Take a sneak peak into the future of farming in futurist Anders Sorman-Nilsson's keynote presentation.

1. Farming Futures
Anders Sorman-Nilsson (LLB MBA) is
the founder of Thinque - a strategy
think tank that helps executives and
leaders convert disruptive questions
into proactive, future strategies.
As an Australian-Swedish futurist
and innovation strategist he has
helped executives and leaders on 4
continents map, prepare for, and
strategise for foreseeable and
unpredictable futures.
www.thinquetank.com

3. Analogue Digital
Local Global
Small Big
Traditional Technological
Micro Macro
Face2Face Interface2Interface
Rural Urban

4. Global Population in Billions
10.00
9.4
8.8 9
8.3
7.50 8
7.7
6.9 7
6 6
5.00 5.3
5
4.5
3.8 4
2.50 3 3
2.6
0
1950 1959 1960 1970 1974 1980 1987 1990 1999 2000 2010 2011 2020 2026 2030 2040 2042 2050
*US Census Bureau,June 2011

5. USDA - National Count of Farmers Markets Listings
8,000
7864
7175
6,000
6132
5274
4685
4,000 4385
3706
3137
2746 2863
2,000 2410
1755
0
1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
*USDA - AMS Marketing Services Division

6. Number of Americans Practising Yoga (in Millions)
15.00
15
11.25
10.1
9.2 9
7.50
3.75 4.3
0
2001 2003 2005 2007 2011
*Yoga Journal, 2012

7. Reasons for Choosing Kosher ($12.3 bn Market) as %
Kosher Restrictions
Halal Restrictions
Food Safety 62
Healthfulness
Quality 51
33
15
10
*Mintel Oxygen Report, Feb 2009

8. World’s Leading Beef Exporters
30.00
22.50
15.00
7.50
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
Brasil Australia USA India
*USDA, FAS, Oct 2012

9. Agricultural Share of the US GDP as %
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
*Professor Perry, University of Michigan

10. Organic Food Market Value & Value Forecast USD Billions
Growth Rate %
50 30
38 22.5
25 15
13 7.5
0 0
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014
*DataMonitor, 2010

11. US Bottled Water Sales, Millions of Gallons
9000
6750
4500
2250
0
1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008
*USDA Economic Research Service and BMC, 2008

12. Growth in US Vitamins and Supplements Industry
30,000 80
22,500 60
15,000 40
7,500 20
0 0
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
RSP US $ Millions RSP Per Capita
*National Institutes of Health, Journal of Nutrition 2011

13. Global Smart Phone + Tablet Sales v PC + Desktop
800000
Inflection Point
600000
400000
200000
0
2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010 2011 2011 2012 2012 2013 2013
PC Notebook Smartphone Tablets
*Qualcomm, 2012

14. Smarter Decisions Based on Data
800.00
700.00 735
600.00
500.00
400.00
300.00
200.00
158
100.00
111 132
104
0
Transport Rent & Communications Clothing & Homeware Alcohol Gambling
When we say we spend $ 100, we actually spend...
*Australian Productivity Commission, 2012

16. Decline and Growth of US Microbreweries
2,000
1,714
1,429
1,143
857
571
286
0
1900 1910 1919 1930 1936 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010
*Brewers Association, 2001, Boulder, CO

17. Who is Anders?
Anders Sorman-Nilsson (LLB MBA) is the founder of Thinque - a strategy think tank that helps
executives and leaders convert disruptive questions into proactive, future strategies.
As an Australian-Swedish futurist and innovation strategist he has helped executives and
leaders on 4 continents map, prepare for, and strategise for both foreseeable and unpredictable
futures. Since founding Thinque in 2005, he has worked with and spoken to clients like Xerox,
Apple, Johnson & Johnson, Cisco, Eli Lilly, SAP, IBM, ABN Amro Bank, Commonwealth Bank,
McCann Erickson and BAE Systems, across diverse cultural and geographic contexts.
Anders is an active member of TEDGlobal (Oxford 2009 / Edinburgh 2011), has keynoted at
TEDx, guest lectured at University of Technology Sydney Business School, and Anders is on the
prestigious 2013 Million Dollar Roundtable roster. He is a member of the University of Sydney
Global Executive MBA cohort, and has completed executive education at Stanford University and
the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore.

18. Enquire now www.anderssorman-nilsson.com

19. Testimonials
“There are those special moments when the right ideas and the right people collide to make magic. This is
one of those times. I want to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all your work to make the Senior Director
Conference both an engaging experience, and a catalyst for change.”
CMO Asia, Fortune 500, Pharmaceutical Industry
“Anders provided an engaging and energetic presentation of real and relevant information to the business
that could be used in all areas across the business both now and moving into the future.“
Head of Regional Portfolio Management Asia, Fortune 500, FMCG
“Anders' presentation style and fresh content were an excellent and inspirational start to our Summit. It
resulted in only positive feedback from the audience. Anders is very professional and a brilliant thinker and
communicator!”
Management Consultant, Fortune 1000, Banking Industry