
Lien De Ruyck
International author, futurist and keynote speaker on sustainability, hopeful futures & adventuring
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English, Dutch
Sustainability, Regeneration, Hopeful futures, Sustainable behaviour, Ocean stories, Courageous Leadership, Foresight, Exploration, Futures literacy
Lien is a futurist, international author and keynote speaker, recognized as one of Belgium’s 40 under 40 and a member of the renowned Explorers Club in New York.
She is co-founder of ELDERS, a change agency helping governments and organizations harness imagination for sustainable transitions.
With a background in creative strategy and sustainability, she has led participatory processes and behavior change projects on urban, regional and national levels.
Beyond ELDERS, Lien is a futures professor and researcher at LUCA School of Arts.
As an avid adventurer and conservation diver, she has crossed the Gobi desert, explored both the Arctic as Antarctica, and swum with whales and orcas.
Her keynotes inspire audiences to rewild ourselves and the planet, and embrace change with courage and active hope.
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Lien De Ruyck
I had the pleasure of working with Lien during ocean expeditions and she truly stands out. Lien is an inspiring leader with a gift for storytelling that brings ideas to life. Her futures thinking and strategic mindset are impressive, and she is always a step ahead in finding solutions. She’s also passionate about ocean literacy which materialized in an amazing children's book about the expedition. On top of that, her speech is genuinely motivational.
Alicia L. Bruzos, PhD
Lien is the most authentic forward-thinking strategist I have worked with. She is able to see an optimistic future in which creatives take center stage and help to build better tomorrows. She is a system thinker but is able to translate it into operational milestones. Her visionary ideas are truly inspiring and a fantastic addition to any organisation future-proofing its strategy.
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