Dr. Simon Atkins, MBA, PhD, DSc is a doctor of climate science, macroeconomist, author, as well as a leader in innovation in the fields of physics and Planetary Risk Management. As CEO of Advanced Forecasting Corporation [AFC], a think-tank in Planetary Risk™, he provides climate change hazard and Black Swan event consulting to over twenty industries, Fortune 500 businesses, investors & organizations affected by natural-based perils.
Mounting natural disasters as of recent have become of greater concern in strategic planning and monitoring the exposure of one's asset classes. In a world necessitating disaster threat advisement, Simon’s deliverables in hotspot predictions allow clients to gauge strengths or liabilities in their assets or investments in different market positions or economic sectors all over the world.
Dr. Simon is known around the world for his passion, forecast accuracy, entertainment, and motivation to deliver positive change. His futuristic yet clear details provide mechanisms to better gauge the hazards in our rapidly morphing world. He provides custom speaking engagements, specialized advisory consulting services, interactive video tele- conferences, panel placements, strategic planning sessions & other tailored arrangements including webinars, interviews and TV/radio appearances centered on clients’ specific needs. His client-specific concentrations are:
· Natural risks & planetary threats especially to agribusiness, energy, insurance, real estate, telecommunications, retail, investments & transport sectors, focusing on potential distress and impacts one month to decades ahead;
· Weather-biased commodity yield & price prediction – specifically for grains, energies, meats, and softs;
· Interconnectedness of risk management, blending investment diversification with innovation and reduction of exposure;
· Implications & awareness of socio-economic & geopolitical natural-based and technologically-induced shifts;
· Black Swan event predictions with "connective logic" relationship diagrams to gain an edge & be in the-know
With a wealth of knowledge gained from visiting 69 countries, Dr. Atkins truly advises on vulnerability assessment “hotspots” for optimized security planning and business continuity. With 26 years of research and work centered on strategic expertise in global predictions going out years in advance, Simon gives insights well in advance of potential to likely business “shocks”, concentrating on shifting patterns of droughts & floods worldwide, as well as the impacts of extremes on systems, commodities and people. Simon also prepares clients by predicting risks like water shortages, widespread commodity shortages and price fluctuations, , solar flare interferences and their potential impact on power grid disruptions, disease outbreaks, as well as natural and technological influences on geopolitical instability, air quality hazards, socio-economic complexities and natural resources toxicity – all which could affect a regional situation or safety or different investments.
