David Wood is Meetings Secretary for the UK chapter of Humanity+.

In his opening remarks, he will set the scene for the presentations to follow – outlining key questions about the role of innovative technology in assisting the realisation of human potential in the midst of troubled times and major societal disruption over the next 15-25 years.

In his professional career, David spent more than 20 years envisioning, architecting, implementing, supporting, and avidly using smart mobile devices (devices that can also be called “personal electronic brains”): ten years with PDA manufacturer Psion PLC, and then ten more with smartphone operating system specialist Symbian. He is now Principal of the independent consulting company, Delta Wisdom.

David has an MA in Mathematics from Cambridge University and an honorary doctorate in science from the University of Westminster.

In September 2009 he was included in T3’s list of “100 most influential people in technology“.