GERD’S STORY
ONE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE IN EUROPE
Gerd Leonhard's Future Narrative is grounded in the 4Ps: People, Planet, Purpose, and Prosperity
“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 has presented at over 2000 leading conferences and events over the past 20 years, and has worked with the likes of 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.
As a leading voice on the future of humanity and the bestselling author of “Technology vs Humanity: The Coming Clash Between Man and Machine”, Gerd has built a storied reputation as the go-to keynote speaker and thought leader when it comes to digital ethics, human-beneficial technology, sustainability, and the need for a new, future-fit economic logic.
contact gerdWith his uniquely cinematic ‘super-keynote' format, Gerd is continuously pioneering the art of keynoting, while his digital/remote ‘keynote television’ style of virtual presentations has propelled him to the top of the list of the most talked-about virtual keynote presenters worldwide. Gerd is a former professional musician, a critically acclaimed filmmaker and producer, a successfully failed .com paper-millionaire, a fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (London), and a Visiting Professor at the Fundação Dom Cabral in Brazil.
Gerd is no stranger to the media. He frequently shares his often controversial but always prescient views in publications such as The Guardian, Harvard Business Review, Business Insider, Wired UK. He's contributed interviews to the BBC, CNN, Arirang TV, Swiss SRF, ZDF, ARD, and ARTE, and appeared as a special guest in many documentaries.
He is based in Zurich, Switzerland and often works from Las Brenas, Lanzarote
“The future is not something that just happens to us - it is something we create!”
“The key challenge of a hyper-connected society: abundance on the outside but scarcity on the inside”
“Smarter and faster is great - but MORE HUMAN is greater”
“Too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing - especially when it is about exponential technological progress”
“Knowledge is finite but wonder and wisdom is infinite - a key difference between AI and HI”
“The end of routine is NOT the end of human work, jobs or purpose”
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ONE OF THE TOP 10 FUTURIST KEYNOTE SPEAKERS, WORLDWIDE
Over the past two decades Gerd Leonhard has risen to one of the top 10 futurist keynote speakers worldwide. He has performed at over 2000 engagements in 70+ countries, and boasts a global audience of over 3.5 million people, and over 260K subscribers on his Youtube channel. Gerd’s client list includes most Fortune 500 companies as well as many governments and NGOs. He is a leading global influencer in the field of digital ethics.
Gerd has written five books, including the best-selling ‘Technology vs Humanity’ (2016) – now available in 12 languages. Gerd’s films on the future of technology and humanity, digital transformation and artificial intelligence have reached millions of viewers. His pioneering keynote presentations use animations, video and audio in fascinating new ways.
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