Dr. Marius Oosthuizen is Director of Learning at SOIF; and Director, Scenarios at the World Energy Council. He leads the design and implementation of the Council's flagship study using participative scenario planning to explore global energy futures, informed by the Council's strategic agenda of 'humanising energy'. Marius uses foresight methods extensively as an academic, consultant and advisor across multiple business sectors as well as in government and multilateral agencies; has used scenario planning to inform national strategy in the Middle East, corporate strategy in Africa, Europe and the Americas, often using multi-stakeholder processes for strategic dialogue. He is a highly skilled facilitator and synthesist and holds dual masters degrees in Strategic Foresight and Applied Ethics, a PhD in Public Leadership and first degrees in Systematic Theology.