Rob Bruijnzeels was trained as a librarian and has worked in various positions in public libraries since 1975. Innovation has always been at the core of his work and he was the inventor and program manager of new initiatives, such as 'Libraries 2040', 'The Library of the 100 Talents' (a new concept for the children's library of the future), The Architecture of Knowledge (principles for library buildings of the future; in collaboration with NAi) and the LibrarySchool. Rob is a popular speaker at home and abroad about the future of libraries.