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Ade McCormack

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Former technologist best-known as an authority on the digital age now advising organizations on how to capitalize changes

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“…Even by video conference, Ade kept the audience captive with lots of note taking and it also provoked a lot of discussion after the event. One of the most compelling keynote speakers that we have had in the MED region.”

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Our keynote speaker Ade McCormack is a technologist turned writer, advisor, and presenter. Furthermore he is an authority on the digital age, particularly in respect of how how the world is changing as we leave the industrial era, and how organisations and individuals need to respond in order to remain economically-relevant. Ade McCormack combines deep insights into what is driving the need for personal, organizational and societal transformation with the ability to relate it in a manner that both leaders and their people can act upon.

His work has taken him to 40 countries working with the world’s most recognised brands across many sectors. He is a former Financial Times columnist on digital leadership, has lectured at MIT Sloan School of Management on that theme and today works with the University of Cambridge at the sharp end of executive education. Ade is also a strategic advisor in both the public and private sector. He has written six books on digital matters and has a ‘bits to boardroom’ understanding of the issues, given his past life as a technologist (IT and astrophysics).

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  • For transforming your organisation for success in the digital age
  • Ade is an experienced public speaker, chairman and moderator and he has spoken in over 30 countries
  • If your event has a transformational, futurist, leadership, technology or people theme, then Ade McCormack is sure to amplify the value which your delegates receive

Ade McCormack is focused on helping organisations and their people thrive in the digital age. His keynote speeches will take your audience on a mind-moving and engaging journey that starts with the dawn of humanity and quickly progresses to exploring the future of work and business. He explores digital age leadership and the evolving nature of talent management, culture and the workplace.

He looks beyond agile organisations, suggesting we should make Nature our ‘business partner’ and harness the capabilities we have acquired over many millennia. Courage, creativity and curiosity are but a subset of our natural tendencies that will drive value in the digital economy. Creative disruption will be your friend, if innovation lies at the heart of your organisation.

From listening to Ade, you will learn that digital age organisations harness AI to augment rather than eliminate the workforce.  Ade provides a way forward for both individuals and organisations that draws from the disciplines of sports performance, biology, anthropology and technology.

Speaker Ade McCormack advises on the digital economy. He is a former technologist who now advises organisations on how to capitalise on the changes currently taking place. His focus embraces the world of work and leadership. His perspectives are ‘from bits to boardroom’.

He has written for several publications, such as the Financial Times where he advises business leaders on the digital economy and for CIO magazine advising IT leaders on how to become digital leaders. Ade has written a number of books on the subject of technology, talent and leadership, including ‘The e-Skills Manifesto – A Call to Arms’ for the European Commission.

He works with organisations in respect of digital transformation and thought leadership. A sample of his clients in this respect include: Cisco, HPE, Microsoft, IBM, Citrix, EY, Workday, Accenture, Gartner, IDG, European Commission, and Oracle.

 

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    Keynotes by Speaker Ade McCormack

    Digital/Business Transformation

    • The secret of business transformation is not to transform but to embrace our anthropological nature, focus on growing assets and to operate as a tribe. In this presentation you will learn about how we need to change our perspectives in respect of risk, experimentation and innovation in what is becoming a post-strategy world.

    The Future of Work

    • Hyper-uncertainty and volatility are resulting in tradition talent management approaches being no longer fit for purpose. Emerging technologies such as AI and robotics are changing the role roles will play in the workplace. In this presentation we will explore the drivers that are changing the nature of work, moving the power to the talent and heralding the end of the traditional career.

    The changing nature of;  Business models, Talent management, Leadership, Risk and Culture.

    • The transition from the industrial to the digital age is much more profound than simply a faster, smarter, more efficient factory. There are profound implications in respect of business models, leadership, talent management.  Our approach to risk and culture need to evolve in line with this post-industrial world. This presentation highlights the challenges as well as provides a way forward in what is an unknowable future.

    The impact of technological themes, such as: AI / Robotics, Cyber security, IoT, The Cloud, Blockchain and Biotech.

    • The technology industry was created many years ago when mankind first picked up a rock for the purposes of doing something. The exponential nature of technological growth is such that it is reshaping society. This presentation looks at the major technology themes and explores how they are currently effecting both organisations and individuals. Plus we will explore how these technologies will likely impact us in the near future.

     

    Example keynotes

    • Surfing chaos
      o Let disruption fuel your organisational mission.
    • How to radically transform your organisation
      o Without upsetting your people, threatening your cashflow or pulling up the
      floorboards/disrupting operations
    • Why you need to become a cognitive athlete
    • How to build a cognitive gymnasium.
    • The path from boss to cognitive coach
    • How to build a super-resilient organisation
    • The new rules of business
    • From cog worker to cognitive athlete
    • Augmented humanity
    • Digitalisation / I4.0 is not enough
      o What you really need to do to thrive in this age of increasing disruption
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5 out of 5 stars

“…Even by video conference, Ade kept the audience captive with lots of note taking and it also provoked a lot of discussion after the event. One of the most compelling keynote speakers that we have had in the MED region.”

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