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Farid Tabarki
Farid Tabarki is the founding director of Studio Zeitgeist and a sought-after keynote speaker, debate moderator and event host. He has been researching the (European) zeitgeist since 2000 on topics such as radical decentralisation, radical transparency and the liquid society. As a keynote speaker, ...
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Consultancy,Facilitator,Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Presenter
Employability:
Consultancy,Facilitator,Keynote Speaker,Moderator,Presenter,
About Farid Tabarki
Farid Tabarki is the founding director of Studio Zeitgeist and a sought-after keynote speaker, debate moderator and event host. He has been researching the (European) zeitgeist since 2000 on topics such as radical decentralisation, radical transparency and the liquid society. As a keynote speaker, Farid Tabarki presents these developments in the context of todays societies, organisations and individuals. Studio Zeitgeist provides in advice and projects that help (international operating) organisations to adapt to influential developments and apply new business principles into their organisation.
Recently, Studio Zeitgeist has published the whitepaper The Transformation Playground, Reinventing Business Principles. It presents in-depth analyses of the seven organising principles, which the Studio believes are the most important ones for businesses to put in practice. Every Thursday, Farid publishes a weekly column in Het Financieele Dagblad, a Dutch daily newspaper focusing on finance and the economy. This year his widely acclaimed first book The end of the middle – What a society of extremes means to people, businesses and government was published in English.
Farid received the Trendwatcher of the Year Award for 2012-2013, and since 2013 he became the youngest person on the list of the 200 most influential people in the Netherlands according to Dutch daily morning newspaper de Volkskrant. He also presented the parliamentary election edition of MTV Coolpolitics, which was broadcasted live on TMF and MTV Benelux. More recently he presented the television program Dare to Think, from Socrates to Sartre.
Farid sits on various supervisory boards and committees. He is vice-chair of the supervisory board of Het Nieuwe Instituut architecture, design, digital culture and member of the supervisory board of the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds. In 2015 he was a member of Platform Onderwijs 2032: commissioned by the Dutch government, the platform presented a vision on Dutch education policy moving towards the year 2032. Last but not least, Farid is a true world traveller: he plans to visit all the countries of the world. The counter currently stands at 141 (57 to go).
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Diana C Robertson Ph.D., Associate Professor, Organization & Management
"Dear Walter,
Thank you for speaking to my Ethics in Business class. Your talk came at the perfect moment in time. At this point in the course, we had addressed individual business ethics issues, and also the responsibility of multinational corporations operating overseas. However, until you spoke to us, we had not discussed issues of how cultures shape perspectives on ethics. Your talk was able to weave the themes of cultural differences and ethics together in a thoughtful and thoroughly interesting manner.
When I asked the students for their comments on the class, students uniformly said that it was fascinating! They enjoyed your stories and the messages conveyed in the stories. During the class session after yours, students alluded back to your examples, citing parallels between the case we were discussing that day (Levi Strauss in China) and Pepsi's relations to the community.
I am most grateful for your contribution, and hope there will be further opportunities to work with you. I also hope to travel to India one day!"
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Trendwatcher of the Year Jaar 2012-2013 jury report
"Farid impresses, with his mix of clients and his broad international orientation. He stands for quality and transparency and despite the serious content, he manages to present that on a smooth and witty way. He certainly can be seen as a shining and passionate driver in professionalisation of the sector trend watching."
Nancy Kabalt
“Farid marks the spot by the themes he presents. Although these themes are familiar to commercial people, he looks one step further giving you a pause for thought. You are being a kind of drawn into the future in a rapid, humoristic way with a furore, that makes it ´fun´ to experience.”
Geert Cami
"Farid is an innovative and inspiring speaker and excellent in moderating intricate panel discussions on an interactive and clear way."