Keynote Speakers

Mike Walsh
futurist & authority on emerging markets

Mike Walsh Keynotes

Mike Walsh helps prepare business leaders for what's next. With an engaging blend of first hand stories, global case studies and cutting edge research into consumer and technology trends - Mike can bring the future to life for you and your audience. His three core programs are:

  •  FUTURETAINMENT (what's next for your customers?)
  •  FLEX (what's next for your enterprise?)
  • WORLD NEXT (what's next for the world?)                                       

 You can experience these topics as either a high impact 50 minute keynote or a half day workshop with interactive exercises and facilitated discussion. 

Supported by a global network of analysts and researchers - Mike takes the time to work with you and your team to tailor his presentations to directly address the issues directly relevant to your company and industry.   

 

FUTURETAINMENT - Yesterday The World Changed,  Now Its Your Turn

Based on Mike Walsh's best selling book, FUTURETAINMENT is a fast paced tour of the latest technologies, global trends, and case studies that will forever change the way you think about your relationship with your customers.

 In this session Mike shares:

  •  The most disruptive trends for 2012 specifically researched for your industry
  •  Products and promotions that will engage the next generation of consumers
  •  Consumer innovations from fast growth emerging markets

  •  The value of big data, compelling content and next generation behavioral analytics
  •  Global best practices in mobile applications and platforms
  •  Original video interviews with the scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs whose ideas will drive the future of your business

Topics: Growing Your Business / Consumer Behavior / Future Trends in the Workplace / Futurist / Leadership / Organizational Development / Social Media / Growing Your People / Change / Employee Engagement / Talent Management / Generations in the Workplace / Sales Growth / Innovation / Management / Sales Leadership /

FLEX - Business Re-Imagined

What does it take to lead a 21st century company? New technology is not only an opportunity to improve productivity, it invites us to ask a much bigger question - can we re-imagine the way we do business?

In this session Mike shares:

 

  • The new digital platforms and enterprise tools that can change the relationship you have with your customers and competitors
  • The worldview of your next generation of staff and the new management styles necessary to lead them through disruptive times
  • The new models of innovation suitable for the current, fast paced, uncertain global environment
  • How consumerization, enterprise mobility and the Cloud will change the way your teams colloborate and act on information
  • Relevant case studies of the ‘winners circle’ of companies who have survived disruptive change 
  • A roadmap for your company's future and identify the capabilities you will need to take it there

Topics: Growing Your Business / Consumer Behavior / Customer Experience Management (CEM) / Future Trends in the Workplace / Futurist / Leadership / Organizational Development / Social Media / Growing Your People / Change / Employee Engagement / Talent Management / Sales Growth / Innovation / Management / Sales Leadership /

WORLD NEXT - Your Roadmap To The Global Future

Social unrest, economic turmoil, rapid technological change - we live in a world seemingly dominated by crisis. And yet if you look more closely, you may also see a different set of patterns giving rise to new markets, new consumers and new ways to do business.

The future is already here, you just need to know where to look. Disruptive mobile technology from China to India's low cost business models, next generation mobile banking in Africa and social consumerism in South America - innovation is shifting to a new geography.

How we interact, transact and entertain ourselves in the future will be shaped by a billion new consumers from emerging markets. WORLD NEXT is your roadmap to understanding and accessing the growth potential of tomorrow's world.

In this session Mike shares:

  • How the Web of tomorrow will be different from the one we use today
  • New markets, consumers and technology trends that will be essential for the global growth of your business
  • Case studies of international companies who have successfully leveraged cultural forces for local market success 
  • The disruptive innovation models of your emerging market competitors
  • The new management styles necessary for leadership in fluid, hyper-competitive and uncertain global markets
  • The winners and losers in the new digital world order and your company's readiness to survive or thrive
 

Topics: Growing Your Business / Consumer Behavior / Customer Experience Management (CEM) / Future Trends in the Workplace / Futurist / Leadership / Organizational Development / Social Media / Growing Your People / Change / Employee Engagement / Talent Management / Sales Growth / Innovation / Management / Sales Leadership /