Professor Nicholas Davis

Professor Nicholas Davis is Industry Professor of Emerging Technology and Co-Director of the Human Technology Institute at the University of Technology Sydney, where he works to ensure emerging technologies are designed and governed in ways that advance human dignity, fairness and public value.

He was previously Head of Society and Innovation and a member of the Executive Committee at the World Economic Forum and Managing Partner of SWIFT Partners in Geneva. He is co-author (with Klaus Schwab) of Shaping the Fourth Industrial Revolution, a guide to navigating at the intersection of technology and society. A Certified Professional Facilitator and Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts, Nick is also an Associate Fellow at Oxford’s Saïd Business School, an Associate Fellow at the Geneva Centre for Security Policy, a member of ASIC’s Consultative Panel, Visiting Fellow at the Australian National University, and a board member of the IMPROVE European Innovation Management Academy.