25+ YEARS OF WORLD-CLASS LEADERSHIP INSIGHT

You will discover in Jim Carroll someone who provides effective online leadership insight that redefines the state of the possible, the opportunity for the future, and engaging interactivity. Jim’s insight and style, delivered on stages in Tokyo, Dubai, Munich, London, Paris, New York, and Sydney, comes from almost 3 decades of providing cutting-edge trends and innovation insight. A native of Toronto, Canada, Jim quickly vaulted himself to the top tier of the global leadership and speaking industry as a result of his customized insight, compelling motivational style, and deeply engaging talks driven by deep levels of well-honed insight. Some of his experience includes these highlights:

• booked as the opening keynote speaker at major events for the World Bank, the World Government Summit (UAE), and the Swiss Innovation Forum
• invited  to provide detailed trends and innovation insight at leadership events for organizations such as NASA, Disney, Pfizer, Mercedes Benz, Godiva
• author of 39 books over a 25-year time span, including Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast, and The Future Belongs To Those Who Are Fast
• a national newspaper columnist for 5 years with the Globe & Mail (Canada) focused on disruptive emerging technologies and business models
• a magazine columnist with multiple long-running columns (Profit Magazine, Marketing Magazine, hiTech Careers, others)
• hosted 3 national radio shows (full interview. topic exploration and short segment) focused on future trends, technology, and disruption
• host of an in-flight podcast style tech/disruption show on Air Canada that ran for 2 years on all flights worldwide
• has been featured in over 3,000 interviews over 25+ years in print, TV, radio, podcasts
• an expert witness on technology, trend, and IP issues for 3 major court cases (including two successful “Leaves to Appeal” to the Supreme Court of Canada)
• a CPA (pre-Futurist) with 10 years on the ground business advisory, taxation, audit, and other experience with predecessor firms of KPMG / EY
• awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2002 Canadian New Media Awards, recognizing his pioneering work in the industry throughout the 90′
• named as “One of 50 International Names to Know” in the Online Journalism Review for his pioneering work in the media industry

INVALUABLE, UNIQUE, CUSTOMIZED INSIGHT: A STUNNING ARRAY OF COMPLEX TOPICS IN LEADERSHIP KEYNOTES BY JIM

• “The future of the space industry” for NASA – twice – in Houston and the Goddard Space Center
• “The future of pharma and healthcare” for Pfizer in Paris – 6 months before Covid
• “The future of golf” for the PGA of America in Boston and Orlando
• “The future of manufacturing in 3rd world countries” for the World Bank in Morocco
• “The Future and the Next Economy” for Blackrock in San Francisco
• “Innovation in the World of Upside Down Trends” for the Walt Disney Corporation in Hollywood,
• “Self-Driving Cars, Electric Vehicles, and the Sharing Economy” for Mercedes in Detroit
• “The Acceleration of Legal Risk in the Era of Disruption” for Baker McKenzie, Dallas and Chicago
• “Celebrating Innovation at the 100th Anniversary Gala Dinner” for Nikon, Tokyo
• “Aligning To The Future of Counselling & Recreation” for the US Air Force & Navy Child Youth Programs, Dallas
• “The Acceleration of Personalized Medicine in the Era of Exponential Genomics” for Genentech Pharma
• “The Future Impact of Internet of Things” for Whirlpool / Maytag, Chicago
• “The Future of Insurance” for New York Life, New York
• “Prognostic Diagnostics, Self-Driving and the Future of Trucks for Volvo / Mac Trucks”, Dallas
• “The Future of Careers and Knowledge” for WorldSkills, Sao Paolo, Brazil
• “The Disruptive, Transformative Trends of Our Time” for the Wall Street Journal, New York
• “Transitioning Industrial Markets” for General Dynamics / Northrop Grumman: Charlotte
• “Brand Innovation At Speed ” for the Consumer Electronics Association CEO Summit, Ojai, California
• “Innovation Strategies for Financial Advisors & Financial Organizations” for the National Australia Bank, Sydney, Australia
• “Competing in the Global Economy”, Fidelity Bank (Cayman)

SUBJECT MATTER TOPIC AREAS

Within the global speaking industry, Futurist Jim Carroll has become recognized as the ‘go-to’ guy to take on topics from the highly specialized to the very esoteric to the narrowly unique. Need an example? The US Air Force Research Laboratory invited him in for a talk on the future of science and research; NASA, for the future of the space industry, and 6 months before Covid hit, Pfizer, for a talk on the future of accelerated medical science.

• post-Covid trends, strategies, opportunities, and challenges
• innovation, creativity, disruptive business model strategies
• technology, demographic, societal, political trends insight
• extremely detailed, customized in a vast number of industries including manufacturing, agriculture, retail, healthcare,  energy, healthcare, transportation & automotive, consumer products, insurance, financial services, and more
• known globally for taking on unique future-oriented topics specific to a particular client situation (“Future of Risk” “Future of Manufacturing in 3rd World Countries” “Future of Targeted Pharmacogenetics” “Future of Autonomous and Electric Vehicles”)