AI is making every company smarter. It isn't making any of them wiser.
Leaders don't need more information about emerging tech.
They need better decisions they can defend.
Dr. Mark van Rijmenam is a strategic futurist who helps organizations make high-stakes technology decisions with confidence. Through keynotes, advisory, and his platform Futurwise, he translates exponential change into decisions leaders can defend, fund, and execute.
The
WAVE Framework
—
a decision
architecture for leaders navigating exponential change.
Most futurists tell you what's coming. The WAVE framework tells you what to do about it. Developed across 15 years of advising Fortune 500 leaders, it is the basis of every keynote, The WAVE Framework is a repeatable rhythm that turns signal into strategy. It is a discipline for converting signal into decisions you can defend, when the cost of being wrong is real.
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See what others miss
Continuous horizon scanning across technology, regulation, and culture. Not trend-watching — pattern recognition. Knowing which signals deserve attention and which are noise.
Turn insight into action
Scenario planning and strategic pivots with a long-term purpose. Identifying where to experiment, where to partner, and where to wait, before the market forces your hand.
Trust, but stress-test
Every AI output, every strategic assumption, every opportunity, tested against reality, ethics, and your organization’s actual constraints. Responsible innovation isn’t a slide; it’s a discipline.
Build the capability
Equipping leaders and teams with foresight literacy so the organization can navigate change without needing a futurist in the room. The goal is your autonomy, not my retainer.
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Keynotes that shift how leadership teams think about technology, risk, and the decade ahead.
NPS 9.2 across 200+ events in 32 countries and 80+ client recommendations
Check Availability“Technology is compounding faster than leaders can absorb. The organizations that thrive won't be the ones that moved fastest — they'll be the ones that knew what to build, what to slow down, and what to refuse.”
— Dr. Mark van Rijmenam
What I’m Thinking
This Week
From Synthetic Minds, my daily judgment rhythm on the five forces reshaping the next decade.
What I’m Thinking
This Week
From Synthetic Minds, my daily judgment rhythm on the five forces reshaping the next decade.
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Tokenization & Agentic AI
Spatial Intelligence
Healthcare & Longevity
Climate & Energy
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The Annual Outlook
Each year, Mark publishes a comprehensive analysis of the ten technology forces that will define the next twelve months — structured through the WAVE framework. Now in its 14th edition.
Trusted by Leaders
Who Act on What They Learn
Guilherme Batista
Editor-chefe,
HSM Management
(SEST SENAT Summit)
"Mark stayed with us throughout the two-day event, bringing insights from other speakers, delivering the final presentation, and enriching the discussion far beyond just showcasing his years of work. He stayed on stage for 1.5 hours, and the transportation industry audience was amazed. If you're looking for a sure bet in innovation, professionalism, and flawless execution, Mark is the right person. "
PK Gupta
Global CTO, Dell Technologies
"Dr. Mark's keynote session was truly enriching. His insights and storytelling resonated perfectly with the needs of business owners in today's technology-driven landscape. It's worth noting his dedication to tailoring the content — from his keynote to the fireside chat and live Q&A — ensuring a truly relevant and engaging experience for everyone involved."
Gonzalo Vega
Center of Learning and Inspiration, Nestlé
"We are very grateful for him sparking curiosity and sharing a glimpse of what the future entails . Mark captures the audience's attention with his simple messages and engaging content. Time for questions felt short, testament of the interest of the audience; we could have stayed another 30 minutes."
Three Ways
to Equip Your Leadership Team
Insights at three scales — from a room of 500 to a room of five
Keynotes & Workshops
For organizations ready to lead in the Intelligence Age
High-impact keynotes and interactive workshops built around the WAVE framework. Designed for leadership teams, industry events, and company-wide summits. Every session ends with a decision — not just a discussion.
Formats: In-person · Virtual · Holographic
Executive Thought Leadership Publication
For leaders who want to stay sharp between events
A co-created white paper that captures how your leadership team responds to the ideas from the keynote. Produced by a senior ex–Wall Street Journal journalist. Mark serves as editor-in-chief. Not a summary, a strategic asset. Available before or after the event.
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Futurwise is noise-cancelling for your brain — a platform that surfaces verified, human-cited insights from the world’s best thinkers. Synthetic Minds is the daily newsletter that exercises judgment on the five forces reshaping business and society.
The Book
Behind the Framework
Now What? How to Ride the Tsunami of Change is the operating manual for the Intelligence Age. It introduces the WAVE framework, unpacks the ten technologies reshaping every industry, and provides the decision architecture leaders need when playbooks expire faster than committees can update them. Whether you’ve seen Mark on stage or you’re discovering his work for the first time, this is where the thinking lives.
“The future isn’t on the horizon. It’s crashing down on us like a tsunami. The question isn’t if change will impact you. It’s how you will navigate it.”
Also by Dr. van Rijmenam: Future Visions · Step into the Metaverse · The Organisation of Tomorrow · Blockchain · Think Bigger
Dr.
Mark
van Rijmenam
is a strategic futurist and Architect of Tomorrow. He is a six-time author, and the founder of Futurwise and Futurity Private Office. He holds a PhD, the Certified Speaking Professional and Global Speaking Fellow designations, and has delivered keynotes in 32 countries.
But the credential that matters most is this: when leaders face a
decision about technology that will outlast the next quarter, they call
Mark. Not for predictions, for judgment.
In 2011, he circumnavigated Australia by bicycle in 100 days to raise
money for children's cancer research. He approaches the future the same
way he approached those 14,000 km: one deliberate pedal stroke at a
time.
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