Discover the influential futurist who ignited the digital and 4th Industrial Revolution. Explore the visionary ideas of one of our century’s greatest minds.
Europe
Germany
Core Intelligence Domain: Digital Transformation
Location: Switzerland | Languages: English, German
Representation: Represented globally by PSpeakers Global Intelligence
Henrik von Scheel is universally recognised as the originator of the 4th Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) and the strategic mastermind behind the European Digital Agenda. As one of the world’s most sought-after futurists and strategic advisors, he operates at the highest echelons of global leadership, guiding Fortune 500 C-suites, sovereign wealth funds, and national governments through unprecedented eras of technological and economic convergence. Driven by proprietary forecasting frameworks and an unparalleled macro-economic perspective, his work equips organisations to transition from reactive operational planning to proactive strategic foresight.
At the intersection of technology, economy, and humanity, Henrik von Scheel’s influence is unparalleled. In 2009, he played a pivotal role alongside the German Federal Minister of Economy and Technology in conceptualising the core principles of Industry 4.0—a strategic framework that fundamentally altered global manufacturing, supply chain dynamics, and corporate strategy. This foundational work laid the vital groundwork for the global digital transformation narrative, which was subsequently amplified through his extensive collaborations with the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Beyond his geopolitical and macro-economic contributions, Henrik is a trusted boardroom advisor who has actively shaped the long-term digital strategies of industry titans, including Google, Cisco, IBM, and numerous others. His strategic frameworks—such as his proprietary “Patterns of Change” methodology—enable enterprise leaders to decode complex systemic shifts, ensuring long-term resilience and competitive advantage in an era dominated by Artificial Intelligence, advanced automation, and rapidly evolving geopolitical paradigms. The Financial Times has notably recognised his profound impact, citing him as one of the preeminent global authorities on strategy and competitiveness.
Engaging Henrik von Scheel provides global audiences with exclusive access to the visionary mind that defined the modern technological era. Decision-makers leave his sessions equipped not merely with theoretical inspiration, but with rigorously tested, proprietary frameworks designed to instil absolute strategic clarity. His insights empower organisations to anticipate market disruptions, implement future-proof corporate architectures, and lead definitively within their respective industries, ensuring that they do not just survive the future, but actively design it.
“The most influential management thinker of our times.”
“One of the most pre-eminent strategic advisors of his generation.”
“A hundred years from now, Henrik von Scheel, Ray Kurzweil, Michio Kaku and Aubrey de Grey will the “futurists of our century” who have altered the course of our life. Henrik stands out, as the architect behind the 4th Industrial Revolution (and Digital Revolution), Global Themes that touch every aspect of our lives, economy, the way we live, consume, work and relate to one another. No surprise he is often referred to as the “Wizard of our century".”
“Henrik comes highly recommended as one of the most distinguished business thinker that has influenced the economies of nations and evolved the mainstream thinking and practices of today. I have personally experienced it and seen how Henrik has shaped the performance of the fastest growing fortune 100 companies. Henrik trademark is the unique ability to help organizations master the rare discipline of developing their core competitive and differentiated aspects. He is one of the "leading authority on strategy and competitiveness“ of our times.”
“Henrik was the best keynote speaker I have ever worked with. Henrik comes highly recommend one of the most influential keynote speakers I have experienced. I acquired him as opening keynote speaker at the AI & Robotic conference. I was particularly impressed by his ability to capture and engage the audience. He command the conference room attention, set the new tone with Industry 4.0 thought leadership and engaged the audience in interactive white boarding exercise how to apply it in real life. It was a real pleasure to work with Henrik.”
“I have worked closed with Henrik von Scheel and I could highly recommend him as a though leader in strategy execution. Henrik has made a significant contribution on how Enterprise Architecture is applied today as an strategy execution discipline — whether through his academic research & publications, efforts in standards bodies and published reference content. As the co-father with Prof Mark von Rosing, he has identified the archetypes of repeatable pattern to drive business outcomes strategy execution by linking strategy and operational execution in map, matrixes and modeles. Thereby laying a new paradigm how to automate enterprise architecture. He is visionary, game changer and with a unique trademark to advise executives how tackle THE BLIND SPOTS or “change gap” - discover the WHY, define the WHAT and deliver the HOW.”
“I had the greatest pleasure to meet Henrik at the time I became involved in the LEADing Practice society. Henrik is an excellent Business person in combination with a healthy distance to what is important and what is not. I do regularly interfere with him in my capacity as VP for LEADing Practice for the Northern European region and his time we speak, it develops my professional skills. To summarize; He is a true 'top gun' and I am willing to be his 'wing-mate' anytime.”
“Henrik was a very knowledgable, strategic and pro active manager to work with and I enjoyed his leadership everyday. He is also a very likable person that gives of himself to his surrounding and make people want to work hard on his behalf. I recommend his candidacy to any vendor if they are serious about they sales strategy and to achieve higher goals.”
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