Mark van Rijmenam is a leading future tech strategist, putting the future of technology and work into an understandable and inspiring perspective. Recently authoring the book "Step Into The Metaverse: How the Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy", Mark is also putting the concept of a metaverse into perspective, enlightening audiences on the very future of the world as we know it. As one of only 39 Global Speaking Fellow recipients globally, Mark is renowned for speaking on topics including the future of work, big data, disruptive innovation and artificial intelligence to name but a few. Mark also has his own avatar and hologram, bringing his keynotes firmly into the future of technology!
As The Digital Speaker, Mark informs audiences on how both organisations and consumers can benefit from the immersive internet and how technology changes both organisations and society as a whole. Mark is also the founder of Datafloq, an information company providing the hottest topics surrounding emerging tech, used by executives to drive innovation in data and tech. Alongside his keynote speaking, Mark has also turned his hand to writing, becoming the bestselling author of "The Organisation of Tomorrow, Blockchain and Think Bigger". In his latest book, using expertise gathered through his extensive research, Mark shares his perspective on the metaverse, detailing what it is and how the convergence of technologies will create the future of the internet.
Mark has also recently launched the Between Two Bots Podcast, working in partnership with Dan Turchin to cover artificial intelligence and its cultural, ethical and technological implications. Educated with a Master of Science in Marketing Management and a PhD in Management, Mark’s has researched extensively into how organisations should use blockchain, AI and big data analytics. Recognised as a Certified Speaking Professional and the proud recipient of The Global Speaking Fellow, Mark is highly sought after for his expertise, having spoken in over 20 different countries worldwide to everyone from C-level executives to government officials.
With The Digital Speaker series, Mark covers the digital world from inside the digital world. He is a highly sought-after keynote speaker focussing on the future of work, digital employees and how to build the organisations of tomorrow. Along with promoting the potential of technologies, Mark also highlights the importance of data security, privacy and governance, ultimately helping organisations to create customer-centric businesses. In 2023, he delivered the TEDx Talk entitled "Ensuring a Thriving Digital Future in a Post-Truth World", where he co-presented with his digital twin.
For businesses that do not know where to start with digital transformation or organisations who have started and want to be kept up-to-date on the latest changes and innovations, Mark is the perfect choice to put the technicalities and complexities of the future of tech into perspective. Explaining new and often complex concepts, Mark is renowned for his easy-to-understand explanations, thriving in re-imagining business models with emerging technology. Whether he be delivering webinars, professionally recorded virtual keynotes, virtual reality keynotes or hologram keynotes, Mark van Rijmenam is a technology and metaverse speaker with a difference, guaranteed to give audiences an immersive, futuristic experience.
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Books
Blockchain: Transforming Your Business and Our World
Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business
The Organisation of Tomorrow: How AI, Blockchain and Analytics Turn Your Business into a Data Organisation
Reviews
Mark van Rijmenam received a 4.5 star rating across 21 events in 2023.
Agent Recommendation
"If you want a dynamic, insightful speaker on the metaverse, Mark van Rijmenam is your guy. He breaks down complex ideas in a way that’s engaging and easy to grasp. Super knowledgeable and ahead of the curve, he’ll leave your audience buzzing with excitement and new ideas. Highly recommend!"
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- How the Metaverse Will Change Organisations and Society - The future of work revolves around three megatrends: data, decentralisation and automation. Together, these trends will change how we manage organisations and how we run our society. As a consequence, we can state that we are living in exponential times, as due to the convergence of technologies such as big data, blockchain and AI, organisations will become data organisations and industries are becoming data networks. Recently, another major trend is taking the world by storm: the Metaverse. The metaverse is only possible due to the convergence of these technologies and this future version of the internet will have a major impact on the organisation of tomorrow. In this talk, Dr Van Rijmenam, also known as The Digital Speaker, will share his insights on how these megatrends require business leaders to change their perspectives if they want to remain competitive in the years to come.
- The Future of Work - The organisation of tomorrow will look fundamentally different than today's organisation. As we have seen due to Covid-19, the digital employee will become more important. Those enterprises that are aware of the upcoming changes can best prepare and achieve competitive advantage in a data-driven society. Consequently, the future of work will require management and employees to take a different approach when it comes to creating and delivering a product or service. The future of work will be defined by three concepts: data, decentralisation and automation that will radically change leadership, culture, privacy and security. In this keynote, Dr Van Rijmenam will share valuable insights around the future of work and how to build a competitive business.
- How to Prepare for a Data-Driven Future - We live in exponential times and simply having a digital strategy focused on continuous innovation is no longer enough to thrive in a constantly changing world. Black Swans such as Covid-19 disrupt your business. In order to transform an organisation and contribute to building a secure and rewarding networked society, collaboration among employees, customers, business units and even things is increasingly becoming key. In this keynote, Van Rijmenam will discuss how big data, blockchain and AI will change collaboration and in doing so enable a networked society.
- How to Innovate in Today’s World - We live in a world of accelerated change and disruptive innovations are challenging the status quo for organisations. The common denominator of all these innovations? They produce data, lots of it, which can be used to create magical experiences that were unthinkable before. In order to remain competitive, organisations need to put obtain a different perspective of their business and develop a culture of innovation.
- How Will Leadership Change in Today’s World - Knowledge is a form of power and knowledge is derived from data. Having access to data has become a prerequisite in today’s world to remain competitive. Data and analytics enable you to sense and seize opportunities in the environment of your company and to take action accordingly. To do so, we need to democratize data, because when more people have access to information and knowledge, empowerment is a possibility, resulting in smarter and better decision-making. In this session, Dr Van Rijmenam will explain the importance of data on your organisation and your decision-making capabilities. He will discuss how leadership should change in this data-driven world, how data can be a catalyst for change and how data enables the rise of the digital employee.
- How the Role of IT is Changing - We live in a world of accelerated change and Covid-19 is challenging the status quo for organisations. In addition, innovations are being developed faster and faster. The common denominator of all these innovations? They produce data, lots of it, which can be used to create magical experiences that were unthinkable before. In order to remain competitive, organisations need to put obtain a different perspective of their business and develop a culture of innovation. This culture of innovation requires leaders to ensure a mutual understanding of emerging technologies across the business. More than ever before, IT has become a critical capability to lead the way and CDO’s should actively push the envelope. In this session, Dr Van Rijmenam discusses how the CDO and CIO should challenge the status quo and challenge projects instigated by other departments to ensure the most optimal, flexible, secure and private technical solution is developed. At the same time, they should take the lead when it comes to innovation. IT moves from being in the back of the car to the driver’s seat.
- The Collaboration Era: How to Thrive in an Exponential World
- Big Data & How to Become Data-Driven
- What is Blockchain & Why is it Important?
- Customer Centricity Using Big Data
- Disruptive Innovation
- The Decentralised Economy
- Cultural Change in a World Full of Data
- Design Thinking Within an Information-Centric Culture
- The Internet of Things & a Connected World
- Leadership 4.0: Thriving in the Synthetic Age
- Metaverse Mastery: Decoding Reality in an Immersive World
- Building a Bionic Business: Constructing AI Driven Organisations
- The Digital Renaissance: Re-Imagining Work and Collaboration
- Unleashing the Generative AI Genie: A Dive Into AI's Promises and Perils
- Data-Driven Destiny: Harnessing the Power of Information
Official Feedback from In-Person & Virtual Events
"World-class inspirational. His presentation and insight in the discussion after were world-class inspirational. I highly recommend taking a close look at Mark's work." - Peter, Solita
"This was an awe-inspiring session with Mark van Rijmenam and Nestle leaders. We are very grateful for him sparking curiosity and sharing a glimpse of what the metaverse entails, and the fact that some elements are not tomorrow but today." - Rive, Nestle
"Dr Mark is a fantastic and engaging speaker. He spoke at EY's APAC MSL Forum, bringing to life the world of metaverse for our Asia-Pacific senior leadership team." - Lindsay, EY
"Your presentation was extremely informative and interesting; it provided a glimpse of things to come." - Ed, INNA Group
“Fascinating and open minded. It was a frightening and amazing eye opener to the opportunities and challenges we have and face." - Mark, Executive Director of Manager Research, Fulcrum Asset Management
“Excellent views on the forthcoming future!” - Martin, Senior Portfolio Manager, Helaba Invests
"Excellent, informative, accessible and impactful. What was most valuable to me was the comprehensiveness of the presentation on the opportunities, benefits and risks of AI [and] the presentation of examples already available to users." - Andrew, Senior Business Analyst, WooliesX
“Very knowledgeable and great at explaining things for the everyday person to understand. What was most valuable was seeing and hearing about the future and what is likely to happen with AI - both positive and negative." - Roberto, Director, Beneco
“Mark is knowledgeable and passionate about tech and the future. The presentation gives a glimpse of the potential for the future of humanity." - Mark, Founder, Untitled Studios
"Dr Mark was very knowledgeable and engaging. The presentation was very informative. I liked that both sides of the argument were discussed on the good and bad sides of AI. Examples were great." - Lisa, Senior Business Analyst, Commonwealth Bank of Australia
- 2023 - Delivered the TEDx Talk "Ensuring a Thriving Digital Future in the Post-Truth World" where he co-presented with his digital twin
- 2023 - The Global Speaking Fellow Recipient
- 2022 - Author of ‘Step Into The Metaverse: How Immersive Internet Will Unlock a Trillion-Dollar Social Economy'
- 2021 - Co-Host of Between Two Bots podcast
- 2021 - Anchor for The Tech Journal
- 2019 - Founding Board Member of 2Tokens
- 2018 - Co-Author of ‘Blockchain: Transforming Your Business and Our World’
- 2018 - Founder of Mavin
- 2017 - Faculty Member of the Blockchain Research Institute
- 2014 - Author of ‘Think Bigger: Developing a Successful Big Data Strategy for Your Business’
- 2013 - Co-Founder of Data Donderdag
- 2012 - Founder of Datafloq
- 2012 - Launched ‘The Digital Speaker’
- 2009 - Segment Marketeer for ING
