Marketing Summit: Futurescaping

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Across
  1. 6. 1984 action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger in which a cyborg assassin travels back in time to hunt down the mother of the future rebellion leader (3,10)
  2. 9. Fahrenheit 451 author Ray _______ who also said, “Without libraries what have we? We have no past and no future.” (8)
  3. 10. Cult classic animated film telling the story of humans on the verge of extinction, who struggle to survive in outer space after the decimation of Earth (5,2)
  4. 11. 1985 film starring Michael J Fox as Marty McFly who travels to the past in a time-travelling DeLorean (4,2,3,6)
  5. 16. What is Artificial Intelligence often abbreviated to? (2)
  6. 17. Surname of the futurist that spoke at the 2023 Marketing Summit (6)
  7. 18. In the first ‘Leaders in Conversation’ podcast, David and Rachel discuss “the future of our division needing to be more like a modern _______ organization” (5)
  8. 19. Title of the VSI by the futurist that spoke at the 2023 Marketing Summit (3,6)
  9. 21. 1972 song by Elton John about an astronaut's mixed feelings at leaving Earth to do his job, also the title of his 2019 biographical film (6,3)
  10. 23. 1969 song by David Bowie about a fictional astronaut named Major Tom speaking with Ground Control (5,6)
  11. 27. In the first ‘Leaders in Conversation’ podcast, David and Rachel discussed the importance of providing “content in ______” (7)
  12. 28. An early 20th century art and social movement, primarily in Italy, that sought to capture the dynamism and energy of the modern world (8)
  13. 29. Total number of ‘Leaders in Conversation’ podcasts released (3)
  14. 30. Type of learning that combines online and in-person activities, often used during the COVID-19 pandemic(6)
Down
  1. 1. Kazuo ______ authored science-fiction novels such as Never Let Me Go and Klara and the Sun set in an unspecified future (8)
  2. 2. In Gartner’s predictions of 5 Marketing Trends for 2023, they predict one in three businesses without a customer _______ program today will establish one by 2027 (7)
  3. 3. Moniker of American rapper Nayvadius DeMun Cash (6)
  4. 4. Author talk by Tim Palmer on ‘The Science of _____’ (11)
  5. 5. 1993 film starring Bill Murray as a weatherman who finds himself in a time loop, having to keep repeating the same day until he gets it right (9,3)
  6. 7. Computer programme that simulates conversations with users, often in customer service (7)
  7. 8. 2008 Disney film about a solitary robot on a future, uninhabitable, deserted Earth, left to clean up garbage (5)
  8. 12. Natural language processer recently launched by OpenAI (7)
  9. 13. 1962 animated television show about a family living in the future, featuring George, Jane, Judy, and Elroy (3,7)
  10. 14. Title of the 2023 Marketing Summit (13)
  11. 15. American Muslim minister and human rights activist who said, “Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to the people who prepare for it today.” (7,1)
  12. 20. Novelist Margaret ________ has written numerous science and ‘speculative fiction’ books set in imagined futures, but her best known work may be A Handmaid’s Tale (6)
  13. 22. 1988 Japanese animated cyberpunk action film directed by Katsuhiro Otomo imagines the future in 2019 ‘Neo-Tokyo.’ (5)
  14. 24. Type of transportation that uses electric power to fly short distances, often with cameras attached to get aerial views(5)
  15. 25. The catchphrase of Buzz Lightyear in the Toy Story films, “to _______ and beyond”(8)
  16. 26. Year 3000 was a popular song released in 2002 by this British pop rock band (6)