Chris Riddell
- Authority on Digital, Technology and Emerging Trends
Chris Riddell Speaker Biography
Chris Riddell is an award winning global futurist and industry recognized inspirational keynote speaker on emerging trends in our hyper connected world. Chris inspires change through the delivery of tailored, unique, immersive, content driven keynotes. His energy and passion is contagious. Chris provides audiences the tools, knowledge and insights needed to turn their digital journey into an incredible success story.
Chris spends his life connecting with businesses and individuals, across industries, and around our hyper connected digital world. With a talent for analyzing emerging trends, patterns and behaviors, Chris’s insights are compelling, thought provoking and inspirational.
As a recognized and trusted authority on digital, technology and emerging trends, Chris is frequently called on to provide exciting and real-time commentary in television, radio and print media channels around the region.
A global trailblazer, Chris Riddell has worked for some of the largest and most defining businesses and brands in our modern world. Having lived and worked in countries such as the UK, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Kuwait, China, New Zealand and lately Australia, his understanding of our new world is compelling and thought provoking to say the least.
Notably, Chris Riddell was the first ever Chief Digital Officer (CDO) for MARS Incorporated, architecting the corporate digital strategy behind brands including Whiskas, Pedigree, Wrigley, Starburst, Masterfoods, Snickers and Maltesers.
For more information on futurist speaker, Chris Riddell, contact Executive Speakers Bureau at 901-754-9404.
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FUTURE LEADERSHIP
CREATIVE. CONNECTED. CURIOUS.
The most innovative leaders in the future will face more unknown unknowns, and will thrive in a world in chaos and continual flux.
This is the beginning of the next wave of cultural transformation to becoming true business leaders.
Chris will take your audience on a journey to show how the most extraordinary leaders innovate through a crisis to build future proof businesses.
He’ll transform mindsets to realize how real-time data powered by artificial intelligence is the enabler for leaders in the next normal.
FUTURE EXPERIENCES
INTELLIGENT. INNOVATIVE. INSTANT.
The most innovative organizations are architecting extraordinary human experiences for both employees and customers. This is the experience revolution underpinned by super platforms.
Our world is changing every minute, and so do our expectations as humans.
Chris will take your audience on an inspiring journey to show how every business must create a culture where radical innovation defines the beginning of the next wave of transformation for real-time experience.
FUTURE WORK.
FORESIGHT. RESILIENCE. UNLEARNING.
High performing teams in the future will be determined by their ability to learn, unlearn and relearn. Learning will drive performance and they are dependent on one another.
Chris will show how we are finding new ways of being and working, to build resilience – and ultimately become more future proofed.
He will also take the audience on a journey to show how to spot the most critical trends and patterns ahead, and how the next 2 years of change and innovation will define the next century of work.
Customized Themes…
- THE NEW CUSTOMER What will the customer of 2030 look like… think like… behave like? And can we predict their needs before even they know what they want?
- REINVENTED BUSINESS When our ‘business as usual’ is anything but… how can we continue to grow, thrive and innovate? What could incredible business look like amidst the incredibly unusual?
- RESILIENT LEADERSHIP With the world at a precipice—how can business leaders reinvent themselves, and embrace real-time decision making for the challenges ahead?
- FUTURE TRUST How can we build enduring consumer trust in an age where we gain digital leverage by merely pushing the “Enter” key?
- RADICAL INNOVATION In this new era of innovation, how can we identify drivers of future trends, and develop new product and service ideas to drive rapid growth and innovation?
- HYPER DISRUPTION What are the key trends that will determine a path forward amidst a chaotic and fluctuating world—and how can we embrace this volatility?
