Dr Kristin Alford is a globally recognised futurist and the inaugural Director of future-focused museum MOD. at the University of South Australia.

Kristin set the vision for MOD. and now leads a team of science communicators and designers developing immersive experiences that showcase research and innovation to young adults. Exhibitions have received awards from the Asia-Pacific Network of Science Centres, The Design Institute of Australia and the Australian Museums and Galleries Association.

She commits to her interests in science, art, learning and foresight through her capacity as President of the Australia Science and Technology Engagement Network (ASTEN), as a Regional Editor for the Journal of Futures Studies and in advisory roles for the South Australian Certificate of Education, innovation district Lot Fourteen and the Future-Orientated Museums Synergy Network (FORMS). She was the inaugural licensee and host of TEDxAdelaide and lectured foresight and social change at the University of Adelaide. In her spare time, she volunteers with Rowing SA as a Boat Racing Official.

Kristin holds a PhD in mineral process engineering from the University of Queensland and a Masters of Management in Strategic Foresight from Swinburne University. She is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Governor’s Leadership Foundation. Still not quite sure what she should do with her life, she has held various careers in engineering, human resources, strategy and product development, as well establishing foresight agency Bridge8 and her current consulting project In Situ Foresight.