Dr. Babis Michailidis
Babis Michailidis is a Production Management Engineer. He holds a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree in Industrial Plants Management from the Universities of Surrey and Aston in Birmingham, in Great Britain where he studied, lived and worked for 7 years. He has 40 years of administrative and technical experience, working as a senior executive in large Organizations in Athens and Thessaloniki. At the same time, he has 30 years of experience in teaching various subjects of Leadership and Strategic Management.
Over the past twenty years, Babis has built an enormous following around the world based on his ability to develop accurate visions of the future and describe the opportunities ahead. The understanding he brings to his audiences is a rare blend of reality-based thinking coupled with a clear-headed visualization of the world ahead. Predicting the future has little value without understanding the driving forces behind the trends, subtle nuances that can be leveraged, and implications for both the people directly affected in the industry as well as others farther down the technological chain.
As part of the speaking circuit, Babis continually pushes the envelope of understanding, creating fascinating images of the world to come. His keynote talks on futurist topics have captivated executives from various disciplines. In his presentations, Babis pushes far beyond the limits of conventional wisdom, often stretching the imagination but also challenge current thinking.