London Futurists's video: Aftershocks and Opportunities 2: Navigating the Next Horizon

The new book from Fast Future Publishing, "Aftershocks and Opportunities 2: Navigating the Next Horizon", brought together 37 writers from 17 countries on 5 continents to explore the forces, developments, emerging ideas, issues, risks, and opportunities that could shape our post-pandemic world. The book explores key “future defining” themes, critical shifts on the horizon, and diverse scenarios. The topics covered range from geo-political scenarios, the rise and impact of the crypto economy, the reinvention of travel, and the impact of digital eco-systems, through to sustainable food production, generational reactions to the pandemic, and the recovery path for the most hard-hit regions. In this London Futurists webinar moderated by the book's lead editor Rohit Talwar, the CEO of Fast Future, several of the book contributors shared key insights from their chapters and discussed the broader themes explored in the book: *) Alejandro Repetto, from Argentina, a foresight and innovation strategy practitioner and serial technology entrepreneur. His chapter is entitled "The Day After the Lockdown". It asks the question: “Which of the changes that we are experiencing today could define the future?” *) Claire A. Nelson, from the USA, lead futurist at The Futures Forum. Her chapter is entitled "Reimagining the World Order to Regenerate African, Caribbean, and Pacific Economies". It asks the question: “How can nations in Africa, the Caribbean, and the Pacific recover and regenerate their economies?” *) José Cordeiro, from Spain, a director of the Millennium Project and Vice Chair of Humanity+. His chapter is entitled "Crisis (危機) = Danger (危) + Opportunity (機): A New Renaissance". It asks the question: “Is the pandemic a source of global danger that also uncovers a great opportunity in the evolution of this planetary crisis?” The webinar also includes a video from Doaa Alghalban, from the UAE, a strategic advisor on foresight strategies, governance, public policy, quality, and excellence management for different government organizations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Her chapter is entitled "A World Transformed: Political and Socio-Economic Impacts of the Pandemic". It asks the question: “How might the economic and political fallout from the pandemic impact international relations and society over the next five years?” Find out more about the book and the contributors here: https://fastfuture.com/shop/aftershocks-and-opportunities-2 The event was introduced by David Wood, Chair of London Futurists. For more details about this event see https://www.meetup.com/London-Futurists/events/281244962/