Adjiedj Bakas has been a globally acclaimed trendwatcher and inspirational speaker for over three decades. Inspiring global senior financial leaders, Adjiedj has garnered worldwide acclaim for his expertise in predicting economic trends and combining them with cultural and geopolitical influences. A natural-born storyteller, Adjiedj is a captivating authority in the world of speaking and market forecasting.
As a futurist from the Netherlands, Adjiedj has been delivering visionary keynotes for over thirty years. He speaks around 200 times annually for a variety of clients, including high-profile organisations such as Samsung, Apple, Credit Suisse, IGN Bank, JP Morgan, PWC, KPMG, Deloitte, BMW, AliExpress, Air France KLM, Tata, IBM, and more. He has authored several bestsellers, including ‘The State of Tomorrow’, ‘The Future of Food’, ‘The End of Privacy’, ‘The Future of Health’, ‘The Future of Faith’, ‘The Future of Love’, and his most recent book, ‘#Futurism’. He has sold more than 1 million copies of his works worldwide and has even published literature in German.
Holding multiple accolades across his three-decade-long career, Adjeidj was voted ‘Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year 2008’ and ‘Trendwatcher of the Year 2009’. He was named among the 25 most creative Dutch people by Management Team and was described by Sprout as one of the 50 most influential Dutch people under 50. The Dutch Marketers’ Association NIMA elected him as the most influential trendwatcher in the country, and Fonds.nl voted him one of the 30 most influential people in the Dutch financial industry.
A valuable source of knowledge for decision makers in the financial sector, Adjiedj is a captivating and insightful trend analyst. Through his experience and wisdom, his talks provide audiences with accessible strategies, actionable plans, and the comprehensive acumen to approach and tackle the unpredictability of market, cultural, and social trends, as demonstrated through his TEDx talk 'The Future of Privacy'. Regarded as a ‘rockstar amongst futurists’, Adiedj has delivered over 5,000 speaking engagements and is guaranteed to make a long-lasting impact on individuals, teams, leaders, and businesses as a whole.
Books
The Future of Health
The Future of Love
The Future of Food
#Futurism : A Bold and Imaginative Voyage to the Future
Adjiedj Bakas's official speaking topics are listed below:
- How to Capitalise on the Opportunities of the Current World Economic Crisis.
- How Can Companies Make the Best Use of Economic Warfare in Difficult Financial Situations?
- Leadership for Tomorrow.
- The Transfer to the New Energy Economy.
- Demographics and Their Consequences for Business.
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"Adjiedj Bakas gave a great Kick-off presentation during the New Way of Working process at the Province of Utrecht. Infotainment at its best. It has woken people up and made them realise that "Shift Happens". With his humour, knowledge, ability to put things into perspective and self-mockery, he has put the New Way of Working process in the right context." - Gloria, Founder, Life Impact Company
"Adjiedj Bakas gave a fantastic lecture for Incassade and Deutsche Bank about current and future trends. Vision, knowledge, stimulating, challenging and humorous: a speaker who will be talked about for a long time! Thank you and see you next time!" - Paul, Design Researcher
"Whenever I am with Adjiedj, I hear a hundred new ideas and initiatives which always seem to inspire me. I have told him many times that he is like one of these ancient seers who predicted the future. His future is a world where we all have better and happier lives. It all starts with a Vision..." - Ricardo, Goodwill Ambassador, Surinam Conservation Foundation
- 2025 - '#Futurism' published
- 2023 - 'The Handbook of Hybrid Working' published
- 2022 - 'The Future of Care' published
- 2019 - 'Megatrends China' published
- 2019 - 'The New Renaissance' published
- 2013 - 'Plenty' published
- 2013 - 'The State of Tomorrow' published
- 2010 - Named 'Most Influential Trendwatcher', NIMA
- 2009 - Awarded 'Trendwatcher of the Year'
- 2008 - Honoured as 'Immigrant Entrepreneur of the Year'
- 2008 - Won 'Black Entrepreneur of the Year'
- 1989 - Began career as Trendwater, author, Speaker, and TV Personality
How to hire Adjiedj Bakas
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