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We would like to introduce Sophie Hackford<\/b><\/a>, a futurist, researcher, and future trends speaker. Sophie has worked on research teams at Oxford and Singularity universities. She gave over 50 tech talks in the past year alone about virtual reality, new machine interfaces, robotics, AI, data and intelligence and the future of work.<\/p>\n

Sophie also launched and ran WIRED<\/i> magazine\u2019s consulting business, meaning she understands the correlation between fast-moving, interconnected technologies and business. She has an incredible ability to synthesize the most important future-based insights for businesses focused on getting ahead.<\/p>\n

If you have a moment, we encourage you to watch video of Sophie<\/b><\/a> at a 2016 summit.<\/p>\n

Please let us know if you would like to check in about Sophie\u2019s fees or availability by filling out the form at the bottom of this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

We would like to introduce Sophie Hackford, a futurist, researcher, and future trends speaker. Sophie has worked on research teams at Oxford and Singularity universities. […]
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