Thimon De Jong

What will people's future behaviour be like? How will it impact leadership and business strategies? These are the questions around which Thimon de Jong's practical and interactive keynotes revolve. Besides, he is a workshop facilitator and leadership trainer.

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Why you should book Thimon De Jong for your next event

Thimon focuses on informing his audiences of insights and business content, as well as providing them with practical take-away strategies on how to apply the knowledge gained for organizational benefit.
Interactivity, storytelling, and passion are the Thimon presentations' common denominators. This delicate combination can only translate to memorable keynote speeches.
Thimon's experience in live and virtual keynote speaking is immense and impressive. Previously, he has worked for high-profile clients, including L'Oreal, Tetra Pak, Warner, Microsoft, Nike, Novartis, IKEA, Vodafone, and Morgan Stanley.

We must all agree that examining how societal change and human behaviour will affect business in the future is critical. That's because the information gathered can help us align our business strategies with the expected dynamics. However, this alignment has always been a big challenge, since most businesses don't get it right; i.e, it is difficult to determine exactly how the human behaviour will be in the next 10 or so years. Fortunately, De Jong was born for this very purpose. As a speaker, he believes that you can coin the right business strategies once you understand people's behaviour.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Thimon De Jong: 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?

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: 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?

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: The Human Side of Technology

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

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: 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 & the climate crisis) shake up society and rattle our mental wellbeing. How does this affect our behaviour? Decision-making? And leadership?

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: 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 where their entrepreneurialism and their action mindset can thrive?

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: The Future of the Planet

The 2010's were mostly about raising awareness, the 2020's are all about Action with a capital A. So what can organisations practically DO right now to make a real impact (without being cancelled)? How should leaders approach this topic? How can an organisational purpose be aligned with the personal purposes of its employees stakeholders and clients?

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Keynote by Thimon De Jong: 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.

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Thimon De Jong

Business Strategist, Future Human Behavior Expert & Founder of Whetston

Thimon has been a leadership trainer and keynote speaker for at least a decade, with organizations like Kellogg's, Tetra Pak, Vodafone, HP, Microsoft, and Morgan Stanley benefitting from his services. As a lecturer at Utrecht University, he teaches Master's students how to improve business strategies by applying academic research.

De Jong discovered his passion for research while working as a chief editor of RELOAD magazine. As a result, he joined FreedomLab Future Studies and Science of the Time as a youth and media researcher. He was later snatched up by TrendsActive, where he worked as the agency's director of insights and strategy. This was an excellent opportunity for Thimon to traverse the globe, delivering presentations to big organizations while cutting his teeth in keynote speaking.

Thimon launched Whetston in 2014. The agency is a respected think tank on everything cultural and socio-economic changes impacting strategic decision-making. The firm focuses mainly on workshops and keynote speaking.

As a speaker, Thimon has presented on numerous topics to diverse audiences. Here are some of the most recent ones:

The future of partnerships

The trust transition

Generation Z

The future of ethics

Future digitalization

Mental health in the 2020s