Category: Europe
NEW: Handelszeitung.ch Interview: Der Futurist Gerd Leonhard über die Angst vor der Digitalisierung, warum die Schweiz mehr Biss braucht und den faustischen Pakt mit Silicon Valley
Auf Deutsch | In GERMAN language. Mehr hier lesen. Von Tim Höfinghoff am 02.03.2018 Wann haben Sie sich gesagt, ab heute bin ich Futurist und mache daraus ein Geschäft? Gerd Leonhard: Ich war früher Musiker und Produzent. Mitte der 1990er Jahre hat mich ein Bekannter dazu ermutigt, in den USA ein Online-Musikgeschäft zu starten. Wir ...
Meine Präsentation beim Zukunftskongress Düsseldorf: here is the slide-deck (in German)
Really enjoyed being at this event in Düsseldorf today. Here is the deck, as promised (in German). Hier sind die Slides! familienuntermehmer düsseldorf mensch maschine zukunft gerd leonhard public deck DEUTSCH low res 16MB PDf Künstliche Intelligenz – die Zukunft zwischen Mensch und Maschine Wann übernehmen die Maschinen? Die Frage scheint berechtigt ...
Job Opening: Leader of the Free World (via Handelsblatt)
“Economic policymakers must keep their borders open and ensure the stability of the global economy,” he said, adding that such a feat could only be accomplished on a global scale if everyone works together. Obviously Germany must decide how much of the leadership vacuum it is prepared to fill. If Germany ...
Exponential futures: Gerd Leonhard’s presentation at the European Railroad Awards in Brussels (full deck)
Here is my slide-deck from last night, in Brussels. Thanks for your interest. Railway Award Unife Gerd Leonhard Exponential Change Future Public BRU PDF 25 MB
Audio version of my keynote at eUnited dinner in Brussels, slide-deck download: exponential technological change and the digital manufacturing revolution
This is the complete recording from the EUnited dinner debate at the Bibliotheque Solvay in Brussels, Dec 7, 2016 – thanks to EUnited for making this recording available. EUnited AISBL Dinner Debate and Competitiveness Review 7 December 2016 “The digital manufacturing revolution and what it means for the machinery & equipment business” eunited Brussels ...
Video and slides: IAPP Data Protection Congress in Brussels, today: Technology and Humanity (updated)
Great event here in Brussels today, see more details here. NEW: here is the video of my keynote My new book TECHNOLOGY VS HUMANITY, as mentioned, is here – buy as many copies as you can:::) Gerd Leonhard, Futurist, Humanist, Author, CEO, The Futures Agency: Gerd Leonhard focuses on ‘hard futures’, eventualities that are ...
Astonishing stats on which G20 country feels more optimistic about their future (via Twitter)
Found this on Twitter via Paul Kirby: the most saturated countries feel worst about the future? Is that because people in China, India and Indonesia are still further away from attaining all that stuff that we, in so-called developed countries, already have? Are they just more hungry than us, are ...
Europe Approves Tough New Data Protection Rules – NYTimes.com. The US-EU canyon is widening.
I think this is a very important – if not really ‘perfect’ – step in the right direction – and it will most certainly deepen the canyon-of-different-worldviews between Europe and the US. These are vast generalisations of course (and there are definitive pros and cons to either position – be sure to ...
Here are the slides from today’s Whitebull 2015 Pathways Barcelona event: investing in the future
Here are the slides as promised:) Event details here Gerd Leonhard: Futurist, Keynote Speaker, Author, Wired top 100 influencer https://gerd.fm/wired88 : “Investing in the Future: The Key Things to Consider for the Next Five Years.” investing in the future gerd leonhard futurist keynote speaker-web 5MB PDF low res investing in the future gerd leonhard futurist keynote speaker high res ...
New interview about my work as ‘Futuroloque’: Magazine Enterprise Romande (in French)
Veronique Kämpfen interviewed me for this nice piece here; in French. Federation-Entreprises-Romandes-GE_Interview_Gerd_Leonhard_2015-07 PDF 3MB Futurologue, un métier loufoque? Après une heure et demie d’en- tretien passionnant avec Gerd Leonhard, il est évident que ce n’est pas le cas. En plus d’être futurologue, métier reconnu aux Etats-Unis, il est aussi entrepreneur et dispose ...
