Jim Carroll opened the 2016 digitalNow Conference in Orlando, Florida in April 2016, delivering the opening keynote address to association executives and digital strategy leaders from across North America. The digitalNow conference is one of the premier annual gatherings for associations exploring how technology is reshaping their business models, member engagement strategies, and revenue structures. Carroll’s keynote, drawing on his research into the “4 Truths About the Future of Associations,” challenged attendees to confront the pace of technological change disrupting every membership model — from AI-curated knowledge delivery and on-demand learning to the changing expectations of younger members who had never experienced a world without instant digital access. The core challenge he posed: associations that clung to legacy structures would find themselves disintermediated by platforms that delivered the same value faster and cheaper.
Keynote: FIS Global – The Acceleration of Fintech: Banking Technology in the Next Decade
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for FIS Global in April 2016. As core banking systems raced to keep pace with mobile, real-time payments, and open banking pressure, Jim explored the innovation imperative facing financial technology providers like FIS.
Keynote: CUSO Financial – The Future of Credit Unions: Competing in a Digital-First Financial World
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for CUSO Financial in April 2016. With fintech startups and mobile-first banks raising consumer expectations, Jim challenged the audience to see credit unions’ member-first model as an advantage in a digitizing financial services landscape.
Keynote: Electro Matic – The Future of Manufacturing: Automation, Robotics, and the Smart Factory
Jim Carroll delivered a keynote for Electro Matic in March 2016. As industrial automation and connected machinery accelerated the shift toward smart manufacturing, Jim explored how distributors of electrical and automation equipment could position themselves at the center of the coming factory transformation.
Keynote: CDW Executive Summit – Dallas, Miami, Phoenix: The Important of Agile Leadership
This leading hi-tech organization booked Jim to headline key customer events in 3 cities, all part of its’ sponsorship of various PGA Tour events, including the Byron Nelson Classic. Invited guests included the CIO’s and other senior executives of Fortune 1000 companies in the manufacturing, retail, CPG, healthcare, transportation, supply chain and logistics industries, among others. Jims talked focused on the concept of ‘agile’ – not from a software development perspective, but as a leadership trait necessary to align to an era of fast market, consumer, product and disruptive business model change.
Keynote: Volvo / Mack Trucks, Dallas, Texas – Uptime: The Acceleration of Prognostic, Diagnostic, Self-Aware Trucking Technology
It’s said that the typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. Certainly when it comes to onboard diagnostic technology, that much is true. Organizations like Volvo / Mack Trucks know that the ability to utilize this onboard technology to diagnose and predict future maintenance issues can change the value proposition of what they sell – and they brought me in for a keynote talk to their top dealer team to discuss that nature of the opportunity this world of hyper-connectivity presents.
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