Keynote Speeches about Future Technology, nanotechnology, robotics, and biotechnology

Addressing advances in future technologies.

Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar, sought-after business speaker, and best-selling author. His books include the best-selling, The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business, and the award-winning, Into the Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark’s Daring Westward Expedition. His latest book is Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies. 

Jack speaks to business, nonprofit and educational audiences about future trends, emerging technologies, innovation, change management and leadership. He is well known for his willingness to work with clients in advance of his presentations in order to deliver tailored remarks that will inform, educate, entertain and inspire his audiences.

Highly regarded for his unique ability to present complex information in an entertaining, understandable and digestible manner that stays with his audiences long afterwards, Uldrich has spoken to hundreds of businesses and organizations, including General Electric, General Mills, the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), Pfizer, Healthcare Association of New York, St. Jude Medical, AG Schering, Imation, Fairview Hospitals, Touchstone Energy, The Insurance Service Organization, The National Kitchen & Bath Association, The National Electric Rural Cooperative, The National Paint & Coatings Association and hundreds more. 

Speaking topics include:

Jump the Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Companies Deal with Emerging Technologies. This topic, which is the basis of a book by the same name to be released in 2008 by Adams Media, explores how exponential trends in information technology, biotechnology, robotics, manufacturing, material science and nanotechnology, are all converging at this unique moment in history. Uldrich’s presentation lays out ten specific strategies that executives, businesses and industries can use to navigate and survive in this era of unparalleled change.

The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change the Future of Your Business. This topic, which is taken from his 2003 besting-selling book of the same name, can be tailored for any audience or industry. In the past year, Uldrich has spoken to a variety of groups in the pharmaceutical, energy, educational, agricultural, retail, insurance and computer industries about nanotechnology’s impending impact on their businesses.

Investing in Nanotechnology: Think Small, Win Big. This topic, which is the title of Uldrich’s third book (released in March of 2006), is ideal for audiences in the investment or financial services industries who are looking to profit from emerging trends.

Future Trends. Jack Uldrich also speaks frequently on future trends for specific industries. In 2007, he has addressed numerous medical associations on “The Future of Health Care,” as well as a handful of other business associations on the future of manufacturing.

Leadership/History topics:

Into the Unknown: Leadership Lesson from Lewis & Clark’s Daring Westward Adventure. Adapted from his book of the same name, Uldrich tells the inspirational story of Lewis & Clark’s amazing Journey of Discovery and explains what today’s businesses can still learn from these explorers’ trek into the unknown.

Five-Star Leadership. Taken from his awarding-winning book Soldier, Statesman, and Peacemaker: Leaderships Lessons from George C. Marshall this talk explores the leadership principles of the man Winston Churchill called “The Last Great American.”

Common Sense, Uncommon Wisdom. Adapted from his full length article, “The Extraordinary Leadership of Benjamin Franklin, in the fall 2005 edition of Leader to Leader, this talk outlines what businesses and individuals can still learn from one of America’s greatest scientist, businessman, diplomat, politician and Founding Father. 

To book a speaking engagement, please email or call Lee Hatcher at the International Speakers Bureau at 800-842-4483.