Andrew Vorster

If you want to understand how to spot trends and catalyze innovation so that your business is successful, would you visit a fortune teller? Or would you listen to a dynamic Futurist who uses his 30 years of experience in tech and transformation to help leaders influence the future vision and strategic direction of their organizations?

For more than a decade of his career, Andrew Vorster was the Head of Technology Research for Visa Europe, where he gained a reputation for fresh thinking and proposing pragmatic solutions to complex problems. Vorster identifies and tracks technology trends and business behaviors using his unique horizon-scanning methodology, which anyone can apply. With a colorful and engaging storytelling style littered with real-life experiences and anecdotes, Vorster's speeches are unique and impactful. They take audiences on a journey of discovery while imparting key messages and insights for them to contemplate and act upon.

In his roles as innovation catalyst, start-up and business strategy adviser, Vorster has worked with media, technology, financial and manufacturing organizations to prepare them today, for their business success of the future. He is a passionate technologist with vast experience running innovation labs and corporate incubators. Vorster's talent is in connecting the dots between the implications and the opportunities that key trends will have on society, industry, and the individuals within them. His mission is to challenge companies to answer the fundamental question: what does this technology or innovation mean to your business?