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.
Mr. Uldrich's other written works have appeared in The Wall
Street Journal, The Futurist, Future Quarterly Research, The Wall Street
Reporter, Leader to Leader, Management Quarterly, and hundreds of other
newspapers and publications around the country. He also writes a daily column
on emerging technologies for The Motley Fool, and is a frequent guest of the
media worldwide -- having appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio on
numerous occasions.
In addition to speaking on future trends, emerging
technologies, innovation, change management and leadership, Uldrich is a
leading expert on assisting businesses adapt. He has served as an advisor to
Fortune 1000 companies and is noted for his ability to deliver provocative, new
perspectives on competitive advantage, organizational change and
transformational leadership.
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, Invitrogen, St. Jude Medical, AG
Schering, Imation, Fairview Hospitals, Touchstone Energy, The Insurance Service
Organization, The National Kitchen & Bath Association, The National Paint
& Coatings Association and dozens more.
Jack Uldrich is also known for his willingness to work with
clients well in advance of his presentations in order to deliver highly tailored
presentations that are guaranteed to help his clients not only profit today,
but continue to prosper long into the future.
SPEECH TOPICS
Technology/Future
The Exponential Executive: Eight Essential Elements for
Exploiting an Explosive Economy. This
topic, which is the basis of a book by the same name to be released in 2007 by
Adams Media, explores how exponential trends in information technology,
biotechnology and nanotechnology, are all converging at this unique moment in
history and lays out eight skills people 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 almost any audience
or industry. In the past year, Uldrich has spoken to a variety of groups in the
health care, pharmaceutical, energy, educational, agricultural, food, 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 book, is ideal for audiences in the
investment or financial services industries who are looking to profit from
emerging trends.
The Exponential Economy: Eight Emerging Trends in
Technology. This presentation focuses on how advances in computers, data
storage, bandwidth, genome sequencing, brain scanning technology, robotics,
software, and nanotechnology are all converging to redefine the business
landscape.
The following tailored presentations are also available:
• The Future
of Health Care
• The Future
of the Pharmaceutical Industry
• The Future
of Manufacturing
• The Future
of Retail
• The Future
of the Financial Service Industry
• The Future
of the Insurance Industry
• The Future
of Energy
• The Future
of Telecommunications
Leadership/History
Into the Unknown: Leadership Lesson from Lewis & Clark’s
Daring Westward Adventure. Adapted from his book of the same name, Uldrich
tells the amazing 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
on American’s greatest 5-star general, 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.