Paul Armstrong : A leading strategist, author, and speaker on the future of the media industry, social technology, consumer tech, mobile innovation, IoT, MarTech/AdTech, entrepreneurship, and the startup ecosystem.

Paul Armstrong operates HERForth, a technology advisory firm that helps clients—including PwC, Coca-Cola, O2, P&G, jkrGlobal, and MEC—understand trends and strategically apply new technologies in a smart way.

He provides regular industry commentary on BBC News and currently contributes to numerous publications such as Forbes, Reuters, Cool Hunting, Evening Standard, and Shortlist. He has delivered lectures on emerging and social technologies to both major corporations and startups and serves as a Forbes columnist and a digital strategy advisor to the UK government.

His first book, Disruptive Technologies [published in Korea by KSAM (Korean Standards Association Media)], provides strategies for responding to emerging technologies—including blockchain (Bitcoin), artificial intelligence, graphene, and nanotechnology—as well as other external factors such as the sharing economy, mobile penetration, the millennial workforce, and an aging population. Disruptive Technologies became an Amazon bestseller through pre-orders alone.

Additionally, he is a co-host of the TechTalk Show podcast and a founding member of the Good Technology Collective.

BIG DATA / ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE / INTERNET OF THINGS (IOT) / BLOCKCHAIN / FUTURE TRENDS / INNOVATION / INTERNATIONAL / TECHNOLOGY