Expertise: Creativity/Innovation, Futurist, Strategic Planning

Web sites: www.rohittalwar.com, www.fastfuture.com, www.thegff.com

Biography: Rohit Talwar is a global futurist, conference chair and award winning speaker. He specialises in the future of associations, meetings, travel and tourism. Rohit has particular interests in the future of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. He's currently leading studies on the Association of the Future for ASAE and the Center and the Future of Middle East Travel and Tourism. Rohit leads Fast Future - a think tank which specialises in helping clients understand and respond to the trends and ideas that could shape the future. A regular keynote speaker at industry conferences, Rohit has spoken, worked and consulted in over 35 countries including over twenty in the last year. His clients include PCMA, ASAE and the Center, MPI, Entrepreneurs' Organization, ISES, California Workforce Association, IBTTA, Project Management Institute, ACCE, Green Meetings Industry Council , PATA, Citibank, Intel, Travelport, Intercontinental, and governments in Singapore, Dubai, Finland, the USA and the UK.

Five key topics of discussion:

1. Future Trends and Challenges for Meetings Professional
2. Doing Business in International Markets
3. The Association of the Future_
4. Dancing in the Dark: Designing Exceptional Events in Turbulent Times
5. Mapping the future of your organization

See Rohit's sessions from PCMA's 52nd Annual Meeting: The Future of Events and Empires of the Future: Responding to the Rise of Fast Growth Economies

Key Messages: Rohit Talwar and Fast Future deliver three core services: Cutting edge research into the future of your sector; Consultancy to help you develop innovative responses to future trends and challenges; Keynote speaking on trends, innovation, growing internationally and developing future strategy. Fast Future's research and consulting provides powerful insights and practical guidance to help clients create their preferred future. Rohit's thought provoking, inspiring and humorous speeches challenge audiences to develop breakthrough ideas and deliver practical future solutions. Rohit's international experience brings truly global perspectives to helps clients and audiences understand the speed and scale of the forces changing our world.