SPEAKING

SPEAKING

𝓦e can’t our author preferred futures if we first don’t understand our moment.

Klein gets audiences and teams up to speed on the trends that matter most and how they can better strategize and resonate amidst cultural change.

Klein’s style is equal parts educational, provocative and empowering.

Currently available for keynotes, panels and advisory calls. Based in NYC and avail to travel internationally.

Matt empowers us with perspective and agency to right the ship to our own likings.

— Dr. Marcus Collins
Author & Professor

A brilliant cultural analyst.

— Douglas Rushkoff
Media Theorist, Professor & Author

Closest thing to Gen Z’s Marshall McLuhan.

— Elliot Aronow
Creative Director, ex-Playboy & GQ

One of the most thoughtful observers and critics of contemporary society that I know.

— Andrew McLuhan
Director of The McLuhan Institute

Original, clever, amazingly honest, and unfiltered.

— Faith Popcorn
Author & Futurist

JOIN THEM:

𝓜ETA TRENDS 2025
+ BEYOND

KEYNOTE (+ WORKSHOP)
Annual State of Culture

Mind-expanding
briefings

2025 KEYNOTES

I.

What does analyzing over 500+ cultural forecasts reveal about the future and the state of trend reporting? In 2017, Klein began reading every single report published to identify the most frequently reported themes. The META Trend Report is now an annual, rigorous data-backed ritual and the most read forecast in the world. In this (META) trend briefing, we'll unpack the largest emerging social shifts, business implications of each and valuable lessons from conducting this exercise annually. Audiences will walk away informed about the future and prepared to better resonate in the zeitgeist.

Presented Publicly & Internally at +20 Leading Brands & Investment Firms

𝓕ORESIGHT
AS ACTIVISM

KEYNOTE
Strategy Reset

Re-thinking our
approach to culture

II.

Stop researching culture, and begin making it. With a decade of experience trend forecasting for the most influential organizations in the world, this keynote bucks the status-quo, claiming: trends are BS. In this talk, Klein reframes the role organizations play in culture, demonstrating that leaning into communities and feedback is a more effective strategy than analyzing signals from the side-lines. Build with, not for. Audience will walk away inspired to roll up their sleeves, authoring futures they and their consumers want to see.

Featured Keynote at The Fast Company Innovation Festival

𝓐UDIENCE
CAPTURE

KEYNOTE
Defying Audience Demands

Inspirational
call to action

III.

"Audience Capture" is the emergent and dangerous phenomena when audiences, metrics and algorithms dictate the behavior of creators. This doesn't just apply to established artists, but to anyone who lives online. You feel the pressure too? Creators were once in control, taking risks and moving culture. Today, an audience and algorithm determine how we show up. We must strike equilibrium again. In this creator therapy session, we’ll unpack the social science underpinning Audience Capture, its manifestation, and strategies to maintain our artistic integrity and more importantly, our sanity. Audiences will walk away empowered and with a refreshed sense of creative autonomy.

Keynote (+ Encore) at SXSW Interactive

TESTIMONIALS

A galvanizing speaker. Matt brought a magnetic energy and provided us with thought that changed our thinking. He’s is a treasure and a leading voice in the world of trends.

- Kevin Walker
Head of Cultural & Consumer Insights @ CAA

What a privilege to host Matt as a speaker. He's open, collaborative and fully switched on. It was an informative, inspiring session. The team was so engaged.

- Pam Dune
Consumer Insights @ Logitech

Matt is a go to speaker on all things strategy and research, particularly when it comes to spotting trends. Matt comes to the table with a commanding, yet gentle, voice that provides much needed strategic framework for those just starting out in the industry and beyond.

- Jessica Collins
Professor @ VCU Robertson School of Media & Culture

Having Matt speak changed the dynamic of the semester. His talk was the high point of the semester and insights energized my students. The most memorable talk of the year.

- Dr. Jamie Cohen
Professor of Media Studies @ CUNY Queens

We approached Matt for his global perspectives on key trends and he lent a valuable mix of informed validation and fresh takes on the research we'd already done, while also identifying new and productive tensions that helped guide and strengthen our strategic direction.

- Nic Howell
Head of Experience Strategy @ VMLY&R