Global Futurist, Business Trends, Artificial Intelligence, and Leadership Expert
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Jim Carroll is one of the world’s leading futurists, trends, and innovation experts. Over the last 30 years, Jim Carroll has shared his insight with more than 2 million people attending his events. He is recognized within the global speaking industry for his highly customized, heavily researched, industry-specific keynotes, leadership presentations, and small, intimate senior leadership meetings.
Jim Carroll’s global client list is extensive and covers virtually every industry sector, including the World Bank, Volvo, NASA, the PGA of America, the Walt Disney Organization, the World Government Summit in Dubai, the Swiss Innovation Forum, the Wall Street Journal, National Australia Bank, WorldSkills, Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, DuPont, The GAP, the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Godiva, SAP, Pfizer, Mercedes Benz, and hundreds more.
With a front-row seat to the high-velocity change that is occurring as disruption comes to take hold of every industry and every organization, he helps to transform growth-oriented organizations into high-velocity innovation heroes! Countless global organizations have engaged Jim Carroll for his unique insight and proven track record in providing a customized leadership program that will let you see disruptive trends, focus on opportunity, align to disruption, unlock creativity, achieve agility and enhance your speed, collaborate more, and deliver on growth opportunities!
Jim Carroll is also a visionary guide who helps organizations harness the transformative power of AI and other disruptive technologies. With decades of experience guiding some of the most influential organizations on the planet, Jim is celebrated for his ability to provide strategic clarity in an era of rapid technological change. Rather than focusing solely on the technologies themselves, Jim emphasizes the strategic mindset leaders need to adapt, innovate, and lead in the face of disruptive transformation. He guides organizations in rethinking their internal dynamics, identifying barriers to progress, and uncovering opportunities for growth and creativity in a fast-moving AI landscape. His actionable advice ensures companies and associations are prepared to lead—not just react—in an era defined by AI-driven change.
Jim Carroll provides high-energy keynotes for audiences of 50 to 5,000, as well as intimate, customized strategic planning sessions for CEO/CxO, board, and senior management meetings. He has researched key innovation success factors for dozens of organizations and industries including life sciences, health care, insurance, automotive, manufacturing, agriculture, technology, education, government, consumer products, retail, banking and countless others.
Jim Carroll is known for his ability to take on unique, highly customized topics for senior leadership teams that align to a particular strategic goal or topic area, including the future of the space industry for NASA – twice; and the future of pharma and healthcare for Pfizer in Paris – 6 months before Covid, accelerating innovation in the golf industry for the PGA of America, the future of manufacturing in 3rd world countries for the World Bank, and innovation and creativity in a world of upside down trends for the Walt Disney Corporation. He has developed a well-honed reputation within the global speaking industry for being the go-to guy for virtually any specialized, unique trends or innovation topic.
Jim Carroll's insight has been covered in countless global publications, including the UK Telegraph, Dubai’s Capital Magazine, South Africa’s The Star, the BBC, Reuters, and AP News, among others. BusinessWeek named Jim Carroll as one of four leading sources for insight on innovation and creativity, and he was also a featured expert on the prime-time CNBC series, The Business of Innovation. In addition, he is the author of numerous books, including: Now What: Reinvention and the Role of Optimism in Finding Your New Future; Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast; Surviving the Information Age; The Future Belongs to Those Who Are Fast; Ready, Set, Done; and What I Learned From Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation.
"An outstanding presentation for an industry and association that falls on its traditions so often. We learned that our tradition should not be something that holds us back, but rather the launching pad for innovation for the future. Thanks Jim for your thought provoking presentation!"94th PGA of America Annual General Meeting
"We were extremely pleased with Jim's presentation... the content was bang-on and would hopefully prompt people to think about the rapidity of change going on in our world!. Jim's storytelling approach really helps to get his points across! He did a great job!"Walt Disney Company
"We thought Jim was amazing - just the positive message we wanted to leave folks with."T. Rowe Price
"Jim Carroll recently presented at Lockheed Martin's Executive HR Leadership conference. His content was very provocative, fascinating, and relevant. I've embedded a couple of his nuggets into my operating model"Lockheed Martin
"Many thanks for your presentation, "7 Things You Need to Do Right Now: Aligning the Fast Future to Your Current Strategy" It couldn't have been more energy filled and dynamic to start the conference out on the right foot. It was exactly what the audience wanted and needed to hear. The feedback from all attendees was excellent."VIBE Conference, Las Vegas
"Bringing Jim into our MLC Sales Conference in Sydney through a fibre optic line was truly incredible. The key note session Jim delivered was on the money, he exceeded my expectations."MLC National Australia Bank
"Jim is one of the best speakers we had. He had excellent information that our attendees could take home and incorporate it into their plans immediately. He also incorporated our messages into his presentation that helped localize the information for our group. Highly recommended!"Illinois Bureau of Tourism
"After seeing Jim speak at another conference, I was so motivated by his presentation, I invited Jim to speak at a conference for my organization. Another home run! Powerful, articulate, thought provoking and energetic! Jim's delivery on the importance of staying abreast of rapidly changing trends truly can assist in changing the way we do business!"US Navy - Air Force / Marine Child Youth Program Conference
"... your talk hit just the right note.....I did have several people ask me if they could get a copy of your presentation as well as many who noted that the programming was fantastic and gave them a lot to think about."Consumer Electronics Association - 2010 / CEO Summit
"Thank you for an outstanding opening keynote for the 10th Anniversary Opportunities Conference: you received a 100% approval rating which has only been achieved 2 other times in our 10 year history!"Opportunities 2009 Conference Organizer
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