Dr. Marius Oosthuizen has an unusually broad field of expertise as a futurist, academic, consultant and
facilitator. He supports leaders in government, business and civil society to develop strategy and
foresight capabilities. Having worked worldwide with leaders in Africa, the Middle East, Europe, North
America, Latin America and Asia, and holding dual masters degrees in strategic foresight and social
and political ethics, as well as a PhD in public leadership, Dr. Oosthuizen has a broad perspective of
issues facing society globally.

He is a foresight specialist with United Nations Global Pulse, and the director of CUSP Ventures. He has
held the position of director, scenarios at the World Energy Council (WEC) and director for learning at
the School of International Futures (SOIF) in London. As adjunct faculty of the Gordon Institute of
Business Science (GIBS) in Johannesburg and the Dubai Future Academy, he facilitated capacity
development processes for strategic foresight, systems thinking and integrative leadership.

Dr. Oosthuizen has deep expertise in long-term trends, threats and opportunities and has supported
the Institute for Security Studies (ISS) Africa Futures and Innovation Unit, to explore the future of
states, governance and democracy. His consulting, speaking and facilitation work has included
executive sessions with leading banks and insurers, agricultural sector leaders, manufacturers, city,
provincial and national governments, state-owned enterprises as well as activists and NGO networks.

As a speaker Dr. Oosthuizen has the unique ability to blend political and economic analysis, with social
and cultural nuances at both local and international level. He is often invited to design processes for
large-scale systems change and help leaders to break out of old thinking and strategies to develop new
and game changing perspectives for the future of their organisation or network.