Hosted by Ian Khan, a globally recognised futurist and technology expert, this Future Investment Initiative (FII 2025) interview explores how frontier infrastructure is redefining the future of AI and global computing. Ian engages with Philip Johnston to unpack how data centres in space can solve energy, cooling and scalability constraints facing terrestrial systems.
Philip Johnston is the Co‑Founder & Chief Executive Officer of Starcloud, a pioneering deep‑tech company building hyperscale data centres in orbit to serve the growing demands of AI compute. With degrees from Columbia, Wharton and Harvard, and prior experience at McKinsey working on satellite projects, he leads the company’s vision to harness 24/7 solar energy, passive radiative cooling and space‑based infrastructure for next‑gen AI and cloud computing.
Ian Khan is a globally recognised emerging tech leadership expert. A practising Futurist, Creator of the Future Readiness Leaders Circle, Multiple times author including "Metaverse for Dummies", Filmmaker and Storyteller on PrimeVideo and Emirates Airlines, one of the worlds largest airlines with 10 Million passengers per year. Ian's ground breaking work has been featured on CNN, the BBC, Fox, Bloomberg, Wharton Daily, ArabNews, RT, CoinBase, Korea Times, Spanish Daily Expansión, Ian hosts the worlds largest Future Readiness leadership networks, bringing together high performance entrepreneurs and leaders on a common mission to build future ready and undisputable businesses. Khan's new book is titled "Undisruptable" and is scheduled to release in early 2024.
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