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Cate Trotter

Trusted by executives at Unilever, Mercedes, and Samsung, Cate Trotter delivers keynotes that turn uncertainty into growth and clarity.

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It was an absolute pleasure to see Cate on stage for her world class keynote. She was inspirational and highly engaging. She shared valuable stories that will help retail business continue to grow. I highly recommend Cate as a world class international speaker. She will add value to a conference that needs someone with her expertise in retail, innovation and future trends.

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Why book Cate Trotter for your next event!

  • Delivered strategic innovation solutions that unlocked over £1bn in business opportunities, helping organizations scale with confidence.
  • Designed executive workshops that identified $2m+ in savings for Coty and delivered similar financial impact for other global leaders.
  • Partnered with world-leading brands including Chanel, Lego, Nike, and Microsoft to drive innovation and market transformation.

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Future-Proofing Businesses Through Innovation and Strategy

Globally recognized innovation strategist and Chief Innovation Officer, she equips organizations to transform disruption into measurable growth. With 15 years advising brands like Chanel, Microsoft, and Nike, she delivers ISO-certified strategies, multimillion-dollar efficiencies, and non-obvious insights on innovation, AI, and transformation empowering leaders to act with clarity, confidence, and lasting competitive advantage.

Keynote Speaker Cate Trotter is internationally recognized as a leading innovation strategist who helps organizations transform disruption into measurable growth. Known for her ability to cut through complexity and deliver non-obvious insights, she empowers leaders to identify hidden opportunities, unlock efficiencies, and future-proof their businesses.

Cate brings over 15 years of international innovation expertise, advising some of the world’s most iconic brands including Chanel, Microsoft, Lego, Nike, and Samsung. She has led innovation strategies worth over £1bn in opportunities, including multimillion-dollar efficiencies delivered on one of Australia’s largest infrastructure projects. Her executive workshops have uncovered more than $2m in savings for Coty and delivered similar results for other global corporations.

As a qualified Chief Innovation Officer, Cate combines ISO-certified frameworks with first-hand entrepreneurial insight—having successfully founded and sold two businesses. Her practical tools and strategies resonate with executives because they deliver tangible results, not just inspiration.

When you book Cate Trotter for your event, you gain more than a keynote you secure actionable strategies, fresh perspectives, and the confidence to navigate change. Whether addressing innovation, AI, or transformation, Cate energizes audiences of up to 1,500, equipping decision-makers to act boldly and with clarity.

If your organization is ready to embrace the future and achieve measurable growth, Keynote Speaker Cate Trotter delivers the insights and impact you need.

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It was an absolute pleasure to see Cate on stage for her world class keynote. She was inspirational and highly engaging. She shared valuable stories that will help retail business continue to grow. I highly recommend Cate as a world class international speaker. She will add value to a conference that needs someone with her expertise in retail, innovation and future trends.

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She provided a fresh and original perspective. Her presentation was extremely well delivered with a good sense of humour.

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You were just mesmerising on stage. Your keynote speech was the real Aha! moment of the entire day. The examples you cited from across the globe were simply amazing.

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Cate was brilliant at setting the scene and engaging the audience. She spoke with confidence, shared in-depth research and gave some really interesting examples. Cate is an expert speaker who can be relied upon to deliver.

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Keynotes

Keynote by Cate Trotter:

Signals over headlines – the non-obvious PESTLE for your industry

Cut through media noise to identify the shifts that actually matter. Using structured PESTLE analysis,
discover under-reported regulatory changes, demographic surprises and tech developments that will
affect your decisions over the next 6-24 months.

Outcome: Walk away knowing which weak signals are about to become major forces, with clear next
actions.

Ideal audience: Strategy teams, boards and senior executives who need evidence-based foresight,
not fortune-telling.

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Keynote by Cate Trotter:

Beyond the noise – the forces shaping your industry’s next chapter

While everyone chases headlines, the real transformation happens slowly then suddenly. Discover the
structural shifts and emerging possibilities that could reshape how your industry works over the next
3-5 years – including the scenarios worth planning for today.


Outcome: Gain clarity about which long-term trends deserve attention now, while they're still
emerging and actionable.

Ideal audience: C-suite executives and leadership teams planning multi-year transformation
strategies.

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Keynote by Cate Trotter:

Copy, adapt, benchmark – what the world's best operators do

The best ideas are already in operation somewhere. Discover how leading operators worldwide tackle
your exact challenges – stolen brilliantly from unexpected sectors and surprising geographies.


Outcome: Take home transferable practices from world-class operators, with confidence to adapt
what works elsewhere.

Ideal audience: Operations directors, innovation teams and executives who know that borrowing
brilliance beats reinventing wheels.

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Keynote by Cate Trotter:

AI that pays its own way – uses saving money right now

Forget ChatGPT party tricks. See how smart organisations use AI for both radical efficiency and
breakthrough innovation – from eliminating grunt work to discovering impossible solutions.

Outcome: Identify AI opportunities that deliver value in weeks not years, whether that's cutting costs
or creating entirely new capabilities.

Ideal audience: Leaders who want AI that transforms the business, not just the buzz.

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Keynote by Cate Trotter:

No-theatre innovation – turning experiments into earnings

Most innovation is expensive theatre. Learn the specific techniques that separate costly innovation
labs from profit-generating experimentation – with real examples of experiments with impressive
results.


Outcome: Master a disciplined approach to innovation that actually delivers, with tactics for selling it
internally.

Ideal audience: CFOs, COOs and senior leaders who control budgets and need innovation to show
returns, not just PowerPoints.

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Keynote by Cate Trotter:

Culture in the wild – a live safari through the digital signals shaping your industry

Take a fascinating, unexpected tour through what real people are actually doing online. From TikTok
subcultures to YouTube microcommunities to Reddit rebellions, see how digital tribes are creating
tomorrow's expectations today – before they hit your boardroom. Join a live safari into the niches
shaping tomorrow’s customers and markets.


Outcome: Decode the online behaviours and conversations that predict what your customers will
demand next.

Ideal audience: Leadership offsites, marketing teams and anyone who needs to understand where
culture is heading, not where it's been.

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