Ruud Smeulders

Ruud Smeulders

Dr Smeulders is an experienced and highly respected trend watcher and innovation manager. Widely travelled, he has delivered keynote addresses at universities and government events around the world, including addressing global telecommunication ministers in Hong Kong on 2006 and Dutch academic researchers on innovation trends in 2012 and 2013. His publications include 3652 x Tomorrow – A reflection on 10 years of forecasting; “Groot Innovatie Modellenboek”,  40 models of innovation; white papers on far-ranging topics such as ATM for illiterate persons, e-Identity and Context-enhanced Authorization.