Thomas Geuken | Speaker Profile
Thomas Geuken is an expert in futures studies and upholds the role of associated director at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies. He is a professional keynote speaker, author, strategic futurist, and leadership advisor. He loves to think creatively and publicly address future challenges of business, leadership, and organizations.
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For the last 15 years, Thomas has had the privilege to be doing a lot of management keynotes in Scandinavia/EU and occasionally in the US. He spoke at MIT’s TEDx Europe conference about “How to bring ideas into action,” “ground-breaking creativity,” and at the Chambers of Commerce in New York about “Disruptive Management – How to liberate Management from its current prison.”
As a leadership advisor and C-suite educator, Thomas has had the pleasure to work for companies such as Google, Volvo, IKEA Globale, Leo Burnett, Novo Nordisk, PWC, Deloitte, Nordea, COWI, Chambers of Commerce (US), Art Councils, United Nations Development Programs, Sony, Nordisk Film, TV2, Danish Broadcasting, University of Copenhagen, RUC, Business Academies & Colleges, Rigshospitalet, Regional Health services, 60+ municipalities and as a “special strategic advisor” for governments.
Thomas’ current speaking topics of note include:
- The futures of HR
- Unlocking the futures of people & organizations
Author highlight
Thomas’ first book, “All Dressed Up – But Nowhere To Go,” co-written with Gitte Larsen, became a Scandinavian landmark book. It gave voice to an entire generation of startups disillusioned by the “crash of dot.com.” It offers an alternative organizational framework and shows how passionate leaders could reignite their business by turning idealism, culture, and progressive social awareness into huge commercial success.
Speaker background
Thomas has an educational background as a state-certified psychologist within the fields of clinical and business psychology. Prior to his life at the Copenhagen Institute for Future Studies, he was CEO of a Copenhagen-based management consulting company for 15 years doing C-suite leadership training.
Thomas’ first book in cooperation with the Institute was “All Dressed Up – But Nowhere to Go.” It became a Scandinavian landmark book and gave voice to an entire generation of start-ups. It offers an alternative organizational framework and shows how passionate leaders could reignite their business by turning idealism, culture, and progressive social awareness into huge commercial success.
Over the past fifteen years, he has authored 30+ provocative articles about the future of leadership, psychology, and fascinating topics in the trajectories between arts, culture, and business.
Organizations and event organizers can confidently hire this speaker to conduct keynotes and workshops about future trends across a diverse range of topics and in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Advisory calls | Discussion with your executives to answer specific questions on a topic, project or subject of choice. |
| Executive coaching | One-to-one coaching and mentoring session between an executive and the selected speaker. Topics are mutually agreed upon. |
| Topic presentation (Internal) | A presentation for your internal team based on a mutually agreed topic with content supplied by the speaker. This format is designed specifically for internal team meetings. Maximum 25 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (Internal) | Webinar presentation for your team members on a mutually agreed topic, including question time. Internal replay rights included. Maximum 100 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (External) | Webinar presentation for your team and external attendees on a mutually agreed topic. Question time and external replay rights included. Maximum 500 participants. |
| Event keynote presentation | Keynote or speaking engagement for your corporate event. Topic and content can be customized to event themes. Includes one-on-one question time and participation in other event sessions if required. |
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