Eric Noel

Keynote Speaker | Quebec City, Quebec

Geo Economist & Futurist
Global Trends, Markets and Strategic Foresight Expert

Eric Noel Expertise Future Trends, Economic & Market Trends, Global Business & Trade, Demographics & Workforce Trends, Global Shifts & Geopolitics, Emerging Technology & Tech Trends, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Strategic Thinking and Innovation & Creativity.

Eric Noel

About Eric Noel

Eric Noel is a geo economist and long term thinking advocate recognized for advancing strategic foresight on global markets, demographic change, and technological transformation. He began his career in journalism, finance, and international business publishing before joining Oxford Analytica to open the Canadian market. His work spans more than 25 years of global research for Fortune 500 companies, governments, and institutional investors across more than 30 countries. He created the Canada Towards 2030 initiative and serves as an advisor to global organizations. His expertise supports leaders seeking clarity in complex and rapidly evolving global environments.

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ERIC NOEL BIOGRAPHY

Eric Noel is a geo economist and long term thinking advocate who studies global markets, demographic shifts, and technological transformation. His work supports leaders seeking clarity in complex environments. He began his career in journalism, finance, and international business publishing with assignments in China and Europe. This early exposure shaped his understanding of international systems and global economic behaviour.

Eric Noel worked for The Economist Intelligence Unit before joining Oxford Analytica to open the Canadian market. His contributions helped expand the firm’s influence across business, government, and institutional sectors. He spent 25 years with Oxford Analytica advising clients on political, economic, and societal trends. His work assisted global organizations in assessing risk, evaluating markets, and improving long term planning.

Eric Noel has supported Fortune 500 companies, major institutional investors, and government agencies across more than 30 countries. His projects involved cross border investment decisions representing more than 30 billion dollars. His expertise includes global foresight, demographic analysis, geopolitical assessment, environmental considerations, and long horizon market evaluation. These insights guide organizations as they plan for long term change.

Eric Noel created the Canada Towards 2030 initiative, an independent foresight program examining national and global futures. The initiative has engaged thousands of participants across Canada. His macro change monitoring work allows him to interpret political, economic, technological, and environmental signals that shape future outcomes. This approach supports leaders preparing for structural change.

Eric Noel continues to serve as an advisor to global organizations, institutional investors, and policy groups. His counsel focuses on emerging risks, opportunities, and the interdependence of global systems. His research contributes to foresight exercises in both public and private sector settings. These efforts assist decision makers in assessing uncertainty, anticipating disruptions, and preparing for shifting global dynamics.

Eric Noel has presented on long term trends, geo economic forces, demographic pressures, and innovation pathways. His sessions provide evidence based analysis and context for global change. He has served as an executive fellow at The School of Public Policy at the University of Calgary. He has also been a judge and mentor for XPrize programs in Los Angeles.

Eric Noel has worked with academic and policy institutions to advance long term strategic thinking. His experience includes contributions at IESE Business School in global trend research. His academic background includes studies at Bishop’s University, Institut d’Études européennes, and Solvay Business School. He is a Rotary Foundation Scholar and Goodwill Ambassador.

Eric Noel has supported leaders navigating demographic change, mobility trends, urban expansion, and the evolution of global markets. His research highlights both reversible and irreversible forces shaping future conditions. He continues to focus on long term thinking, strategic foresight, and disciplined analysis to help organizations plan for tomorrow’s realities. His work remains grounded in evidence, clarity, and practical application.

Eric Noel Topic Presentations

Eric Noel Quebec City, Quebec, Canada delivers keynote presentations, workshops, fireside chats, moderated Q&A, and other presentation formats on a wide variety of topics. Each presentation is unique, customized and tailored for audiences, industries, conferences and event formats.

Thriving in a Rapidly Urbanizing World: Urbanization, Demographics and the Future of Global Growth

Future Proofing Against Complex Political and Societal Trends: Political Shifts, Social Change and the New Global Reality

Harnessing the AI Revolution: Strategies for Balance Between Risk and Innovation: AI, Risk and Strategy in a Rapidly Changing Economy

Navigating the Turbulent Landscape of Markets, Economics, and Industry: Global Markets, Economic Signals and Industry Transformation

Exploring the Frontiers of Science, Technology and the Next Wave of Global Innovation

Navigating Global Turmoil: Geo-economics and Long Term Strategy for an Uncertain World

The Future is Now: Power, Society and the Forces Reshaping Global Stability

Population Growth, Resource Pressure and the Future of Urban Systems

Strategic Thinking and Innovation in Periods of Disruption

Long Term Trends and Action Planning for the Next Decade

Eric Noel Books & Articles

The Canada We Want in 2030 Must Be Debated Today
The Canada We Want in 2030 Must Be Debated

According to the Ipsos CanadaNext study, done in partnership with IBM, the Canada Towards 2030 initiative and the University of Toronto,...

A Commissioner for Future Generations Could Boost the Well-being of Tomorrow’s Canadians
A Commissioner for Future Generations Could Boost

Eric Noël is a long-term thinking and investing advocate and the founder of the Canada Towards 2030 project. He worked for 25 years at...

The Old World Will Shape Tomorrow's New Economy
The Old World Will Shape Tomorrow's New

You can't return your Avis car to Heathrow because BP's stations are out of gas. Involved with an Israeli venture company, your startup...

Dec. 7: Letters to the Editor
Dec. 7: Letters to the

Government policy is not about raising individual happiness in a paternalistic way, but to improve the livability of citizens' environment,...

Eric Noel Speaking Testimonials

"Eric’s strength is his ability to help audiences make connections across business, political and economics data. While facilitating a “Future Trends” session for an executive development series I ran at DPDHL, Eric was able to move our leaders out of their comfort zone. They left the session expressing a sense of urgency around leadership’s responsibility for addressing much more than the annual priorities, and committed to playing a key role in the on-going dialogue and actions needed to bring this to life in our organization."

Bob Welsh

Consultant, Coach, Speaker

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