Professor Rocky Scopelliti

Futurologist, author and technology strategist helping organisations create confidence in the future

Overview

Rocky Scopelliti is a world-renowned futurologist, best-selling author and international keynote speaker who has delivered more than 350 keynote addresses across 15 countries — including at Mobile World Congress. Acknowledged by the World Economic Forum for his research on demographic change and emerging technologies, he advises boards, executives and governments on the strategic implications of artificial intelligence and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

His current research and keynotes focus on one of the most urgent questions facing leaders today: what happens as artificial intelligence moves from tool to collaborator — and, in his latest work, toward machine consciousness itself. Drawing on his books The Conscious Code and Synthetic Souls, and his forthcoming Perceptive Machines, Rocky helps organisations navigate the governance, ethics and strategic opportunity of an AI-augmented future. His insights are regularly featured in SKY Business, AFR, Bloomberg and The Economist, and each year more than 100 boards and leadership teams — including Fortune 100 corporations — seek his foresight on strategy and innovation.

Career Highlights

• Delivered over 350 keynote addresses in 15 countries, including Mobile World Congress

• Acknowledged by the World Economic Forum for research on demographic change and emerging technologies

• Author of The Conscious Code and Synthetic Souls, with Perceptive Machines forthcoming

• Sought annually by 100+ boards and leadership teams, including Fortune 100 corporations

• Regular media commentator in SKY Business, AFR, Bloomberg and The Economist

• Chief Scientist for Government at Optus Enterprise & Business

• Adjunct Professor (Industry) at the University of Technology Sydney Business School

• Advisor to 150+ boards, executive teams and Fortune 100 organisations across his career

Key Speaking Themes

• Artificial intelligence, machine consciousness and AI governance

• The augmented workplace — AI and human collaboration

• AI-native generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha and the future they'll create

• Demographic change and generational shifts

• Digital transformation and the Fourth Industrial Revolution

• Building resilient, future-ready organisations

Signature Talks

• The Conscious Code — Leading in the Age of Artificial Consciousness — the strategic, ethical and societal implications of artificial consciousness, with a governance framework for AI, risk and value creation

• Synthetic Souls — What Happens When Machines Become Conscious? — how synthetic consciousness could redefine identity, industry and the social contract

• The Augmented Workplace — how AI and human ingenuity will co-exist to define the workplace of the future

• AI-Native Generations — how Gen Z and Gen Alpha, the world's first AI-native generations, will reshape work, leadership and society

What Your Audience Will Gain

Rocky helps audiences understand the trends reshaping business and society — from AI governance to demographic change — with practical frameworks for decision-making, not just forecasts. Audiences leave with a clearer view of the risks and opportunities ahead, and the tools to act on them with confidence.

Ideal For

• Leadership and executive conferences

• Technology and AI-focused summits

• Government and public sector forums

• Financial services and industry conferences

• Future-of-work and transformation events