Melissa Sterry
Melissa Sterry
London, UNITED KINGDOM
Design Scientist, Futurist, Strategist, Writer, Speaker
Biography
Design scientist Melissa Sterry is recognised as a world leading authority on the science, technology and thinking that could help build a better world.
A recipient of several innovation, creativity and enterprise awards, including the Mensa Education and Research Foundation International Award for enhancing intelligence that benefits society, Melissa is a '40 over 40 Women to Watch' 2014 honoree, listed in the 'Libertine 100' 2015 - one hundred women with complex, beautiful and potentially world-changing ideas, and inductee of the Global Women Inventors and Innovators Network Hall of Fame.
Melissa has worked with leading-edge innovation for more than two decades, of which the past fifteen years have been at executive board-level, primarily working with first-to-market start-ups exploring the potential of emerging technology and its applications.
One of the world’s most high profile female futurists, Melissa consults to both private and public sector clients globally. Specialising in futures in the built environment, utilities, manufacturing, engineering, design, publishing, media and communications, she has contributed to groundbreaking projects as far and wide as the United States, South and South East Asia, and Europe.
To date, Melissa has contributed as keynote speaker, panelist and/or panel chair at more than fifty leading international conferences, seminars, festivals, awards ceremonies, and product launches in regions including Europe, United Kingdom, United States and Russia.
Industry Expertise (3)
Architecture and Planning
Renewables and Environmental
Design
Areas of Expertise (3)
Biomimetics
Bionics
Resilience
Affiliations (23)
- Bionic City
- Design Science
- Futurist
- Biomimetics
- Biomimicry
- Sustainability
- Futurism
- Future Cities
- Media
- Technology
- Architecture
- Planning
- ICT
- Smart Cities
- Innovation
- Trends
- Insights
- Bionics
- Cities
- Resilience
- Built Environment
- Construction
- Women
Links (1)
Availability
- Keynote
- Moderator
- Panelist
- Workshop Leader
- Host/MC
- Author Appearance
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