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Michael Wright

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Michael Wright is the CEO of Intercepting Horizons and founder of Biomimetics International, an industry member association that builds cross-sector infrastructure collaboration to create nature-inspired solutions at scale. His work is inspired by nature’s nearly 4 billion years of R&D to build market-ready strategies across technology-driven industries, regenerative agriculture, and smart technologies. He also served as President of Nasdaq-listed Entegris (ENTG), Senior Vice President at GCA, and founder of Wright Williams & Kelly, where he co-developed and commercialised the cost-of-ownership modelling that became the basis of the SEMI E35 standard. He is a co-author of The Exponential Era (2020) and The New Business Normal (2005).

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AI can now search four billion years of engineering. What is that worth?

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AI unlocks billions of years of nature’s engineering, revealing how biomimicry and circular design can transform sustainability into economic advantage

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