Neil is a Near Futurist, Innovation Architect, Author, and Keynote Speaker.  Having spent decades working at the intersection of digital and physical, he is an authority on convergent brand ecosystems, AI, virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR), and spatial computing. Neil's concentration as a Near Futurist is on bridging the gap between the practical and the possible.  At companies as varied as Mediacom, Gensler, and Thoughtworks, he has founded and led Near Future teams, consistently utilizing the emerging possibility to provide his clients with useful commercial value.