Mr. Thomas Kolster Director, Goodvertising Agency, Denmark

Thomas Kolster is one of the most recognised thinkers globally where marketing, business and sustainability meet. He continuously challenges the status-quo with his vocal, and often provocative, views on values, purpose, and leadership. Thomas is an international keynote speaker who has featured in over 70 countries for companies like Facebook,... read moreP&G, and IKEA, to conferences like TEDx. As the founder of the Goodvertising Agency, he advises Fortune 500 companies, start-ups, non-profits and governments on more creative strategic approaches to brand and business impact. Besides his seminal books, Goodvertising (2012) and The Hero Trap (2020), he writes for the likes of The Guardian, Ad Age, and Adweek. Thomas continues to drive industry change through his active participation in leading forums, such as The International Advertising Association’s Sustainability Council and D&AD’s Impact Council. He helps to promote best practice as go-to judge of top award shows such as D&AD and Cannes Lions. Thomas is also an eager entrepreneur and has launched impact platforms such as Projector, WhereGoodGrows and ImpactPimp because his belief is simple: Change begins with you!