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Speaking engagements
Provocative keynotes for industry summits and corporate gatherings. I help business leaders understand not just what technology can do, but where the economic value is actually going.
Christopher Lyrhem
From international keynotes to closed management sessions, I help decision makers navigate technological transformation with historical depth, clear analytical models and foresight.
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Who I am
Part futurist, part entrepreneur.
After almost two decades analyzing markets and technologies, I'm now building a next-gen research company.
I look at technology through the lens of history, capital and human behavior, giving you a clear view of where your industry is heading before the market forces your hand.
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- years in equity research, portfolio management, and future research (of which 14 years at SEB)
- 50+
- speaking engagements last 5 years
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- mission; to build a next-gen research company (Disruptivity)
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Leadership sessions
Private management and boardroom discussions that strip away polite consensus, giving leadership teams an honest, rigorous look at what's changing around them.
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Building Disruptivity
A next generation research company created to give decision makers the power to test plausible futures before they build them.
On stage
Selected speaking engagements
Testimonials
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“We had Christopher as a representative for SEB at Latitude59 in Tallinn (keynote speaker) and it was truly thought-provoking and futuristic. He did a great job in building up his theses so that the audience was engaged and clearly understood what might be in store for the business world going forward. Many of the people in the audience later shared their reflections and how Christopher's presentation impacted their views of the future. We were very happy with his engaging presentation style and unique perspectives, and dearly recommend him for other venues.”
As heard on
Podcasts & conversations
Podcast · 16 September 2026
RENAISSANCE
Researcher Christopher Lyrhem on how robots will dominate the next 100 years
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Keynote · 3 September 2026
Latitude59
Latitude59: Regenerate the Economic Machine
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Podcast · 7 August 2026
Business Region Gothenburg
AI, disruption, and companies of the future with Christopher Lyrhem (in Swedish)
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Podcast · 30 July 2026
deb. Perspectives
Scenario planning with Christopher Lyrhem (in Swedish)
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Disruptivity · A next generation research company
Simulate the future,
before you build it.
Disruptivity is a next-gen research company, helping business leaders build and operate their strategies with more clarity. It is a management consulting-as-a-service product, with the ambition to let business owners model plausible futures before committing to a decision, so that strategy is tested rather than assumed. Disruptivity aims to become the leading simulation technology company in the Nordics.
MY BOOKS
Books I have written to help people better understand change in society.
General Theory of Disruptivity
A framework for reading market change as physics, not opinions. Built from the patterns behind hundreds of historical disruptions. Amazon bestseller, also available as an audiobook.
Regenerate the Economic Machine
How usership, remanufacturing, and technological convergence could create a regenerative economic incentive.
In the room
On stage, in workshops, at work.
Moments from talks, leadership sessions and the work of building what comes next.
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Get in touch
Let us talk about what comes next.
Planning a keynote, a leadership session or a strategic discussion? Send me a message, or connect with me on LinkedIn.