Ben Hammersley is a renowned futurist and author who makes the digital future clear, practical, and inspiring for leaders and organizations.
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Ben Hammersley is one of the most prominent futurist voices shaping how organizations and institutions understand the digital age. As the founder of Hammersley Futures, he advises corporations and governmental agencies on how society responds to technological innovation, from the future of work and markets to crime, conflict, and cognitive tools for the decades ahead. Drawing on an extraordinary career spanning journalism, policy, authorship, and emerging science, Ben helps audiences think clearly about what comes next and how to navigate it with intelligence rather than fear.
Ben Hammersley has built a global reputation for helping leaders make sense of a world shaped by rapid technological change. As founder and principal of Hammersley Futures, his work focuses on strategic forecasting and how societies, markets, and institutions react to innovation. His expertise spans the future of crime and conflict, shifting power structures, the changing nature of work, and the mental frameworks required to operate in an increasingly complex world.
Before founding his consultancy, Ben served as executive editor of WIRED, where he helped define how technology, culture, and politics intersect. He is also editor-at-large for WIRED magazine and a columnist for BA Business Life magazine, ensuring his thinking remains closely tied to real-world developments across industries.
Ben’s background is anything but conventional. He has worked as a war correspondent in Afghanistan, advised the European Commission, flown as a pilot, and served as a wilderness medic in the United States. He is also the inventor of the word “podcast,” a contribution that reflects his deep influence on modern digital culture.
His media work includes writing and presenting the BBC series Cybercrimes with Ben Hammersley, now available internationally. These experiences give him an unusually broad perspective on security, power, and technology, one that resonates strongly with audiences facing uncertainty and disruption.
Ben Hammersley is the author of five books that explore the ideas shaping contemporary life. His acclaimed 64 Things You Need To Know Now For Then introduces essential concepts needed to understand the modern world. His more recent book, Now For Then: How To Face The Digital Future Without Fear, examines technology, culture, business, and politics, offering readers practical ways to navigate cyberspace and innovation without anxiety.
His writing demystifies the internet and digital systems, translating complexity into ideas leaders can act on. This same clarity defines his keynote presentations.
When you book Ben Hammersley for your event, you get a speaker who dissects intricate technologies and emerging trends using vivid stories, sharp analogies, and humor. Rather than leaning on dystopian narratives, he uses common sense to explain why the world feels more complex and how outdated mental models often hold us back.
Ben shows how power and influence have shifted dramatically in a single generation, affecting jobs, businesses, governments, supply chains, warfare, and the flow of ideas. His talks challenge audiences to rethink assumptions and adopt new cognitive tools that align with today’s realities.
Ben Hammersley works with organizations of all sizes, from global corporations and governments to associations and smaller organizations. His consulting and speaking engagements cover trends, technology, and security across sectors including travel, financial services, human resources, and public institutions.
Each keynote is tailored through detailed research into the audience’s challenges, strengths, and competitive landscape. Ben identifies what is holding organizations back, where disruption is coming from, and how to navigate change with clarity and confidence.
Book Ben Hammersley for your event if you want a speaker who informs, challenges, and equips your audience to succeed in a future that is already unfolding.
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"Thank you so much for today’s presentation! A very thought-provoking point of view that I know will be shared and reviewed by our teams around the world! Again, great job."
PSNI
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"I’m thrilled to report that our event was a huge success! Ben was terrific and he really brought the energy and right message. Thank you for supporting us through this process and making the right recommendations. We’ll be happy to provide a positive reference for Ben and your team and hope to work together again."
Cybersecurity Communications
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"Ben was fantastic and excellent to work with. His subject matter knowledge was brilliant and the client really took a shine to him."
ICANN
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"Ben was a great personality to work with and an excellent speaker. His speech gave a lot of new insights and refreshing opinions. He was our highest ranked speaker of the day."
Robeco
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