Keynote SpeakerViktor Mayer-Schönberger

Biography

Popular Talks by Viktor Mayer-Schönberger

• Big Data
  This spring is the tenth anniversary of the publication of Viktor’s book “Big Data”. Co-authored with deputy editor-in-chief of the ECONOMIST Kenneth Cukier, “Big Data” hit the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers list; it was shortlisted for the FT book of the year award. Translated into 20... Read more

  This spring is the tenth anniversary of the publication of Viktor’s book “Big Data”. Co-authored with deputy editor-in-chief of the ECONOMIST Kenneth Cukier, “Big Data” hit the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers list; it was shortlisted for the FT book of the year award. Translated into 20 languages, it sold two million copies and is still going strong. Some of its key points – such as that we would use big data and machine learning to not offer answers, but also help us ask better questions, or that data-driven machine learning needs ethical oversight in the form of “algorithmists” were new and controversial then, but have become widely accepted today, foreshadowing tools like GPT and deep neural networks.

• Data-driven AI
  As we are fascinated and concerned by AI and the role it will play in business and society, executives must adjust their digital transformation and data strategies. The dominant digital platform players (the GAFAMs) have already done so. But how? In over 250 keynote addresses and speeches Viktor has given,... Read more

  As we are fascinated and concerned by AI and the role it will play in business and society, executives must adjust their digital transformation and data strategies. The dominant digital platform players (the GAFAMs) have already done so. But how? In over 250 keynote addresses and speeches Viktor has given, he offered a clear-cut vision of the role of data-driven AI and, equally importantly, of human imagination and ingenuity. If your clients need strategic clarity in times of change, he can provide that clarity. (The FT thought so too, selecting his book on the topic – “Framers” – as one of the best strategy books of the year.)

• Digital Markets Act
  Last fall, the EU enacted the “Digital Markets Act”, regulating large online platforms. It implements the first EU-wide data sharing mandate, which Thomas Ramge and Viktor proposed in thier books “Reinventing Capitalism” and “Access Rules.” But the EU isn’t alone. Data sharing mandates are considered by regulators in the UK... Read more

  Last fall, the EU enacted the “Digital Markets Act”, regulating large online platforms. It implements the first EU-wide data sharing mandate, which Thomas Ramge and Viktor proposed in thier books “Reinventing Capitalism” and “Access Rules.” But the EU isn’t alone. Data sharing mandates are considered by regulators in the UK and the US. Over the past years, EU, UK, and US regulatory decision-makers have frequently sought Viktor’s expertise on this issue.

• How data and information provide geopolitical power
  A year ago, Russia invaded the Ukraine. It initially looked like a very unequal fight, but the Ukraine surprised many as it fought back and retook a fifth of the conquered territory. Crucial for its success was its information and data strategy. In a Foreign Affairs piece, Kenn Cukier and Viktor once... Read more

  A year ago, Russia invaded the Ukraine. It initially looked like a very unequal fight, but the Ukraine surprised many as it fought back and retook a fifth of the conquered territory. Crucial for its success was its information and data strategy. In a Foreign Affairs piece, Kenn Cukier and Viktor once laid out the data advantage. It became one of the most quoted FA articles of the decade. Are your clients interested in how data and information provide geopolitical power – and how data access and data utilization is reshaping our multi-polar world?

• Digital Tools
  As inflation threatens the economy, investors turn cautious, globalization unwinds, climate change looms and populism flourishes, corporations and organizations around the world wonder whether the much-touted digital tools can help them better navigate the choppy waters ahead. The good news is they can, but quite differently than we may think. That’s why asking... Read more

  As inflation threatens the economy, investors turn cautious, globalization unwinds, climate change looms and populism flourishes, corporations and organizations around the world wonder whether the much-touted digital tools can help them better navigate the choppy waters ahead. The good news is they can, but quite differently than we may think. That’s why asking the right strategic questions is so crucial. I can help your clients do exactly that and motivate, inspire, and energize them to move forward – through gripping keynotes and thought-provoking speeches, through in-depths workshops and strategy sessions.

• Data Governance
• Learning
• Education and Big Data
• The Value of Forgetting in the Digital Age
• Information Power
• Internet Governance