ENTERTAINING INTERACTIVE PRACTICAL

Global keynote speaker

Entertaining - Intellectual - Practical - Interactive - Passionate. This is Thimon’s presentation style in five words. He has presented all over the world to small and large audiences from public to private organisations, in all sectors. He has been awarded highest-rated speaker at over 150 conferences. As a behavioural expert Thimon knows what tools work best for audiences to make insights stick: storytelling, humour, music, lots of interactivity, practical business cases - all rooted in (academic) research.

Custom-Made

Thimon’s presentations are always custom-made. Not only on the content, but also the format: this depends on the client, the audience, the way people are seated and even the time of day. The shortest presentation he has done has been six minutes and the longest a full day. Thimon loves out-of the ordinary request like: can you create a quiz for 200 lawyers? Can you present on Gen Z and interact with a group of Gen Z employees that are onstage with you?

Speaking of Gen Z, Thimon works with a team of young speaking talents at his company Whetston. He often does duo-presentations with them on topics like: The Multi-Generational Workplace, The Future of Collaboration and The Future of the Planet.

Testimonials

"Thimon really helped PWC leaders at several events over the years by making change seem not so scary or unattainable. We now have implemented several of his practical suggestions in our own behaviours.”

PWC
"You helped us achieve our goal of the culture summit; which was to allow leaders to pause and consider their leadership approach in how we work together to achieve great results.”

ROBERT HALF
"Thimon, you have been adopted by the SPAR Family and we always value your fresh insights delivered in impeccable style.”

CEO - SPAR INTERNATIONAL

Speaking topics

These are Thimon’s 2023 speaking topics. These can be presented separately, but almost all clients chose a combination of topics.

FUTURE PROOF LEADERSHIP

What can leaders practically do today to be ready for the future? On how to navigate the polycrisis, ride the next wave of digitalisation, embrace new ways of working, increase trust and take care of the planet and themselves?
THE FUTURE OF WORK

What are the practical implications of the future of work? How much flexible / WFH / remote / hybrid / metaverse work are we going to do? And how to attract the next generation of workers: what does the talent of the future want? How to attract and keep them?
THE HUMAN SIDE OF FUTURE TECH

How will people respond to (future) technologies? How can leaders get themselves and their people to rationally ánd emotionally embrace new technology? And what is the perfect balance between the virtual and the physical?
NAVIGATING THE POLYCRISIS

It is time to envision how human behaviour will change the coming years now that society is hit by a so-called 'polycrisis': where several crises in a row (Covid, Ukraine, inflation, recession etc. + the long-term climate crisis) shake up society and rattle our mental wellbeing. How does this affect our behaviour? Decision-making? And leadership?
GENERATION Z: COLLABORATIVE ACTION

Gen Z is making quite an impact! How do they differ from older generations? And how to create a thriving collaborative multi-generational work place? We practice what we preach: this topic is often presented in duo-presentation format with two Gen Z'ers or a Gen Z'er with a Gen X'er.
THE FUTURE OF THE PLANET

The 2010's were mostly about raising awareness. Topic #1: the climate crisis (but also BLM, the #metoo movement and Piketty's inequality). The 2020's are all about Action with a capital A! So what can organisations practically DO right now - without being cancelled? How should leaders approach this topic? How can an organizational purpose be aligned with the personal purposes of its employees stakeholders and clients?
MENTAL SURPLUS

The topic of mental health is rapidly becoming as 'normal' as physical health. Employees are actively looking for mental health resources at work and see their manager as one of these resources. Any future proof leader should start working on a mental surplus today with a focus on empathy skills and emotional intelligence.
TRUST PENDULUM

In a low trust / post-truth world with an abundance of choice and unlimited information, trust is slowly, but steadily moving away from the ‘formal and institutional’ towards the ‘personal and informal’. How does this influence (business) decision-making? And: how to become a high-trust leader that fosters a high-trust culture in a high-trust-organisation?