People won’t listen to you if you’re not interesting, and you won’t be interesting unless you say things imaginatively, originally, freshly.

PETER THOMAS

PETER THOMAS, PRINCIPAL, MANIFESTO GROUP

PETER THOMAS is principal of MANIFESTO GROUP, a global collective of creative, design, technology, research and innovation partners. 

He was previously founder and Executive Director of the Interactive Information Institute in Melbourne, raising over £10M in government and commercial funding, CTO of Serco eBusiness in London, and co-founded the first experience design consultancy in Australia with blue chip clients including Telstra, Sensis, AXA and MYOB.

He was co-founder of The Leasing Foundation,  founding partner and CEO of Future Finance Network, a global consultancy, think-tank and industry development organisation, and CEO of the Certified Busness Finance Professional Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to building modern professional development frameworks. He is visiting professor of Financial Innovation at Falmouth University and visiting professor at Beijng Normal University.