Tom Palmaerts
Tom Palmaerts is a worlwide keynote speaker and managing partner at Trendwolves; a full service trend and marketing agency with a focus on young consumers and modern families. He worked as a trend consultant for brands like Barry Callebaut, Samsonite, Clariant, Coca-Cola, Hello bank! and BNP Paribas Fortis.
As a futurist, he firmly believes in the power of the next generation. These creatives, entrepreneurs and vibrant youth are creating thrilling waves. Most of these thrills stay underground - at the edge of society - but some of them cause disruptions and will influence your business.
In 2008 Tom Palmaerts was awarded "Youth trend specialist of the year" by the Dutch trendwatching platform Second Sight, as a result of his drive, originality & passion. Since 2012 he teaches 'future thinking' and 'trend research' at the University College Ghent.
In September 2013 Tom Palmaerts received the award Trendwatcher of The Year 13-14. The jury explained: "He is activating and can bring things in motion".
In 2015, he published a book 'Futures' (Lannoo, Dutch) together with Herman Konings and Joeri Van den Bergh.
What to expect from his talk:
- Consumer trend stories: slowing down (check video slowcial), the next step in craftsmanship (video Craftific), generation differences, ...
- Market trends: big data, mobility, retail, HR, FMCG, ...
- A positive vibe towards the future
- Ideas to start innovating tomorrow
Tom Palmaerts is a worlwide keynote speaker and managing partner at Trendwolves; a full service trend and marketing agency with a focus on young consumers and modern families. He worked as a trend consultant for brands like Barry Callebaut, Samsonite, Clariant, Coca-Cola, Hello bank! and BNP Paribas Fortis.
As a futurist, he firmly believes in the power of the next generation. These creatives, entrepreneurs and vibrant youth are creating thrilling waves. Most of these thrills stay underground - at the edge of society - but some of them cause disruptions and will influence your business.
In 2008 Tom Palmaerts was awarded "Youth trend specialist of the year" by the Dutch trendwatching platform Second Sight, as a result of his drive, originality & passion. Since 2012 he teaches 'future thinking' and 'trend research' at the University College Ghent.
In September 2013 Tom Palmaerts received the award Trendwatcher of The Year 13-14. The jury explained: "He is activating and can bring things in motion".
In 2015, he published a book 'Futures' (Lannoo, Dutch) together with Herman Konings and Joeri Van den Bergh.
What to expect from his talk:
- Consumer trend stories: slowing down (check video slowcial), the next step in craftsmanship (video Craftific), generation differences, ...
- Market trends: big data, mobility, retail, HR, FMCG, ...
- A positive vibe towards the future
- Ideas to start innovating tomorrow
2030
He takes the audience on a rollercoast to the future. Learn about the biggest challenges for finance, economical powers, health, food, technology, mobility, education, relations, cities and fashion.
The future is sometimes scary, but not yet written. We will build the...
Youth Trends
- Teams struggling with forward momentum
- Managers
- Broad...
Where to find the future
There is no single view on the future. Even if today's future looks bad for you or your company/market, there are future posiibilities to work with.
I'll learn you where to find the future, even in dark times. Based on my 10 year research about change created by young influencers, rebels and entrepreneurs.
Format: 45-60 minute...
The future of work. A new young generation of employees
- HR managers
- What's the difference between the generations at work
- How to deal with a new generation employees
- How to work together with four generations
It's a clear view on the workfloor of tomorrow, with insights on culture, money, organisation and expectations. To be clear:...
Futures of ... (retail, food, fashion, hospitality, mobility, media, ...)
- Big audience
- Managers and teams searching inspiration
- Inspiration for your future business
- Tangible examples to activate your innovation
- Understanding of the bigger picture
I've performed futures of ... presentations worldwide. From futures of retail to futures of media....
