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Henrik von Scheel  

Industry 4.0 Originator; Leading Futurist & Authority on Strategy

With over 20 years of expertise as a project manager in executive roles, he has shaped corporate strategies, empowered teams to execute, and manage profit & loss.

He serves as the Managing Director at the Institute of Strategic Intelligence, which provides the global trends report and content for the World Economic Forum.

Professor of Strategy Management with over 20 years dedicated to the research discipline known as 'Patternicity,' focusing on the identification of meaningful patterns. His work is applied to over 24 national economies, influencing GDP growth, triggering global themes, set industry standards, and shaped the performance of 23% of the fastest-growing companies on the Fortune 500 list.

Named the 'leading authority on strategy' by the Financial Times, who has evolved the mainstream thinking and management practices of today's businesses. Acknowledged as 'the most influential management thinker of our times' by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the ruler of Dubai. Recipient of the prestigious Knowledge Award for Intellectual Achievement and Knowledge Sharing often referred to as the Nobel Laureate of Knowledge.

He serves as an Advisory Council Member for the Artificial Intelligence Act and EU Climate Change Board, where he plays a pivotal role in shaping the Green Deal, FIT for 55, and CBAM (Scope 1-3).

Speech Topics


Megatrends that Shape the Next Decade: Thrive in times of uncertainty

Welcome to the most disruptive period in human history with increasingly rapid, unpredictable, and unprecedented change, called the 4th Industrial Revolution. It fundamentally alters every aspect of our live, society, business, economy and environment. In its scale, scope, and complexity, the transformation everything we know beyond recognition across industries and boarders, unlike anything humankind has experienced before.

Delve into the future through the lens and the megatrends that shape the next decade with the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution. From technological advancements to workforce dynamics and business imperatives, this session provides a comprehensive look at how to thrive in uncertain times

Led by the leading authority on strategy, this session offers strategic thinking with the latest management insight and deep operational practical advice.

Key Highlights:

  • Explore megatrends that shape the next decade
  • Discover the paradigm shift of the Industry 4.0 evolutionary stages that change everything
  • Understand underlying Megatrends that shape our future
  • Navigate the trends drive influence the present and future
  • AI Reality check: Future of Intelligence including AI hypercycle* and Smart Automation
  • The convergence Science and Technology including TrendRadar*
  • Inspect the next big revolution: Bio (R)evolution including disruption index*
  • Future of Food (Bio Argtech /Bio Tech-food)
  • Promise of Cure (Biomolecules)
  • Living Software (Bio Software)
  • Bio Machines (Bio Interface)
  • Bio Cyber-physical Systems (Bio Systems)
  • Bio Computing
  • Smart Material (Bio Fabrication)
  • Future of Medicine (Bio Printing)
  • Evolve Operating Model to the next era of Operational Excellence
  • From digital, virtual, augmented, RPA, robotics to smart automation
  • Future of Productivity: from Information overload to smart automation: real-time data, data accuracy, data intelligence, verification, virtual storage to predict retrieval.
  • Sustainable Operation to comply to climate regulation: Green Deal, Fit for 55 and CBAM
  • Optimize Capital Leverage with the return of Inventory financing
  • Navigate shifting risk and opportunities
  • Gain insight on latest management and operational practices
  • Bring Futures Thinking into Strategy
  • Playbook to Thrive in Uncertainty
  • Operate to Grow: latest management concepts and operational techniques

Future of Intelligence: An executive's guide to apply AI Hype

From technological advancements, smart automation, machine learning, robotics and smart contracts to new economic and business imperatives to operate with excellence. This session provides a comprehensive look at the future of Intelligence, productivity and how to apply AI.

Realize what AI and get a reality check with the latest Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle to move beyond the hype and learn how and where to apply it.

Led by the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution, this session offers the latest management insight and deep operational practices.

Key Highlights:

  • Explore megatrends that shape the next decade
  • Discover the evolutionary stages of paradigm-shift that changes everything
  • Megatrends that shape the next decade of Intelligence
  • Reality check with Artificial Intelligence Hype Cycle 2024
  • AI Smart Supply Chain 4.0: resilient, productivity and growth enabler trend radar*
  • Navigate the supply chain trends, opportunities and challenges
  • Inspect AI enabling technology from smart automation, intelligent to E2E Supply Chain integration that flows from operational activities on the ground to strategic, higher-level oversight
  • Technical Fundamentals: Deep Learning, Machine Learning and Intelligent Rules Engines.
  • Real-world Application: Robotic Process Automation (Systems AI) Autonomous Systems (Collaborative AI), Generative AI , Artificial General Intelligence and Brain-computer interfaces.
  • Technical Developments: Augmented Intelligence, Swarm Intelligence, Organisms Algorithms, and Quantum Computing.
  • Human and AI evolution: What is intelligence and consciousness? Ethical AI and Taxation implication?
  • Explore AI custom centricity from customer value chain to supply chain
  • Secure talent and evolve the way of working to achieve resilient
  • AI enabling Operation to Operate to Grow
  • AI to Optimize Financial capital to manage risk e.g. Inventory financing, delivery models for reuse, repair and remanufacturing.
  • Explore the Artificial Intelligence trends that impact the next decade i.e.
  • Gain insight on latest management and operational practices
  • Bring AI Thinking into Strategy
  • AI Playbook to Operate to Grow

The Future of Smart Manufacturing: Operate to Grow Factories matter and has always been vulnerable to disruption.

Forward-thinking manufactures have a once-in-a-generation opportunity to future-proof their business with the three new priorities of resilient, intelligent and sustainable alongside traditional objectives of cost/capital, quality, and service and redesigning their smart manufacturing.

Delve into the future of factories through the lens and the megatrends that shape the next decade. From technological advancements smart automation, robotics, workforce dynamics and new economic to business imperatives, this session provides a comprehensive look at the future of Smart Manufacturing.

Led by the leading authority on strategy, this session offers strategic thinking with the latest management insight and deep operational practical advice.

Key Highlights:

  • Explore megatrends that shape the next decade
  • Discover the paradigm shift evolutionary stages that change everything
  • AI Reality check: Future of Intelligence including AI hypercycle* and Smart Automation
  • Manufacturing trend radar that enable growth, productivity and competitiveness
  • Navigate the trends drive influence the present and future
  • Smart Manufacturing from E2E shop floor-to-top flow integration with MES, Operations Management (MOM),
Customer-centric approaches, to data-driven engineering.
  • Inspect enabling technology for smart automation, intelligent to E2Eintegration that flows from operational activities (warehouse management and logistics) on the ground to strategic, higher-level oversight (supply chain visibility, planning, and optimization)
  • Explore customer centricity from customer value chain to supply chain
  • Secure talent and evolve the way of working to achieve resilient
  • Steer to enabling Operation to Operate to Grow
  • From digital, virtual, augmented, RPA, robotics to smart automation
  • Future of Productivity: from Information overload to smart automation: real-time data, data accuracy, data intelligence, verification, virtual storage to predict retrieval.
  • Sustainable Operation to comply to climate regulation: Green Deal, Fit for 55 and CBAM
  • Optimize Financial capital to manage risk e.g. Inventory financing, delivery models for reuse, repair and remanufacturing.
  • Profit by embracing Sustainable: Green Deal, Fit for 55 and CBAM
  • Gain insight on latest management and operational practices
  • Bring Futures Thinking into Strategy
  • Operate to Grow Playbook to Thrive in Uncertainty

The Bio Revolution - The Next Big Revolution

Welcome to the Bio Revolution - the fifth evolutionary paradigm stage out of eight in the 4th Industrial Revolution. It will be 1000 times more disruptive than any of the earlier stages. The Bio Revolution alters every aspect of our human experience.

It will reshape our reality, sensory, dietary, and body - unlike anything one another, and experience reality. The magicians of the next decade will radically transform human evolution beyond recognition.

Delve into the Bio Revolution with the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution to gain exclusive strategic foresight, fresh management thinking, and deep operational insights on:

Key Highlights:

  • Explore paradigm shift and Megatrends of the Bio Revolution
  • The convergence megatrends including trend radar*: AI, blockchain, web 3, nanotechnology, bioinformatics, and neurotechnology
  • Navigate the paradigm shift of the “Miniverse,” the dimensional layer integration of our physical body, virtual reality, and digital experiences.
  • Explore new emerging Bio Revolution Industries:
  • Living Software, Bio Machines and Bio Cyber-physical Systems, Promise of Cure and Future of Medicine.
  • Future of Food and Bio Fabrications
  • Deep drive into the 8 pillars of the Bio Revolution: Bio Argtech, Bio Tech-food, Biomolecules, Bio Software, Bio Interface, Bio Systems, Bio Computing, Bio Fabrication and Bio Printing
  • Gain insight from the Bio Revolution Hypercycle when, how and where to adopt
  • Explore new Industries emerging from the Bio Revolution
  • Gain insight on latest management practice to apply to strategic thinking
  • Navigate the challenges and explore new opportunities
  • Gain access to the latest management concepts and operational techniques for implementation

Future of Human Resource

A Human-centric Playbook that unlock business potential Delve into the future of work through the lens and the megatrends shaping Human Resources in the coming decade. From technological advancements to workforce dynamics and business imperatives, this session provides a comprehensive look at the forces reshaping HR.

Led by the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution, this session offers strategic foresight with the latest management practices and deep operational insights.

Key Highlights:

  • Explore megatrends that shape the next decade
  • Discover the paradigm shift of the 8 Industry 4.0 evolutionary stages
  • Bio (R)evolution – the next big hype
  • Reality check on AI and Smart Automation
  • Navigate the trends drive that modernize Human Resource
  • The convergence HR Technology including trend radar*
  • Evolving HR operating models: automated, verifiable and more intelligent
  • Advances in recruitment: automated hiring, credential verification, and recruitment RPA
  • Workplace improvement with Virtual Workplace, Predictive Planning and AR and VR training
  • Digital Employee management: People analytics, data-driven HR, predictive insights, employee experience platforms, and automated support systems.
  • The rise of compliance tech and regulatory management.
  • Employee experience, demands and talent new markets
  • Navigate shifting risk and opportunities o The Future of Work in modelling, machine learning and meeting clients
  • Gain insight on latest HR management and operational practices
  • HR critical role in Organizational strategy
  • From Cost Centre to Profit Centre
  • Future of You: Guiding principles from Competencies Index 2030*
  • From DEI to Competences
  • HR Playbook to Operate to Grow
  • Skills at the core
  • Intestinally experience
  • Modernize HR

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