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Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Future of Travel Industry - including aviation, rail, road and sea, tourism and hospitality industries - articles, videos and keynote conference presentations on related issues. Clients include Air France, KLM, Airbus, Swiss Airline, Virgin Atlantic, Dassault Falcon, Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Automobile Recycling Netherlands, Dubai Ports Authority, Ford, Hotel Ecoliere de Lausanne, Portuguese Tourist Board, Reg Vardy, Saga, Stagecoach, Tourism in Ireland, North West Tourism, World Economic Forum Governors of Aviation Travel and Tourism meeting. Patrick Dixon has given keynotes on travel and transport related issues to audiences in North America, Central America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Baltic States, Scandinavia, Africa, Central Asia, South East Asia and Asia Pacific.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Video: Google Travel Conference. Article: Future of Aviation and Airlines – resources, videos and presentations on the future of aviation, airlines, travel and tourism.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Future of automotive industry.
Articles, videos and presentations on the future of the auto industry.
Future of electric cars, ways for trucking companies to save energy and future of buses.
Hydrogen fuel cells. Future of trucking and road freight.
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Green tech innovation to reduce fuel costs by trucking industry.
Improving efficiency in lorry engines, aerodynamics, tyre resistance, heat recovery, regenerative breaking, power generation from auto suspension, nanotechnology coatings in engines, smarter lubricants, cleaner fuel, better gearboxes and transmission, longer vehicles, larger container size.
Conference keynote lecture by Patrick Dixon, for Red Prairie, audience of logistics and supply chain management.
Read more: Future of Logistics, Supply Chain Management: Manufacturing, Innovation
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Green tech innovation to reduce fuel costs by trucking industry, improving efficiency in lorry engines, aerodynamics, tyre resistance, heat recovery, regenerative breaking, power generation from auto suspension, nanotechnology coatings in engines, smarter lubricants, cleaner fuel, better gearboxes and transmission, longer vehicles, larger container size.
Conference keynote lecture by Patrick Dixon, for Red Prairie, audience of logistics and supply chain executives.
Read more: Cut costs of road freight: future logistics, transport, supply chain, manufacturing
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
How biofuels for vehicles are driving up food prices, causing suffering in the poorest nations, unrest, international tension and making political chaos more likely with food riots and fall of governments.
Innovation means radical new approaches to old manufacturing and logistics challenges.
Conference keynote lecture by Patrick Dixon, for Red Prairie, audience of logistics and supply chain executives.
Read more: Burning food in vehicles - biofuels food crisis - Future Transport and Energy
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
How Virgin Galactic is taking tourists on trips into space at $200,000 a time. Video of first attempt in new vehicle which will do two trips a day. Dr Patrick Dixon interview of Stephen Attenborough at Google Zeitgeist in 2007. Global warming and evironmental concerns, but heavy demand for these space trips. Space travel is the highest profile part of a major new travel trend: search for experience, especially amongst older wealthy people. Other articles / videos on future of travel, tourism, hotels, aviation and hospitality industries.
Read more: Future of Space Travel / Tourism - Futurist Video
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Railways investment and impact on logistics and supply chain management.
Railways use for freight - highspeed connections to ports, distribution hubs, motorways, highways, waterways.
Statistics for US freight of grain, auto industry. Transportation and government policy to protect environment and save energy costs. Conference keynote lecture by Patrick Dixon, for Red Prairie, audience of logistics and supply chain executives.
Read more: Future of Rail - freight, energy saving, logistics, supply chain management
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Google Travel Conference Keynote:
How the airline industry will change, executive travel patterns, impact of virtual teams.
Demographic shifts, lifestyle changes and expectations.
Slides, presentations and video by Patrick Dixon.
Read more: Future of Travel Industry, Tourism and Hotels - Google Conference
Futurist Keynote - Articles and Videos - Transport, Auto, Air, Shipping, Tourism Travel
Aviation produces up to 5% of national carbon emissions in countries like the UK, growing every year - 2% globally. However, because of the relative impact of vapour trails, cirrhus cloud formation and other factors, it is likely that this 2% represents 3.5% - 5% of the total human impact of global warming. Many aircraft flying today were made over 25 years ago and waste fuel. Simple steps can be taken to improve fuel efficiency in older planes – by as much as 7%.
Read more: Future Aviation Fuel Efficiency and Climate Change
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