We are happy to announce the first keynote speakers to the conference: Dr. Ali Aslan Gümüşay (Germany) and Dr. Cynthia Selin (UK/USA).
You are both warmly welcome to Turku!
Ali Aslan Gümüşay
Dr., Professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability
LMU Munich School of Management, LMU Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center, Germany
Ali Aslan Gümüşay is professor of Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Sustainability at LMU Munich and head of research group Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Society at the Humboldt Institute for Internet & Society Berlin. His research focuses on (1) values, meaning and hybridity in entrepreneurship, (2) grand challenges, sustainability and new forms of organizing, (3) digitalization, management and innovation as well as (4) impact, scholarship and futures. It has been published in outlets such as Academy of Management Journal, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Theory, and Research Policy.
Prior, Prof. Gümüşay was a Visiting Research Fellow at Judge Business School, University of Cambridge, a senior researcher at the University of Hamburg, a research fellow at Vienna University of Economics & Business, the principal investigator of the DFG network “Grand Challenges & New Forms of Organizing”, and a DAAD Prime Fellow. He received his doctorate from the University of Oxford, where he also worked as a Lecturer in Management at Magdalen College, University of Oxford. Before his DPhil from Saïd Business School, he was a consultant with the Boston Consulting Group.L
Cynthia Selin
Dr., Associate Fellow
Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, UK
Scenaric Consulting, Founder & Director, USA
Cynthia Selin is a pioneering social scientist and strategic foresight expert known for developing innovative methodologies to navigate complex change and advance the theoretical boundaries of anticipation. An Associate Fellow at the Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, and core faculty in the Oxford Scenarios Programme, Dr. Selin also founded Scenaric, a consulting firm that equips organizations to tackle uncertainty and shape resilient futures.
With over two decades in strategy, engagement design, and scenario planning, she works to clarify challenges, test strategies, and address the societal, ethical, and environmental implications of emerging technologies – from nanotech to AI. As a former Associate Professor at Arizona State University, she founded the Center for the Study of Futures and has contributed over 40 peer-reviewed works on foresight, innovation, and sustainability. Through her work, Dr. Selin invites audiences to consider new approaches to shaping technology’s future, emphasizing the potential for more sustainable and just paths forward.
Futures of Technologies │ 10–12 June 2025 