Thomas Frey is no stranger to ALGIM. Ten years ago he came and addressed an ALGIM conference where he outlined the impacts of AI and what it would mean; he talked about new transport options, drone proliferation, the challenges of teaching children who could get access to information many times faster than their teachers could provide and so much more. Ten years on he returns to New Zealand and will be shining a beacon on the theme navigating uncharted territory. Much of what Thomas predicted came to pass so let’s see what the years ahead will bring and how we can prepare ourselves, our teams and even our families. Thomas Frey is one of the world's most influential and respected futurists (ranked number one futurist in the world by Google). Founder, executive director and senior futurist at the Da Vinci Institute, Thomas has helped many companies not only look past the present and anticipate how technological change will impact them in the future, but also tackle the immediate challenges they face. Before launching the Da Vinci Institute, an education-based futurist think tank created to inspire minds to build a better future, Thomas spent 15 years at IBM as an engineer and designer where he received over 270 awards, more than any other IBM engineer.