Keynote speakers

Rohit Talwar, Global Futurist, and CEO, Fast Future

In 2006, UK’s Independent Newspaper nominated Rohit Talwar as one the top 10 global trend watchers. He is the lead author and editor of Achieving Transformation and Renewal in Financial Services. Talwar’s interest and specialization are global trends and the future of global markets as well as the evolution of fast growth economies.

Avivah Wittenberg-Cox, Author, and CEO, 20-first

ELLE Magazine recently recognised Avivah as one of the TOP 40 Women Leading Change. She has spoken on leadership and growth opportunities across Europe and has had articles, reviews and interviews published in publications such as the International Herald Tribune, The Times, The Financial Times and Management Today.

Martyn Newman, Ph.D, and CEO, RocheMartin

Martyn Newman, an associate consultant psychologist, is a leading Australian authority on applying Emotional Intelligence to businesses. He is the author of amongst others Emotional Capitalists – The New Leaders. Newman currently works as an executive coach to Boeing Australia’s Executive Council and is a consultant to the EU and the Bulgarian Government’s Ministry of Finance.

Timothy Jacob Jensen, CEO & Chief Designer, Jacob Jensen Design

Renowned as chief designer of one of the most internationally awarded Danish design studios, Timothy is also a spokesman of Scandinavian values connected with identity appealing to people’s curiosity, visually and verbally. He is a global guest speaker, and his lectures are inspiring journeys towards recognition and realization.

MODERATOR
Johan Peter Paludan, Director, Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies

Johan Peter Paludan is the director of the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, and is widely renowned for his skills on futures studies themes and methods. Johan Peter is always on the move, offering more than 100 world-wide presentations a year. His specialisation lies in scenario-processses, labour market issues, education, The Dream Society and social trends.

Facilitators at the Don't Stop 08 Future Labs

Adam Arvidsson, Ph.D, and Professor, University of Milano
Adam Arvidsson teaches cultural sociology at the University of Milano, Italy, and at the Copenhagen Business School. He also works for Actics, a company that develops peer based systems for measuring the social impact of individuals and organizations. His main research interests concern new collaborative economic forms, and their potential to promote social, economic and political transformation.

Per Junker Thiesgaard, Managing Director, AVT
Per Junker Thiesgaard has extensive management experience working with start-ups and small- and middle-sized companies with all aspects of business development from daily operation and QA to strategy, international marketing and solution sales. In 2007 Thiesgaard became the Managing Director of the AVT Institute of Executive Education.

Thomas Geuken, Psychologist, Psycces, and Project Leader, CIFS
Thomas Geuken primarily works with the development of future styles of management and organization in a narrative perspective. He has worked intensively for a number of years with the development of a better functioning management practice in both public and private companies.

Jakob Wested, CSI Specialist, Partner, Kollaboration
Jakobs is co-hosting this Future Lab with select artists and facilitators. He has a background in philosophy, law and entrepreneurship, and he is specialized in the development of platforms for open innovation, open business models and collaborative innovation processes. As a Partner in Kollaboration he is also co-developer of the expert and project community wecollaborate.org.