The Wall Street Journal calls Gerd ‘one of the leading Media Futurists in the World’. He is the co-author of the influential book The Future of Music (2005, Berklee Press), as well as
the author of Music2.0 (2008) and the blog-book ‘The End of Control’. Gerd's background is in music; in 1985 he won the Quincy
Jones Award and subsequently graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music (1987).
Since 2002, following a decade as digital media entrepreneur and start-up CEO, Gerd
travels around the globe and speaks at conferences, events and think-tanks on the Future
of Media, Content, Technology, Business, Marketing & Advertising, Branding, Telecom,
Communications and Culture.
Gerd is considered a leading expert on topics such as social media, mobile content and m-
commerce, innovation and entrepreneurship, UGC and peer production, copyright,
licensing and IPR issues, next-generation advertising, marketing and branding, digital
content strategies and the development of next-generation business models in the content,
communications & technology industries.
Gerd's keynotes, speeches, presentations and think-tank appearances are renowned for
his hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring and motivational style. With over 300
engagements in 29 countries during the past 7 years, Gerd has addressed over 25.000
executives and professionals, and is considered a key influencer.
His diverse client list includes Nokia, Google, Sony-BMG, Telkom Indonesia, Siemens,
Kuoni, RTL, ITV, the BBC, France Telecom / Orange, Deutsche Telekom, The Financial
Times, TribalDDB, DDB, Omnicom, the European Commission, Nokia Siemens Networks
and many others. Gerd is a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts (London), a member of
the World Future Society.
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