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How generative AI is taking over the world

The AI revolution

Brace yourself for the next step in AI. Discover how ChatGPT and other tools are turning the business world upside down. But while most executives are paralysed by AI uncertainty, a small group of visionaries are seeing opportunities everywhere. This talk will shift your perspective on AI’s true impact and show you the strategies that separate tomorrow’s winners from today’s casualties.

AI for sectors

AI and retail

AI makes retail futuristic – from self-thinking stores to hyper-personal brand experiences.

Powering the future of education with AI

AI and education

Discover how AI is transforming education – from smart tools to holographic teachers

AI and construction

AI transforms construction – from smart robots to the digital master builders of tomorrow.

AI and smart cities

AI brings the smart city to life – with predictive systems and hyper-connected infrastructure.

How AI is reshaping the healthcare sector

AI and healthcare

AI revolutionises healthcare – with smart diagnoses, tailored care and medical nanobots.

AI and logistics

AI transforms logistics – with smart supply chains, autonomous vehicles and self-thinking warehouses.

Seed an amazing future with agriculture AI

AI and agriculture

AI makes agriculture thrive – with smart drones, self-learning farms and future-ready harvests.

How AI can improve government operations

AI and the government

AI makes government smarter – with self-learning policies, digital citizen services and lightning-fast decision-making.

AI and the finance sector

AI transforms finance – with investment bots, smart assistants and lightning-fast decisions.

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AI for organisations

AI and innovation

AI accelerates progress – through smart insights, autonomous product design and boundary-pushing ideas

Trigger a customer service revolution with AI

AI and customerservice

AI transforms customer service – with emotional chatbots, predictive support and holographic help

AI and HRM

AI reshapes HR – with smart matching, emotion detection and hyper-personalised HR policies.

Tomorrow’s AI-driven purchasing department

AI and purchasing

AI impacts procurement – with AI agents making autonomous buying decisions and accurate forecasts.

AI and marketing

AI makes marketing ultra-personal – with empathetic campaigns, smart content and holographic brand experiences.

AI and Sales

AI sells smarter – with predictive analytics, digital sellers and lightning-fast deal closing.

How AI can reshape operations management

AI and operations

AI streamlines operations – with smart processes, real-time decisions and self-learning chains.

How AI is transforming the legal practice

AI and legal

AI transforms legal – with smart research bots, virtual judges and self-learning legislation.

AI and finance

AI streamlines finance – with smart analytics, real-time forecasts and self-learning control systems.

AI and leadership

AI empowers leadership – with smart decisions, digital mentors and hybrid leadership.

Generalist keynote

Trends 2040. Are you ready?

Forget incremental change. The next 15 years will bring disruptions so massive that entire sectors will fade while others explode into trillion-dollar markets. The leaders who see these shifts coming will build empires. Those who don’t will become footnotes. Which side will you be on? This keynote reveals the game-changing forces already shaping tomorrow, and what they mean for your organisation.

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The organisation of the future

The future workplace isn’t coming… it’s already here. While many organisations are clinging to outdated structures built for the industrial age, a new breed is emerging that’s making traditional hierarchies look prehistoric. You can’t quietly ‘wait and see’ any more. Ready to learn what these new disruptors know, that others don’t?

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Why choose Richard for your event?

Expert in inspiration

For over 15 years, Richard has been a highly sought-after speaker for the world’s biggest organisations. His thousands of lectures, articles and e-books aren’t just thought leadership – they’re galvanising thrill rides that have helped Fortune 500 companies prepare for major disruptions.

Mindset for change

Richard’s passion is to inject fresh new mindsets into organisations and individuals that will help them embrace, explore, and understand the world of tomorrow. To this end, he is also the founder of AI knowledge platform, FutureZone.ai, which provides deep knowledge and insight into the role AI plays in sectors like HR and education.

Publications

Richard loves to keep people in the loop about the latest developments, sharing new insights weekly about the biggest trends and developments unfolding globally. There are over 2000 blogs, and more than 60 books and e-books, currently available.

Megatrends for industries

The future of construction

From autonomous construction machinery to self-healing materials, technology is shaping the future of construction.

The future of education

Technology is transforming how we learn – through adaptive learning platforms, holographic teachers, and immersive VR classrooms.

The future of finance

The future of finance is digital – with AI-powered financial advisors, automated investing bots, and biometric payment methods.

The future of healthcare

Technology is revolutionising healthcare – with virtual hospitals, robotic surgeons, and 3D-printed organs.

The future of retail

From smart mirrors and interactive displays to AI shopping assistants, technology is redefining the retail experience.

The future of logistics

Automation is reshaping global logistics – with AI-powered route optimisation, autonomous drone fleets, and robot-operated warehouses.

The future of smart cities

The city of the future will come alive – with adaptive public transit, responsive infrastructure, and smart resource consumption.

The future of smart governments

Technology is redefining government services – with AI-driven policy making, citizen engagement platforms, and secure e-voting systems.

The future of agriculture

Precision agriculture, DNA engineering, and vertical farming are making food production more efficient, smarter, and more sustainable.

The future of crime and security

From genetically engineered bioweapons to cyber-warfare to climate hacking, technology is opening the door to new types of crime.

The future of marketing

Technologies like AI, AR/VR, and predictive analytics are paving the way for more personalised and immersive customer journeys.

Trends 2040. Are you ready?

From robotic (co)workers to autonomous transportation systems to self-learning algorithms – this is our world in 2040.

Future-proof organisations

The company of the future

Actionable insights, compelling case studies, and everything else you need to prepare your organisation for the future.

The future of leadership

Tomorrow’s world requires a new kind of leader – flexible, tech-savvy, and not afraid to experiment with new ideas.

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AI for managers

AI redefines management excellence – with automated workflows, data-driven insights, and proactive decision making.

Performances & media

Richard van Hooijdonk

Richard is the rare example of a futurist who puts his money where his mouth is – literally. He has multiple chip implants because he doesn’t just research the future, he lives it.

This hands-on approach has made him one of the world’s most credible voices on technological disruption. His insights have reached over 600,000 executives, experts and decision-makers who need to understand how AI, robotics, quantum computing, biotech and more will reshape their industries.

Alongside his international research team at FutureZone.ai, Richard tracks the technologies that will create tomorrow’s winners and losers. He doesn’t just predict the future – he helps leaders prepare for it and build pro-change mindsets.