Keynote speeches

Peter is a world-renowned thought leader on technological evolution, innovation strategy and leadership who has given numerous keynote presentations around the world, for Fortune 1000 companies and leading organizations. His speeches can be adapted to the specific needs of your events and your audience.

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The Never Normal

We’re at a crossroads. Certainly since the COVID-19 crisis but even before that, we have been evolving into a world with many new types of disruptions. There’s this potent cocktail of global platforms, information, intelligence, and automation that is accelerating the pace of change. But technology is no longer the biggest driver of disruption. What’s coming at us is ecological, biological, societal and geopolitical in nature and this is just the beginning.

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The Era of Augmented Intelligence

Everybody is talking about AI, but the discussion tends to center around the two extremes of hype or doomism. In this keynote filled with practical examples and cases, Peter Hinssen wants to demystify AI in order to provide his audience with a profound and nuanced story of both the challenges and the immense potential of this technology.

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The Phoenix and the Unicorn

Unicorn start-ups are brilliant. But, let’s be honest, very few of us will start one, become one, or work for one. Most of us are connected to large companies that often struggle to keep themselves relevant for the ever-changing customer. That’s why this keynote is about a creature that’s just as magical but perhaps offers a more realistic inspiration: the Phoenix. These are the companies that – just like this mythical bird – are able to rethink themselves in cycles: time and time again they rise from the ashes of the old, and come out stronger than ever before. They are the Walmarts, the Volvos, the Disneys, the Apples, the Microsofts, the Ping Ans, the Assa Abloys and AT&Ts of this world.

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AI Unveiled: moving beyond the hype in East and West

In the rapidly evolving landscape of Artificial Intelligence (AI), the discourse tends to fluctuate between extremes: hype versus doomism and West versus East (China in particular). This joint keynote - featuring innovation strategy and tech expert Peter Hinssen and China keynote speaker Pascal Coppens - seeks to navigate beyond these binaries, offering a nuanced but profound exploration of AI's transformative potential as well as its challenges.

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Never Normal Masterclass

The world is more unpredictable than ever, presenting business leaders with many economic, geopolitical, societal and ecological challenges. Some see these Never Normal evolutions as a threat, but this Executive Masterclass with Peter Hinssen and CX and company culture expert Steven Van Belleghem has been designed to help you see possibilities, from two sides: 

How can you turn these challenges into innovative business strategies?

How can you design a culture that actively puts customers and their needs at the core of your company?

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Innovation Strategy Masterclass

The world is more fluid and unpredictable than ever, presenting business leaders with many economic, geopolitical, societal and ecological challenges. Some see these Never Normal evolutions as a threat, but our Executive Masterclass by world leading innovation experts Peter Hinssen and Pascal Coppens has been designed to help you see possibilities:

How can you turn these Never Normal challenges into innovative business strategies?

What can companies learn from both Western and Chinese innovation?

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Happy customers

Peter Hinssen's Never Normal keynote is a truly inspiring and thoughtful experience, designed to inspire organizations and their leaders about reinventing themselves like phoenixes. Peter’s energy and charisma engaged our HR community to understand how much our departments and functions are living through a moment of truth, in which we'll need to help initiate and lead the necessary transformations that will allow us to thrive in the Never Normal age of constant change.
Once more, Peter offers a refreshing perspective and insight from the external landscape. With his profound understanding of technology, he excels as a speaker in bridging the realms of business and technology seamlessly. His keynote left my team thoroughly energized, captivated by his rhythm, conceptual clarity, and visionary outlook. Attending Peter's presentations annually has become indispensable!
Peter Hinssen is a brilliant thinker and speaker who knows how to capture the current paradigm shifts like no other and articulates them with both depth and humor. Listening to him is like engaging in an immersive experience that turns you upside down and helps you remain wired to this definitely “Never Normal” environment.
Our global team got together face to face for the 1st time after 18 months of remote work. We wanted to kick off our team retreat with an energizing, future and value focused, thought and action provoking speaker. Peter brought exactly this… with a triple bonus that made his intervention deeply memorable: humor, genuine interest in our work, and immediately actionable advice.
Peter is a fantastic speaker! His presentations are rich in content, full of practical examples and delivered in such an authentic manner that they leave audiences inspired and ready for action!
Peter Hinssen possesses the unique ability to blend visionary insights with deep, impactful messages that are seasoned with a delightful sense of humor. He captivates his audience like no other and knows how to make complex concepts accessible and engaging. We've received overwhelmingly positive feedback from our customers, many of whom expressed a newfound inspiration to embrace change and innovation in their professional lives
I would like to thank you again for the amazing keynote you gave yesterday! You have inspired our organization, and you have provided us with a great perspective on these ‘Best of Times’ and ‘Worst of Times’. Fantastic!
"Peter is a regular speaker at Google’s flagship events for our most senior and valued customers from the world’s top brands and agencies. Fast-paced, charismatic, funny and above all inspiring, Peter is always our top-rated speaker."
Peter took us on a rollercoaster ride, which shook us all up and got us focusing firmly on The Day After Tomorrow. His presentation style is compelling, funny, surprising and slick.
Peter Hinssen was the star speaker at our conference. The participants who attended this global event rated Peter with a perfect score: 5.0 out of 5.0. We keep inviting Peter back!
Peter’s presentation was highly stimulating and motivational on two levels; firstly, the content was compelling, informative and thought provoking; secondly, his delivery style and approach are captivating, a lesson to all of us who regularly do presentations!
From his Apple Chapple, Peter took us on an exciting pilgrimage in the Never Normal, gaining applause across the entire PSA network. Through his captivating storytelling Peter incited colleagues to reflect upon a ‘new’ future, which will be non-linear, hyperconnected and superfluid. He accurately put his finger on the need for positive troublemakers as the catalysts who will make the phoenix transformation a reality.
Peter Hinssen’s Keynote at the EXA Infrastructure Kickoff meeting was a real rollercoaster ride: from technology to social and business model shifts, from futuristic vision to lessons learned. And when you think the ride is over, he takes you on another spin. Our audience was captivated and inspired at the same time, a real motivational blast!!
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Marketing Lead APAC - Google
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Group Practice Director - Interel
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VP & CTO UKI - CA Technologies
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Manager PSA University - PSA International Pte Ltd
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Marketing Director - EXA Infrastructure