Dr Tom James

World renowned financial services thought leader.

Dr. Tom James is a world-renowned financial services thought leader, a FinTech entrepreneur, fund manager, published author and keynote speaker. Dr. James co-founded TradeFlow Capital, the worlds first fund group investing specifically in global commodity trade for SME firms; all made possible through digitised supply chain and operational processes. The group launched its first fund in 2018 and thanks to Digital processes has enabled billions of dollars of imports and exports. His commercial exposure has been gained through a broad range of senior executive roles in commodity trading, investment management, commodity finance and technology architecture.

His advice is sought by Governments & Multinationals for assistance in market development and the health of business Ecosystems. Previously, he was a Senior Energy Advisor to the United States Department of Defense (TFBSO). Dr. James has documented and shared his extensive industry expertise through a series of 12 books and numerous media appearances (such as this most recent appearance on Bloomberg). His content has become required material for professional exams & university courses and has been cited by NASA, Government agencies and Academics around the world. He is also on the founding team of a space tech fund for Asia.

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Space Economy & Space Tech

Tom is a thought leader and mentor in the new space economy. He published a book on the development of the space economy in the area of Deep Space Commodities in 2018. Bringing together engineers, academics and space lawyers to look at the questions commercial managers and entrepreneurs need to ask when looking at space business. He is an expert in:

Space tech startups

Space entrepreneurship and mentoring

Space Economy growth and opportunities

Real business right now in Space

Investing in Space Tech companies

The future of The Space Economy

 

Fintech

Tom was creating fintech before the word fintech was even invented. He has been improving processes for the international trading ecosystem since the late 90's. He is an expert in:

Digitalisation & digital business transformation

Technology and innovation

Artificial intelligence application, blockchain, IOT, cloud, trading systems

Machine learning, big data, smart contracts, algorithmic trading

FinTech innovations in finance

Commodity industry, risk management & lending

Innovative business solutions

Digital assets, tokenisation

 

Digital Supply Chains

The digital era is necessitating a re-think of today's supply chains. E-commerce, mobile networks and social media are all empowering customers to expect highly tailored and individualised solutions. Tom is an expert in:

Intelligent digital supply chains

AI and predictive analytics in risk management

Collaborative business networks

Digital supply chain levers

Digital ID's

Digital Freight

Zero trust networks

Digital supply chain best practice

IoT devices

Tracking technology