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BICSI BEYOND 2026 Keynote Speakers

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Matthew Griffin

Leadership, Technology, and Geopolitics Expert
Monday, 31 August

Matthew Griffin is a multi-award-winning futurist and Futurist of the Year 2024, described by NASA as a “walking encyclopedia of the future.” A leading strategic foresight expert and 15-time author of the Codex of the Future series, he is Founder and Futurist in Chief of the 311 Institute, XPotential University, and the World Futures Forum, advising governments, the United Nations, and global brands on shaping resilient, fair, and sustainable futures across the next 50 years.

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Mike Massimino

Former NASA Astronaut, Columbia University Professor, New York Times Bestselling Author, Media Personality
Tuesday, 1 September

Mike Massimino is a former NASA astronaut, New York Times bestselling author, Columbia University professor, and senior advisor for space programs at the Intrepid Museum. A spacewalker on the final two Hubble Space Telescope servicing missions, he helped expand Hubble’s scientific capabilities by a factor of 100 and draws on his remarkable experiences – as well as insights from his books Spaceman and Moonshot – to inspire audiences with powerful lessons on teamwork, perseverance, leadership, and achieving the seemingly impossible.

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Justin Wren

Humanitarian, UFC Fighter, Nonprofit Founder, Mental Health Advocate, Author
Wednesday, 2 September

Justin Wren is a former UFC fighter turned international humanitarian and the Founder and Executive Director of Fight for the Forgotten, an organization that has delivered clean water, housing, healthcare, sustainable livelihoods, and freedom from slavery to thousands in underserved communities. In his deeply moving keynote, From the Ring to the Rainforest, he shares his journey from professional success and personal collapse to redemption in the Congo Basin, inspiring audiences with lessons on accountability, resilience, gratitude, and the transformative power of second chances.

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