Trend Horizon: Reading the Signals That Shape Tomorrow
A vivid tour of emerging trends that will redefine industries, society and human potential
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The future rarely arrives as a surprise. It arrives as a series of weak signals that most people ignore. For more than a decade, Peter van Hees has made it his habit to hunt those signals every single day, connecting scattered datapoints into clear narratives about where technology, society, and business are heading. Trend Horizon is where that work comes together, and this keynote brings it to your stage.
In this fast-paced and visually rich session, Peter takes your audience on a journey across the major frontiers of change: from aerospace and quantum computing to climate tech, healthcare, mobility, and the evolution of human identity. Every trend is anchored in projected timelines and foresight frameworks, not buzzwords, and is backed by the same research that underpins his Trend Horizon articles such as the rise of AI Agents, neuromorphic chips, fusion energy, V2G grids, the Metaverse, floating farms, and post-human augmentation.
Along the way, Peter introduces Saira, his AI-powered co-analyst and creative partner. Together they demonstrate what it means to pair human curiosity with machine-scale pattern recognition, turning noise into signal and signal into actionable foresight. The goal is not to overwhelm with possibilities, but to sharpen strategic clarity: what is coming, when it might hit, and why it matters for the decisions you make today.
Why: Because strategy built only on the present is already obsolete. Leaders need a structured view on the next 5, 10, 20 years, beyond the hype cycle and beyond their own industry silo.
How: By using concrete timelines, cross-industry examples, and original foresight principles to separate passing fads from structural shifts, and to translate trends into strategic questions for your organization.
What: A future map that helps your teams recognize early signals, rethink assumptions, and identify where to experiment, where to prepare, and where to fundamentally reposition.
Attendees will discover:
How to distinguish noise, fashion, and true trend, and why timing is the most underestimated variable in innovation.
A guided tour of key horizon trends, from fusion energy, neuromorphic chips, and AGI, to floating farms, orbital infrastructure, and the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
Cross-industry patterns that link seemingly unrelated developments, such as how space infrastructure, climate tech, and AI governance reinforce each other.
How Peter’s foresight principles, such as the idea that the future unfolds through underlying laws rather than isolated events, can become practical tools for decision-making.
The role of AI as a foresight partner, with Saira as a live example of how human and machine perspectives can co-create better strategic insight.
A set of powerful questions that leaders can take back to their teams to stress-test strategies, portfolios, and innovation bets against long-term shifts.
Fast, visual, and intellectually provocative, this keynote is not a generic list of “cool trends” but a structured exploration of what is coming over the horizon and how to think about it. It leaves audiences with a sharper mental map of the future and a renewed sense of agency: the future is not something that happens to you, it is something you can read, prepare for, and help shape.
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Peter van Hees is a fast-paced, creative, and thought-provoking keynote speaker who helps leaders cut through the hype around Artificial Intelligence and prepare for the next great paradigm shift: the Agent-First Era. As the author of “AI Agents: They Act, You Orchestrate”, Peter is one of Europe’s leading voices on Agentic AI; where intelligent systems don’t just assist, but act.
His authority comes not from theory, but from the front lines of innovation. Peter has operated inside the nerve centers of global enterprises like Microsoft, HP, and KBC; co-founded and advised start-ups that redefined industries; and collaborated with institutions such as the European Union and NATO. Across these diverse arenas, he has seen how technology can both empower and destabilize, and he translates that hard-earned experience into pragmatic frameworks for organizations navigating transformation.
In his book and on stage, Peter challenges audiences to rethink their faith in the “Mobile-First” world and embrace the imminent shift toward autonomous, AI-driven ecosystems. His storytelling is bold, visual, and rooted in real-world experimentation... delivering clarity where most see only complexity.
Peter’s talks are not just keynotes, they are catalysts. Fast, visual, and charged with actionable insights, they empower audiences to move from spectators of change to orchestrators of the future.
Key Topics:
Agentic AI and the rise of the Agent-First Era
Foresight Frameworks and Future Trend Analysis
From Hype to Impact: Translating Emerging Tech into Value
His keynotes blend strategic clarity with practical relevance, giving leaders an accessible and down-to-earth view on how upcoming shifts can drive tangible impact. For organisations seeking a speaker who connects future trends with real results, Peter delivers.
Book Peter van Hees if you want your audience to see the future clearly, feel its urgency, and leave ready to act.
Innovation strategist and trendwatcher helping organisations anticipate what’s next and turn emerging tech into impact.
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