Phil Balagtas is a designer, strategist, and futurist who provides consultancy, advisory support, training, and leadership to help organisations map future visions and develop strategies towards desirable futures. He runs his own consultancy firm, HABITAT, and serves as a Senior Foresight Advisor for McKinsey & Co. He is also a professor at Elisava and other Spanish universities in Barcelona and Madrid.

Phil’s work includes leading and advising on government and public sector projects, training organisations in the complete Futures Toolkit, and supporting the implementation of long-term strategies and systems that embed a sustained futures culture and mindset throughout organisations.

Livia is a multidisciplinary cultural analyst who specialises in translating shifts in consumer behaviour into brand strategies. She is Director of Insights at TrendWatching (one of the world’s leading trend consultancies) and founder of Studio Cosmorama, her foresight-driven research firm. Livia has led trend research projects for global organisations like Booking.com, Mars Wrigley, Marriott and Médecins Sans Frontières. A seasoned keynote speaker, she has taken the stage at conferences and events in over 15 countries, from Colombia to Thailand. She also teaches at Spanish universities such as Elisava, LCI, and IED, and regularly mentors at institutions including Newcastle University, University of East London, Hogeschool van Amsterdam, ESPM São Paulo, and George Brown College in Canada.