Recently, I gave a keynote speech at the Sogeti's Fast Forward Executive Summit. Sogeti is a fast-growing consultancy that's focused on information and strategy, and the Executive Summit was a conference for C-level decision-makers across industries. My fellow keynote speakers ...Read More
Last month, I spoke at the Guardian's Activate Conference - an ambitious get-together designed to bring together innovators and leaders across disciplines, and talk about building a better...everything. Here's how the Guardian guys described it: " "A new world order has ...Read More
Recently, I gave a keynote speech at the VINT Symposium. VINT is a very cool thinktank that studies the interaction economy. My fellow keynote speakers were Arnold Heertje, one of Holland's most eminent economists, and Don Tapscott, author of Wikinomics, ...Read More
In recent talks and lectures, I've been discussing how advertising is evolving. It's a very interesting story. Consider the debate going on at Ad Blocker Plus. The developer feels guilty about foregone ad revenue for publishers, and wants to make a fairer approach ...Read More
Recently, I spoke at the Second International Venture Capital in Emerging Markets Conference, alongside people like Tim Draper. The point of my talk was to discuss how investment theses - especially in media and technology - should change, in response ...Read More
Today, the global economy is in shock. And capitalism is changing. Recently, I gave a talk at the awesome Daytona Sessions about our vision for the next generation of capitalism: Constructive Capitalism. It's a revolution that's already being ignited by innovators ...Read More
My latest post on the macroeconomic crisis - The Smart Growth Manifesto - is currently the cover story at Harvard Business. If you're interested in the deeper causes of the crisis - and how to begin addressing them - have a ...Read More
Kavita Maharaj, Global Director of Corporate Relationships at Havas Media spoke earlier this week at Midem, the music industry's premier annual gathering in Cannes. Kavita joined a panel of prestigious music industry gurus and brand specialists to debate the challenges ...Read More
Last week, I was one of the judges at Social Innovation Camp. SICamp was a lot of fun - and it's an awesome idea - a living example of what we've been researching and recommending for the last several years: new ...Read More
Here's a livestream from the Sustainable Brands International 2008 conference in Miami, where Guy Champniss, our Global Director of Business Insights, will be discussing our research into sustainability, climate change, and shifting consumer preferences. Guy will be speaking at 19:50 ...Read More
