Futurist Gerd
Basel, Switzerland
The WSJ calls Futurist, Author and CEO of The Futures Agency Gerd Leonhard "one of the leading media-futurists in the world". Gerd is considered a thought-leader and global influencer in the media / content, technology, marketing & communications, telecom, and cultural industries, with a client list that includes many leading global companies. He delivers provocative yet inspiring presentations with "great balance of content covering innovations that are already upon us versus those that are still hypothetical" [client quote]. Gerd is also an author, a strategic adviser, and visiting Professor at Fundação Dom Cabral (São Paulo, Brazil). Since 2011, Gerd's area of expertise also includes important "green" topics. He lives in Basel, Switzerland, and on the airplane.