Speaker, futurist, and catalyst for change—helping leaders navigate megatrends, ignite innovation, and shape strategies for a world in sharp transformation.
I believe the best way to predict the future is to create it—so, I work with leaders around the globe to build a better, bolder, more resilient world.
Dean van Leeuwen is the co-founder of TomorrowToday Consulting, a global management consultancy that partners with leading organisations to craft transformative strategies and unlock breakthrough performance. A recognised authority on global megatrends, innovation, and strategic transformation, Dean combines academic depth with real-world insight to spark meaningful, measurable impact.
He is a sought-after TEDx speaker and an executive lecturer at some of the world’s most respected institutions, including Henley Business School, King’s College London, Imperial College, Saïd Business School at Oxford, and CEDEP at Fontainebleau (INSEAD). Earlier in his career, Dean was part of the McKinsey Consulting team that steered South Africa’s largest bank merger.
A cancer survivor who proudly calls himself a "cancer slayer," Dean brings resilience, optimism, and a deep sense of purpose to every stage, boardroom, and conversation he enters.
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About
Dean speaks about:
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Future and Mega Trends
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Innovation
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Building the Superhuman Organisation
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Strategic Imperatives for Success
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Leadership in a Changing World.
Key Messages
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“The best way to predict the future is to create it.”
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We are living in a new age of discovery, filled with unprecedented opportunities and equal risks.
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The world’s greatest challenges are also its most promising opportunities.
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Businesses have untapped potential as a force for positive change.
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The most transformative innovations of the century are waiting to be discovered.
On a mission to inspire and mobilise, Dean inspires audiences to embrace change, pioneer innovative solutions, and deliver exponential results for all stakeholders.
Why Audiences Engage Dean
Dean’s deeply researched insights, senior executive global business experience, engaging presentation style, and unique mix of storytelling, multimedia, and gentle humour captivate audiences. His thought-provoking keynotes empower people to see the world differently, embrace disruption, and take bold steps toward extraordinary outcomes.
Podcast - Elephants In the Boardroom
Hosted by Dean and his business partner Graeme Codrington, this is a podcast about the powerful forces transforming our world. It’s not just technology that shapes the future—there are deeper, often-ignored megatrends driving disruption. These Grey Elephants are the big challenges we hope will go away but can’t afford to ignore.
Elephants in the Boardroom offers a megatrend radar for leaders who want to identify tomorrow’s most important opportunities, seize advantage, and shape a better future. Join us for unflinching discussions, incisive insights, and actionable strategies to stay ahead in a rapidly changing world. Powered by Achilles.
Testimonials
“Thank you for a most enriching and wonderful talk”
Nicolas Nicoli - TEDx Curator
Some of Dean's clients
TomorrowToday Consulting
Helping leaders navigate and gain competitive advantage in a changing world
Dean is a founding partner of the futurist and management consultancy TomorrowToday where he is the Chief Exploration Officer. Here Dean is joined by a team of passionate practitioners who explore how organisations can be more innovative and deliver remarkable results.
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QUEST: COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE AND THE
ART OF LEADERSHIP IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Dean couldn’t imagine a more audacious image than a snail crossing a busy motorway to grace the cover of his book. As he explains: “That is the very essence of a QUEST! The audacity of hope, the courage to chase a seemingly impossible dream, and the determination to inspire solutions that achieve the unthinkable. In today’s world of exponential technology, what once seemed impossible is now within reach.”
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Quest dives deep into the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things to change the world. Through these inspiring tales, Dean reveals a practical framework that empowers anyone—regardless of their position or organisation—to make bold, transformative contributions that truly “dent the universe.”
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"Everyone should read QUEST! It gives an empowering and uplifting message backed up with heaps of inspiring stories and data. If you have a chance to join his workshops they are as inspirational as the book" HannaS – 5* Amazon Customer Review
