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Dr. David Bosshart

Knowledge - Passion - Creativity. Three basics for the future

Dr. David Bosshart has been the CEO of the renowned Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Economic and Social Studies since 1999, a leading European think tank. As an expert in megatrends, consumer behavior, globalization, and management, he is in demand internationally as an author and keynote speaker. With numerous publications and presentations for international corporations, associations, and media, he has made a name for himself. Dr. Bosshart is known for his interdisciplinary trend research and the organization of high-profile events such as the International Trade Conference and the European Foodservice Summit.

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Vita

Dr. David Bosshart has been CEO of the Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute for Business and Society since 1999. The institute is an independent European think tank for trade, business and society (founded in 1962 by the European trade pioneer Gottlieb Duttweiler). The GDI specializes in interdisciplinary trend research, writes studies for companies, and organizes events such as the International Trade Conference (66th edition 2016), the European Foodservice Summit (16th edition 2016) or the European Trend Day (12th edition 2016). The GDI irregularly awards Switzerland's most prestigious prize for exceptional personalities, such as VÃ¡clav Havel in 1989, Joschka Fischer in 2004, Kofi Annan in 2008, Jimmy Wales in 2011 and Sir Tim Berners-Lee in 2015. His work focuses on megatrends and countertrends in business and society, the future of consumption and consumer behavior, globalization and political philosophy, management and change. David Bosshart is the author of numerous internationally published publications, a multilingual speaker and sought-after keynote speaker in Europe, America and Asia. His analyses and lectures are commissioned by international corporations and national companies from trade, consumer goods and services as well as associations, NGOs, research and science. David Bosshart in the media (selection): Time Magazine, Business Week, Wall Street Journal, Financial Times, WirtschaftsWoche, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, Frankfurter Allgemeine, Standard, Der Spiegel, Focus, Stern, Playboy, Greenpeace Magazin, Hürriyet, Het Financieele Dagblad, Standard, Die Zeit, Manager Magazin, Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Welt, Le Temps, CNN, BBC, ZDF, ORF, SRF.

Topics

Management, change, globalization, politics:

Megatrends and countertrends in business and society
Game changers: Who is changing the rules of the game in the global world?
Trust – the most valuable resource. But who can we trust in the future?
The future of success – how management is changing
Small is beautiful. Why smallness is more than just romance
Globalization: business, politics, society. Where are we?
Stability through instability: prosperity and conflict in the hypermodern age
Warriors, traders, adventurers, preachers – who is shaping the future?
What does “survival of the fittest” really mean?
Soft power – hard power. Politics and nations in the networked world
More polarization – Which tensions in the economy and society are changing our lives
The return of the nation: Why globalization doesn't really work

Technology & people:

How the "five Ds" lead to new decision-making behavior
High tech and high touch: How human needs are changing
Simplexity – The longing for simplicity in an increasingly complex world
The digital world before us: People and technology in the accelerated economy
Big data – Deep emotions: what Amazon, Google, Apple and Facebook are doing to us
Digital ageing. How we can plan our lives better and grow old more interestingly thanks to technology
Smart home and smart living. New dimensions of living and life thanks to new technologies

GDI Gottlieb Duttweiler Institute 2016

Consumer trends, trade, brands, marketing in transition:
The future of consumption. How will we live tomorrow?
The future of trade. Markets, brands, people – Have we passed the zenith of globalization?
Without feedback, you're dead! The future of brands and marketing
Status faction – the return of hierarchies. How we will differentiate ourselves in the future with new status characteristics
Authenticity – a trend is gaining ground. What it means, what it changes
Age of less – how we redefine prosperity
The slower you move, the faster you die: what the acceleration of all areas of life means for us
The soul of the consumer: seduction, acceleration, protest and religion
Nutrition 2025: between science and romance

Society, work and leisure:

The future of men, women and families: redesign of the genders
Health style instead of lifestyle: how an aging society is setting new trends
Mobility in transition: where is the journey going?
Work style: the future of work
The future of migration. On the sense and nonsense of settling down and nomadism
Work and capital – how the economy is developing and where the opportunities and dangers lie
Demography as fate: the winners and losers
Mobility 2025: more mobility, less traffic

References & Press

IDS Scheer, Duni, Electrolux, Geberit, Jura, Dornbracht, Zumtobel, FEDIAF, European Pet Food Industry Federation, Intersport, Nike, Lindt&Sprüngli, Barry Callebaut, Krombacher, Heineken, World Beer & Drinks Forum, Hero, Migros, Metro, Edeka, Rewe, Spar, Markant, Tchibo, HDE (Hauptverband des Deutschen Einzelhandels), Denner, Kaufland, Lorenz Snack-World, Bed & More, Elior, IADS (Inter-national Association of Departments Stores), Obi, Presidents’ Symposium DSN Retailing, International Egg Commission, ECR-Tag (Efficient Consumer Response D-A-CH), Alphapay, Aduno Gruppe, Allianz, Zurich Financial Services, BTI, Internationale Tourismus Börse, Kuoni, Frankfurter Messe, Executive Summit Anuga, Ogilvy, Saatchi&Saatchi, PwC, KPMG, Ernst&Young, BDO, SAG, SAP, Oracle, Lufthansa, Swiss Intl. Airlines, BlackRock, Deutsche Bank, Swiss RE, Credit Suisse, UBS, Crédit Mutuel, Vontobel, Bank Julius Bär, Schweizerische Kantonalbanken, Valiant Privatbank, Raiffeisen Banken, RZB Raiffeisen Oesterreich, Oesterreichische Volksbanken, Deutsche Volksbanken, Deutsche Sparkassen, Schweiz Tourismus, Hostec, Verband Schweizerischer Generalunternehmer, Swisscom, Telekom Austria, Essilor, Siemens, ABB, Bosch, Kone, Burda, Goldbach Media, Radio Day, Condé Nast, SRF, Parador, PostFinance, Deutsche Post, Schüco, Aduno Gruppe, BMW, Audi, Daimler, VW, AGVS, Eon, RWE, WEF, Universität St. Gallen (HSG), BVM (Berufsverband Deutscher Markt- und Sozialforscher e.V.), Deutscher Markenverband, Deutscher Unternehmerverband.