Ross Dawson

Ross Dawson, 2016

Ross Dawson is an Australian author, futurist, entrepreneur and former stockbroker.[1] Best known for his 2002 book 'Living Networks', Dawson founded the futures think tank Future Exploration Network and consults on digital futures to various big organisations such as Ernst & Young, Macquarie Bank, Microsoft and News Corp.

Named by Digital Media magazine as one of the 40 biggest players in Australia's digital age,[2] Dawson graduated from Bristol University with a B.Sc (Hons) and from Macquarie University with a Grad. Dip in Applied Finance.

Dawson regularly gives keynote addresses on digital media futures and his 'Future of Media Reports' have a readership in the tens of thousands.

According to Richard Susskind writing in The Times, Dawson's first book, Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships, was a bestseller, resulting in a second edition in 2005.[3]

The New York Times credits Dawson with predicting the growth of social media in 2002 in his book Living Networks.[4] The BBC credits him with being a "leading futurist" and with having "predicted the social networking revolution" in 2002.[5]

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  2. ^ "40 biggest players in Australia's digital age". Archived from the original on 19 May 2020. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SusskindReview was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Pfanner, Eric (14 October 2013). "Peering Into the Future of Media". New York Times. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  5. ^ "What If? Competition judges". BBC. 28 January 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2019.