Henrik von Scheel

Henrik von Scheel is an unshakable optimist, who is famed as the originator and vanguard of the Fourth Industrial Revolution. Recognised by The Financial Times as one of the leading authorities on strategy and competitiveness, Henrik is evolving mainstream thinking and practises surrounding the toughest and most important issues in the world of business. Shaping the performance of the fastest-growing companies, Henrik is highly sought after as a speaker to share his expertise on the Fourth Industrial Revolution and his predictions as a preeminent futurist.

Back in 2008, Henrik began to forge his success, working as the Initiator of the European Digital Agenda for the German Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure. Forging his reputation as a leading authority on strategy, Henrik was responsible for outlining the strategy that would shape the competitive future of Germany. Inaugurating Germany’s digital agenda, Henrik ignited a wave, and today the Digital Agenda is one of the seven flagships that is responsible for 5% of GDP economic growth. In 2011, Henrik became one of the masterminds behind the Fourth Industrial Revolution, working for the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany.

As an Advisory Group Member of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research Germany, Henrik defined the high-tech strategy for Germany. In 2013, Henrik and his team announced the final Industry 4.0 report, and thus the term the Fourth Industrial Revolution was born. In 2011, Henrik began his journey as a futurist and speaker, and when booked as a speaker Henrik provides audiences with the opportunity to unlock the future with one of the most iconic and influential futurists of today. Alongside his work as a futurist and speaker, Henrik is currently acting as a Professor at the Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, University of the West Indies. He has also authored five books and contributed to countless other books and academic publications.  

Thriving in complexity, Henrik empowers a constant state of innovation and encourages the next generation of innovators in all of his speeches as a sought-after keynote speaker. Focussing on various aspects of business, the environment, society and the economy, Henrik evolves thinking and practises on some of the toughest aspects of professional life. Named one of the most influential management thinkers of our time by H.H Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Ruler of Dubai, it is no doubt that Henrik is a preeminent authority on business. Believing in a bright future and our ability to build it together as a society, book Henrik von Scheel today for an engaging and informative speech on the prospects of the Fourth Industrial Revolution.