Ross Dawson is a leading futurist and best-selling author of several books, including the Living Networks (2002) that anticipated the rise of social media.  

He is the founding chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies Group of companies and the founder and host of the “Humans + AI” explorers’ community, which is dedicated to amplifying human thinking, creativity, and decision-making with AI. 

A sought-after keynote speaker and board advisor of major organizations globally, he has delivered keynotes and strategy sessions in over 30 countries across six continents and lectured at top academic institutions worldwide. 

Dawson also hosts the Amplifying Cognition podcast series, where he interviewed George Pór about wisdom-focused collaborative hybrid intelligence, AI whisperers, and AI shamans.