Professor Ray Wills’ wide–ranging career as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager, executive, and futurist. Prof Wills is an authoritative and respected commentator on sustainability, technology and futurism across all sectors including the built environment, cleantech, energy infrastructure, industrials, manufacturing, resources, transport, and water. Prof Wills' research interests include adoption rates of technology and disruptive technology in all forms. Prof Wills is: Managing Director of advisory firm Future Smart Strategies; Chair of the solar developer, Sun Brilliance Power, building Western Australia’s largest solar farm, and variously Executive or Non-executive Director of several other enterprises including Western Australia’s remote energy services provider, Horizon Power. He is also Adjunct Professor at The University of Western Australia contributing to the academic program, and comments on behalf of UWA on climate change and sustainability. Prof Wills has been independently recognised by a number of international groups as one of the Top 100 Global Leaders in Sustainability, Climate Change and Energy. In August 2018, Prof Wills was named as Inaugural Expert in Residence with CORE Innovation Hub in Perth.