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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
Keynote: PGA Merchandise Show, Orlando – Growing Golf & Sports Through Technology and Leading Edge Innovations
It’s not often you get invited in to open one of the most prestigious events in the world of golf, let along the
Keynote: Volvo/ Mac Trucks, Greensboro, NC – Prognostic Diagnostics, Self-Driving and the Future of Trucks
A repeat engagement for this organization — in this case, an internal leadership meeting, whereas the first one
Keynote: World Skills International, San Paulo, Brazil: The Future of Careers and Knowledge
Worldskills is a massive global organization that focuses on accelerating young people into new skilled trades and
Keynote: Mondi, Prague, Czech Republic – Intelligent Packaging, Logistics and the Future of Retail
Mondi is a large scale European / Middle East / Africa / Asia packaging and paper company. And like any forward
Keynote: HP Mexico, Miami – Key Customer CIO Summit
HP Mexico brought customers of key client companies to Miami for a CIO Summit. The overall agenda was to provide them
Keynote: Volvo & Mac Trucks, Dallas – How to Sell Proactive, Self-Diagnosing, Connected, Data Driven Trucks
The typical truck today contains more technology than a Cessna airplane. They are connected, aware, and full of leading
Keynote: NSC 2019 – National Safety Council, San Diego, CA – “The Future of Safety and Risk”
This is the largest occupational health and safety conference in the world, with over 15,000 professionals in the field
Keynote: EY National Tax Conference, Montreal, Canada – The Reality of Disruptive Trends
This global professional services organization had me on stage in Montreal, Canada, at their annual client tax
Keynote: Autoglass 2019, Indianapolis, IN: The Future of Automotive and Aftermarket Repair
What do you do in the automotive repair industry if you fix cars - and people are no longer buying cars? What happens
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: DTN Energy, Omaha Nebraska – The Future of Transportation and Energy
The era of oil is over! Everyone from Forbes to Bloomberg is now reporting on what I observed as a trend years ago -
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: AgFirst Farm Credit Bank, Orlando, Florida – Agriculture 2025 and the Future of the World’s Oldest Profession
This organization is involved in agricultural lending in the eastern US, and this particular event brings together
Keynote: Career Education Colleges & Universites, New Orleans, LA – The Future of Education
The theme of the annual convention for this group of private colleges and univerities was “Innovation: Our History!
Keynote: Matheson Financial, Dallas, Texas – The Future of Construction in the Era of Robotics and AI
This company is involved in financing of major construction, energy and infrastructure projects, and once a year,
Keynote: Itron Leadership Meeting, San Diego, CA – The Future of Energy Utilities : Connected, Intelligent, Localized
This organization provides infrastructure and technology solutions to the energy utility sector. Once a year, they
Keynote: American Cotton Shippers Association, Laguna Beach, California – The Future of The Agricultural Supply Chain
When do you align yourself to the future? How do you determine when certain key trends which will have a profound
Keynote: National Council for Prescription Drug Programs, Phoenix : “Dare to Disrupt”
"Dare to Disrupt!" That was the theme for this healthcare and pharma focused event in Phoenix. It's an interesting
Keynote: Potato Expo 2015, Orlando – The Future of Agriculture
It's the largest potato conference in the world, and they had me in for the closing keynote with a look at "Farming
Keynote: Hunter Industries, San Diego – Agriculture in the era of Hyper-connectivity
Agriculture is a world defined by technology - and for the case of this manufacturer of irrigation equipment, one that
Colorado Cattle Feeders Association
We have 'fitbits for cows!' Connectivity on the ranch is widespread, as is every form of technology! In this keynote, I
Keynote: Farm Journal Publications, Phoenix – The Future of Agriculture
Weed zapping robots, digital spatial farm management, iPad based farm management, accelerated science - this leading
Produce Marketing Association: Fast retail
Jim provided the keynote for several thousand retailers, produce companies and growers at the annual conference in
Produce Marketing Association, Orlando – The Future of Food: Fresh, Fast, Frequent!
This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me
Caterpillar: Moving Upscale – Partnership Strategies and Avoiding Commoditzation
Jim addressed their global dealers meeting to provide insight into the unique and innovative ways that they could
The US Army Corps of Engineers: Creativity and Innovation
The US Army Corps had Jim kickoff an annual conference, specifically focusing on how to instill a culture of
Keynote: Allegacy Credit Union, Winston-Salem, North Carolina – The Future of Financial Services
The CEO saw me speak last year at an event in Chicago on the trends impacting and disrupting the financial services
Keynote: Scotiabank, Toronto, Canada – Future of Banking/Financial Services Keynote
More disruption — business models, the rapid evolution of technology, new competitors with PayPal, Google and
Keynote: AEA Investors, Colorado Springs, Colorado – What Comes Next? An Inside Looks at Equity Investing
Over the years, I've done quite a few talks for investment groups - equity investors seeking insight on the dramatic
Freddie Mac
When you are in the news for all the wrong reasons - in this case, the hangover from the global economic meltdown of
Keynote: Wells Fargo, San Francisco – Banking in the Era of Acceleration
The future of banking is fast - and in this case, I led a keynote for several hundred members of their information
Keynote: Elavon Merchant Services, San Diego – The Future of Payment Services
This organization, a heavy weight in the credit card processing space, invited me in to speak to their annual users
Sterling Partners Annual CEO Summit, Baltimore : 21st Century Megatrends
This company is an investment management / equity capital firm that is invested in a number of medium sized
T. Rowe Price, Baltimore: Annual Investment Symposium – “Where’s the Growth?”
It's 2011: the hangover of the global economic collapse of '08 is still pounding away at the minds of many. This global
Fidelity Bank (Cayman): Competing in the Global Economy
Jim opened a conference of leading financial, banking and investment professionals, at an event attended by the
Daily Inspiration: “It might be a matter of years, not decades, before bio-printed replacement organs are a reality. Are you ready for the era of the acceleration of science?”
Bionic eyes. Corneal implants grown for a particular patients DNA. The acceleration of human-to-computer interface
Keynote: Ontario Dental Association, Toronto – The Future of Dentistry
You might think the world of dental care does not change much, or slowly, or not at all – but it does. The
Keynote: Magellan Health – Healthcare Care in the Era of Personalized, Connected, Predictive Medicine
This organization provides health care services to a vast range of health insurers – organizations such as Blue Cross
Keynote: Henry Schein, Long Island, New York – Strategic Thinking in the Era of Amazonification
This company is one of the major players in the dental, medical and veterinary products industry, serving well
Keynote: Highmark Health, Pittsburgh – The Future of Group Benefit Wellness and Insurance Policies
This is one of the leading players in the healthcare insurance and group benefits market in Ohio, and they invited me
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: American Health Care Association, Phoenix, Arizona – The Transformative Trends of Healthcare 2025
Genomics, connected medical devices, change-aggressive millennial doctors, gene therapy, hyperconnected pharmaceuticals
Phillips Medical Devices, Pittsburgh
Bio-connected medical devices, the virtualization of healthcare, big data and analytics — two events for this group
Keynote: Practice Match, Las Vegas – Physician Recruitment in the Era of Digital Intimacy
I take on a LOT of highly customized keynotes - and that is why I am so different from so many other speakers. And yet
Keynote: Optima Health, Williamsburg, VA – Back to The Future in Healthcare, Today!
If you are a health care insurer, you'll probably want your leadership event to get away from the never ending topic of
Keynote: Patterson Veterinary, Dallas, Texas: The Future of Veterinary Medicine
The acceleration of medical science, new diagnostic technology, advanced medical procedures, and bionic/3d printed limb
Keynote: National Association of Dental Laboratories, Las Vegas – The Future of Dental Science
3d printing of body parts, the acceleration of medical science, the continued arrival of new implant materials driven
Keynote: Quintiq World Tour 2017, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – Managing Complexity in the Era of Acceleration
This is a company that builds a software platform that helps companies to manage complex supply chains and
Keynote: Manufacturing Trends and Disruption, AssaBloy, Connecticut
Another CEO led leadership meeting, in this case for this company which is one of the world’s leading
Keynote: Legrand, Connecticut – Manufacturing: Trends and Disruption
It was a busy year for keynotes in the manufacturing space! This talk was for Legrands North American leadership
Keynote: Western Manufacturing Technology Show, Edmonton, Alberta – The Future of Manufacturing
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers has had me keynote some major events in the past — 2,000 manufacturing
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: Amsted Rail, St. Louis – The Future of Manufacturing : 3D Printing, Advanced Materials and IoT
This was an internal leadership meeting; this organization is a manufacturer in the rail industry. This wasn’t a big
Keynote: Philadelphia Manufacturing Summit, Philadelphia, PA – The Reality of the Reinvention of Manufacturing
Another manufacturing themed event; this one with 500 manufacturing execs from throughout the region. There was a
Keynote: Metal Powder Industries Federation, Boston, MA – The Acceleration and Impact of New Manufacturing Methodologies and Technologies
When your industry is a primary supplier of product to various aspects of the manufacturing industry, you need good
PowderMet 2016, Boston
Accelerating science, the rapid emergence of new advanced materials, the reinvention of business models, new chemical
QAD Explore, Chicago
A massive manufacturing oriented conference for this major software company operating in this space. There are two
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
Keynote: Volvo/ Mac Trucks, Greensboro, NC – Prognostic Diagnostics, Self-Driving and the Future of Trucks
A repeat engagement for this organization — in this case, an internal leadership meeting, whereas the first one
Computer Science Corporation, St. Andrews, Scotland – Aligning Your Business Model to High Velocity Change
I shared this event with Jimmy Wales, the Founder of Wikipedia. And to this day, Wikipedia editors still won't list me.
Consumers Electronic Association CEO Summit, Ojai, CA : Brand Innovation At the Speed of Twitter!
Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the
Ingram Micro
What do world class innovators do that others don't do? When I delivered that topic for Deloitte South Africa, it soon
Toshiba, Sydney Australia: Mobile Technology and Business Disruption
This keynote for 500+ senior executives in Sydney, Australia, looked at innovation trends in the global economy,
Pearson PLC: The Future of Media
This keynote for the leadership meeting for the world’s largest publisher in New York, examined the future
The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): The Future of Media
The BBC had Jim in for two keynotes focused on the future of broadcasting and
Keynote: Elavon Merchant Services, San Diego – The Future of Payment Services
This organization, a heavy weight in the credit card processing space, invited me in to speak to their annual users
Keynote: National Association of Truck Stop Owners, Nashville, TN – The Future of Retail and Consumer Interaction
Retail stores, including convenience stores and truck stops, are witnessing faster change than ever before. Store
Gap Inc, San Francisco – The Era of the End of Inventory with Accelerating Retail Trends
The global clothing company had me in for a talk for their leadership on the trends sweeping the world of retail. I
Produce Marketing Association, Orlando – The Future of Food: Fresh, Fast, Frequent!
This is the trade organization that represents all that good stuff you are supposed to eat - veggies! They invited me
Consumers Electronic Association CEO Summit, Ojai, CA : Brand Innovation At the Speed of Twitter!
Life is weird when *you* are asked to keynote one of the worlds' largest technology organizations - they sponsor the
Nestle: Innovation and the Future of Retail
Nestle engaged Jim to provide a concise, detailed overview of the key retail and packaging trends impacting the
Playtex / Banana Boat: Outdoor Trends
Playtex/Banana Boat engaged Jim to undertake detailed research into the trends affecting their marketplace in the
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Daily Inspiration: “Let’s stand on guard for who we really are, eh?”
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Daily Inspiration: “Imagine your future. Think about what you could do to make it even better. Now do those things!”
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Virtual Keynote Clip: How Has the Future Changed with the Pandemic?
June 29, 2022, BY JimCarrollA clip from a virtual keynote I gave in June '22, with an overview of how the pandemic has accelerated the world of business, changed consumer...

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