Anders Indset
Economic philosopherAnders Indset is the world’s leading economic philosopher with seven international bestsellers. Having given more than 1,500 lectures in 60 countries, he inspires executives, politicians and decision-makers around the world at the intersection of people and technology. His ability to anticipate future scenarios makes him a sought-after source of inspiration for the world’s most relevant conferences, such as the World Economic Forum, the Global HR Summit and the Mobile World Congress.
He combines Norwegian values and charisma with German intellectual rigour and an exciting, American-influenced speaking style. Thanks to this unique combination, he is known as “Rock'n'roll Plato”.
Born in Norway, he is also the Chair of the Njordis Group and an active deep tech investor. He applies his practical philosophy directly to the worlds of business and society. With his visionary thinking, he not only acts as an advisor to leading international institutions, but is also significantly shaping the debate about the economic and cultural challenges of our time.
“The future is not a distant promise – it has long since begun. The direction is clear, but its precise form is in our hands. The decisive factor is not what is coming, but who we are willing to be: spectators or creators. The alternative between negative pessimism, which sees risks, limitations and problems above all else, and utopian optimism, which is based on naive hopes and unrealistic promises about the future, is possibilism: the art of the possible – thinking, shaping and taking collective responsibility for a future that is created deliberately rather than just dreamed about.”
— Anders Indset