Chris, currently Director for Global Foresight + Research + Innovation at Arup, is an eternal optimist. His insatiable curiosity is reflected in his education as a geologist, structural engineer and architect. Formal education coupled with a background culture of creativity, inspired by a grandfather who was an inventor, frames a unique foundation to help people and organizations pause to think about the world they are creating.

Chris has been described by the Guardian as the “Willy Wonka of the built environment, conjuring up dreams of a future where we can cure our ills through faith, physics and forethought”, and was listed as one of the ten future speculators and shapers “Who will change the Way we live”, in Wallpaper Magazine. He spends half of his time travelling the world observing the faces and facets of change. He is an active participant in conferences ranging in scope from TED to WEF and a keynote speaker on topics relating to the future to small corporate breakfast briefings. He is fascinated by the world we live in and is insatiably curious.

Chris’ small global team is working with some of the world’s leading companies to develop a better understanding of the opportunities created by change in our built environment.