Helga Veigl has 10 years of experience in academic Futures Studies, and 10 years in practicing Futures Studies and Foresight at The Futures Lab, Inc. She is from Hungary, currently living in Amsterdam, now running her own consultancy in Futures Studies, Hyperfutures BV. She is continuously working on to meet the criteria of Jim Dator’s “To be a good futurist…” list.

Helga studied for her PhD in Futures Studies (The Science of Foresight) at Corvinus University in Budapest. With specific emphasis on systems thinking, foresight processes and modelling she is a seasoned workshop facilitator on multiple foresight projects. Helga is an expert in Weak Signals and the application in creating future insights, indicators and scenarios. Helga is the founding member and former Secretary of the Hungarian Association of the Club of Rome. She is elected for the WFSF Executive Board for the term 2021-2025.

She is a creator of digital developments of Futures Studies that she designs and manages. She developed a data system that manages and supports the various methods of Futures Studies and process mapping. Her designs and visuals are a major contribution for the development of scenario narratives and other outputs of Futures Studies.