Having been a public speaker for many years, I've given talks in the EU, US, Middle East, North Africa, Australia, Russia and Asia.

I’ve given speeches for those inc Asahi, Assoc of MBA’s, Baker McKenzie, BBC, Carrefour, Channel 4, Citycon, Coca-Cola, Contagious, Diageo, DNV GL, Estee Lauder, EU Lotteries, Harrods, Hyper Island, IKEA, John Lewis, KPMG, L’Oreal, Microsoft, MTV, Nokian, Ornua, P&G, Postnord, Quadient, Sistema, TV2, Unilever, Visa, WARC, and Warner Records.

I’ve also spoken at numerous Congresses / Forums / Summits, and at a wide range of agency events along with think-tank gatherings, etc.

I’ve also lectured at leading universities (on Foresight / Strategy / Innovation) for over twenty years.

These include Cass Business School, Central St Martins, Chelsea College of Art, London College of Fashion, LSBU Business School, Miami Ad School, Royal College of Art, OMNES/INSEEC, University for the Creative Arts. This image was taken at Brighton University, outside the School Business & Law where I lecture on their Futures Module.

I take students through a history of ‘Futures Thinking’ via a selection of notable futurist thinkers & theories, alongside teaching numerous methodologies and foresight techniques for understanding signals, trends & uncertainty, scenario development, illuminating threats & opps, strategic planning, catalytic leadership approaches, innovation activation, etc.

Re: media appearances, I’ve made these re: both project-specific issues such as discussing a particular brand initiative, or when talking about a cultural / social trend and how this impacts on attitudinal / behavioural change.

I’ve also been quoted by numerous leading media titles in Europe, Asia, the US, Middle East and Africa, regarding my views on a variety of business issues.

The media have inc the BBC (TV & Radio), Sky, CNN, Wall St Journal, Times, Guardian, plus business press inc Contagious, The Drum, Marketing Week, WARC etc.

(And to illustrate the point, here’s a link to me being interviewed by Juliette Foster, the amazing news-anchor, for those inc the BBC, Bloomberg and Sky).

I’ve also chaired & moderated many events, inc interviewing a wide range of other speakers at conferences, webinars, workshops, ideation sessions etc.

This image relates to the #RecoverySummit where I gave a speech, moderated sessions and conducted interviews.

Here’s a link to my interviews with the always dynamic Rahaf Harfoush, Mark Ritson and Howard Yu…

I’ve also spoken at many agency events, regarding industry trends and issues.

This photo was taken at an all-agency event organised by We Are Social, on behalf of Contagious, where I spoke about a manifesto based on ‘Good Business is Good Business’ which links to my first book ‘The Post-Truth Business’.

I’ve occasionally written for Contagious since the magazine (now an empire!) was launched. Please click on the link to read a piece I wrote for them re: the launch of my second book ‘Influencers & Revolutionaries’…

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  • This shot was taken at a recent lecture I gave to the dynamic MA / BA students at University of the Arts London.

  • The new campus in East London is so impressive - a big change from when I first lectured at the Uni 20+ years ago!