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Keynote: Deloitte, Toronto, Canada – Leadership in the Era of Disruption, Transformation & Acceleration
This global consulting firm brought together 200 executives of one fo their top banking clients, for an intense
Keynote: Greater Lansing HealthCare, Lansing, Michigan: The Hospital of 2025
If you are going to invest $750 million in building a state of the art hospital for your community, how do you know
Keynote: Eversheds Sutherland, New York – The Future of the Legal Profession
When the future is happening fast - so are new legal risks. So much so, that became one of my 19 Trends for 2019 - key
Keynote: Trapeze Group, Nashville, TN : Urban Transit in the Era of Self-Driving Electric Vehicles
Self-driving busses and the electrification of urban transit. The emergence of seemingly crazy ideas like the
Keynote: National Fire Protection Association, Las Vegas, NV : Managing Accelerating Risk
The organization, representing the part of the fire industry most involved with safety and other standards, needed a
Daily Inspiration: “Every day, you have a chance to make your own opportunities!”
This was a repeat engagement - the organization previously had me in for a talk on future trends and innovation in
Daily Inspiration: “Five words define you future. Hyperconnection. Acceleration. Exponentiation. Disruption. Transformation!”
One day, patients visited their doctor to figure out what was going on. Then they plugged in - and the doctor linked
Keynote: Hitachi Ventara, Phoenix, AZ – Yottabits and Planck Constants: Disruptive, Accelerating Technology
I do LOTS of client events for tech companies - in fact, I've been speaking at these events since 1994, when none other
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: Admiral Beverage, Albuquerque – The Future of Consumer= Behaviour
What do you do when you have a room full of Pepsi and Coors distributors, and are asked to challenge them on the
Keynote: CCI Wireless, Calgary, Alberta : Economic Development and 21st Century Infrastructure
Rural communities need broadband access, and this organization is working to provide it throughout this Canadian
Keynote: Partners in Building, Houston, Texas – The Future of Residential Construction – AI, Robotics and Disruption
This company is one fo the most successful, established luxury home builders in the Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee
Keynote: American Fidelity, Dallas, Texas – Disruptive Trends in Financial Services
A company in the group benefits, insurance, banking and other financial services – with a corporate leadership
Keynote: Macola Software, Chicago, Illinois : The Disruption and Reinvention of Manufacturing
They are a company in the ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning software) space in the manufacturing, consumer products and
Keynote: Town of Blue Mountains Chamber of Commerce, Ontario : Growth Opportunities in the Next Economy
Last but not least – this one was a huge amount of fun – it’s the community where my ski chalet is located, 2
Keynote: National Mining Association, Scottsdale, Arizona : Autonomy, Robotics, AI & More – Disruption Underground
Well, this was fun! A keynote for CEO’s and senior executives of many American and global mining on the future
Keynote: Nutrien, Vail, CO : Robotics, 24 Hour Farming & Drone Seeding – The Future of Agriculture
When you are one of the world's leading agriculture fertilizer companies and need good insight for an offsite
Keynote: Association of Manufacturing Technology annual conference, Miami, Florida – Machining and Manufacturing in the Era of Disruption
Can you say ‘irony?’ That’s the case when I did a talk on the future of manufacturing, at the Trump Doral
Keynote: National Rural Electrical Cooperative (NRECA), Nashville, Tennessee – The Future of Energy
The future belongs to the fast – particularly in the world of the fast moving energy industry! There’s a
Keynote: Gemalto, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida – Avoidable Negligence and the Future of IT Security
Security, security, security! Gemalto is one of the global leaders in providing complex solutions to the complex
Keynote: World Government Summit, Dubai, UAE – The Transformative Trends of the 21st Century
I was invited to speak at this massive global conference, with 3,400 attendees from 60+ countries worldwide.
Keynote: Ontario Road Builders Association, Toronto, Canada – Transportation Trends & Intelligent Highway Infrastructure
This event had a similar theme to the one above – with a more specific look at what is happening with the future of
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: Independent Insurance Agents, Austin, Texas – The Disruption and Disintermediation of the Insurance Industry
It”s not just farmers who are faced with disruptive trends – everyone else is, particularly in the world of
Keynote: Purina, San Antonio, Texas – The Future of Agricultural Co-ops
I do a LOT of talks in agriculture; so much so, that some folks have asked me how long I’ve been a farmer!
Keynote: Future of the global economy, Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, Oklahoma, OK
Over 700 local executives from throughout the city attended the event that I headlined, with a keynote that took a look
Keynote: Mercedes Benz, Detroit, Michigan – Disruption: Self-Driving Cars, Electric Vehicles and the Sharing Economy
Obviously, this is a HOT topic, and being invited in by one of the pre-eminent automative companies in the world to
Keynote: Baker McKenzie client conferences, Dallas and Chicago – The Acceleration of Risk in the Era of Disruption
It’s pretty cool when the top-ranked global legal firm — operating in 38 countries with 13,000+ legal staff —
Keynote: NAMA Coffee, Tea & Water Association Conference – Future of food and consumer behaviour, Dallas, Texas
The National Automatic Merchandising Association CEO saw me at an event, and told me she immediately determined that I
Keynote: Nikon, Tokyo, Japan – 100th Anniversary Celebration Gala Dinner
This was certainly a treat – they invited me in to headline a dinner with my observations on the future! I opened
Keynote: , International Asset Management Council, Richmond, Virginia – Economic development trends and the future of manufacturing
The International Asset Management Council is an organization relentlessly focused on economic trends, and
Keynote: McKay CEO Forum, Vancouver, Canada – Disruption and innovation
Imagine a room full of 300 CEO’s and senior executives, and you get the McKay CEO Forum, one of the pre-eminent
Keynote: CPAmerica, Washington, DC : Professional Skills and the Future of Advisory Services
An accounting and professional services firm! My keynote took a look at the disruptive trends which are and will
Keynote: SOMOS, Chicago, Illinois: Future of customer interaction
This is a new group — 3 years old — that represents the 1-800 toll free service industry, and the invited me
Keynote: Canadian Manufacturing and Technology Show, Toronto, Canada – End of Runway Manufacturing, 3D Printing and the End of Inventory
This is the biggest manufacturing conference in Canada, organized by SME (previously, the Society of Manufacturing
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: Retail and consumer behaviour, XCelerate 2017, Las Vegas
This event draws the CIO’s and strategy executives for a vast number of the largest grocery and consumer product
Keynote: Global Economic Growth Trends, Nevada Economic Development Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada
Sadly, one week before the horrific Las Vegas shootings, I spoke at the University of Nevada Las Vegas for
Keynote: Future of energy – renewables, batteries and more, SAP Utilities conference, California
You have to love it when a client invites you back – and in this case, SAP was bringing me back in for about the
Keynote: Fin-tech and disruption, Finastra annual user group meeting, Orlando, Florida
This company is a software vendor to the community bank and credit union industry – and naturally, that’s what
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
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