Meet David Wood:

David Wood was a pioneer of the smartphone industry, co-founding in 1998 Symbian, the creator of the world’s first successful smartphone operating system. Software written by his teams was included in half a billion smartphones over the following years, from companies such as Nokia, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, LG, Fujitsu, and Panasonic.

David also spent three years as CTO of Accenture Mobility. Whilst at Accenture, David co-led the company’s Mobility Health business initiative.

Earlier in his career David spent ten years as a software engineer (subsequently software architect) at trailblazing mobile computing company Psion PLC.

As principal of the independent consultancy and publisher Delta Wisdom, He is now a full-time futurist speaker, analyst, and writer. He is the author or lead editor of eight books, including "Anticipating 2025", "Smartphones and Beyond", "The Abolition of Aging", "Transcending Politics", and "Sustainable Superabundance". He also heads up London Futurists - a non-profit networking meetup with approaching 8,000 members - and has chaired over 200 public events on techno-progressive and futurist topics.