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

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 -

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

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

The theme of the annual convention for this group of private colleges and univerities was “Innovation: Our History!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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