Keynote Topics by Theme and Industry
Futurist Ross Dawson delivers keynotes on AI and Humans + AI, the future of work, accelerating change, thriving on overload, networks and platforms, and the future of more than twenty industries. Every keynote is designed for the specific audience, event, and objectives.
The topics below are starting points. Most keynotes combine themes, and the title and content are shaped with the client in the briefing. See also Ross’s keynote videos, the keynote speaker page, and his strategy advisor work with boards and executive teams.
On this page
- AI and Humans + AI
- The future of work and organizations
- Accelerating change and strategic foresight
- Thriving on Overload
- Networks, platforms, and relationships
- Your industry’s future
AI and Humans + AI
Ross’s most requested territory, and the subject of his AI keynote speaker page.
The AI Inflection Point
Where AI capabilities are on their trajectory, what the inflection means for organizations, and how leaders move from adoption to transformation.
Humans + AI: Infinite Potential
Ross’s signature keynote: the extraordinary potential of AI for individuals, organizations, and humanity, and practical guidance on how to seize it.
AI and the Future of Work
A vision of Humans + AI at work, and the actions individuals and organizations can take to reach the next level of value creation.
Building Humans + AI Organizations
How to design organizations where human and AI capability compound: work, structures, governance, and leadership.
The future of work and organizations
How work, leadership, and organizational design change as AI and other forces reshape how value is created.
Creating the Future of Work and Organizations
The forces driving the future of work and organizations, and how to build an organization that stays ahead of them.
Leadership for Radical Times
The leaders who turn radical change into opportunity, and the practices that set them apart.
Virtual Excellence: Leadership and Success in a Hybrid World
How leaders and teams succeed in organizations shaped by remote and hybrid work.
Accelerating change and strategic foresight
The next decades, how leaders think about them, and how to act on what is coming.
Your Future in a World of Accelerating Change
Compounding knowledge, social shifts, and exponential technologies are accelerating the world, and we can thrive in it by amplifying our capabilities.
The Next 25 Years
A ride through the possibilities ahead and how we can use technology to create a better future.
Embracing the Future
How to embrace the future and seize the opportunities ahead, for any audience facing change.
Creating the Future of Business
What is shaping the future of business in the audience’s industry, and the steps to succeed in it.
Harnessing the Power of Innovation
The new frontiers of effective innovation, and practical guidance on how to innovate faster and better.
Technology Leadership in an Accelerating World
The landscape of emerging technologies and the strategies required to keep ahead amid rapid change.
Thriving on Overload
From Ross’s bestselling book: how individuals and organizations turn information abundance into performance and wellbeing.
Thriving on Overload
The habits, approaches, and technologies that let us master the tide of information rather than drown in it.
Wellbeing in a World of Overload
How to take control in a world of excess and be healthier, happier, and more productive.
Networks, platforms, and relationships
From Living Networks: how connectivity, platforms, and relationships create value.
Platform Strategy: Creating Exponential Value in a Connected World
Platforms sit at the heart of value creation for every organization, not only technology companies. How to build fully scalable value creation.
Tapping Personal Networks to Drive Business Success
A highly interactive session on how to tap the power of personal networks to drive business success.
Building Exceptional Client Relationships
From the author of Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships: how to build and lead relationships that create value on both sides.
The Future of Customer Experience
The critical role of customer experience, the best of what is emerging globally, and how to build organizations that deliver it consistently.
The Power of Social Media
Three perspectives on social media (engagement, organizations, individuals) and why leadership is essential to creating value from it.
Your industry’s future
Sector keynotes built on Ross’s work in each industry, from conference keynotes to leadership offsites. Where your sector is not listed, ask: most industry keynotes start from the same foundations of accelerating change, Humans + AI, and value creation, applied to the sector’s own dynamics.
Financial services
The Future of Financial Services
Building on his background in financial services, Ross examines how the sector can create its future with confidence.
Creating the Future of Financial Advice
The quality and scale of financial advice will be amplified by next-generation technologies; advisors who seize the opportunities create immense value.
The Future of Investment Management
The shifts senior executives, portfolio managers, and investors need to embrace to seize the opportunities from rapid change.
The Future of Life Insurance
The reconfiguration of life insurance, driven by rising customer expectations and enabled by sensors, mobile, AI, and blockchain.
The Future of Mutuals and Cooperatives
Shifting social attitudes, aligned values, and the potential of community business models open a wealth of opportunities for the sector.
Professional services and talent
The Future of Professional Services
The new ways of working that professionals and their firms must embrace to succeed in the years ahead.
The Future of Executive Search
New layers of value in a connected world, and the opportunity to create the executive talent platforms of tomorrow.
The Future of Project Management
Effective project leadership in an uncertain world is transforming project management and showing organizations the path to agility.
Health and aged care
Shaping the Future of Healthcare
The driving forces shaping healthcare and the opportunities for individuals, society, and providers ready to seize them.
How Technology is Transforming Aged Care
Emerging technologies and how aged care and retirement living providers can take advantage of the opportunities they create.
Technology
The Future of the CIO
The opportunities for Chief Information Officers to lead the transformation of enterprise technology and their organizations.
Technology Leadership in an Accelerating World
The landscape of emerging technologies and the strategies required to keep ahead amid rapid change.
Media, marketing, and communications
Creating the Future of Media
The driving forces in the media landscape and how to profit from the shifts.
Creating the Future of News
The quality of our news will shape the future of society. Even amid powerful challenges, a positive future for news is possible.
Creating the Future of PR
The opportunity for PR and communication professionals to move to the center of value creation in a networked world.
Influence is the Future of Marketing and PR
How the concept of influence is transforming marketing and PR, with the trends, insights, and opportunities for these industries.
Retail, property, travel, and the home
Creating the Future of Retail
The latest trends in retail and the future for those willing to create and shape a new era for the industry.
The Future of Local Retail
How business is changing and the impact on local retail, communities, and suburban main streets.
The Future of Real Estate and Property
How to drive a successful future across the residential, commercial, industrial, and investment property sectors.
Creating the Future of Travel
The forces shaping retail and business travel, the innovation creating opportunities, and the leadership that will create the future of travel.
The Future of the Home
Connected, responsive, safe homes that keep us healthy and happy, built with new construction technologies.
Government, education, and community
The Future of Government
The role of government is being reshaped as citizens are connected and new opportunities emerge to create prosperous societies.
The Future of Universities and Education
The disruption underway in tertiary education, and how incumbents and new entrants can seize the emerging opportunities.
Creating the Future of Learning
The forces changing business, society, and work, and what they demand of learning at every stage of life.
The Future of Libraries and Museums
The future of libraries and museums and the opportunities these institutions have to energize communities.
The Future of Associations
Traditional association models need to change in a connected world. How associations flourish by creating unique value for members.
Industry and resources
Creating the Future of Mining
A vision for the future of mining: shifting social and investor attitudes, and the opportunities from technology and transformation.
The Future of Food
The forces shaping the future of food, and the action needed from business, governments, and NGOs to create a positive future.
Booking a keynote
Every engagement starts with a briefing on the audience, objectives, and context. Ross then shapes the keynote to the event, from the examples and industry framing through to how it connects with the program’s themes. He has delivered keynotes and strategy sessions in 35 countries.
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