Farid Tabarki is the founding director of Studio Zeitgeist. He is a sought-after keynote speaker, debate moderator and event host. He advises corporations, educational institutions and non-governmental organisations on their strategies and on how to cope with the challenges of the ‘liquid society’. Every Thursday, he publishes a weekly column in Het Financieele Dagblad, a Dutch daily newspaper focusing on finance and the economy. Earlier this year his first book ‘The end of the middle - What a society of extremes means to people, businesses and government’ was published. He also presented the parliamentary election edition of MTV Coolpolitics, which was broadcast live on TMF and MTV Benelux. More recently, he presented the television programme Dare to Think, from Socrates to Sartre. Last but not least, Farid is a true world traveller: he plans to visit all the countries across the world. The counter currently stands at 135 (63 to go).