Henrick von Scheel
Henrick von Scheel | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1969 Denmark |
| Nationality | Danish |
| Occupation | Futurist |
| Known for | Co-architect of Industry 4.0 and advocate of the Fourth Industrial Revolution |
Henrick von Scheel (born 1969) is a Danish futurist and researcher.[1][2]
Biography
Von Scheel was born in 1969 in Denmark.[3]
Von Scheel first gained continental attention in 2009 when he joined an advisory group to the German Federal Ministry of Economics & Technology that drafted what became the country’s Digitale Agenda; the European Commission later embedded much of that agenda in its Europe 2020 programme.[2][4] By the time the federal working group unveiled the term “Industry 4.0” in 2013 he was quoted as one of its drivers. A Forbes report on post-Brexit industrial policy described him as the “Godfather of Industry 4.0.”[5]
He was appointed Professor at the UWI Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business, Trinidad and Tobago, in 2021, where the school credits his career-long “research in strategy management and futures studies.”[4]
Awards and recognition
In 2019, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award jury in Dubai honoured von Scheel as “Pioneer of Industry 4.0 and the Global Digital Revolution,” citing the worldwide application of his competitiveness frameworks.[6]
References
- ^ Iglesias Fraga, Alberto (9 April 2020). "Henrick von Scheel: «El cambio climático tiene grandes implicaciones en la producción»". El Español – Invertia (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Industry 4.0: "Think value, not tech" – An inside look at the drivers for Industry 4.0 with its "father", Henrik von Scheel". Nokia Thought Leadership. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "ULACIT trae a Costa Rica a Henrik von Scheel, creador de la llamada Cuarta Revolución Industrial". La República (in Spanish). 23 August 2023. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ a b "Henrik von Scheel". UWI Arthur Lok Jack Global School of Business. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Aitken, Roger (27 March 2019). "Brexit 'No-Deal' Scam & Leveraging Industry 4.0". Forbes. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Henrick von Scheel – Laureate". Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Knowledge Award. 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2025.