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FUTURITAS
Enabling more confident decisions in an uncertain world
Oslo, Norway
Strategic advisory · AI ethics · Geopolitical risk
Subject
// About
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Henrik brings over two decades of experience at the intersection of strategy, technology, and sustainability. As CEO of Futuritas, he advises organisations on navigating technological disruption, AI governance, and geopolitical risk — drawing on a rare combination of hands-on consulting and world-class research credentials.
His track record spans senior roles at KPMG Pure Sustainability (EU regulation, Green Deal, AI governance), Proba Samfunnsanalyse (economic analysis and policy advisory), and Østfold University College. With a background in economics and strategy, Henrik also authored Spill spillet — a book on game theory and strategic thinking.
At the University of Oslo, he leads the Technology and Sustainable Futures research group, bridging academic rigour with practical foresight. His research applies science fiction analysis and scenario methods to real-world technology strategy — published in Technovation, Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Machine Intelligence, and Communications of the ACM.
Author of five books including AI for the Sustainable Development Goals (CRC Press), Technology and Sustainable Development (Routledge), and Hvordan redde demokratiet fra kunstig intelligens (2025). Keynote speaker at institutions including the Max Planck Institute, Chalmers AI Research Centre, and World Future Day Oslo.
Futuritas continues a practice Henrik has run since 2003 — his first company, evolved through several incarnations into today’s platform for strategy, research, and keynote engagements.
Practice
// Services
Strategic Advisory
Geopolitical risk assessment, scenario planning, and strategic foresight for organisations navigating technological disruption and regulatory change.
Research & Analysis
Commissioned research on AI governance, technology ethics, sustainability frameworks, and emerging regulatory landscapes. Evidence-based analysis for informed decision-making.
Speaking & Keynotes
Conference keynotes, executive briefings, and expert panels on AI ethics, geopolitical risk, and the intersection of technology with democratic governance.
Archive
// Publications
Hvordan redde demokratiet fra kunstig intelligens
Cappelen Damm
Technology and Sustainable Development: The Promise and Pitfalls of Techno-Solutionism
Routledge
AI for the Sustainable Development Goals
CRC Press
Big Data's Threat to Liberty: Surveillance, Nudging, and the Curation of Information
Academic Press
Spill spillet!
Spartacus Forlag
Plus 70+ peer-reviewed papers in journals including Nature Human Behaviour, Nature Machine Intelligence, Technovation, and Communications of the ACM. Associate editor of Science and Engineering Ethics.
Google Scholar
Instrument
// Ventures
Raifn
ASEuropean sovereign geopolitical risk intelligence platform. AI-driven monitoring combined with expert analysis for governments, critical infrastructure, and strategic operations.
