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NEW BOOK LAUNCHED
'The World In 2030' is Ray Hammond's first non-fiction book for 11 years.Now available in English, French and Spanish-language editions.
DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE PDF COPY OF 'THE WORLD IN 2030' HERE
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Ray Hammond is Europe's most experienced and most widely published futurologist.
For over 25 years he has researched, written, spoken and broadcast about how future trends will affect society and business.
He is the author of four futuristic novels, ten non-fiction books and various film, TV and radio dramas. His books have been best-sellers in the USA, UK, France, Spain, Poland, Japan and China. He is published globally by Macmillan.
His 2005 novel, Extinction, focussed on the dangers of climate change in the year 2056 and has been nominated for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award - the world's largest literary prize.
His non-fiction writing includes The On-Line Handbook which was published in 1984. It was the world's first book to describe the commercial potential of the internet.
Read his occasional blog here.
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As an inspirational keynote speaker, Ray is in world-wide demand by business, government and non-government organizations. His topics include climate change, the impact of technology on business and the future of energy. He is also a regular broadcaster on US and European television and radio networks.
Based in London, he is a visiting lecturer at the Institute for the Future Of Humanity, the University of Oxford. (Listen to his latest Podcast for Oxford University, 'The Seven Key Drivers Of The Future'.)
Ray is also a visiting lecturer at the Cass Business School, City University London and a contributing editor to the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory at the University of Maryland, U.S.A. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (F.R.S.A.).
In 2007 Ray Hammond was elected a Fellow of the World Innovation Foundation (F.W.I.F.), a Swiss-registered charity which counts 91 Nobel-laureate scientists among its 3,000 strong fellowship.
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