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Keynote: CDW Executive Summit – The Importance of Agile Leadership
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at a series of CDW Executive Summits held in Dallas, Miami, and Phoenix in
Keynote: Manufacturing in the Era of Accelerated Disruption : QAD – Chicago, IL
The typical machinist today almost has to be able to do trigonometry in their heads because manufacturing has become so
QAD Explore, Chicago
A massive manufacturing oriented conference for this major software company operating in this space. There are two
Keynote: digitalNow Conference, Orlando – The Future of Associations
Jim Carroll opened the 2016 digitalNow Conference in Orlando, Florida in April 2016, delivering the opening keynote
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: 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
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 / 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
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: North American Veterinary Community – The Future of Vetrinary Services – Orlando, FL
The acceleration of bio-material science and 3d printed prosthetics. More challenging consumers. The impact of social
Keynote: Mosaic AgCollege 2016, Orlando – Big Trends in Agriculture: What Ag Will Look Like in 2045
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at Mosaic AgCollege 2016 in Orlando, Florida in January 2016, speaking to the
Keynote: CropLife for GrowCanada, Calgary – The Future of Food and Agriculture
Jim Carroll delivered the keynote address at GrowCanada 2015 in Calgary, Alberta in December 2015, speaking to senior
Keynote: Reinke Manufacturing, Dallas – Hyper-connectivity, Smart Water & The Future of Agriculture!
You know those great big irrigation wheels you see on farms? Reinke makes them! They wanted to close their annual
Keynote: APICS, Las Vegas – The Acceleration and Disruption of Retail
What is APICS? It's the leading organization involved in supply chain, logistics and operations management issues. They
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: Sports & Fitness Industry Association, New Orleans – Interactive Technology, Disruption and the Future of Sports
It's always a fun event when Roger Goodell, the Commissioner of the NFL follows you on stage. I was the opening keynote
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: UNC School of Government, Chapel Hill – The Future of Governance in a Complex World
It's not often you get in to talk to the graduating class of a university program, but that's what this event was
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: Association of Private Sector Colleges & Universities, Denver : Education in the Era of Skills Acceleration
1/2 of the knowledge that a student gets in their very first year of a college or university program is obsolete or
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: Honeywell, Baltimore – How Skills Acceleration Defines the Future of Talent Management
Over the years, I've been invited in to speak to the HR departments of many organizations. In this case, Honeywell
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: Kone Cranes, Orlando – The Future of Global Shipping and Logistics
You ever see those massive overhead cranes at container piers and shipping locations? That's Kone! They brought me in
Keynote: GE Lighting, New York – Construction Design, Methodology and Concepts in the Era of Smart
The energy and construction industry is being massively transformed by connectivity and the Internet of things. It
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: BASF – Transformative Trends Defining the Petrochemicals Industry : Houston, Texas
This global organization was celebrating their 150th anniversary throughout 2015 and their theme was "How can you
Keynote: NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration): Transformational Leadership.
The agency invited Jim to speak to a group of senior leaders to speak on the issue of what leaders do to
Keynote: The Future of the Connected Home, Smartgrids and Energy – Lennox, Dallas
What's the future of the connected home? What comes next with HVAC? What happens when we integrate renewables, battery
Keynote: Big Trends in Agriculture: Transforming the World’s Oldest Profession – CHS Inc, Holland, Michigan
Whether it’s driverless tractors, weed-zapping robots or data-transmitting crops, the future of farming is happening
Keynote: Land o’ Lakes, Phoenix – Keynote: Fast Consumers and the New World of Retail
How do you innovate when everything is faster still? The typical consumer scans some 12 feet of shelf space per second.
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
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: Colorado Department of Transportation, Denver – The Future of Transportation
Self-driving cars, electric vehicles, the future of intelligent highways and smart infrastructure. I was invited in to
Keynote: World Pharma Innovation Congress: The future of pharma.
Jim was invited to be the opening keynote speaker for this prestigious international event held in London,
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: SHL Chicago – The Future of the Workforce
What a great event! I had the senior VP's of Human Resources for over 50 of the largest companies in the US, along with
Keynote: Kennametal, Chicago IMTS Show – Manufacturing Moves to the Cloud
What happens when the machine shop and tooling move to the cloud? That was the unique topic I took on when Kennametal
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
Keynote: The GAP, San Francisco – The Future of Retail
Jim was invited to speak to a group of senior executives at their global headquarters in San Francisco, with a
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
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Daily Inspiration: “Uniqueness is not a quirk to apologize for, it is a weapon to sharpen!”
July 10, 2026, BY JimCarroll"Uniqueness is not a quirk to apologize for, it is a weapon to sharpen!" - Futurist Jim Carroll If you do one thing today, do this for me...
The Trends Scorecard: The Final Verdict – What 20+ Years of Predictions Taught Me
July 9, 2026, BY JimCarroll"You don't get to claim you can see the future if you're never willing to be graded on the past." — Futurist Jim Carroll Over the last...
The Trends Scorecard: Golf – Grading My Predictions About the Future of the Game
July 8, 2026, BY JimCarroll"Tradition is what keeps golf worth playing. New players are what keep it alive." — Futurist Jim Carroll This is a special one in my Trends...




















































































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