Rik Vera is an author, futurist, business philosopher, coach, and above all a highly inspiring keynote speaker. He has a unique and surprisingly broad perspective on companies and organizations, and he makes them aware of how they can remain relevant in the ever more digital society of the future. He challenges them to set themselves apart within and even beyond their industry. Rik writes and speaks with passion about business models, entrepreneurship, leadership, marketing, customer centricity, sales, (digital) innovation, and how everything is connected. He is a renowned strategist who understands AI, innovation, and digital transformation. He inspires change and drives competitive advantage by providing companies with groundbreaking insights.
Building on the fun and exciting thinking and work with Rik, Linzy Schaller helps senior leaders explore the leadership style, mindset, skills, and behaviors needed to make this a reality. Linzy, a former professional athlete who became a leadership coach and consultant, supports senior leaders and leadership teams in making the instrumental behavioral changes that drive success and are essential to staying ahead and thriving amid disruption. Creating high-performing teams and organizations and establishing a culture of performance are Linzy’s superpowers. By focusing on strengths and understanding how to both challenge and motivate, she enables leaders and teams to discover areas of influence and impact that were previously untapped.
Linzy leverages her expertise, building on Rik’s visionary ideas, to add the practical leadership lens needed to truly see your team in a new light. By joining forces with Linzy Schaller and Rik Vera, you will be armed with the mindset, tools, and strategies needed to future-proof your business and propel your teams toward tangible success. Together, Rik and Linzy form a powerful combination of vision and action, inspiration and implementation, creativity and pragmatism. They are the ultimate duo to help you navigate the perfect storm of change and transform your business for the better. Don’t miss this opportunity to learn from the best and become the best.
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We live in a time in which technology not only changes markets but rewrites reality itself. Big Data and artificial intelligence are no longer a vision of the future—they are here and now. Organizations face a fundamental choice: adapt or disappear. Innovation is no longer optional, but a necessity.
In this talk, Rik Vera shows why curiosity is the most important competency for companies that want to remain relevant. Using his concept The Net Curiosity Score, he demonstrates how curiosity becomes measurable and manageable as a driver of innovation. Not as an abstract value, but as a concrete KPI: organizations that dare to ask questions, recognize patterns, and remain open to the unknown are the ones that make the difference.
Rik connects strategic thinking with practical tools and challenges his audience to let go of old mental models. He shows why fixed strategies fail in a world that is constantly in motion, and how leadership, collaboration, and creativity can only flourish in a culture of curiosity.
With insights from The Guide to the Ecosystem Economy and Managers The Day After Tomorrow, he offers a down-to-earth, energizing, and immediately applicable talk for executives, innovators, and professionals who do not want to wait for the future but actively want to shape it.
This session is perfect for leadership days, innovation programs, and strategic events around AI, digital transformation, and organizational development.
''How to stay relevant for people and society beyond 2035'' is a highly popular keynote tailored to specific industries such as the automotive industry, the food industry, agriculture, banking, insurance, healthcare, FMCG, retail, manufacturing, aviation, technology, and many more. This session addresses the dramatic changes that industries will face in the coming decades as a result of various colliding forces and the blurring of boundaries between industries. Leaders learn how they can remain relevant to people and society beyond 2035 and why they need to start working on that now.
"The guide to the ecosystem economy" is a compelling keynote based on Rik’s bestseller of the same title. In this keynote, the concept of ecosystems is explored in depth, explaining what they are and why this is crucial for shaping the future. Participants gain insight into how to build an ecosystem or take part in an existing one, exploring the essential building blocks and the key do's and don'ts. This keynote is designed to equip leaders with the knowledge and tools to navigate and thrive in the evolving ecosystem economy.
''The art and craft of customer centricity'' is a foundational keynote that marks Rik's journey as a keynote speaker. In this session, he emphasizes that the customer is the guiding star when navigating the drastically changing business environment. Understanding and predicting how technology and other forces will reshape customer behavior and the societal landscape is crucial. This keynote addresses the essential question: what would customers—and even people—miss if your company or brand no longer existed? Participants gain insight into the importance of customer-centric strategies and how to implement them effectively to ensure lasting relevance and impact.
