Jean Tirole
2014 Nobel Prize in Economics | Honorary Chairman, Toulouse School of Economics | Visiting Professor, MIT
Anders Indset
The World's Leading Business Philosopher | Author of Wild Knowledge, The Quantum Economy & Ex Machina | Recognized by Thinkers50 | Chairman of the Njordis Group
Anders Indset is one of the world's leading business philosophers, a bridge-builder between humanity and technology whose 'practical philosophy' helps leaders navigate an age of AI and exponential change. A Norwegian-born, Thinkers50-recognized thinker and author of bestsellers like The Quantum Economy and Wild Knowledge, he is also a deep-tech investor and chairman of the Njordis Group. He gives audiences a bold new way to think about the future.
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Anders Indset biography
Futurist speaker Anders Indset is widely regarded as one of the world’s leading business philosophers, a rare thinker who translates deep philosophical ideas into practical guidance for leaders navigating an age of relentless technological change. Norwegian-born and based in Frankfurt, he has been called the “Rock’n’Roll Plato” for his ability to make big questions about technology, economics, and the future of humanity both electrifying and useful. For two decades, he has been a trusted sparring partner to CEOs, political leaders, and boards around the world.
Recognized by Thinkers50 as one of the most influential thinkers in leadership and technology, Indset is the author of several international bestsellers, including Wild Knowledge, The Quantum Economy, and The Infected Mind, translated into more than ten languages, along with his more recent works The Viking Code and Ex Machina: The God Experiment. His writing consistently challenges the complacency of the information age and asks how humanity can build sustainable prosperity alongside exponential technologies like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
Practical Philosophy for an Exponential Age
Beyond the page, Indset is a deep-tech investor and the founder and chairman of the Njordis Group, a venture and advisory firm supporting deep-tech companies, and a co-founder of the Global Institute of Leadership & Technology (GILT), which is reimagining executive education for the twenty-first century. A former professional handball player who represented Norway’s national team, he brings the discipline of an elite athlete and the curiosity of a philosopher to the biggest questions of our time, from the ethics of AI to the shape of the economy to come.
As a speaker, Anders Indset is provocative, energizing, and intellectually fearless, having delivered more than 1,500 talks in 60 countries at events including the World Economic Forum and Mobile World Congress. He speaks on the future of business and humanity in the age of AI, the coming “quantum economy,” leadership and thinking in times of exponential change, and why the leaders of tomorrow need the wisdom of philosophy as much as the tools of technology. Audiences leave not with easy answers, but with better questions, and a sharper, braver way of thinking about what comes next.
Anders Indset Speaking Videos
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Anders Indset Keynote Topics
As artificial intelligence, quantum computing, and other exponential technologies reshape every industry, Anders Indset argues that the real question is not what machines can do, but who we choose to become alongside them. In this provocative keynote, he explores the relationship between humanity and technology, the ethics of AI, and the uniquely human capacities, curiosity, judgment, and the art of asking better questions, that will define the leaders and organizations of the future. Thought-provoking, energizing, and deeply relevant.
Drawing on his bestselling book, Indset lays out his vision for what comes after the digital age. The "Quantum Economy" is not a call to simply transform, but a claim that our existing economic and organizational models need a philosophical upgrade, one that places human potential, not technology alone, at the center of value creation. He gives leaders a bold framework for building humane, sustainable prosperity in a world of accelerating change. A big-picture keynote for executives rethinking the fundamentals.
In a world with almost unlimited access to information, Indset argues, knowledge is no longer the scarce resource, the ability to think deeply is. Blending ancient philosophy with cutting-edge science, he shows leaders how to resist false urgency and binary thinking, weigh opposing views, and make wiser decisions amid complexity and uncertainty. He calls it "the art of being wrong": the willingness to question, reflect, and keep searching for better explanations. A masterclass in leadership thinking for the modern executive.
What does it take to lead, and to stay relevant, when everything is being disrupted at once? Drawing on his own path from professional athlete to philosopher, entrepreneur, and investor, Indset explores reinvention, resilience, and the enduring "human edge" in an automated world. He challenges leaders and teams to develop the interpersonal skills, adaptability, and depth of thought that technology cannot replicate. An inspiring, intellectually rich talk on human potential and future-ready leadership.
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Why Anders Indset?
Booking Anders Indset brings audiences one of the most original and intellectually fearless voices in business today, a philosopher who speaks the language of CEOs, investors, and boards. Recognized by Thinkers50 and dubbed the "Rock'n'Roll Plato," he combines two decades of advising multinationals with the perspective of a deep-tech investor and bestselling author to help leaders think more clearly about AI, exponential technology, and the future of humanity. He does not offer easy predictions; he equips audiences with better questions and a braver way of thinking. Provocative, energizing, and always tailored to the room, he is ideal for events on the future, leadership, technology, and business transformation. To bring Anders Indset to your next event, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
Who is Anders Indset?
Anders Indset is a Norwegian-born business philosopher, bestselling author, and deep-tech investor based in Frankfurt, Germany, widely regarded as one of the world's leading thinkers at the intersection of philosophy, technology, and leadership. He is the author of several international bestsellers, including Wild Knowledge, The Quantum Economy, and The Infected Mind, translated into more than ten languages. Recognized by Thinkers50 on its Radar list of leading global business thinkers, he is the founder and chairman of the Njordis Group and a co-founder of the Global Institute of Leadership & Technology (GILT). A former professional handball player who represented Norway's national team, he has delivered more than 1,500 talks in over 60 countries.
What is the "Quantum Economy"?
The "Quantum Economy" is the concept at the heart of Anders Indset's bestselling book of the same name. Rather than a technical description of quantum computing, it is a philosophical framework for what comes after the digital era. Indset argues that our current economic and organizational models are reaching their limits, and that thriving in a world of exponential technologies requires an "upgrade" in how we think about value, prosperity, and progress, one that centers human potential rather than technology alone. The idea gives leaders a named argument for building a more humane, sustainable, and future-ready form of capitalism, and it earned Indset a nomination for the Thinkers50 Breakthrough Idea Award.
What topics does futurist speaker Anders Indset cover?
Anders Indset speaks on the future of business and humanity in the age of AI, the "quantum economy" and the future of capitalism, practical philosophy and leadership thinking in an exponential age, and reinvention and the human edge. His keynotes suit events on the future, technology and AI, leadership, business transformation, and economics. To book Anders Indset as a speaker, contact Aurum Speakers Bureau.
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