Keynote presenter, author and expert on the new world of work
I have a good relationship with a number of speaker agencies around the world: two in particular in the UK. One of these is Room54, run by Jan Jenkins. They’re a pleasure to work with.
Jan recently promoted me on her blog: http://room54ltd.wordpress.com/2010/07/02/business-speaker-2/
If you need to find speakers in the UK, either contact me for recommendations, or get hold of Room54 – they’ll be able to help you.
Graeme has accepted an invitation to be the closing keynote presenter at a day long conference to be held in Oxford later this month. The topic is “Is Africa Next?”. It is run by the Strategic Focus on Africa Special Interest Group (a student-led group) is organising a conference to promote business in Africa and to deepen the understanding of business opportunities and challenges being faced on the continent, within the wider Oxford community.
Find out about the event, and join us at: http://sbs-isafricanext.weebly.com
I will be in South Africa next, doing a number of different client and public events. You can see my itinerary here.
Two events might be of particular interest to anyone living in Johannesburg. Firstly, on Thursday morning, 6 May 2010, in Woodmead, you can come to a business workshop focusing on the new world of work. It is being run by the TomorrowToday team, and promises to be hugely insightful. Details can be found here. I will be speaking about the disruptive forces that will shape the new world of work in the next decade.
Then, on Friday early morning, 7 May 2010, at the DiData Campus in Bryanston, I am speaking at a fund raiser for Rosebank Union Church’s XChange youth programme. Find details and sign up for the event here. I will be speaking about “The Millennial Kids” at this breakfast.
Out of interest, I will also be presenting “Mind the Gap” at Waterstone College in Kibler Park on the evening of 6 May. This is open to parents and prospective parents of the school.
Please note that I will be back in South Africa for the whole of August, and available to speak at your event. Contact me for details.
I have listed myself at the new social media based speaker site: SpeakerRate.com. See my profile here – rate me or rate on of the talks you heard me make.
SpeakerRate is a community site that is aimed at event organisers, attendees and speakers. Event attendees can provide constructive feedback for the speakers they’ve heard as well as track the talks they’ve attended and research upcoming talks. Speakers can get constructive feedback directly – and immediately – from attendees and find out how they can improve their content and delivery for next time. They can also establish a SpeakerRating, which will help them grow their reputation. Organisers can research and choose the best speakers and presentations for their next event.
This past week has seen complete chaos across Europe and the world, as a volcanic ash cloud has forced planes out of the skies. For 6 days, no commercial flights were allowed to fly across large parts of Europe. Holidaymakers were stranded, businesses ground to a halt, and allround chaos ensued.
The impact for me was that a number of conferences and meetings were cancelled. So, with a bit of time on my hands, and some disappointed delegates around the world, I thought I’d record a short video to tell them about what I would have told them about if we had had the conference (if you see what I mean).
The result is a 15 minute video that talks about disruptive changes in business, and five key trends that will disrupt the world of work in the next decade. You can watch it now here.
