Keynote Speaker On The future of Technology
Experiential, inspiring, and high-impact keynotes on the future of technology—and how to think about and harness exponential digital technology & digital-first mindsets to innovate and transform business and society for good and for the good
Why digital is inevitable and must be at the center of all future-fitting and future-forging business and operating models—and why this need not be feared nor over-hyped.
Explore the variety of exponential digital technologies that collectively make up the "4th Industrial Revolution"—as well as major trends and tensions in the space.
How to avoid being disrupted by tech-driven company killers and instead generate the killer apps of the future (and why smarts can be a bug, not a feature, of great leadership).
How to go about harnessing emerging technologies to unlock sources of untapped value through breakthrough innovation (from a speaker who has led innovation on the frontlines of disruption since 1999).
Why technologists and innovators can and must bake sustainability and social value in at the start of all digital-first innovation and transformation projects.
How to transition technologist and sales mindsets from tech specs to benefit stories, from code to culture, from technologies to innovations.
A standing ovation! I am already sharing the insights with my leaders. Thank you!
CEO,
Unilever USA
Nick was the highlight of the 2-day conference. He made it worth going to. Thought-provoking, insightful, and very enjoyable.
SVP
Investment Bank
Nick had a pronounced and profound impact. Exceptional!
President,
Kellogg’s North America
Nick transformed our event with an engaging and evocative talk that hit all the nails that we put out there. It set a perfect scene for the remainder!
Head of Marketing,
Syngenta
Top Keynote Speaker On The Future of Technology
Nick Jankel is a top 50 global professional keynote speaker who shares penetrating and inspiring insights into how to lead significant change, transformation, and innovation born from 25 years on the frontlines of disruptive innovation, purpose-driven entrepreneurship, and transformational leadership.
Nick is a sought-after and accomplished keynote speaker and futurist who helps audiences make sense of and simplify complexity, understand what is coming and what is possible, and understand how they can metabolize unstoppable disruption into value-creating, customer-centric ideas, insights, and innovations.
Nick is an award-winning author of multiple books on transformation and leadership, has been a master transformation coach on two global TV shows, and is a thought leader who has spoken at the illustrious Aspen Ideas Festival, The Economist Innovation Summit (alongside Elon Musk), and at Talks@Google.
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From AI to blockchain, CRISPR to materials with radically new optical, electronic, and magnetic properties, we are living through an explosion of potentially game-changing technologies. Even the world’s smartest people struggle to grasp the impacts of any one of these technologies on life and business, let alone their combined transformative power. Exponential technologies don’t automatically lead to exponential value creation. The history of technology is riddled with sexy widgets that failed to solve customer needs or lacked winning go-to-market strategies.
Simply put, customers pay premiums for technologies that solve painful problems they can’t address themselves. In the digital age, winners and losers depend on organizations that can harness new technologies for outsized value creation and speed. With a background in disruptive innovation since the late ’90s tech boom, I’ve assisted startups, scale-ups, and Fortune 500s like Microsoft, Vone, Virgin, and Diio. Over 25 years, I’ve witnessed startups misinterpreting features for benefits and corporates missing game-changing innovations they pioneered.
Smart companies and investors often invest billions without understanding where future value lies and how humans want technology. As a leadership futurist, I don’t just engage and inspire audiences with future possibilities—I prompt reflection on shifting thinking and actions to shape the desired future.
Every keynote is customized to specific event audiences and ambitions. I delve into topics like exponential technologies in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, approaching emerging tech for untapped customer value, collaboration between technologists and marketers, transitioning from tech specs to stories, and why smartness can be a bug, not a feature, in technology application and digital transformation.
Avoiding disruption by company killers and generating future killer apps are also part of my expertise. Book me now to unlock insights into the future of tech, navigate the complexities of innovation, and shape a transformative path for your organization!
I saw the room go from a bit tired to very inspired. Totally engaging and fully immersive. You wouldn’t want to miss a second of it. It was powerfully supercharged right from the start.
VP Digital,
Alfa Laval
Wonderful! The talk was motivating, thoughtful, and so well-delivered. Many of my colleagues said they felt seen for the first time.
Director,
McCormick & Co
Nick goes deeper and clearly made an impact on me and others. Looking forward to seeing the seeds grow in me and my organization!
EVP,
Merck
Exactly what we wanted. Our CEO has been quoting Nick’s thinking to our leaders.
HR Director,
Oxford University