Rik draws on years of business experience at C-level in sales and marketing-related functions to discuss the customer-centric strategies and change management in light of major digital disruption.
After a successful over 25-year career at C-level in global industry-leading manufacturing companies – where he was always able to outrun competition, developing new business models combining the latest technology and extreme customer centricity – Rik Vera started to travel the world to inspire companies, managers, teams, customers and audiences to develop their own Day After Tomorrow strategies.
Rik Vera has been giving over 1000 keynotes, lectures and workshops in many countries. He has been guiding and coaching hundreds of small to very large international companies and their leaders on their journey to the Day After Tomorrow.
Rik does not bring a silver bullet, nor does he pretend there is a script. He shares his experience; he shares his profound knowledge of all things that happen in the innovation scenes, but above all, he shares his passion to create business models that are future-proof.
Rik Vera knows how to create that vibrating but not hostile discomfort and how to make people smile and hungry for change.
Rik Vera will shake, rattle and roll. He will challenge the status quo. He will roast the strategy. He will demystify the hypes of the day.
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Baroness Karren Brady CBE is a leading British businesswoman, entrepreneur and television personality. Renowned for her sharp business acumen and dynamic leadership, she inspires audiences with powerful lessons on ambition, resilience and turning challenges into success in competitive, high-pressure industries.
Robyn Benincasa is celebrated for her extreme sports victories and unique leadership insights. A Guinness Record kayaker and world champion adventure racer, Robyn translates her thrilling experiences into transformative keynotes, building resilient teams and instilling synergy in organisations, illustrating the boundless accomplishments achievable through teamwork.
Dr Irina Mirkina is a global leader in responsible AI, with two decades dedicated to using AI to help humanity. As a director, AI strategist, and AI lead, she’s worked with organisations like UNICEF and played a key role in shaping international standards for ethical AI.
Robert Swan OBE is a polar explorer, environmentalist and renowned motivational speaker. The first person to walk to both Poles, he inspires corporate audiences with lessons on leadership, resilience, sustainability and the pursuit of bold goals in the most challenging conditions on earth.
Bruce Daisley is a globally recognised voice on workplace culture and the future of work. A bestselling author and former Twitter VP, he blends deep leadership experience with practical solutions to help organisations build connected, high-performing, and resilient teams in today’s rapidly shifting work environment.
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