Dinand Tinholt

The latest artificial intelligence tools have given companies countless ways to improve today’s processes. But in the effort to improve the present, are leaders missing the vital step of perfecting the balance between humans and machines? Helping organizations spark efficiency and progress well into the future is Dinand Tinholt – executive advisor and vice president of Capgemini.

“Today, leaders must be completely reimagining their industries, people and technology,” explains Tinholt, a technology analyst, prolific writer and lively speaker. “Emerging technologies like agentic AI bring enormous potential. That potential is not in changing something you’re doing today, but in completely redefining it moving forward.”

A futurist and leader of one of the largest global data and AI consulting portfolios, Tinholt’s experience around the world spans retail giants, aerospace innovators, public regulators and high-growth startups. No matter the industry, he empowers leaders to reimagine what’s possible with data, AI and the next generation of enterprise intelligence.

With tools to measure efficiency and top line improvements, Tinholt helps executives recognize industry trends to benchmark their company’s performance and adopt transformative technologies that boost ROI. His regular commentary on the state of tech and the future of work is closely followed by cross-industry leaders who are seeking clarity in a world of complexity.

“Thanks to emerging technologies, many roles that exist today aren’t going to be here 10 years from now, but those employees will,” Tinholt explains. “They’ll just be doing something very different that requires leaders to change how work and the workforce are organized.”

Ensuring a Beneficial AI-Collaboration Strategy 

A captivating personality, Tinholt doesn’t just give talks about emerging technologies – he delivers moments that shift mindsets. Blending sharp insight with humor, storytelling and the occasional unexpected twist, he leaves leaders with sticky lessons and tactics that can immediately be applied to their technology initiatives.

Tinholt’s signature concept of Symbiotic Intelligence (SI) blends the rigor of systems thinking with the frontiers of AI. In keynotes, fireside chats and advisory arrangements, he outlines the ways SI can create a new vision for how humans and machines collaborate.

“Symbiotic intelligence is about finding the balance between humans and technology,” Tinholt explains. “By getting to that yin and yang and embedding it into specific organizational processes, AI tools become team members – almost an extension of your personality – and can reshape how companies are structured.”

With potentially transformative applications throughout an organization, Tinholt nimbly details the strategic role AI tools can play in the procurement process.

“If you look at it a bit radically, procurement is no longer a function. It’s a system of decisions where more nonhuman actors can be brought in, and not just to automate routine, repetitive steps,” Tinholt explains. “Revealing the hidden patterns humans haven’t seen, AI tools can help us think differently and come up with novel approaches we hadn’t thought of.”

Bringing intelligence, edge and inspiration to the conversation about AI, the future of work and technology’s role in society, Tinholt is renowned for his fresh, often provocative perspectives. Keeping audiences engaged throughout, his keynotes produce messages that linger in board rooms and at water coolers alike long after events have concluded.

Dinand Tinholt is a global futurist, keynote speaker, executive advisor, vice president at Capgemini and originator of the concept of Symbiotic Intelligence. He’s led multi-continent teams, designed AI-powered supply chains and advised C-suites on how to build resilient, data-driven organizations that are ready for what’s next.

Dinand Tinholt is available to advise your organization via virtual and in-person consulting meetings, interactive workshops and customized keynotes through the exclusive representation of Stern Speakers & Advisors, a division of Stern Strategy Group^®.