Andy Lark is a world-renowned futurist and speaker, an International Bestselling Author, and a media personality who covers the future of business, technology, marketing and society.
Over the past five years, he entertained and informed over 150,000 people in more than 30 countries. Andy has a unique ability to translate technology and business trends into real-world applications based on founding multiple start-ups worth billions and leading innovation in brand and digital for the world’s largest corporations.
His most recent book, His Augmented: Life in the Smart Lane, was an international bestseller, top 10 in North America and China, and the book remained in the top 10 on Amazon for 2 years.
Andy Lark is a globally awarded sales & marketing leader, entrepreneur, and board director. He built Xero from a start-up into a global software powerhouse, launched apps used by millions, and built one of the largest eCommerce sites in the world at Dell.
Today Andy leads Group Lark – a global consultancy driving growth and digital transformations for the world’s leading countries and enterprises - and is a non-executive director of Mighty River Power. Andy is regularly rated in the Top 100 CMOs and digital leaders globally. His work was recognised with the NZ Government’s prestigious World Class New Zealander Award -- and most recently, the Flying Kiwi Award on behalf of the NZ Hi-tech sector.
He is a competitive sailor, a very non-competitive cyclist, and writer when he is not immersed in work.