Abishur Prakash | |
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| Born | September 21, 1991 New Zealand |
| Education | Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University) |
| Website | abishurprakash |
Abishur Prakash (born September 21, 1991) is a Canadian businessman, author, [1] and geopolitical expert. He is the chief executive officer and founder of The Geopolitical Business, an advisory firm based in Toronto, Canada. [2] Prior to this, he worked as a futurist at Center for Innovating the Future, a foresight agency. [3] [4]
Prakash was born in New Zealand to parents from India. He had his childhood in Australia and grew up in Canada. [5]
Prakash has a B.A. in "Politics and Governance" from Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University). [6]
In 2013, Prakash joined Center for Innovating the Future (CIF), a foresight practice based in Toronto, Canada. [7] His work at CIF has been cited by the World Economic Forum, [8] Brookings Institution, [9] the Foreign Policy Research Institute [10] and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (United Arab Emirates). [11] In 2017, Prakash represented CIF in a public testimony to the Senate of Canada. [12]
In 2023, Prakash started The Geopolitical Business, a geopolitical advisory firm in Toronto. [2]
Prakash's book, Go.AI (Geopolitics of Artificial Intelligence), was reviewed by the France-based think tank, French Institute of International Relations (IFRI), alongside Kai Fu Lee's “AI Superpowers: China, Silicon Valley, and the New World Order.” [16] The book was also reviewed by Mandiner, [17] Hetek [18] and Origo (website). [19]
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