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THE WORLD’S LEADING GLOBAL FUTURIST

“Wow! That’s all I can say. Thank you for coming in on short notice, and thank you for providing one of the most concise overviews of the future of the broadcasting industries that I have ever seen!”

“We invited Jim in to give us an assessment of how our industry will change over the next 10 years. We have never seen a more compelling, concise – and motivating – assessment!”

“On behalf of the entire Innovative Technology Partnerships Office, thank you for your engaging and thought-provoking presentation at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. From the feedback we have received, the event was a great success. Thank you for sharing your insight and expertise with us!”

WHO IS JIM CARROLL?

Jim is one of the world’s leading global futurists, trends and innovation experts, with a massive global blue chip client list. Over the last 25 years, more than 2 million people have shared his insight at his events.

Jim’s global client list gives him a front row seat to the high velocity change that is occurring as disruption comes to take hold of every industry and every organization.

With that insight, and the customized research that he undertakes for every engagement, he helps to transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes!

Organizations worldwide are working hard to determine what to do in the era of acceleration and disruption – and in large numbers, turn to Jim for the high level strategic guidance into the trends they must align to and the
strategies they need to adopt.

Jim shares this insight at the top tier of global events, with events that have included Leonard Nimoy (“Spock” of Star Trek), President George W. Bush, the late Carrie Fisher (“Princess Leia” of Star Wars), Terry Bradshaw of the NFL, Biz Stone (Founder of Twitter), Jimmy Wales of Wikipedia, Astronauts Scott Kelly (last pilot of the Space Shuttle), Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11 and ISS Commander Chris Hadfield, business leaders Jack Welch of GE and Roger Goodall, the Commissioner of the NFL, actors Robert deNiro, Goldie Hawn & Forest Whittaker, and Lee Trevino and Bubba Watson of golf, among others.

MEDIA / PRESS COVERAGE

HIGHLIGHTS

Keynote: International Finance Corporation – A Member of the World Bank Group, Marrakesh, Morocco

Jim was the opening keynote speaker at the 2nd Global Manufacturing Conference for the International Finance

Keynote: Pfizer, Paris, France: The Acceleration of Healthcare

The rapid evolution of genomic science, the acceleration of gene therapy, the virtualization of healthcare with medical

Keynote: Microsoft Canada, Toronto, Canada : 2019 FutureNow Conference

This is the largest event that Microsoft puts on in Canada, with over 2,000 senior executives and I.T. professionals in

Keynote: Deltec Bank, Nassau, Bahamas – Disruption and the Next Billion Dollar Markets

This is a private wealth management firm with a global group of high-end wealth management clients around the globe.

Keynote: Blackrock, San Francisco – The Future and the Next Economy

What industries will rule the growth market 10 years out? Which ones are in decline? How does the speed of Silicon

Keynote: IRU World Congress, Muscat, Oman : The Acceleration of Trends and Transportation into 2025

What's the future of highways and infrastructure in the era of electric self-driving vehicles? It's hard not to

Keynote: World Government Summit, Dubai, UAE – The Transformative Trends of the 21st Century

I was invited to speak at this massive global conference, with 3,400 attendees from 60+ countries worldwide.

Keynote: Mercedes Benz, Detroit, Michigan – Disruption: Self-Driving Cars, Electric Vehicles and the Sharing Economy

Obviously, this is a HOT topic, and being invited in by one of the pre-eminent automative companies in the world to

Keynote: Baker McKenzie client conferences, Dallas and Chicago – The Acceleration of Risk in the Era of Disruption

It’s pretty cool when the top-ranked global legal firm — operating in 38 countries with 13,000+ legal staff —

Keynote: Nikon, Tokyo, Japan – 100th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner

This was certainly a treat – they invited me in to headline a dinner with my observations on the future! I opened

Keynote: McKay CEO Forum, Vancouver, Canada – Disruption and innovation

Imagine a room full of 300 CEO’s and senior executives, and you get the McKay CEO Forum, one of the pre-eminent

Keynote: Godiva Chocolates, Ghent, Belgium – The Future of Retail & Supply Chain

This was a repeat engagement — the company, along with its parent Ulker from Turkey, had me headline a global

Keynote: Genentech, San Francisco : The Acceleration of Personalized Medicine in the Era of Exponential Genomics

This event was for 550 executives from this pharma-tech company — it’s owned by French pharmaceutical giant

Keynote: Pladis – Godiva Chocolates, McVities Biscuits Ulker – , London, England – The Future of Food & Retail

This was a huge amount of fun! I love overseas trips! And what an organization — Pladis is new, with three separate,

Keynote: American Financial Services Association – New Orleans – The Future of the Automotive Industry

Again, in New Orleans — in this case, the finance/leasing end of the automotive industry, including financing

Keynote: Whirlpool, Chicago, Illinois – Future Impact of Internet of Things (#IoT)

This is a company that is making a transition from being a company that sells appliances, to being a computer

Keynote: New York Life, New York – Insurance : Disruptive, Transformative & Innovative!

This was my final event of the year, just two days ago, and it was just plain fun! It was an end of year “town

Keynote: Manufacturing in America Summt, Detroit, Michigan : Reinventing Manufacturing Through Innovation

Wow, manufacturing was hot this year! This one was in the midst of the automotive sector in the US, and I

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10 SIGNS YOU’VE GOT AN INNOVATION DYSFUNCTION

Read this list. Is this your organization?

People laugh at new ideas
Someone who identifies a problem is shunned
Innovation is the privileged practice of a special group
The phrase, “you can’t do that because we’ve always done it this way” is used for every new idea
No one can remember the last time anyone did anything
really cool
People think innovation is about R&D
People have convinced themselves that competing on
price is normal
The organization is focused more on process than success
There are lots of baby boomers about, and few people
younger than 25
After any type of surprise — product, market, industry or
organizational change — everyone sits back and asks,
“wow, where did that come from?”

WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ABOUT IT?

Ideas flow freely throughout the organization
Subversion is a virtue
Success and failure are championed
There are many, many leaders who encourage innovative thinking, rather than managers who run a bureacracy
There are creative champions throughout the organization — people who thrive on thinking about how to do things differently
Ideas get approval and endorsement
Rather than stating “it can’t be done,” people ask, “how could we do this?”
People know that in addition to R&D, innovation is also about ideas about to “run the business better, grow the business and transform the business”
The word “innovation” is found in most job descriptions as a primary area of responsibility
A percentage of annual renumeration is based upon achievement of explicitly defined innovation goals

WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

CEO’s, senior executives and association leaders are continually seeking insight into the most effective leadership strategies for tomorrow. im Carroll has proven to be a trusted partner to organizations worldwide as they align to a world in which the future belongs to those who are fast!

Jim has a 25 year track record with events similar to yours. He knows what works, how to deliver, and to work with you to achieve your objectives. Experience counts.
Some of the biggest ‘names’ in the world have placed their trust in Jim to deliver his insight for events similar to yours. NASA (twice), the PGA of America, the World Bank, Johnson & Johnson, Chrysler, Disney, Godiva Chocolates, Dupont. Track record matters.
Let’s face it : your meeting is critical, and it is important that your message and Jim’s role is closely aligned. Canned stuff won’t cut it – customized material will. You’ll learn about Jim’s
customization process through this Web site and by contacting him
Jim answers the phone. You can’t get more personalized insight and care than with Jim. Try it out – connect with him!

Your meeting is a big investment. If it is a meeting of C-level executives, you’ll likely have millions to tens-of-millions of dollars of talent in the room. If you have several hundred to a few thousand individuals at your association event. Your investment in a keynote speaker to topic expert is critical. A keynote speaker sets the tone for the entire event! Does it really make sense to skimp on fees for an external expert? Value for investment is critical : Jim delivers!
You might be considering an industry expert or a related vendor who will offer you a presentation for no fee. You’ll end up with either a boring canned speech or a sales pitch. Your event is important — shouldn’t the content relate to that fact? You get what you pay for!
Jim’s just a plain nice guy to work with. You’ll truly enjoy your event with a professional!

WHY BOOK JIM?

Why Book Jim Carroll?

A quick overview of Jim’s
25 years of experience

Clients & Industry
Experience

Verstality, flexibility, insight. Learn why NASA, Disney and the PGA selected Jim for their critical innovation and trends oriented events

Highlight Customized
Insight

An overview of the vast
research that Jim undertakes for your event

3 Types Of Meetings

Large scale conferences, small executive meetings or client events? Jim does them all!

Partial Client List

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INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Here’s the critical background on the international work that Jim does:

Global audiences.
Jim Carroll has done a LOT of international work; he’s presented in Dubai, Sao Paolo, Budapest, Munich, Athens, Stuttgart, Prague, London, Paris, Brussels, Ghent, Stockholm, Zurich, Tokyo, Mexico …. and in all of these situations, he has ensured that he is respectful of the audience in terms of pace, culture and local content.

A long track record with stage translation

Based in Canada and on stage for 25 years. Given that, his earlier years featured several hundred (!) events that have involved simultaneous translation (English/French) with headsets / translators. It’s just a thing in Canada!

In some cases, he has done a Skype or Google Hangout walkthrough with the translation team of his slide deck in advance, so that they are comfortable with the content and direction

Advance translation planning