Howard Saunders, aka the Retail Futurist, is a writer and speaker whose job it is to see beyond retail's currently choppy waters.

Howard spent 25 years at some of London's most renowned retail design agencies where he created concepts and strategies for dozens of British high street brands.

His move to New York in 2012 inspired the book Brooklynization (2017). This cemented his role as champion for retail's future in our towns, cities and communities.