Media, Films, Music, TV, Radio, Print - Keynotes
Future of Print Media and Quality Print Advertising: The truth about print media - winners and loses in the intense fight for attention, in a mobile-enabled world where different types of print media will continue to have a powerful and enduring role in many nations. And why print media still benefits from an important and poorly understood biological advantage...
Most debates in board rooms about the future are not about trends which are usually obvious, but rather about speed and precise timing. For example, despite many predictions of the cashless society, this year more paper money is in circulation across Europe than ever before.
And while similar predictions have been made about the paperless office, the fact is that more paper is printed each day per manager than ever before in most corporations. Paperless offices are such a last-century idea. 92% of executives print things each day, 45% print 10 pages or more and 15% print more than 50. As I predicted years ago, paper will be with us for a long time yet, for reasons I explain below.
The main reason is speed and efficiency - the more senior the leader, the more valuable their time, the more they are likely to need printed material to read or refer to. Board papers or legal documents are two important examples.
Read more: Why print media still has a future - truth about books, newspapers, magazines and print advertising - why the paperless office is such a last-century idea
Future of Retail Keynote Speaker, e-commerce
Today, we grow enough food to feed 9 billion people, and
in future we should easily be able to feed 11 billion. We waste well over 40
per cent of the food we grow, worth USD3 trillion – in fields, storehouses,
factories, warehouses, shops and rubbish bins.
We will see more genetically modified crops in many
regions, with crops resistant to disease, drought, and able to grow in salty
soil. Genetically modified animals will also be widely consumed in over 30 per
cent of the world by 2040.
Expect a rise in the proportion of global grain
production used to feed animals to more than 45 per cent beyond 2025. Already
more than 70 per cent of grain produced by wealthy nations is fed to livestock.
There are absolute limits on the availability of suitable land. Therefore, the
price of farmland is likely to rise in many nations over the next 20 years.
Read more: How to feed 11 billion people - future of the food industry. Why there will be plenty of food to feed everyone if we tackle supply chain and retail waste, and improve efficiency in farming. Food industry trends keynote speaker