Matthias Horx, born in 1955, is considered one of the most influential futurists in Europe. He worked as a well-known journalist before he went into the field of forecasting, future studies and future speaking. He is founder and owner of the "Zukunftsinstitut" ("Future Institute") whose main mission is the analysis and presentation of fundamental future developments in society, the economy and everyday culture. With headquarters near Frankfurt in Germany, offices in Vienna and representatives in London, the economic and political think-tank is very much in demand in the field of business and politics. Matthias Horx and his family currently live in Vienna where they are building a Future House that will experiment with design, technology and the social aspects of how we will live in cities in the future.