Global Futurist and Innovation Strategist
Anders Sörman-Nilsson: Biography at a Glance
- Anders Sörman-Nilsson (LLB / EMBA) is a global futurist and innovation strategist who helps leaders decode trends, decipher what’s next, and turn provocative questions into proactive strategies.
- Anders has helped companies such as Apple, Cisco, Mercedes Benz, Hilton, SAP, Gartner, and Macquarie Bank turn research into foresight and business impact.
- Anders is the author of the books Seamless: A Hero's Journey of Digital Disruption, Adaptation and Human Transformation, Digilogue: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow's Customers, and Thinque Funky: Upgrade Your Thinking.
- He has shared the stage with Hillary Clinton, Nobel Laureates, and European and Australian heads of state.
- In his meticulously researched, highly energetic, and tailored presentations, Anders shares his views about how the future and the now are converging, and what that means for your audience in particular.
Biography
Anders Sörman-Nilsson (LLB / EMBA) is a global futurist and innovation strategist who helps leaders decode trends, decipher what’s next, and turn provocative questions into proactive strategies. With an average of 240 international travel days a year, Anders’ view is that the future and the now are converging in a city or start-up near you, giving the curious, the creative, and the courageous a competitive and sustainable edge. At the same time, that same future contains fearsome forecasts for futurephobes.
As a speaker, this Swedish-Australian futurist has shared the stage with Hillary Clinton, Nobel Laureates, and European and Australian heads of state. He is an active member of TEDGlobal, has keynoted at TEDx in the United States and Australia, was nominated to the World Economic Forum’s Young Global Leaders, and was the keynote speaker at the G20’s Y20 Summit in Australia.
His presentations are meticulously researched, highly energetic, and always fascinating with content tailored to the audience, which is why clients like Apple, Cisco, Mercedes Benz, Hilton, SAP, Gartner, and Macquarie Bank have turned to Anders over the years to help them turn research into foresight and business impact.
His thought leadership has been featured in international media like Monocle, Business Insider, Sky News Business, Financial Review, CIO Magazine, and Boss. He is the author of the books Seamless: A Hero's Journey of Digital Disruption, Adaptation and Human Transformation, Digilogue: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow's Customers, and Thinque Funky: Upgrade Your Thinking.
Topics
The Waves of Change Threatening Every Business
Waves of change are rolling towards us and you’d better be prepared. But how do you spot the waves, or identify what’s going on in the market? How do you sense the direction of the currents, or establish what it means for your business? And how do you best position yourself so you’re not washed away, or choose a market position and ride the wave?
The Waves of Change Threatening Every Business Are:
1. Digital Disruption – managing the tension between the analogue and digital touchpoints
2. Media Madness – realising that every company must think like a media company
3. Data-Driven Dominance – working out how to turn data into competitive knowledge
THIS KEYNOTE WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH THE FOLLOWING FORESIGHTS:
• Which new markets you should target, and how to identify and engage them
• How to step back and deconstruct your own business model to identify new, non-traditional partnerships
• How to sort through the data storm to turn customer insight into intelligent and strategic business assets
• How to build an innovation strategy that disrupts your competitors
Seamless: Digital Adaptation and Human Transformation
How do you design frictionless customer experiences where customers can seamlessly navigate between digital and analogue touchpoints?
This is the main question Anders explores in this thought-provoking keynote. Emerging technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, Virtual Reality, and the Internet of Things are enabling more and more brands to become truly ’seamless’.
This presentation will provide you with fascinating case studies and best practices from smart brands that understand how intelligent technologies can amplify customer service, create compelling customer experiences, remove friction, and transform our lives.
THIS BESPOKE TAILORED PRESENTATION WILL PROVIDE:
• A futurephile’s guide to creating seamlessness for your brand and organization
