Dr. Thomas Ramge’s work connects the dots between technology, economy, and society. His keynotes on business disruption and transformation by tech are fact-based and entertaining, grounded in science and eye-opening for business leaders pondering on the question: How will emerging technologies change my industry – and the word we live... Read more
Dr. Thomas Ramge’s work connects the dots between technology, economy, and society. His keynotes on business disruption and transformation by tech are fact-based and entertaining, grounded in science and eye-opening for business leaders pondering on the question: How will emerging technologies change my industry – and the word we live in? Thomas has authored about twenty books including bestsellers like “On the Brink of Utopia – Reinventing Innovation to Solve the World’s Hardest Problems”, “Who’s afraid of AI? Fear and Promise in the Age of Thinking Machines” and “Reinventing Capitalism in the Age of Big Data”, which have been translated in more than twenty languages.
Thomas Ramge’s essays and long read articles are being published in MIT Management Review, Harvard Business Review, The Economist, Foreign Affairs, Die Zeit and Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. As a writer Thomas has received numerous awards, including the Axiom Business Book Award (Gold Medal Economics), the Best Business Book Award on Innovation and Technology, the getAbstract International Book Award, the German Business Book Award, the German Essay Prize and the Herbert Quandt Media Award. Thomas has been on stage for more than 20 years, addressing large audiences in English, French and German. He has been invited to speak to leaders of many global companies including Google, Microsoft, SAP, McKinsey, PWC, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Volkswagen, Mercedes Benz, BMW, Audi, Siemens, Deutsche Bank, AXA, Allianz, TÜV Rheinland and many others. He tailors each talk to the special needs of the audience and industry.
Thomas Ramge holds a PhD in sociology of technology and serves as a senior Fellow at the Einstein Center Digital Future and the Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society. He lives in Berlin with his wife and son. And Thomas stays curious how the next wave of innovation will change the world for the better.
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