Victor Vahidi Motti

Victor Vahidi Motti is a distinguished foresight scholar and thought leader based in Washington, D.C. He is a co-founder and President of the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute. He is a sought-after speaker at international conferences and business events. His work focuses on scenario planning, strategic foresight, and governance innovation, with an emphasis on planetary futures. He frequently presents visions and drivers of change for the horizons of 2030, 2050, 2100, and beyond.
He is the co-founder of the Alternative Planetary Futures Institute and currently serves as the Executive Director of the World Futures Studies Federation (WFSF) founded in 1973 with 300+ institutional and individual members from 60+ countries and is the Managing Editor of the European Journal of Futures Research (EJFR) published by Springer.
He is holder of USA National Interest Waiver (NIW) in Strategic Foresight and an invited speaker at business events and academic conferences. He has been a guest speaker at international conferences in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia.
In 2019, Victor authored the book "Alternative Planetary Futures". Additionally, Victor holds the role of Managing Editor at the European Journal of Futures Research (EJFR), published by Springer.
His notable engagements include presentations at the Classic Planning Institute (USA), Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd Center for Futuristic Studies (Saudi Arabia), Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and Royal Institute for Strategic Studies (IRES) in Morocco, Paris Institute for Advanced Study (France), University of Trento, (Italy), and Tamkang University (Taiwan).