Ray Wills
Ray Wills’s Biography
Professor Ray Wills’ wide–ranging career as researcher, academic, planner, consultant, adviser, manager, executive, business owner, author, commentator and futurist. Prof Wills is an authoritative and respected observer 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 solar farm developer, Sun Bred Power, successfully delivering Western Australia's largest hybrid solar-battery farm, and variously Executive or Non-executive Director of several other enterprises. 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. In August 2018, Prof Wills was named as Inaugural Expert in Residence with CORE Innovation Hub in Perth.
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
He is the author of many popular articles on climate, adoption rate of new technologies including renewables and cleantech, and a sort after commentator in the media.