Patrick Dixon

Future of our world - mobile phones, technoogy, consumers, lifestyles, emerging

Mutmedia global leadership event - video of conference keynote speech for MTN by Dr Patrick Dixon - multinational audience of several hundred in South Africa. Marketing, management, motivation, new technology, convergence, divergence,web phones, future of broadband, sms, video phones and other devices. Globalisation, culture clashes, poltical change, global warming, carbon trading, demogaphics, urbanisation, bottom of pyramid, health, ageing and AIDS.

Future outsourcing crisis in India and China - how massive wage inflation is creating job offshoring challenges

Rapid wage rises in India and China is forcing corporations to consider moving support centres and call centres fo places like Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam. On current trends many outsourcing projects in India and China will become uneconomic within 5-6 years. Outsourcing trends and what happens to jobs in America and Europe? Winning the war for talent and beating shortage of experienced managers in emerging economies. Coment by Dr Patrick Dixon, Futurist and author of 12 books including Futurewise.

..Most popular clips.. - over 700,000 have watched Patrick Dixon's videos

Economics, Finance & Financial Services
..Banking.. - many of Patrick's clients are global banks
..Economics issues.. - Patrick creates a big picture of global trends
..Insurance.. - Patrick has worked with many of the world's largest insurers
..Sub-prime crisis – what next?..

Technology
..Technology.. - Patrick works with many of the world's largest computer, software, telecom, internet and biotech companies
..Online communities - Web 2.0 ..- how online communities will drive your business
..Mobile phones.. - future of telecom, wireless devices, virtual communities, positional advertising
..Convergence and divergence.. - why all competitive advantage comes from divergence
..RFID technology.. - impact on retail, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing

Health and Education
..Health care.. - key trends in health, ageing, biotech, hospitals, clinics
..Pharmaceutical industry.. - impact of the biotech revolution
..Education.. - future of teaching in high schools, colleges and business schools

Leadership, Management & Strategy
..Change management.. - a recurring theme
..Risk management.. - preparing for the unexpected
.. The impact of wild cards – low probability, high impact events..
..Innovation.. - why innovation is connected to passion
..Leadership.. - effective ways to drive organisations forward
..Logistics and supply chain.. - critical issues in manufacturing and wholesale
..Managing uncertainty.. - flexible, rapidly adapting leadership
..Motivation.. - how to inspire people to make great things happen
..Women at work.. - challenges for corporations in winning war for talent
..Outsourcing.. - what is going to happen next

Marketing
..Advertising.. - why traditional approaches are dead in an online world
..Customers.. - how customer demands are changing and why
..Customer focus.. - why many corporations need a reality check, to succeed in future
.. Marketing.. - future of marketing and brand development

Travel, Energy, Resources and Environment
..Travel.. - future of aviation, road, rail - for business and leisure
..Biofuels.. - food or fuel? Do biofuels have a future?
..Commodities.. - impact of emerging markets
..Energy industry.. - future energy for a carbon-free world
..Petrochemical industry.. - how the industry will change and why
..Climate change.. - why the future is about emotion, not just the science
..Sustainability.. - what does it mean for your business?

Other Topics
..Real estate.. - key trends in commercial and residential real estate industries
..Retailing.. - developing the customer experience

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FULL PRESENTATIONS

Future of consumers, online communities and corporations - 800 CEOs and senior IT leaders for ICT Belgacom - central podium with 4 screens surrounded on every side by pre-dinner audience. 50 minute keynote - 2007.

Future of the European Petrochemical Industry - logistics and supply chain - half hour keynote presentation for 400 representatives of the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA). This is an example of a highly customised presentation for a specific audience - 2007.

How the future of America will be dominated by older consumers, lifestyle choices and growth of financial and political power of senior citizens - presentation for national leadership team of AARP (American association for people over the age of 50) - 2005.

Take Hold of Your Future - Event for 2,000 clients of Fujitsu Siemens in Munich - shared platform with their CEO. 35 minutes keynote on technology and other major trends affecting the future of large cororporations. 2005.

Future of phones, computers, consumer choices and lifestyle changes in emerging markets - staged multimedia event for 450 of MTN's global leadership team - South Africa 2007. Interesting layout with huge screens, and raised walkways into audience.

Future of Education - one hour lecture for 100 Head Teachers of US High Schools (NAIS). What kind of education do tomorrow's citizens need? How does the way we teach people need to change? What kind of world do we need to prepare students for? - 2006.

Futurewise - Six Faces of Global Change and the Future of Banking - keynote lecture to 400 financial intermediaries of UBS in Switzerland, with focus on private banking clients, family offices, fund management, financial services and wealth management - 2006. 10 years experience of speaking at UBS events.

Future customer trends, consumers, marketing, products and services - event for 350 clients of Siemens, mostly Chief Technology Offices, or Chief Information Officers, from multinationals.

Future technology trends and what people really want - personally and in business - one hour video-linked seminar in small room for 25 leaders at Dimension Data in Johannesburg, audiences in three other sites - 2007.

How to Make Great Things Happen - one hour presentation for 250 government workers organised by the Welsh Parliament (Assembly). Participants from health, education, police, fire services, social services, transport. Keys to effective leadership, change management and improved productivity - 2007.

Future of phones, computers, consumer choices and lifestyle changes in emerging markets - staged multimedia event for 450 of MTN's global leadership team - South Africa 2007.

Future customer trends, consumers, marketing, products and services - event for 350 clients of Siemens, mostly Chief Technology Offices, or Chief Information Officers, from multinationals.

How the future of America will be dominated by older consumers, lifestyle choices and growth of financial and political power of senior citizens - presentation for national leadership team of AARP (American association for people over the age of 50) - 2005..

Future technology trends and what people really want - personally and in business - seminar for 25 leaders at Dimension Data in Johannesburg with video-linked audiences in three other site - 2007.

The Future of Education - lecture for 100 Head Teachers of US high schools (NAIS). What kind of education do tomorrow's citizens need? How does the way we teach people need to change? What kind of world do we need to prepare students for? - 2006.

Future trends and their impact on investment banking, fund management and related financial services - Credit Suisse seminar - 2006.

Future of Consumers, Technology and Communications - one hour presentation for 600 clients of Toshiba in Sydney. Major shift, new fashions and fads, convergence and divergence and the need to make a difference - 2006.

Future of the European Petrochemical Industry - logistics and supply chain - half hour keynote presentation for the European Petrochemical Association (EPCA). This is an example of a highly customised presentation for a specific audience - 2007.

How to Make Great Things Happen - presentation for 250 government workers organised by the Welsh Parliament (Assembly). Participants from health, education, police, fire services, social services, transport. Keys to effective leadership, change management and improved productivity - 2007.

Take Hold of Your Future - technology and other major trends affecting the future of large cororporations. Event for 2,000 clients of Fujitsu Siemens - 2005.

Futurewise - Six Faces of Global Change and the Future of Banking - keynote lecture to 400 financial intermediaries of UBS, with focus on fund management, financial services and wealth management - 2006.

Future of medicine, biotechnology, health care, the pharmaceutical industry - and related trends - biotech investors conference in Switzerland - 2003...

Future of Logistics, Distribution, Global Transportation and other Trends - client event for IBS - 2005.

Future of digital technology and other global trends - client event for 2000 CIOs and CTOs of Fujitsu Siemens on major trends and their impact on multinational business - not only in technology - 2006

Dr Patrick Dixon chairing conferences and running panel interviews

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - 5 minute intro of session on future of entertainment, media, advertising, online communities such as YouTube and perhaps the ultimate consumer experience - space travel with Virgin Galactic

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Chairing session on future of broadcasting and the BBC - guest Mark Thompson, Director General BBC

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Chairing discussion with co-founder of YouTube Chad Hurley - on meteoric rise of YouTube

Google Zeitgeist CEO Summit - Space Tourism and Virgin Galactic - Chairing session with remarkeable video of early flight, discussion and then closing with whole panel of 5 on range of issues relating to entertainment and virtual life

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Short video clips on major issues

GOOGLE VIDEOS

The truth about global warming

Mobile phone radiation - truth about health scares, cancer and other issues

Future of government, politics and single issue activism - radical

Why most new phones will be sold to people on low incomes in poorest nations

Power of tribalism - in conflicts, communities, corporations

How low cost prevention programmes can stop AIDS in Africa

Impact of low cost computers and phones in Africa and Asia

The scandal of unreliable and bug-ridden technology

Urbanisation, demographics and mobile phones in emerging nations

Convergence and divergence in technology products innovation

How mobile phones are having an impact in places like DR Congo

How to lose 30% of your business in 30 seconds

Impact of SMS and mobile phones on life in Africa

Market research - why consumers can't be trusted to give right answers about future

Market research and consumer emotion - listen to your customers but don't believe what they say

Managing uncertainty - wild cards: low probability, high impact events

Why market research does not work - and future of marketing

Human cloning - who is carrying out human cloning research, how it is being done and why. Why investors are moving away from human cloning and human embryo experiments to invest in adult stem cell technology. ..

Managing rapid change - secret of change management and leadership

AIDS and HIV infection - symptoms of HIV and AIDS and what to do if you are worried - Dr Patrick Dixon founded the international AIDS agency ACET in 1988 and is Chairman of ACET International Alliance, with programmes in Russia, India, Thailand, Uganda, South Africa and many other nations.

Take hold of your future or the future will take hold of you

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YOUTUBE VIDEOS

10 billion computers the size of a grain of sand

Connecting with emotion of customers online

1 billion new consumers - future

Human cloning - part one - who is doing human cloning

Human cloning - part two - why investors don't like cloning

Future of genetic engineering

Future of Ukraine - economy and country

Future of Malaysia Economy

Future of Kazakhstan - economy

Future will be driven by emotion - take hold of your future!

Make It Work! Scandal: technology sold which doesn't work

Motivation, leadership, change management, passion

Mobile phone sales in emerging economies - bottom of pyramid

Why consumers won't wait - impatience online

Can we stop getting old - reverse ageing? New research.

Impact of ageing population in Europe and Russia

Secret of Change Management - by Patrick Dixon

Purpose of fund management - by Patrick Dixon

Fund Management Risks - Potential Crisis - Patrick Dixon

Wild cards - low probability, high impact events

Tribalism - greatest force in world today

Low cost mobile phones in emerging nation / Africa

Why market research gives wrong results - blogging

Mobile phone radiation - health risks - facts

Convergence and Divergence - future technology and consumers

Mobile phone impact on poorest nations

The world is changing faster than you can make decisions

Stopping spread of AIDS in Africa

Truth about global warming and practical answers

Future of Malaysia

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More YouTube videos by Dr Patrick Dixon

Funny cartoon about US immigration - lessons for customer services

Funny cartoon about call-centre customer frustrations

Can we find a cure for diabetes?

Can we find a cure for rheumatoid arthritis?

Joint replacement for osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis

Future of the pharmaceutical industry

What is a Futurist?

How do you become a Futurist?

Futurist methodology - research into trends

How do you keep up to date as a Futurist?

What have I got wrong as a Futurist?

Work-life balance - future working patterns

Work-life balance in emerging economies

Innovation

Real estate and construction industry trends

Life insurance, pensions and life expectancy trends

Staying young: impact of anti-ageing research

Leadership and motivation at work

How business can reduce global poverty

Limits to economic growth and sustainability

Why ports, ships and shipping will dominate global trade

Global warming and sustainability

Global warming - why planting trees has limited impact

Water wars - and water shortages

More nations, rise of nationalism

Economic growth of former Soviet Bloc nations, Russia etc

Too late for outsourcing?

Outsourcing in India, China, Asia and Central Europe

Mobile phones, banking and financial services trends

Convergence and divergence

Power of tribes, clash of cultures and impact on consumer groups

Bottom of the pyramid - selling to the world's poor and making a difference

Microloans, microfinance, microcredit and future of banking

Motivation at work - leadership and passion

Intellectual copyright - protection of patents

Motivation at work - increase work place motivation

Business values - corporate and social responsibility really matters

Global brands, mergers and demergers

Customer focus and call-centre disasters

Women consumers rule - female customer trends

Insurance market in India, China and rest of Asia

Online communities and impact on marketing

Migration, immigration and the ageing crisis

Future of the Petrochemical Industry

Sovereign wealth funds - investment trends

Commodity shortages and prices - global trends

Retail revolution in India

Demographic impact on business

Trust and business leadership, marketing and brand image

Market research - how to get results

Risk management - leadership in uncertain times - wild cards

People do crazy things under pressure - power of emotion

Managing speed of change - leadership styles

Six faces of the future

Institutional blindness

Future of education

Education trends in a fast-changing world

Future technology and education

Future education - instant knowledge

Biotech / genetic revolution impact on ageing and education

Tribalism in education

Globalisation - educating students for a lifetime

Digital memory - plug in for your brain

Radical activism - impact on education

Why teaching is such an important calling

Metacafe Videos - Patrick Dixon