Future Speaker
Do not expect any quick trend recipes. Or a speech specifically about your particular field of business. Or a PR speech for your product.
In his speeches, Matthias Horx approaches themes from the perspective of the long-term-mega
trends which change our world. He poses provocative questions, challenges conventional thinking
patterns, and entertains with anecdotes. He also creates optimism. Horx speaks in English
or German at conferences, seminars or workshops. He underlines his speeches with images -
which is why a powerful projector is necessary to effectively bring across his speeches.
Five Key Speeches by Matthias Horx
The following five speeches give an idea of the thematic range Matthias Horx covers.
The themes can be combined and - within limits - and also be more specifically applied to various
business sectors and type of events. A speech lasts between 45 and 60 minutes with time
for discussion afterwards.
The Principle of Future Fitness
Success through knowledge of the future
This humorous and motivating speech deals mainly with our inner perception of the future
and our psychology of expectation. It passionately opposes the current mood of pessimism
and concentrates on the question of how we – as
individuals and as
business people –
can actively prepare ourselves for future challenges.
Future Society
Work, education, human skills in the coming knowledge society
At the centre of this more socio-politically oriented speech is the dramatic transition process from an industrial culture to a knowledge culture.
The changes in the world of work, education and politics are portrayed in the framework of globalised production and cultural processes.
The main message is that in order to successfully manage the coming changes, we need new contracts between individuals, the state and the economy.
The Power of Mega-Trends
How the big change processes alter our lives and our society
The starting point of this speech is our experience of change in our lives:
our ageing society, crises in the family, conflicts between the sexes, individualisation, rising
mobility in the world of work and in everyday life. These driving forces are described from
the point of view of the opportunities they offer and analysed for their consequences for
individuals and markets. The speech "broadens horizons" and is particularly suited
to a larger or private audience.
Future Markets, Future Business
Management, markets, marketing in the ‘next economy’
This speech deals with the conditions of economic activity in the globalised markets of
the future: with consumers and their increasing buying power, as well as with new management and
organisational structures in the knowledge and network society. It is mainly directed at
a professional business audience.
Technolution®
The evolutionary future of technology
This speech, extensively illustrated with historical and current science-fiction images,
is concerned with the laws and limitations of technological developments. The triumphs and
setbacks of technology are analysed in three steps and projected into the future. The main
message of this speech is that the technological world of the next era will be "smart"
in the sense of more integrated and better suited to people's needs.