In a world where the state of the art can change in an eyeblink, those who seek to stay on
the leading edge must continually work to keep their knowledge up to date. My work
with both game-changing startups and with visionary executives around the world forces
me to boil current trends down to their essence, revealing core concepts and strategic
implications.
As a thought leader, I share my vision on the social data revolution at major
conferences. In 2009, I will be appearing alongside notables such as Dan Ariely, Phil Kotler, Paul Krugman, and Bill Clinton.
I am also available to speak at select corporate events.
: conferences :
My goal is to challenge the minds of the audience. I focus on important, often hard
questions, and use carefully chosen examples from my extensive network and vast expertise to
expound on these questions.
Conference organizers have found me to be an engaging and entertaining speaker.
I tackle the future of consumer data, forcing listeners to think differently about the role of
data within their organizations and about the implications of the data they themselves
create. My talks pinpoint opportunities that will arise from this new data bounty. I touch on
issues of data privacy, data ubiquity, data creation, and data persistence. My examples
draw on my own experiences as Chief Scientist at Amazon.com, as well as on my current
work with innovative firms around the world in a variety of corporate arenas. I offer
the audience an emerging view of the marketplace impossible to get from more dated
sources.
I offer a far-reaching vision of the future, beyond the latest book or buzz-word, and
outside the boundaries of the PowerPoint slide.
: corporate events :
Like my workshops, I tailor my
corporate speaking engagements to illuminate unique opportunities for each specific
audience. My work with startups and in academia gives me the ability to act as a bridge
between innovators and established firms in the rapidly changing landscape of e-business
and Web 2.0. I have spoken at companies including Goldman Sachs, Google, hp, IBM,
Priceline, and Volkswagen.
The venues for my corporate speaking engagements range from company-wide events,
where I might deliver an inspirational address to a cross-disciplinary audience from
across the company, to invited, private briefings for upper-level executives, where I
introduce new critical trends and offer insights, fresh perspectives and strategic
ideas.
In addition to speaking engagements, I regularly
teach courses at Stanford, UC Berkeley, and
at top schools in China and Europe.
Sep 30-Oct 1, 2008 Wiesbaden, Germany - Deutscher Versandhandelskongress 2008: "The Voice of the Customer: Kundenkommunikation als die neue Herausforderung", "Marketing im Web 2.0" (tutorial)
Sep 23, 2008 Oslo, Norway - Multikanalmarkedsføring: "The Economics of Consumer Data: The New Online Individualism"
Jul 21-23, 2008 Half Moon Bay, CA - FORTUNE Brainstorm TECH: "Digital Exhibitionism: The Future of Relationships?" (with Esther Dyson and
Shoshana Zuboff) [mp3}transcript, see also blog post
May 7-8, 2008 San Jose, CA - IBM Almaden Institute: "The Consumer Data Revolution: Who Pays Whom?"
[pdf | wmv (42:30)]
Dez 20, 2006 Singapore - The Digital Movement: "From E-Business to Me-Business"
Nov 16, 2006 Copenhagen -
Danish E-Business Association and JupiterResearch: "Social Search, Discovery and the Long Tail"
Oct 10-11, 2006 Offenbach -
Co-chair of Web 2.0 Kongress: "Web 2.0: A basis for innovation and business?" slides (pdf) and "Web 3.0: Wie geht's weiter?"
Sep 27-28, 2006 Mainz -
Business Intelligence 2006: "The predictive enterprise: Creating transparency and making decisions" slides (pdf)
Sep 20-21, 2006 Düsseldorf - OMD (Online Marketing): "Von Targeting zu Discovery: Transparenz und Konvergenz im Web 2.0"
Sep 8-10, 2006 Berlin -
IFA Convention: "Discovery in the Digital Universe," and "Soziale Netzwerke und die Ökonomie der Aufmerksamkeit: Wie das Aal-Prinzip die Welt verändert"
Aug 10 - Sep 1, 2006 Vienna -
Bertelsmann's Mastering Paradigm Shifts in Marketing: "Participation, Interaction and Discovery in the Networked Attention Economy" transcript (rtf), mp3
May 23, 2006 Minneapolis -
Statistical Challenges in E-Commerce Research Symposium: "The Importance of Web 2.0/3.0 for E-Business" transcript (rtf),mp3 part1,mp3 part2,
For speaking engagements, I am represented by Monitor Talent.
To discuss a potential speaking opportunity, please contact Mel Blake, +1 (617) 252-2472.