Gerd Leonhard

Founder and Creator of Shazam

Biography:

Gerd is a Futurist and a Humanist, a leading global Keynote Speaker (live-on-stage as well as virtually / remotely), the Author of 5 books including ‘Technology vs. Humanity’ and a Film-Maker. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts in London, and the CEO of The Futures Agency in Zürich / Switzerland.

People, Planet, Purpose and Prosperity is Gerd's credo. Gerd is highly regarded as a global influencer and has advised business leaders and government officials around the globe. His diverse list of clients include countless governments, NGOs and Fortune 500 companies such as SAP, Microsoft, Google, VISA, Accenture, Deloitte, Motorola, KPMG, Sony, UBS, Tetrapak, Mastercard, BBC, Unilever, Lloyds Bank, WWF, Sony, The Guardian, PwC, Siemens, RTL,The Financial Times, Ogilvy, Omnicom, The EU Commission, Audi and many others.

Gerd is the author of 5 books including the bestseller 'the Future of Music' (2005). In his latest work, 'Technology vs. Humanity', futurism meets humanism in a ground-breaking manifesto of critical observation; exploring the megashifts that will radically alter our society, economy, values and even our biology.

Achievements:

With nearly 2,000 engagements in 60+ countries since 2004, and a combined audience of over 2.5 million people, Gerd has been listed by Wired magazine as one of the Top 100 Most-Influential People in Europe, and as ‘one of the leading media futurists in the World’ by The Wall Street Journal.

The speaker talks about:

Gerd’s vision is twofold: to present the multiple futures facing every industry or organisation at any one time, and – crucially – to help the participants identify and discover their ‘preferred future’ that matches their unique destiny and backstory.

Keynote Speaker Programs:

• CHATGPT AND THE FUTURE OF AI
• THE GOOD FUTURE
• THE METAVERSE – OR THE METAPERVERSE?
• 10 KEY FORESIGHTS FOR THE NEXT 10 YEARS
• EXPONENTIAL CHANGE: Digitisation, Decarbonisation and Reformation