Mark van Rijmenam

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 that 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 - qualities that make Champions Speakers take pride in being an official speaker agent for Mark van Rijmenam. 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.