Tom Cheesewright, Applied Futurist
Tom Cheesewright is the Applied Futurist, telling stories of tomorrow for the world’s biggest brands. He helps leaders to see the future more clearly and tell their stories to the audiences that matter, whether that’s the board, their staff, or their customers and prospects. Trusted by more than 30 of the global 500, as well as major government bodies such as NASA, Tom is in demand as a consultant, commentator, speaker and spokesperson.
Tom is recognised from his thousands of media appearances, explaining tomorrow’s world across TV, radio, print and online. He’s currently the resident expert on BBC Radio 4 series Dough and a frequent contributor to BBC Breakfast and News, but has also appeared on popular shows such as Sunday Brunch, You and Yours, and The Big Questions.
The author of three acclaimed books, Tom brings huge credibility to the stage, using his storytelling skills to teach audiences new skills, shift their thinking, and leave them inspired.
Tom’s specialities
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Tom is a very experienced keynote speaker, delivering talks that are inspiring, scary and uplifting in equal measure. A specialist at speaking to expert audiences and telling them something new, Tom is ideal for corporate events as an opening or closing speaker.
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Tom is the author of two successful books, High Frequency Change (LID Business Media) and Future-proof Your Business (Penguin), and is producing a set of children’s books about the futurewith Usborne. He has written thousands of articles, reports and stories for clients. If you are looking for insight or fiction with a focus on the future, Tom is your man.
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With more than 2000 broadcast appearances behind him, Tom is the consummate on-air professional. If you want a safe pair of hands to act as the spokesperson for your future-focused campaign, Tom is ideal. His deep knowledge of technology makes him particularly suited to technology campaigns.
“Tom really delivered what we asked of him in our future focused keynote, leaving our audience re-evaluating their business’ ability to adapt into the future with some key learnings from global industries. Tom was also great to work with ahead of the event and was an excellent chairman on the day, neatly tying the threads of different sessions together to give a lot of insight for our audience.”
Catriona Smith, World Rail Festival
