Abishur Prakash
Canadian futurist and author (born 1991)
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Abishur Prakash (born September 21, 1991) is a Canadian businessman, author,[1] and geopolitical expert. He is the chief executive officer and founder of The Geopolitical Business, an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada.[2] Prior to this, he worked as a futurist at Center for Innovating the Future, a foresight agency.[3][4]
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| Born | September 21, 1991 New Zealand |
| Education | Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) |
| Website | abishurprakash |
Early life and education
Prakash was born in New Zealand to parents from India. He had his childhood in Australia and grew up in Canada.[5]
Prakash has a B.A. in "Politics and Governance" from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University).[6]
Career
In 2013, Prakash joined Center for Innovating the Future (CIF), a foresight practice based in Toronto, Canada.[7] His work at CIF has been cited by the World Economic Forum,[8] Brookings Institution,[9] the Foreign Policy Research Institute[10] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (United Arab Emirates).[11] In 2017, Prakash represented CIF in a public testimony to the Senate of Canada.[12]
In 2023, Prakash started The Geopolitical Business, a geopolitical advisory firm in Toronto.[2]
Bibliography
- Next Geopolitics: The Future of World Affairs (Technology) Volume One (2016) ISBN 978-0-9958339-1-3[13]
- Next Geopolitics: The Future of World Affairs (Technology) Volume Two (2017) ISBN 978-0-9958339-2-0
- Go.AI (Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence) (2018) ISBN 978-0-9958339-4-4[14]
- The Age of Killer Robots (2020) ISBN 978-0-9958339-6-8[15]
- The World Is Vertical: How Technology Is Remaking Globalization (2021) ISBN 978-0-9811821-7-9
Reception
Prakash's book, Go.AI (Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence), was reviewed by the France-based think tank, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), alongside Kai Fu Lee's “AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order.”[16] The book was also reviewed by Mandiner,[17] Hetek[18] and Origo (website).[19]