About me

Pathological Optimist

Peter likes to describe himself as a pathological optimist. He firmly believes that companies can and should help build a better, brighter and bolder Day After Tomorrow and has written about this vision in his 2025 book The Uncertainty Principle.

Keynote Speaker & Lecturer

Peter is a top ranked and world class speaker on technological evolution, innovation strategy and adaptive leadership. He brings his content with a unique combination of depth, clarity, positivity, and a dry sense of humor.

Peter has collaborated with Fortune 1000 companies and leading brands like TSMC, L'Oreal, Decathlon, Medtronic, CBRE, Pepsico, SWIFT, Bloomberg, Novo Nordisk, BMW, Astra Zeneca, Rolex, Unilever, Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Accenture, LVMH, HP, SAS, Microsoft, Gartner, Danone, HSBC, Sanofi, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the WorldWide Speakers Group and many more. He also lectures at renowned business schools like the London Business School. 

Bestselling Author

Peter is the author of six bestselling business books. 'The Uncertainty Principle' (2025) is a guide for those bold leaders who want to better grasp the opportunities that lie in the challenges and uncertainties presented by our constantly shifting Never Normal era. 'The Phoenix and The Unicorn' (2020) is a book about Phoenixes: companies that are able to rethink themselves in cycles, just like the mythical bird. ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ (2017) is about the benefits of long-term thinking in times of radical innovation. ‘The Network Always Wins’ (2014) explains how and why companies have no choice but to become a network when the outside world has evolved into one. In ‘The New Normal’ (2010), Peter writes about how companies should explore the limits of the digital world, and what happens when technology just becomes ‘normal’. ‘Business/IT Fusion’ (2008) is a guide about how to solve the conflict between business and IT. 

Serial Entrepreneur

For more than fifteen years, Peter led a life of technology start-ups. His first company e-COM was acquired by Alcatel-Lucent and his second, Streamcase, by Belgacom. His third venture (Porthus) was quoted on the stock exchange in 2006 and acquired by Descartes. Between start-ups, he has been an Entrepreneur in Residence with McKinsey & Company, with a focus on digital and technology strategy. Peter’s current company nexxworks helps inspire and connect organizations to thrive in the Never Normal.

Active Investor

Peter is an extremely active investor in startups and scaleups around the world, as well as a passionate collector of vintage technologies.