virtually. He is also a highly effective moderator, often moderating panels or conducting in-depth live-on-stage interviews.

His usual speaking topics are

• The World in 2021: top 10 trends to watch
• Global business trends to watch
• Emerging technologies to watch
• The future of work
• Social Networks - a historical perspective

Tom holds a degree in engineering and computer science from Oxford University.

"Tom brought both insight and a sense of humour. We very much liked his presentation style ... fast talking, packed with facts and opinions ... He manages to simply capture a whole set of diverse global trends and somehow link them all into a cohesive, compelling story. We loved him!"  European Business Development Director, Omnicom DAS