Mike Walsh

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Mike Walsh

Mike Walsh helps prepare global business leaders for what’s next. He is a leading authority on the intersection of emerging technologies, consumer behaviour and fast growth markets. In his current role as CEO of innovation research lab Tomorrow, he helps some of the world’s leading brands and companies shape the future of their industries.

Constantly traveling the world for the best ideas, he distils the most relevant insights into tailored keynotes that allow any audience to understand and influence the future direction of their industry. Rather than focusing on the distant future, Mike focuses on the next five years. Mike brings his a global perspective blending a multimedia feast of video, high impact visuals and mind blowing case studies of innovation from his personal experiences in cutting edge global markets. Whether a conference, strategy offsite or an intimate boardroom discussion – Mike’s presentations act as a powerful catalyst for innovation, strategic planning and brand inspiration.

MIKE WALSH’S TOPICS

FUTURETAINMENT – Yesterday The World Changed, Now It’s Your Turn

Available as 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.

Welcome to the Revolution. The balance of power has shifted and consumers have taken control. Based on Mike Walsh’s bestselling 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 specifically researched for your industry and products and promotions that will engage the next generation of consumers.
  • Consumer innovations from fast growth emerging markets and global best practices in mobile applications and platforms. 

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? Forces of change surround us. Whether it be generational turnover, the Cloud, mobile work, or the rise of the social enterprise – the companies that thrive in the near future will be the ones that not only embrace change but are the first to break the rules. With original consumer market research, practical evaluations of next generational enterprise tools and case studies from some of the world’s most innovative firms – you will have everything you need to start thinking like a FLEX firm. In this session Mike shares:

  • The new digital platforms and enterprise tools and new models of innovation suitable for the current market. How consumerization, enterprise mobility and the Cloud will change the way your teams collaborate and act on information.
  • Relevant case studies of the ‘winners circle’ of companies who have survived disruptive change and a roadmap for your company’s future and identify the capabilities you will need to take it there. 

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. How we interact, transact and entertain ourselves in the future will be shaped by a billion new consumers from emerging markets. THE FUGUE 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, new markets, consumers and technology trends that will be essential for the global growth of your business.
  • Case studies of international companies, the winners and losers in the digital world and the disruptive innovation models of your emerging market competitors.

 

REVIEWS / TESTIMONIALS

Fascinating! You should also write books on presenting technology topics to non-technology people. It’s a skill very few technologists have.”
Walt Disney Studios

“Mike was a pleasure to work with. His presentation was perfectly pitched reflecting his research prior to the event to tailor his presentation to our audience and he also took the time to meet with some of them prior to the presentation. We would highly recommend Mike to anyone interested and would love to work with him again.”
Roche Products Pty Limited

“I would highly recommend Mike Walsh to any company who wants to get a clearer understanding of not what might be, but what is very likely to be.”
Fujifilm Australia

“Mike is highly inquisitive and original, not only in his thinking but also in his presentation, taking complex issues and turning them into simple and digestible themes. Mike is very valuable at helping challenge whatever your conventional wisdom is, and in setting out a clear set of views on how things might shape in months and years to come. I recommend him highly.”
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