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Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr Mark van Rijmenam, CSP

Dr. Mark van Rijmenam, CSP, is a world-leading strategic futurist and award-winning global keynote speaker who helps Fortune 500 leadership teams navigate AI and emerging technologies. Recognized by Salesforce as one of 16 global voices shaping the future of AI, he holds a PhD from University of Technology Sydney and is the author of six books on emerging technology and judgment in the AI era, including his latest book: Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change. He is the founder of Futurwise and the developer of the Intelligence Age Scorecard that helps individuals and organizations understand how prepared they are for the future.

His pioneering efforts include the world's first TEDx Talk in VR in 2020. In 2023, he further pushed boundaries when he delivered a TEDx talk in Athens with his digital twin, delving into the complex interplay of AI and our perception of reality. In 2024, he launched a digital twin of himself, offering interactive, on-demand conversations via text, audio, or video in 29 languages, thereby bridging the gap between the digital and physical worlds – another world's first.

Dr. Van Rijmenam is a prolific author and has written more than 1,200 articles and six books in his career. As a corporate educator, he is celebrated for his candid, independent, and balanced insights. He is also the founder of Futurwise, which focuses on elevating global knowledge on crucial topics like technology, healthcare, and climate change by providing high-quality, hyper-personalized, and easily digestible insights from trusted sources.

Below, you can read all his articles.

The Year of Intelligence: 7 Big Data Trends for 2017

It is the end of the year again and a lot has happened in 2016. Google’s AlphGo algorithm [https://datafloq.com/read/algorithms-changing-business-how-to-leverage-them/1961] beat Lee Se-dol in the game of Go, Blockchain [https://datafloq.com/read/what-is-the-blockchain-and-

Blockchain Explained – part 5 – ICOs and DAOs

The Blockchain has the potential to change our societies completely. However, it is still a nascent technology, one which can be difficult to grasp. Therefore, I am writing a series of blog posts on what is the blockchain. This is part 5 and the final blog post of this series.

Blockchain Explained – part 4 – Transactions and Smart Contracts

Blockchain is rapidly gaining attention from organisations in every industry. However, it is a difficult to understand technology that, if not executed correctly could result in serious harm to your organisation. Therefore, in this series of posts on the blockchain, I explain what the Blockchain is and how it affects

What is the Blockchain – part 3 – Blockchain Startups and Five Challenges to Overcome

In this series of posts, I am providing insights into a technology that will change our world. Blockchain has been said to be an as important invention as the Internet and Johann Palychata [http://securities.bnpparibas.com/quintessence/hot-topics/beyond/bitcoin-and-blockchain-what-you.html] , a research analyst

What is the Blockchain – part 2 – Public vs Private, Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake & DApps

For the tech-savvy people among us, the Blockchain might be nothing new, and it may be clear that it will have a big impact on the world. However, for many people, the Blockchain is still a mystery, a puzzle or an unknown unknown. Therefore, in a series of posts,

What is the Blockchain – part 2 – Public vs Private, Proof of Work vs Proof of Stake & DApps

What is the Blockchain and Why is it So Important?

The blockchain is growing in importance. Increasingly organisations have to explore what this revolutionary technology will mean for their business. Marc Andreessen from the well-known VC firm Andreessen Horowitz calls it as big an invention as the internet. Last year, in my Big Data Trends [https://datafloq.com/read/

Kick-Starting the 4th Industrial Revolution, One Blockchain at a Time

The Blockchain is a revolutionizing technology that can propel us into the 4th Industrial Revolution, where data privacy, security and ownership are common again.

Why Blending Data Analytics and Gut-Feeling Benefits your Business

Understanding the impact of big data is not self-evident for many companies. Big data offers endless possibilities [https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/big-data-enables-open-strategy/] and as such organisations are, still, overwhelmed when it comes to big data analytics. Big data requires different technologies, new IT systems, new

Why the 2016 Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies is all about Data

Every year, Gartner published the Gartner Hype Cycle for Emerging Technologies [https://www.thedigitalspeaker.com/emerging-technologies-future-will-never-be-slow-again/] and today revealed the 2016 edition. Last year, Gartner tempered the expectations of Big Data [https://datafloq.com/read/gartner-tempers-the-expectations-of-big-data/159]