Bio for a slide deck
james wallman…
CEO, World Experience Organization
Experience thought leader, connected across all experience sectors as founder of this fast-growing organization, with 555+ members in 35+ countries
International bestselling author
2 books on the Experience Economy:
Stuffocation (Penguin, 2015)
Time And How To Spend It (Penguin, 2019) - named a ‘Book Of The Year’ by the Financial Times
Translated into many languages inc Korean, Thai, Polish, Czech, Chinese etc
Reported in more than 200 media worldwide, inc ABC, BBC, CBC, MSNBC; Le Monde, Sunday Times, New York Times
Keynote speaker
Keynotes from Amsterdam to Berlin, California, Cannes, Dubai, Istanbul, Nashville and Las Vegas
TEDxLondon School of Economics, TEDxManchester, Royal Society of Arts, Google HQ, 10 Downing Street
Futurist
Forecasting the future since 2004
Clients inc HSBC, KFC, IDEO, Facebook, Intrepid Travel, Marriott International
Entrepreneur
1 x successful consultancy, The Future Is Here (2014–present)
1 x failed startup, an experience gifting platform (2016-2018)
Sector Specialist at the Department for International Trade
Advising UK government on the experience economy
Experience strategist/designer
Advising firms such as AVIS, Disney, Deloitte, National Portrait Gallery how to design better experiences
Bio in running copy
JAMes wallman is…
… the CEO and founder of the World Experience Organization (WXO)
… and also an international bestselling author, futurist, and experience strategist/designer.
Since 2020, he has grown the WXO to 35+ countries and 555+ members inc Disney, Deloitte, Meow Wolf, Moment Factory.
Since 2014, he has run strategy, innovation, and futures consultancy The Future Is Already Here. Clients inc KPMG, HSBC, KFC, IDEO, and Facebook.
He has written two best-selling books:
i. Time And How To Spend It (Penguin, April 2019), named a ‘Book Of The Year’ by the Financial Times.
ii. Stuffocation (self-published 2013; Penguin, 2015; now in 7 languages)
Wallman has advised companies from Absolut to Zurich Financial. He has given talks from Amsterdam to Las Vegas; at venues including the Googleplex and 10 Downing Street.
He advises the British government: he is a 'Sector Specialist, Experience Economy' for the Department for International Trade.
He has forecast the future since 2004.
His opinions have appeared in the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Economist, and Wired. He has appeared on TV and radio from Australia to Brazil and the US.
He holds an MA in Classics from the University of Oxford; an MA in Journalism from the University of the Arts London; and a Diploma in Entrepreneurship from the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.
James lives in London with his wife and two children.
