“People, Planet, Purpose, and Prosperity” is Gerd’s motto, and helping to design The Good Future is his key objective. Gerd is one of the top-rated contemporary futurists worldwide.

He’s presented at over 2000 leading conferences and events over the past 20 years, working with Mercedes-Benz, Microsoft, NBC, Visa, Google, the European Commission, L’Oréal, Audi, Deloitte, and IBM. Gerd has influenced and inspired millions to “Imagine and create a better tomorrow”. Wired magazine named him one of the most influential Europeans, and he is listed as #7 in the global ranking of futurists.

Leading female Futurist & Ecocentrist, Author, Keynote, Adviser & Presenter

Renegade futurist and ecocentrist K D Adamson deconstructs the techno-optimist narrative, showing tomorrow isn’t a tech problem, it’s a value problem, and other futures are available.

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Nikola Danaylov is a Futurist Philosopher, Bestselling Author, and Keynote Speaker.

He translates complex technological trends into simple stories that help clients embrace rather than fear the future, deal with Accelerating Change – aka Future Shock, and give birth to their best ideas.

His Conversations with the Future is an International bestseller and his pioneering Singularity.FM podcast was the first in the world on topics such as AI, which is why Danaylov has been called the “Larry King of the Singularity.”

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Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, entrepreneur, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, and bestselling author.

Strong demand for Ross’s expertise has seen him deliver keynote speeches and executive workshops in over 30 countries across six continents. Ross also consults leading organizations worldwide such as American Express, Citibank, Coca-Cola, Dubai Ministry of Finance, EY, Gartner, Google, Macquarie Bank, News Limited, Procter & Gamble, PwC, Star Alliance, Visa, and many other leading organizations.

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Future human behaviour, leadership & business strategy

Thimon de Jong (1977) founded WHETSTON, a strategic foresight think tank based in Amsterdam. WHETSTON explores the future of human behaviour, societal trends and generational change. These insights are then applied to leadership and business strategy. Thimon is an experienced (virtual) keynote speaker and leadership trainer and has worked for clients like Morgan Stanley, Vodafone, IKEA, Novartis, Nike, Microsoft, Warner, Tetra Pak and L’Oréal. Thimon also lectures at the social psychology department of Utrecht University. He is a former insights & strategy director at TrendsActive, a researcher at FreedomLab Future Studies and editor-in-chief of RELOAD Magazine. His first book, Future Human Behavior – Understanding What People Are Going To Do Next was published in 2023 by Routledge.

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Patrick Dixon is Chairman of Global Change Ltd, author of 16 books on global trends including The Future of Almost Everything, and has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50).

Dr. Patrick Dixon has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today *. He has worked with or advised over 400 of the world’s largest corporations on strategy, global trends, innovation, and risk management.  More than 500,000 pages on tens of thousands of websites refer to his work. He is Chairman of Global Change Ltd, a growth strategy and forecasting company, and a physician by first training.

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Mind Opener, Paradigm Shifter, Narrative therapist

Aline is a visionary thinker and innovator dedicated to fostering “Shifts in Minds for Shifts in Action.” With over 25 years of experience, she empowers individuals and organizations to rethink their mental maps and reshape their landscapes.

Aline’s unique approach equips people with the power and freedom to change how and what they think, thereby asserting their individual and collective agency over the Future. Her expertise lies in challenging commonly held beliefs and perceptions, encouraging the exploration of uncharted territories with imagination and vision.

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Dr. Elina Hiltunen – Futurist, Author, D. Sc (business), M.Sc. (chemistry)

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 keynote speaker who has delivered hundreds of lectures about various topics on the future in Finland and abroad. She studied at the National Defense University, Finland and wrote her second PhD thesis on how to use science fiction in the foresight process of defense organization.

Elina has experience working as a futurist at Nokia, Finland Futures Research Centre and Finpro (Finnish Trade Promotion Association). She has also worked as an Executive in Residence at Aalto University, ARTS.

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Technology Entrepreneur, Advisor, and Investor

Volker is an entrepreneur, executive, and investor who has founded and co-founded a total of 7 companies to date. Most recently, he was the Chief Commercial Officer of the UK’s Medicines Discovery Catapult and a Partner at Amadeus Capital. He is also co-founder of Blue Beck, a 30-strong software development house, and Chairman of Advantage Creative. His investment focuses on health, AI, Med Tech, Digital Health and education technology. Further, Volker is a co-founder of Tech North Advocates, a non-profit focused on promoting the role of tech in the North of England.

Previously, Volker was the Chief Strategy Officer at Scoreloop, a mobile social gaming platform, which he helped grow to 450m users. After the company was acquired by BlackBerry, he served as its Global Head of Business Development – Games.

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The Norwegian-born philosopher, deep-tech investor Anders Indset has been recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the leading thinkers in technology and leadership. Anders is a bridge-builder between humanity and technology, shaping the economy of tomorrow with his practical philosophy. With two decades of experience working with multinational companies, he is a trusted sparring partner for international CEOs and political leaders, and a guest lecturer at leading international business schools.

With his deep understanding of the impact of exponential technologies, Anders demonstrates how and why leadership and its relationship to philosophy are more relevant than ever. He firmly believes that in a world with nearly unlimited access to knowledge, a deeper understanding and the ability to anticipate future scenarios, combined with the development of interpersonal skills, will be the most sought-after qualities for leaders.

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Leading Futurist, visionary and communicator

Liselotte Lyngsø possesses a unique ability to paint mental pictures of how megatrends will affect us. She is a sought-after speaker and strategic advisor worldwide. Host and organizer of the podcast “Supertrends,” where she explores the future technologies that will revolutionize our way of life.

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I am a passionate futurist. My mission is to help us better understand our future.

As President of Swissfuture (Swiss Association for Futures Studies), I am also committed to futures studies as a discipline.

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Futurist, Business Strategist, Public Speaker, Businessman and Entrepreneur

Anton is a Co-Founder of FutureWorld International – having joined the global FutureWorld network in 1991.

His passion is to engage senior executives in challenging debates about the many forces, technologies, and market dynamics driving future business success. Few leave Anton’s sessions thinking about anything similarly; instead, they are fuelled with new, exciting, action-shifting insights.

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Corporate Futurist residing in Brazil, expert in Futures Studies and Strategic Foresight (most influential reference in Foresight and Corporate Cases in Brazil).

Jaqueline’s vision is strategic, and the narrative connects multiple futures with different current realities, above all, it shows HOW leaders and professionals can drive change in the new century.

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