Mikael Nerde

Business Advisor, Idea Incubator, and Digital Transformer in Stockholm, Sweden

Mikael Nerde

Business Advisor, Idea Incubator, and Digital Transformer in Stockholm, Sweden

Digital Business Futurist, BAFTA Recipient, and former Creator and Director of Sony Developer World , Mikael Nerde is a sought-after advisor and commentator on issues around digital disruption, eco-system strategy, the workplace of the future, emerging technologies such as artificial intelligence and platformification, true business value leadership, and digital culture strategies.

100% digital for almost 2 decades, Mikael believes that “to get digital you need to be digital” and his mentoring and strategy workshops provide actionable insights on how to achieve corporate goals on a global and long-lasting scale.

He consults for organisations world-wide to develop their strategy and tactics in a world at the very brink of full on digital disruption. Shown below are samples endorsements:

"Mikael is a super sharp and hard driving professional. In the years before mobile phone development became uber trendy, he was out there making a market and creating innovative products that Sony consumers loved. I believe the work of professionals and pioneers like Mikael and his team helped to pave the way for the proliferation developer ecosystems and the new economy of creation in our industry. I would recommend him to anyone seeking a senior leader to drive a team to success in this type of scenario."; Leslie Nakajima, Head of Developer and Ecosystem Communications at Nokia.

“I've worked with Mikael for a decade. He is a thought leader, pushing organisations to understand digital entertainment and the available business models, present and future. He is a pragmatist and a very savvy operator. We were able to do great, award-winning work as a result. I can't recommend him highly enough.”; Paul Bennun, Owner, Somethin' Else.

Mikael’s first-hand experience of the digital world and the power of platform thinking and network effects spans two decades. His passion and involvement in the digital world continued into later life, launching one the most important global open platforms in the mobile space and initiating the eco-system for smartphones and app developers, as well as bringing innovative, world-first cloud technology into the mobile networks with Akamai.

Since 2009, Mikael has been providing advice, opinion and the latest thinking on all things digital and the impact on business and society to clients.

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