Bernard Marr is an internationally bestselling author, futurist, keynote speaker, and strategic advisor to companies and governments. He advises and coaches many of the world’s best-known organizations on strategy, digital transformation, and business performance. LinkedIn has recently ranked Bernard as one of the top 5 business influencers in the world and the No 1 influencer in the UK. He has authored 16 best-selling books, is a frequent contributor to the World Economic Forum, and writes a regular column for Forbes. Bernard is a major social media influencer with over 1.3m followers on LinkedIn, over 175K fans on Facebook, over 120k Twitter followers, over 20k followers on Instagram, and an active presence on SlideShare and YouTube. He is generally seen as one of the world’s top business and technology influencers. Beyond that, his expert comments also regularly feature on TV and radio (e.g., BBC News, Sky News, and BBC World) as well as in high-profile publications such as The Times, The Guardian, The Financial Times, the CFO Magazine and the Wall Street Journal.