We don't predict the future. We help create it by lighting your strategic foresight journey reaching beyond your imagination.
We don't predict the future. We help create it by lighting your strategic foresight journey reaching beyond your imagination.
We envision a world where bold ideas and informed decisions shape the future.
In an era of complexity and uncertainty, we empower individuals, companies, and institutions to overcome challenges, anticipate the unknown, and transform visions into reality.
Through innovative strategic foresight and profound comparative insights, we highlight opportunities, mitigate risks, and uncover the unseen strategies that shape tomorrow.
We are here to inspire resilience, ignite innovation, and cultivate a future where adaptability drives sustainable success—pushing beyond boundaries to create what once seemed preposterous.
At Illuminating Futures, we help organizations stay ahead of the curve by transforming uncertainty into strategic advantage. Through world-class advisory and consultancy services, we equip our clients with foresight and sophisticated intellectual tools to anticipate the future, outmaneuver competitors, and achieve long-term strategic relevance.
Our exclusive comparative assessment methodology uncovers how competitors and adversaries operate, revealing their strategies and future intentions. This allows our clients to take the lead in a rapidly evolving global landscape and achieve their objectives.
Backed by deep expertise in international relations, economics, strategy, defense, and security policy developments, we empower decision-makers to drive research, development and innovation, embrace space exploration, and champion climate resilience.
With a distinguished career as a senior strategic foresight advisor, Mario Greco is a renowned certified expert in strategic analysis, foresight and comparative (net) assessment. Mario has amassed a profound understanding of strategies and policy developments, particularly the intersection of Global Competition, Research, Development and Innovation (R&D and I), Climate Change, and security. He decided to channel his expertise into founding Illuminating Futures, a strategic consultancy firm.
With a deep knowledge of foresight, comparative assessments, intelligence analysis, strategic planning, and capability development, he envisions a company that provides high-level advisory services to governments, defense organizations, and private-sector entities facing complex geopolitical and security challenges. Illuminating Futures integrates R&D and I, focusing on sustainability, into strategic planning, offering forward-looking insights to enhance resilience and preparedness. By leveraging his extensive analytical skills and policy acumen, Mario aims to bridge the gap between emerging global threats and actionable strategic solutions, positioning his consultancy as a leader in strategic advisory services for the public and private sectors.
His leadership is a defining aspect of his career, evident in his extensive experience and success. He has earned the respect of top professionals, guiding organizations through rapidly evolving multidomain strategic confrontations. In these scenarios, where private companies and states vie for success, General Greco's intervention has been instrumental in sharing long-term strategic vision and unique know-how.
Mario Greco is a retired Brigadier General of the Italian Army. He has gained command and staff expertise in field operations and command-and-control levels at regional and global headquarters. He has participated in several overseas NATO and UN operations in critical areas.
His significant acquaintance and consistent networking ability at the political-military and strategic levels in the international landscape have been honed during his tenure at NATO Headquarters in Brussels, a testament to his extensive professional career.
As a Senior Analyst in the Strategic Analysis, Foresight, and Net Assessment Capabilities at NATO HQ, he has authored analytical research, (net) assessments, and forward-looking appraisals of significant political and military issues. His competence investigates the intricate relationships between global strategic competitors in economics and security and defence, including the United States, the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China (PRC), the European Union (EU), and third regional powers.
General Greco's academic qualifications are a testament to his dedication to continuous learning and his proficiency in the field. He holds a bachelor's and master’s degree in Military Strategic Science from the University of Turin (Italy), a master’s degree in Peacekeeping and Security Studies from ROMA III University, and he graduated (SC 107) from the NATO Defence College. He has also earned several professional postgraduate certifications in Foresight and Geo-Politics from accredited institutions, including the University of London, the GCSP of Geneva, Stanford University, the TFSX, and Washington University.
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