KPMG is investing $200 million to create an AI hub in their Dublin office. The organization engaged Jim Carroll for its

This global pharmaceutical powerhouse manages massive drug trials worldwide - for example, leading the global

Several hundred corporate risk managers from the world's largest organizations were taken on a tour of the vast number

Our World in 2030: The Post-Pandemic Trends That Redefine Your Future All of us know that the ultimate impact of the

Disrupt before you are disrupted! The future requires transformation, not just innovation! The CEO of this massive

The acceleration of dental science. The emergence of dental bio-materials and living tissue implants. New hyper-aware

The disappearance of knowledge and the acceleration of new knowledge. The obsolescence of existing careers and the

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

It’s not often you get invited in to open one of the most prestigious events in the world of golf, let along the

A repeat engagement for this organization — in this case, an internal leadership meeting, whereas the first one

Worldskills is a massive global organization that focuses on accelerating young people into new skilled trades and

Mondi is a large scale European / Middle East / Africa / Asia packaging and paper company. And like any forward

HP Mexico brought customers of key client companies to Miami for a CIO Summit. The overall agenda was to provide them

The typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. They are connected, aware, and full of leading

The agency invited Jim to speak to a group of senior leaders to speak on the issue of what leaders do to

Jim was invited to be the opening keynote speaker for this prestigious international event held in London,

Jim was invited to speak to a group of senior executives at their global headquarters in San Francisco, with a

One of the world's most respected business news sources had me in to lead a discussion about the sweeping,

Jim was invited to share his thoughts on the future, and opportunities for innovation, e with their top scientists

This organization manages the Commissary (grocery, retail) stores at US military bases worldwide. Their goal is

This opening keynote challenged the leadership team to look at the opportunities emerging in the era of energy,

I was invited in to open this global congress of pharma executives, with a talk about the reality of 21st century

This iconic global brand held a global leadership meeting, bringing together its top hotel managers, senior

I shared this event with Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia. And to this day, Wikipedia editors still won't list me.

What do you do when you are the worlds leading space organization, and things are in a bit of a funk? Funding cutbacks,

KPMG is investing $200 million to create an AI hub in their Dublin office. The organization engaged Jim Carroll for its

A Warren Buffet company! They brought Jim in for a talk at their annual key customer conference - in the room were

The insurance industry has long adapted to AI as a powerful analytical tool, particularly with fraud detection. Jim

What do you get when you get a room full of CEOs eager to understand the potential investment and venture capital

The world of trucking and supply chain management is heavily influenced by accelerating technology, and this company

The future of construction is all about new methodologies, advanced robotics, digital twin technologies, accelerated

More than 3,000 cattle ranchers and supplier companies within this industry went on an exhilarating voyage into what

This global pharmaceutical powerhouse manages massive drug trials worldwide - for example, leading the global

A detailed voyage into the opportunity and challenge for AI in manufacturing, including trends with cobots/robotics,

M200 is an invitation-only group for senior risk and legal managers of Fortune 500 organizations and insurance

This association represents the massive agricultural producers in California, Nevada and Arizona. Jim's keynote took

Food and medical supply distribution demands reliability, detailed logistics, and challenging quality requirements. AI

The organization, a large scale ammonia producer, is on a transformation voyage to align to trends involving

Enterprise Bank, based in the Western US, has been running its virtual Enterprise University for 20 years! To kick off

Massive infrastructure - roads, damns, bridges, energy utility, and more - involves big bets and big thinking. Jim took

The insurance industry is already tightly linked to AI - it's used for risk management, market analysis, and predictive

Several hundred corporate risk managers from the world's largest organizations were taken on a tour of the vast number

Disrupt before you are disrupted! The future requires transformation, not just innovation! The CEO of this massive

Jim's keynote took a broad approach to a variety of issues, best summarized in his keynote description: In an era of

Ammega is a world leader in power transmission, lightweight processes, conveyor belting, and fluid power solutions.

Trade show spending is shifting - this manufacturing company decided to invest its traditional spending in a small,

The disappearance of knowledge and the acceleration of new knowledge. The obsolescence of existing careers and the

Cain Watters specializes in wealth management for high-end dental practices, and invited Jim in for a keynote on the

Jim Carroll was asked by the CEO of this new entity, spun off from the parent in 2020, for an opening keynote focused

A repeat performance! This organization first invited Jim to address their leadership conference in 2004 and invited

The CEO of this global food services/food production invited Jim in to provide an opening keynote for their first

Wilbur Ellis, a major global agricultural organization, had me in to keynote their 100th-anniversary leadership

Exis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global

A conference involving the companies who supply McDonalds with product packaging. Given that, my talk took a good,

This is a financial services firm that provides investment vehicles for financial clients in the real estate industry -

HMG Strategy provides a collaborative forum for CIO's - Chief Information Officers - of major national and global

This company has been in the feed business for quite some time, supporting major producers of poultry, dairy, and other

There's a lot of talk about the Internet of Things. In the world of manufacturing, it goes by the phrase

We live in a time of massive challenge, and yet one of massive opportunity. Every industry is being redefined at

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research

We live in a time of massive challenge and opportunity. Every industry is impacted by business model disruption, the

The average consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second. Mobile interactions are dominating purchasing

This is the largest occupational health and safety conference in the world, with over 15,000 professionals in the field

This global professional services organization had me on stage in Montreal, Canada, at their annual client tax

What do you do in the automotive repair industry if you fix cars - and people are no longer buying cars? What happens

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

The era of oil is over! Everyone from Forbes to Bloomberg is now reporting on what I observed as a trend years ago -

What do you do when you are the worlds leading space organization, and things are in a bit of a funk? Funding cutbacks,

More than 3,000 cattle ranchers and supplier companies within this industry went on an exhilarating voyage into what

This association represents the massive agricultural producers in California, Nevada and Arizona. Jim's keynote took

Wilbur Ellis, a major global agricultural organization, had me in to keynote their 100th-anniversary leadership

This company has been in the feed business for quite some time, supporting major producers of poultry, dairy, and other

This organization is involved in agricultural lending in the eastern US, and this particular event brings together

When do you align yourself to the future? How do you determine when certain key trends which will have a profound

A room full of farmers and agricultural producers - and a focus on the future of the industry! My opening keynote

DTN provides market and science related information to farmers throughout the Us, and invited me in for a keynote on

When you are one of the world's leading agriculture fertilizer companies and need good insight for an offsite

I do a LOT of talks in agriculture; so much so, that some folks have asked me how long I’ve been a farmer!

This agricultural company is the largest global supplier of French fries to McDonalds and other food companies, as

I love it when I get repeat gigs! Back in 2010, I was invited into this annual event, to speak to 250 cattle ranchers

For this event I had about 300 farmers in the room — and truth be told, I love working with these folks.

Essentially, agriculture is about science, and science is exponentiating. Essentially, agriculture is about science,

The acceleration of bio-material science and 3d printed prosthetics. More challenging consumers. The impact of social

You know those great big irrigation wheels you see on farms? Reinke makes them! They wanted to close their annual

Whether it’s driverless tractors, weed-zapping robots or data-transmitting crops, the future of farming is happening

It's the largest potato conference in the world, and they had me in for the closing keynote with a look at "Farming

Agriculture is a world defined by technology - and for the case of this manufacturer of irrigation equipment, one that

We have 'fitbits for cows!' Connectivity on the ranch is widespread, as is every form of technology! In this keynote, I

Weed zapping robots, digital spatial farm management, iPad based farm management, accelerated science - this leading

Vertical farming. 24 hour farming with self-driving tractor technology. Micro-climate bio-engineered seed varietals.

Jim provided the keynote for several thousand retailers, produce companies and growers at the annual conference in

This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me

We live in a time of massive challenge and opportunity. Every industry is impacted by business model disruption, the

This is the largest occupational health and safety conference in the world, with over 15,000 professionals in the field

The organization, representing the part of the fire industry most involved with safety and other standards, needed a

Sometimes, you get a keynote that goes beyond the issues of disruption, business model change and other issues. In this

When your industry is a primary supplier of product to various aspects of the manufacturing industry, you need good

I was the opening keynote speaker for their annual conference in Salt Lake City, with an audience of over 4,000 sports,

Jim delivered a dinner keynote for dozens of CEOs of some of the world’s largest sporting goods companies,

The American Federation of Teachers had Jim do a session examining the future of labour unions, as well as

The world of trucking and supply chain management is heavily influenced by accelerating technology, and this company

This company is one of North America's leading manufacturer of automotive batteries. Jim took more than 200

What do you do in the automotive repair industry if you fix cars - and people are no longer buying cars? What happens

Autonomous electrification: get used to the phrase, because it's the key trend providing for massive disruption of

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

This event had a similar theme to the one above – with a more specific look at what is happening with the future of

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

This event took a look at the future of automotive lending with a particular emphasis on the credit union sector, which

This is a software and logistics company in the fast moving trucking industry – my keynote was all about the future

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

It's said that the typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. Certainly when it comes to

The typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. They are connected, aware, and full of leading

Self-driving cars, electric vehicles, the future of intelligent highways and smart infrastructure. I was invited in to

Retail stores, including convenience stores and truck stops, are witnessing faster change than ever before. Store

Jim addressed their global dealers meeting to provide insight into the unique and innovative ways that they could

The future of construction is all about new methodologies, advanced robotics, digital twin technologies, accelerated

Food and medical supply distribution demands reliability, detailed logistics, and challenging quality requirements. AI

Massive infrastructure - roads, damns, bridges, energy utility, and more - involves big bets and big thinking. Jim took

Disrupt before you are disrupted! The future requires transformation, not just innovation! The CEO of this massive

Jim's keynote took a broad approach to a variety of issues, best summarized in his keynote description: In an era of

Exis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global

This company is involved in financing of major construction, energy and infrastructure projects, and once a year,

It's the RotoRooter folks! They had a meeting of all of their franchise contractor representatives from across the

What a wonderful event and a unique situation. This is a franchise oriented organization focused on unique solutions

This company is one fo the most successful, established luxury home builders in the Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee

This was a smaller conference than the others, but equally important! It was a leadership meeting for this major

Fast changes in construction methodology. The continual arrival of new materials driven by fast science. The impact of

I drove my family crazy with the lead-up to this keynote.   It would take a lot of hard work. My keynote

What's the future of construction? Residential and commercial buildings? We are seeing the rapid dominance of solar and

The energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the Internet of things. It

Agriculture is a world defined by technology - and for the case of this manufacturer of irrigation equipment, one that

What's the future of research & development? That's what the global paints, coatings and materials firm PPG brought

The US Army Corps had Jim kickoff an annual conference, specifically focusing on how to instill a culture of

Trade show spending is shifting - this manufacturing company decided to invest its traditional spending in a small,

A repeat performance! This organization first invited Jim to address their leadership conference in 2004 and invited

The CEO of this global food services/food production invited Jim in to provide an opening keynote for their first

A conference involving the companies who supply McDonalds with product packaging. Given that, my talk took a good,

We're on the edge of the era of an absolutely massive trend that brings together multiple industries all at once:

The National Automatic Merchandising Association CEO saw me at an event, and told me she immediately determined that I

New taste sensations used to take 5 years to go from a high-end restaurant to the mainstream - but can now just take a

This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me

Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the

Considered as one of the most innovative organizations in the world, Disney invited Jim to address a senior

The organization, a large scale ammonia producer, is on a transformation voyage to align to trends involving

Disrupt before you are disrupted! The future requires transformation, not just innovation! The CEO of this massive

Jim Carroll was asked by the CEO of this new entity, spun off from the parent in 2020, for an opening keynote focused

The era of oil is over! Everyone from Forbes to Bloomberg is now reporting on what I observed as a trend years ago -

This organization provides infrastructure and technology solutions to the energy utility sector. Once a year, they

Micro-grids, renewable energy, electric-to-vehicle grid technology, intelligent infrastructure, the Internet of Things,

What's the future of energy generation, the grid, power lines? Fast! This was their 100th annual get together - quite

Well, this was fun! A keynote for CEO’s and senior executives of many American and global mining on the future

The future belongs to the fast – particularly in the world of the fast moving energy industry! There’s a

You have to love it when a client invites you back – and in this case, SAP was bringing me back in for about the

My talks don’t just involve events on massive stages in Las Vegas : I also do an ever increasing number of small,

The energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the Internet of things. It

What's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate renewables, battery

The disruptive impact of local community hyper-grids. The era that involves the end of oil and natural gas because of

This global firm invited Jim Carroll to give the opening keynote for this critical global summit of key clients and

KPMG is investing $200 million to create an AI hub in their Dublin office. The organization engaged Jim Carroll for its

M200 is an invitation-only group for senior risk and legal managers of Fortune 500 organizations and insurance

Enterprise Bank, based in the Western US, has been running its virtual Enterprise University for 20 years! To kick off

The insurance industry is already tightly linked to AI - it's used for risk management, market analysis, and predictive

Several hundred corporate risk managers from the world's largest organizations were taken on a tour of the vast number

Our World in 2030: The Post-Pandemic Trends That Redefine Your Future All of us know that the ultimate impact of the

Global tech powerhouse Salesforce needed to open their segment within a global insurance conference - ITC Global 2020

This is a financial services firm that provides investment vehicles for financial clients in the real estate industry -

HMG Strategy provides a collaborative forum for CIO's - Chief Information Officers - of major national and global

We live in a time of massive challenge, and yet one of massive opportunity. Every industry is being redefined at

This global professional services organization had me on stage in Montreal, Canada, at their annual client tax

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

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

Self-driving cars, blockchain, Bitcoin, the sharing economy, disruptive change in leasing business models .... if the

This global consulting firm brought together 200 executives of one fo their top banking clients, for an intense

A company in the group benefits, insurance, banking and other financial services – with a corporate leadership

An accounting and professional services firm! My keynote took a look at the disruptive trends which are and will

This company is a software vendor to the community bank and credit union industry – and naturally, that’s what

The CEO saw me speak last year at an event in Chicago on the trends impacting and disrupting the financial services

More disruption — business models, the rapid evolution of technology, new competitors with PayPal, Google and

Over the years, I've done quite a few talks for investment groups - equity investors seeking insight on the dramatic

When you are in the news for all the wrong reasons - in this case, the hangover from the global economic meltdown of

The future of banking is fast - and in this case, I led a keynote for several hundred members of their information

This organization, a heavy weight in the credit card processing space, invited me in to speak to their annual users

This company is an investment management / equity capital firm that is invested in a number of medium sized

It's 2011: the hangover of the global economic collapse of '08 is still pounding away at the minds of many. This global

Jim opened a conference of leading financial, banking and investment professionals, at an event attended by the

The CEO of this global food services/food production invited Jim in to provide an opening keynote for their first

A conference involving the companies who supply McDonalds with product packaging. Given that, my talk took a good,

This company has been in the feed business for quite some time, supporting major producers of poultry, dairy, and other

If you involved in building the next generation food processing plant for a large, global food company - you'd better

We're on the edge of the era of an absolutely massive trend that brings together multiple industries all at once:

The National Automatic Merchandising Association CEO saw me at an event, and told me she immediately determined that I

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

How do you innovate when everything is faster still? The typical consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second.

New taste sensations used to take 5 years to go from a high-end restaurant to the mainstream - but can now just take a

Fast consumer change, a focus on health and wellness, the rapid emergence of new influencers, rapid retail change and

I was invited to provide a keynote to several hundred executives in the consumer and food products (CPG) industry on

This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me

Held in Las Vegas, Jim’s keynote focused on innovation and growth strategies in a challenging global economy,

KPMG is investing $200 million to create an AI hub in their Dublin office. The organization engaged Jim Carroll for its

Global tech powerhouse Salesforce needed to open their segment within a global insurance conference - ITC Global 2020

Exis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global

HMG Strategy provides a collaborative forum for CIO's - Chief Information Officers - of major national and global

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

What do you do when you are the worlds leading space organization, and things are in a bit of a funk? Funding cutbacks,

9 years ago today, I walked into a conference room in Boston at 715am. I vividly remember seeing my stage for the

Here's a clip to get you thinking - my closing comments from my keynote for the PGA of America. In the room, I've got

I was the opening keynote speaker for their annual conference in Salt Lake City, with an audience of over 4,000 sports,

What do you do when you are the world's largest working sports organization - representing the hard working teaching

Jim delivered a dinner keynote for dozens of CEOs of some of the world’s largest sporting goods companies,

This event had several hundred CIO’s and IT executives for cities and towns from across the province. My keynote

It's not often you get in to talk to the graduating class of a university program, but that's what this event was

For their 100th annual meeting, this organization that represents elected and non-elected officials for cities and

Well, thisi was an interesting audience! I was in Dayton, Ohio, opening the annual leadership meeting for the US Air

What do you get when you bring 700 mayors and elected officials for small, medium and large sized towns from the State

GFOA invited Jim to address 3,000 members at their annual conference, with a focus on how to rethink the delivery

What do innovative organizations in the tourism sector need to do to provide for growth in challenging

This global pharmaceutical powerhouse manages massive drug trials worldwide - for example, leading the global

The acceleration of dental science. The emergence of dental bio-materials and living tissue implants. New hyper-aware

Cain Watters specializes in wealth management for high-end dental practices, and invited Jim in for a keynote on the

The Canadian arm of this global pharmaceutical company brought together a small team that is focused on forging new

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country’s biopharmaceutical research

This organization brought together 300 of their members who are focused on advancing, discussing and negotiating

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

"Dare to Disrupt!" That was the theme for this healthcare and pharma focused event in Phoenix. It's an interesting

3D printed body parts. The acceleration of medical science and the rapid emergence of new materials. IOT connectivity

A leadership keynote focused on the technological, scientific, hyperconnected trends driving forward the world of

We're on the edge of the era of an absolutely massive trend that brings together multiple industries all at once:

How should a health insurer respond to the massive transformations occurring in the world of healthcare? By getting

A room full of healthcare care insurers, looking for insight into what comes next in the healthcare sector from a

If you are going to invest $750 million in building a state of the art hospital for your community, how do you know

One day, patients visited their doctor to figure out what was going on. Then they plugged in - and the doctor linked

Bionic eyes. Corneal implants grown for a particular patients DNA. The acceleration of human-to-computer interface

You might think the world of dental care does not change much, or slowly, or not at all – but it does. The

This organization provides health care services to a vast range of health insurers – organizations such as Blue Cross

This company is one of the major players in the dental, medical and veterinary products industry, serving well

This is one of the leading players in the healthcare insurance and group benefits market in Ohio, and they invited me

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

Genomics, connected medical devices, change-aggressive millennial doctors, gene therapy, hyperconnected pharmaceuticals

Bio-connected medical devices, the virtualization of healthcare, big data and analytics — two events for this group

I take on a LOT of highly customized keynotes - and that is why I am so different from so many other speakers. And yet

If you are a health care insurer, you'll probably want your leadership event to get away from the never ending topic of

The acceleration of medical science, new diagnostic technology, advanced medical procedures, and bionic/3d printed limb

3d printing of body parts, the acceleration of medical science, the continued arrival of new implant materials driven

Styrker is a leading manufacturer of surgical equipment, most often used in the orthopaedic space. Someone saw me speak

I was invited in to open this global congress of pharma executives, with a talk about the reality of 21st century

As one of the largest professional services firms, E&Y is in the midst of assisting organizations to align

Held in Washington, DC, it’s one of the world’s most prestigious health care events. Jim spoke about the

The disappearance of knowledge and the acceleration of new knowledge. The obsolescence of existing careers and the

I take on a LOT of highly customized keynotes - and that is why I am so different from so many other speakers. And yet

1/2 of the knowledge that a student gets in their very first year of a college or university program is obsolete or

Over the years, I've been invited in to speak to the HR departments of many organizations. In this case, Honeywell

Part of the global online Monster recruitment firm, they had Jim keynote their annual Washington conference of

The insurance industry has long adapted to AI as a powerful analytical tool, particularly with fraud detection. Jim

M200 is an invitation-only group for senior risk and legal managers of Fortune 500 organizations and insurance

Closing Session: Understanding 2025 – What Comes Next for the Industry? The insurance industry is already

The insurance industry is already tightly linked to AI - it's used for risk management, market analysis, and predictive

Several hundred corporate risk managers from the world's largest organizations were taken on a tour of the vast number

Our World in 2030: The Post-Pandemic Trends That Redefine Your Future All of us know that the ultimate impact of the

Global tech powerhouse Salesforce needed to open their segment within a global insurance conference - ITC Global 2020

It”s not just farmers who are faced with disruptive trends – everyone else is, particularly in the world of

This was certainly a highlight – I shared the stage with Astronaut Chris Hadfield (best known for his rendition

This is one of the leading players in the healthcare insurance and group benefits market in Ohio, and they invited me

If you are a health care insurer, you'll probably want your leadership event to get away from the never ending topic of

Real time insurance policies with risk underwritten based on hyper-connected data. Actuarial assumptions based on

Jim spoke on the unique challenges that the insurance industry would face in the future, with cascading market

What happens when products become intelligent, hyperconnected, aware, responsive and proactive? That was one of two

This was a repeat engagement - the organization previously had me in for a talk on future trends and innovation in

This company is one fo the most successful, established luxury home builders in the Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee

Security, security, security! Gemalto is one of the global leaders in providing complex solutions to the complex

You have to love it when a client invites you back – and in this case, SAP was bringing me back in for about the

Another CEO led leadership meeting, in this case for this company which is one of the world’s leading

It was a busy year for keynotes in the manufacturing space! This talk was for Legrands North American leadership

This company is a long time pioneer in the world of telecom and hi-tech. They know everything is changing with

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

What's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate renewables, battery

Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the

A detailed voyage into the opportunity and challenge for AI in manufacturing, including trends with cobots/robotics,

This company is one of North America's leading manufacturer of automotive batteries. Jim took more than 200

The organization, a large scale ammonia producer, is on a transformation voyage to align to trends involving

Ammega is a world leader in power transmission, lightweight processes, conveyor belting, and fluid power solutions.

Trade show spending is shifting - this manufacturing company decided to invest its traditional spending in a small,

A repeat performance! This organization first invited Jim to address their leadership conference in 2004 and invited

There's a lot of talk about the Internet of Things. In the world of manufacturing, it goes by the phrase

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

When manufacturing is changing fast, and you are a company that makes the machines the the manufactures use, how do you

If you involved in building the next generation food processing plant for a large, global food company - you'd better

What are if you are a fast growing public CPA accounting firm with a group focused on manufacturing, and you want to

If you are an industry that makes the tags and labels used by consumer product companies, you'd better have good

I love doing corporate dinner award 'shows' - I think it is a critical way of encouraging and supporting innovation -

What happens when products become intelligent, hyperconnected, aware, responsive and proactive? That was one of two

They are a company in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software) space in the manufacturing, consumer products and

Can you say ‘irony?’ That’s the case when I did a talk on the future of manufacturing, at the Trump Doral

The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly focused on economic trends, and

This is the biggest manufacturing conference in Canada, organized by SME (previously, the Society of Manufacturing

This is a company that builds a software platform that helps companies to manage complex supply chains and

Another CEO led leadership meeting, in this case for this company which is one of the world’s leading

It was a busy year for keynotes in the manufacturing space! This talk was for Legrands North American leadership

The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has had me keynote some major events in the past — 2,000 manufacturing

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

This was an internal leadership meeting; this organization is a manufacturer in the rail industry. This wasn’t a big

Another manufacturing themed event; this one with 500 manufacturing execs from throughout the region. There was a

Alignex provides 3D manufacturing and engineering solutions - and given the absolutely massive acceleration of these

When your industry is a primary supplier of product to various aspects of the manufacturing industry, you need good

Accelerating science, the rapid emergence of new advanced materials, the reinvention of business models, new chemical

The typical machinist today almost has to be able to do trigonometry in their heads because manufacturing has become so

A massive manufacturing oriented conference for this major software company operating in this space. There are two

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

A repeat engagement for this organization — in this case, an internal leadership meeting, whereas the first one

What is APICS? It's the leading organization involved in supply chain, logistics and operations management issues. They

You ever see those massive overhead cranes at container piers and shipping locations? That's Kone! They brought me in

What's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate renewables, battery

What happens when the machine shop and tooling move to the cloud? That was the unique topic I took on when Kennametal

A software company, now owned by Siemens, that specializes in software for managing quality, execution, logistics and

One of the world's largest conference organizations, they engaged me three times to speak at various events, including

One of the world's leading manufacturers of robotic equipment for use on the factory floor, they hold an annual

As of this moment in time, there are about 19 million known chemical substances, but the number is doubling every 13

Two events at one. I spoke at dinner for over 300 senior manufacturing executives - and was seated beside the ex-CEO of

What's the future of research & development? That's what the global paints, coatings and materials firm PPG brought

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

Over a 25 year career, literally dozens of hi-tech companies have had me in for customer events. They use these events

IronBow is an IT solutions company, with a core focus on companies in the government sector. They were having a small

I do LOTS of client events for tech companies - in fact, I've been speaking at these events since 1994, when none other

Rural communities need broadband access, and this organization is working to provide it throughout this Canadian

Now this was cool! I was invited in by Nasscom, which represents the global software and business process outsourcing

This company is a long time pioneer in the world of telecom and hi-tech. They know everything is changing with

So if you are selling a product, but is transforms into some highly-connected, intelligent, Internet-of-Thing device,

This leading hi-tech organization booked Jim to headline key customer events in 3 cities, all part of its' sponsorship

HP Mexico brought customers of key client companies to Miami for a CIO Summit. The overall agenda was to provide them

One of the world's most respected business news sources had me in to lead a discussion about the sweeping,

For their Evolutions customer event, they wanted someone to put into perspective why a smart, flexible communications

I shared this event with Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia. And to this day, Wikipedia editors still won't list me.

Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the

What do world class innovators do that others don't do? When I delivered that topic for Deloitte South Africa, it soon

This keynote for 500+ senior executives in Sydney, Australia, looked at innovation trends in the global economy,

This keynote for the leadership meeting for the world’s largest publisher in New York, examined the future

The BBC had Jim in for two keynotes focused on the future of broadcasting and

This global pharmaceutical powerhouse manages massive drug trials worldwide - for example, leading the global

We're on the edge of the era of an absolutely massive trend that brings together multiple industries all at once:

KPMG is investing $200 million to create an AI hub in their Dublin office. The organization engaged Jim Carroll for its

Exis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global

HMG Strategy provides a collaborative forum for CIO's - Chief Information Officers - of major national and global

When the future is happening fast - so are new legal risks. So much so, that became one of my 19 Trends for 2019 - key

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

What's the future of the legal profession? What happens in the era of knowledge acceleration, the emergence of new

As one of the largest professional services firms, E&Y is in the midst of assisting organizations to align

Jim provided an opening keynote to an audience of 3,000, opening with the observation that “the high velocity economy

A Warren Buffet company! They brought Jim in for a talk at their annual key customer conference - in the room were

A repeat performance! This organization first invited Jim to address their leadership conference in 2004 and invited

The CEO of this global food services/food production invited Jim in to provide an opening keynote for their first

Exis is a global real estate organization, and they brought me in for a virtual keynote for their first ever global

The average consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second. Mobile interactions are dominating purchasing

What do you do when you have a room full of Pepsi and Coors distributors, and are asked to challenge them on the

This event draws the CIO’s and strategy executives for a vast number of the largest grocery and consumer product

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

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

What is APICS? It's the leading organization involved in supply chain, logistics and operations management issues. They

Mondi is a large scale European / Middle East / Africa / Asia packaging and paper company. And like any forward

How do you innovate when everything is faster still? The typical consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second.

Jim was invited to speak to a group of senior executives at their global headquarters in San Francisco, with a

Fast consumer change, a focus on health and wellness, the rapid emergence of new influencers, rapid retail change and

I was invited to provide a keynote to several hundred executives in the consumer and food products (CPG) industry on

This organization, a heavy weight in the credit card processing space, invited me in to speak to their annual users

Retail stores, including convenience stores and truck stops, are witnessing faster change than ever before. Store

The global clothing company had me in for a talk for their leadership on the trends sweeping the world of retail. I

This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me

Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the

Nestle engaged Jim to provide a concise, detailed overview of the key retail and packaging trends impacting the

Playtex/Banana Boat engaged Jim to undertake detailed research into the trends affecting their marketplace in the