Technology progresses exponentially from one year to the next and with it changes the way we communicate, work and play. Simon’s job is to stay on top of that rapid change by traveling the globe, meeting with the top thinkers in the worlds of technology and business, and distilling this information for you.

Combining insights into technology and business with his
experience on stages and radio, Simon’s presentations can
be adapted to any audience – whether business people
with a casual interest in the technologies that are
moulding the economic environment or hardcore geeks
who want to know what the next big thing will be.

If you want to drill into the mobile industry with its explosive
growth, Simon can do that. Want
an overview of the three top
technology trends currently
shaping business? No problem.
Tell us what you need and Simon
will deliver it. He also does talks
on using technology for
productivity.

Regular packaged  talks are also
available if you’re looking for
something different to add to your next
event. Listed below are some topics
that Simon enjoys speaking
about regularly;

Controlled burn
The use of Web 2.0 technologies has changed the way
we work, communicate and market. Businesses wonder
what the value of this is while public relations
practitioners and marketers are interested in what it can do for their brands. In this talk Simon looks at examples of the implementation of Web 2.0 technologies from the day that candy brand Skittles replaced its front page with Twitter to what happens when a political party does not control its online communications. Through case studies and practical experience the dos and donts of Web 2.0 are exposed and the dynamics of engagement are explored.

Believe the hype
Using Gartner’s hype curve as a basis, Simon explores trends in technology and consumerism in general. Why do some products make it where others fail? What are the technologies that are about to explode in the market? These questions and more are answered as we explore the predictable unpredictability of human need.

Smarter tomorrows
In this talk Simon dons the hat of futurist and looks at emergent technologies and trends that are shaping our future. What will the world look like in 2020? How will we commute, work, play and survive in a world where more than 60% of people live in cities and have to deal with some of the biggest challenges in history? Around the world people are hard at work to solve everything from our most fundamental to our most overwhelming challenges while technologies converge and progress at breakneck speeds. What is waiting around the corner and what does it mean to you?

Compost
Blogging and other social media, along with user generated content, has impacted on traditional journalism. In the resulting information paradigm everyone is a reporter as technology enables content to be produced on the spot and shared immediately. In this talk Simon explores the way that media has changed, addresses concerns surrounding quality and explores possible business models for modern media outlets.

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