Robert Scoble is a renowned technology journalist and futurist, known for his insights into emerging tech trends and his extensive work with leading technology companies. After joining Microsoft as a technology evangelist in June 2003, Robert Scoble gained significant industry recognition, notably co-creating the groundbreaking Channel 9 video blog and community. This initiative demystified Microsoft for independent software developers and propelled his blog, Scobleizer, to prominence. Scoble began his career in technology media in 1993, becoming a distinguished tech blogger by 2000.
That same year, he co-delivered a keynote address with Shel Israel at the Telstra Australian Digital Summit. Following his influential tenure at Rackspace, Scoble joined UploadVR in 2016 as an Entrepreneur in Residence, where he collaborated with Shel Israel to incubate the Transformation Group. His insights into future technologies continued with ‘The Fourth Transformation: How Augmented Reality and Artificial Intelligence Change Everything’ in 2016, examining the converging impact of AR and AI. Maintaining his position as a leading voice in technological foresight, Scoble released ‘The Infinite Retina’ in 2020.
As a renowned technology journalist and futurist, he continues to identify and communicate about technological innovations and their impact on society and business, offering insights into emerging tech trends for a global audience.