Future Thinkers
Future Thinkers is a long-term initiative built to help the project cargo community anticipate change. The program is led by a group of senior executives and specialized academic experts who meet at each Breakbulk event to identify the fundamental shifts coming between now and 2045 and what companies can do today to prepare for them.
The program has now expanded to include a new element: open membership for industry professionals from all sectors involved in industrial projects.
Insights from Future Thinkers at Breakbulk Europe 2026
Are optimistic about 2045, despite expectations that geopolitical tensions will increase.
Europe scores 2.8/5 for growth, with green industry, modernisation and plant replacement driving opportunity.
Companies remain reactive. Scenario planning, alternative routes and risk-sharing need to start earlier.
AI readiness is just 1/10 in Energy & Infrastructure and 2–2.5/10 in Supply Chain & Logistics.
Scenario planning, earlier logistics involvement, routing flexibility, better data, talent and decarbonisation.
Explore findings from Future Thinkers Europe 2026
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Sign up for the Future Thinkers Online Course
2-Day Online Summit, Nov. 3-4, 2026
3 hours each afternoon, 3:00 pm to 6:00 pm CET (Central European Time)
Registration fee: €350
The trends outlined in the above white paper aren’t abstract, they’re already reshaping how markets move, how competitors position themselves, and how leadership needs to operate. The question is no longer whether change is coming, but how early your organisation reads it, and how deliberately it acts. That’s the gap our upcoming 2-day online summit addresses.
Over two focused afternoons, participants translate megatrends and market signals into plausible future scenarios, build the leadership capabilities to navigate them, and take home a practical Foresight Toolkit to embed foresight thinking directly into their organization. Built for leaders and teams ready to move from reacting to the future to actively shaping it.
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By joining the Future Thinkers community, you gain a front-row seat to this year-round exchange of global intelligence
As a member, you will:
Participate in Research
Contribute to the ongoing work of identifying the technical, geopolitical and environmental forces shaping the next two decades.
Receive Early Invitations
Get priority access to community forums at each Breakbulk event to discuss these findings directly with representatives from the core executive and academic group.
Access Exclusive Intelligence
Be the first to receive thought pieces and data-driven insights straight from the latest Future Thinkers sessions.
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Don’t just watch the future happen—join the Future Thinkers community
The program operates year-round through Breakbulk Events & Media, sustaining a steady exchange of insight that supports planning, investment and collaboration across all regions.
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