Meet the Speaker: Dr. Antonia Ward, Global Director of Advisory Services, STYLUS

Antonia has 19 years’ experience in trend forecasting and consulting, brand strategy, design and journalism. At Stylus she directs all Advisory Services, applying trend insight and intelligence to bespoke client briefs, helping clients across 20 sectors understand their future customers and take best advantage of changing cultural and commercial contexts for future success. She works with brands from retail to technology, food and beverage to fashion, and home interiors to hospitality, travel and transport. Current and recent clients include Volkswagen, Chanel, Equinox, Warner Bros, Starbucks, BBC Studios, Marriott, Hyatt and Rosewood.

A former editor of design magazines FX and New Design, and managing editor at The Design Council, Antonia is a respected and sought-after public speaker who has given keynotes and run seminars and workshops on five continents, and chaired international judging panels. Prior to working at Stylus, Antonia was Head of Research at The Future Laboratory. Twice a year she chairs Decoded Future, the ground-breaking consumer trends summit for change-makers in innovation and sustainable transformation. Antonia has an MA from the University of Liverpool and a PhD from the University of York.