Pieter Geldenhuys is used extensively as a futurist and strategist on the global stage by some of the world’s top business schools (London Business School, Cornell, Duke).  He assists numerous organisations in leveraging their innovation potential by providing them with the skills and insights to be pro-active agents in creating the future. 

He is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Technology Strategy and Innovation (ITSI). Over the past two decades, he and his team have guided more than 4 000 students and more than 120 innovation projects within the largest technology companies in India, the Middle East and Africa. 

As a public speaker, he has more than 1 000 radio and more than 1 500 public appearances under his belt and has spoken to audiences in more than 25 countries. 

He was the previous Technology strategy advisor to the CEO of Vodacom, and Vice-Chair of the Innovation Focus Group at the International Telecommunication Union in Geneva, Switzerland. He is also a nominated member of the South African Academy of Science and Arts, and Vice Chairman of the ATKV.

Pieter believes the only way to effectively predict the future is to create it.

Pieter provides a comprehensive overview of new technologies and the new business models it supports. The rapid change in the technological environment has a major impact on fields as diverse as mining, agriculture, energy, architecture, media and financial services.  This often results in dramatic changes in the underlying business models within these industries. Pieter offers a variety of presentations as part of this research