Elina Hiltunen is a futurist, D.Sc. (Business administration) from Aalto University, School of Business and M.Sc. (chemical engineering) from Helsinki University of Technology (currently Aalto University, School of Chemical Engineering). Forbes has listed her as one of the 50 leading female futurists in the world. She is an experienced key-note speaker that has delivered hundreds of lectures about various topics of the future in Finland and abroad. Currently she is also studying at National Defence University, Finland and making her second PhD thesis on the topic of how to use science fiction in foresight process of defence organization.