CLIENT BRANDS

Anders has provided Research, Foresight and Business Impact for:

Apple
Mercedes-Benz
Edelman
Gartner
New Zealand Rugby
Facebook
IPG
CITI
McKinsey & Company
Jaguar Land Rover
Specsavers
Cushman & Wakefield
Carlson Wagonlit Travel
Hilton
Kerastase Paris
Lilly
Infiniti
Cisco
Oracle
Johnson & Johnson
Optus
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ANZ
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BMW
Microsoft
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AVANT-GARDE IDEAS THAT EXPAND MINDS AND INSPIRE A CHANGE OF HEART

Anders Sörman-Nilsson is a Global Futurist and an awarded Keynote Speaker who helps leaders decode trends, decipher what’s next and turn provocative questions into proactive strategies.

TESTIMONIALS

"A room full of 130+ people more engaged than I have ever seen."

Anders was able to bring a room full of 130+ people to be more engaged than I have ever seen with a similar type of presentation.

Richard Ruth

Executive Director, Human Resources

Lilly

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"The whole team felt incredibly inspired after your talk."

Alexandra Sloane

Director Of Marketing

Meta

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"If there was one complaint, it was that the audience did not get enough Anders time!"

Nick Turner

Senior Event Manager

Gartner

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"Anders came highly recommended, and now I understand why. He is the real deal."

Janina Labecka

Integrated Marketing

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"He opened up different perspectives on how we are going to deal with technology and innovations."
We had the great pleasure to be with Anders as Google Brazil. He is a very approachable, polite, kind and curious person.

Clei Valverde

Marketing & Branding Manager

Google

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"He added great color and context to the conversation, and we look forward to working with him again."
We engaged Anders as an Industry commentator on our digital innovation series for business audiences, Microsoft Envision.

Jeremy Youett

Director, Narrative & Experience Design

Microsoft

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"Once again highly insightful, considerate of our business and market trends."
The team thoroughly enjoyed the event and was super relevant to our business. Thanks Anders and enjoyed your humour too.

Diane Tarr

Managing Director

Mercedes-Benz

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"A unique ability to distill complex concepts into easily understandable ideas, making his presentations not only informative but captivating."
Anders possesses a remarkable depth of knowledge in his field and consistently provides valuable insights. What truly sets Anders apart is his engaging presentation style.

Dale Pinto

Global President and Chair

CPA Australia

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"One of the most imaginative and innovative speakers I have had the pleasure of working with."
His ability to engage delegates and open their minds to new concepts and theories is remarkable. Anders has performed the opening session at two of our major events this year. I would not hesitate to recommend Anders to any event organiser.

Amanda Middlebrook

Head of Group Communications

QBE

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FEATURED IN MEDIA

Look into the future with Anders’ insights and conversations with the media

News Breakfast

The 1982 sci-fi classic Blade Runner was set in November 2019. Anders talks to News Breakfast about what this dystopian flick got right and wrong about the future.

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Sunrise

Anders sits down at Sunrise to discuss the digital disruptions happening across the globe and what we can expect in the future.

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News Breakfast

Watch Anders discuss the rise and potential of urban farming, blockchain, transportation innovation and consumer technology.

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Financial Review

AFR features an extract from Anders’ book, Digilogue: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow’s Customer. In the excerpt, Anders goes into detail about the roles digital and analogue play in our lives and how they affect us.

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Esquire

Digital disruptions are making monumental changes in our romantic relationships but Anders argues that analogue won’t completely die off in the dating game. He shares insights on love in the modern age and the digital world that we now live in.

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Featured Media

It’s also important to think from a future point with a rearview mirror perspective to understand how to grasp the full potential of today to maintain and drive business success.” Anders graces the cover of Meetings International to share insights on what it's like to be a futurist.

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VIDEO SHOWCASE

Watch Anders in action as he shares proactive solutions and foresights in a world of disruptive technologies and artificial intelligence

Anders Sorman-Nilsson: 2nd Renaissance Keynote Showreel

Digital has become our lifeline. When our analogue hearts have no longer been free to roam around the world, our digital minds have still been able to connect, exchange ideas, and care for one another.

Media Coverage of Anders' Avant-Garde Ideas

Will Artificial Intelligence replace Human Intelligence? Or will it take the Robot out of the Human? What are the moral questions we need to ask in the 4th Industrial Revolution? Tune into Anders' dialogues with leading journalists on the human questions that matter in an Age of Machines.

DECODING TOMORROW BLOG

Futurism and Foresight Today

AI Futurist Keynote Speaker Anders Sörman-Nilsson
18 Jan 2026

AI Futurist & Sydney Keynote Speaker: The 1% Rule for Exponential Results

If I'm going to do one thing different in 2026, it's going to be this...

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AI Futurist and Keynote Speaker Anders Sörman-Nilsson
15 Jan 2026

AI Trends in 2026: Why Artificial Intelligence Will Liberate Us, Not...

The biggest promise of artificial intelligence is finally coming to fruition—and it's not about replacing...

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Futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson - Cabin Life and Paradox Perspectives
14 Dec 2025

Paradox - Field Notes from the Future / AI Keynote Speaker and Futurist

I'm writing this from a place with no road access, where solar and wind energy keep the lights on and the...

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Brisbane Broncos Futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson NRL Premiers 2025
12 Oct 2025

Brisbane Broncos Futurist-in-Residence: Lessons from Scenario Planning...

Picture this: 1994, an apartment in central Stockholm. I'm 13 years old, sitting in front of a computer...

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CASE STUDIES

Featuring Thought Leadership and Brand Ambassadorship

Zurich’s BusinessFIT

Anders partners with Zurich’s BusinessFIT whitepaper to discuss the seismic shifts of the future and the opportunities you can leverage.

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Facebook's Zero Friction Future Series

See Anders’ conversation with Alex McLean, MINI’s Head of Marketing for Australia and New Zealand, on Facebook’s Zero Friction Future Series.

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BOOKS BY ANDERS

THINQUE FUNKY: Upgrade Your Thinking

2010

THINQUE FUNKY:

Upgrade Your Thinking

The zeitgeist of our times has shifted. It is time to adapt and upgrade your thinking. This book will provide you with the necessary GPS directions for the changing future.

DIGILOGUE: How to Win the Digital Minds and Analogue Hearts of Tomorrow’s Customer

2013

DIGILOGUE:

How to Win the Digital Minds
and Analogue Hearts of
Tomorrow’s Customer

Anything that can be digitised will be digitised. Will the digital-connect ever really replace the personal touch? How can you leverage the analogue heart for your brand?

SEAMLESS: A Hero’s Journey of Digital Disruption, Adaptation, and Human Transformation

2017

SEAMLESS:

A Hero’s Journey of Digital Disruption, Adaptation, and Human Transformation

Seamless is a guide for transforming your brand. Remove the external and internal seams for smooth transitions between marketing channels, to provide a transformative customer journey.

FUTURE ODYSSEY

Design methodology for winning audience hearts and minds

1. UNCOVER
UNCOVER

We uncover spoken and unspoken client challenges and objectives through qualitative briefings and quantitative market research and analysis.

2. DIVERGE
DIVERGE

Our team of researchers and analysts decode both your industry trends and broader anti-disciplinary future signals.

3. CONVERGE
CONVERGE

During this post-research phase Anders’ team converge on the signal in the noise - the messages and evidence - that will connect with your audience and provide you with an executive summary.

4. DESIGN
DESIGN

There is an art and a science to the design of world-class keynotes, and at this stage, Anders crafts a tailored future odyssey based on your briefs and his foresight.

5. ALIGN
ALIGN

While a keynote should inspire and be thought-provoking, you are not seeking to alienate or offend, which is why Anders presents a final draft of his keynote via web conference for brand and message alignment 1 week out from your event.

6. INSPIRE
INSPIRE

As a futurist, Anders is also a humanist story-teller and weaves together a future narrative that delivers avant-garde ideas which expand minds and inspire a change of heart on your audience’s personal heroes' journeys into Tomorrowland.

7. EMBED
EMBED

While the infotainment on stage can set transformation in motion and future ideas live on with your audience, so can Anders. Anders will happily socialise with your audience and partners, stay for book signings, share his slides & research foresights and embed a video conference with select audience members post-event to continue the innovation agenda.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Catch Anders live in your city. Stay up-to-date with his upcoming events and visits in the Americas, the Middle East, Europe and AustralAsia.

RECENT EVENTS

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