For over 15 years, Charlie has been at the forefront of analyzing the future of business, industries and work, exploring how they are shaped by emerging technologies and global trends.

In 2013, he coined the AI-centric 4.0 model, which aligns with the concept the World Economic Forum referred to as the Fourth Industrial Revolution in 2016. Since 2018, he has forewarned of the Perfect Storm of the 2020s, a decade of heightened disruptions that have become self-evident today with the COVID-19 mayhem, ChatGPT debut, hot conflicts in Europe and the Middle East, Trump 2.0 and Global Trade War.

Beyond equipping audiences with deep insights into the future of business, he ventures downstream to help companies innovate at speed and transform in sync with the future.

Charlie’s expertise lies at the intersection of futures, strategy, innovation, leadership, and technology, uniquely equipping him to craft an integrated and actionable playbook for leaders facing the AI tsunami head-on.

His thought leadership has been featured in renowned international and Asian media, including BBC, National Geographic, Financial Times, The Telegraph, Al Jazeera, Asian Scientist, Channel NewsAsia, MediaCorp, Straits Times, Business Times, and Esquire.

Charlie has delivered keynotes and workshops to industry-leading companies and thousands of senior executives worldwide on leading, innovating and transforming in the age of hyper-disruption.

He holds an MBA from the National University of Singapore Business School and a First-Class Honours BSc in Computer Science from the University of Manchester, UK. He has also received advanced training in strategic futures, innovation, and emerging technologies from Singularity University, Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, Stanford University, Singapore Management University, National University of Singapore, Luma Institute, and ExO Organization.

Charlie's thought-provoking sessions inspire and equip audiences to lead their companies with confidence and clarity, amidst constant disruption and change.

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