Maurice Conti is an innovator, futurist and creative visionary. His ideas, projects and creative leadership have been leveraged by Fortune 100 companies, government agencies, boutique manufacturing studios and renowned artists. Maurice's work has centered around Design and Innovation for the last 15 years. He started his career at frogdesign and is now, after many adventures, director of strategic innovation at Autodesk. There he is defining and leveraging technological, economic and cultural trends, especially in the context of exponential change. His mission is to help technology bring more creativity into the world. As a faculty member at Singularity University, Maurice is helping to spread a vision of the future where technology and design will help solve some of the most wicked problems we face as a species. Maurice is also an explorer of geographies and cultures. He has circumnavigated the globe once and been half-way around twice. In 2009 he was awarded the Medal for Exceptional Bravery at Sea by the United Nations IMO, the New Zealand Bravery Medal, and a U.S. Coast Guard Citation for Bravery for saving the lives of 3 shipwrecked sailors. Maurice lives in Muir Beach, California, where he serves his local community as a volunteer firefighter. ^[1]