Jan Berger is founder and CEO of the think tank Themis Foresight. His keynotes deal with the interplay of technology and society and the resulting business models. Unlike futurists, he does not paint rose-coloured pictures in his talks. He is concerned with bringing validated insights to his audience and discussing the opportunities and risks that societal and technological changes bring for companies’ business models.

In addition, Jan Berger’s lectures also address the question of how work, organisation and management are changing and which ethical principles can be the basis of new models. In his keynotes, he questions popular myths about artificial intelligence, generational characteristics or “new work” models.

Lecture topics by Jan Berger

• Europe’s economy in a new world order
• Bits and atoms: The Fifth Industrial Revolution
• Of agents and centaurs: the future of software development
• The future of the European capital market

Jan Berger studied history at Moscow State University and has lived and worked on four continents. Giving business leaders the opportunity to secure their business for the long term through an understanding of possible futures and design options led him to found his company. Jan previously led the Leipzig-based future institute 2b AHEAD as CEO for 7 years. His professional career has taken him through publishing, real estate and the fintech industry. Today he is the author and co-author of numerous future studies and trend analyses and a sought-after sparring partner for corporate executives.

Jan Berger lives with his wife and two children in Berlin and on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.