Thomas Koulopoulos

FUTURIST. AUTHOR. VISIONARY. INVENTOR. INC500 LEADER.

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Thomas Koulopoulos

FUTURIST. AUTHOR. VISIONARY. INVENTOR. INC500 LEADER.

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Why Book

Tom’s keynotes are thought provoking, content rich, and inspirational. They are a tour-de-force that draws on his more than 30 years of experience in business and technology.
Tom has written thirteen books, provided leadership lessons as CEO of an Inc 500 company.
Tom is the founder and Managing Director of the Babson Center for Business Innovation, a Professor at three prestigious Boston B-schools, a columnist for Inc.com with over 3,000,000 readers, and an advisor to hundreds of global organizations.

Biography

Tom Koulopoulos is the industry’s leading digital futurist. He is the author of thirteen books and founder of Delphi Group, a 30-year-old Boston-based think tank, which was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the US by Inc. Magazine. Delphi provides strategic advice to Global 2000 organizations and government agencies. Tom is also a columnist for Inc.com, an adjunct professor at the Boston University Graduate School of Management, the founder and past Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Business Innovation, and past Executive Director of the Dell Innovation Lab.

Named one of the industry’s most influential consultants by InformationWeek magazine, Tom’s articles and market insights appear frequently in national and international print and broadcast media. Geoff James of CBS Interactive Media called Tom “one of the truly deep thinkers in the arena of technology and culture.” Forbes.com named Tom one of its Business Visionaries with “an incisive view of world trade…”

His work has been praised by luminaries such as Tom Peters who called his writing “a brilliant vision of where we must take our enterprises to survive and thrive.” And according to the late Peter Drucker, Tom’s writing “makes you question not only the way you run your business but the way you run yourself.”

Programs

Gigatrends

Gigatrends looks at the greatest technological shifts of the 21st century, from the Metaverse to the emergence of Digital Workers, Frictionless Commerce to Blockchain, the Global Healthcare Crisis to Generation Alpha, it sheds a bright light on the many unanticipated ways that technology will shape the future; making what are often confusing trends understandable and actionable. And all of this directly from a viewpoint directly the front lines of technology.

At a time when uncertainty seems to be looming large over every aspect of our lives Gigatrends sets a course for the future that is realistic and hopeful.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Fascinating, engaging, and incredibly timely, this keynote explores one of the most dramatic shifts in history: the transition from an industrial society to one that is based on a deep understanding of an entirely new form of knowledge capital, behavior—our behaviors as well as those of the intelligent machines that we are building. Tom will entertain and educate your audience on the future of AI and how it will profoundly transform every aspect of our lives.

THE METAVERSE

At a time when uncertainty seems to be looming large over every aspect of our lives Gigatrends sets a course for the future that is realistic and hopeful.

CYBERSECURITY

Few things create as much risk for today’s organizations as cyber threats. However, cyber risk isn’t just a tech problem. Yes, you need need hardened systems and talented people on the front lines, but the greatest cyber risks begin and end in the c-suite. In this hard-hitting, fast-paced keynote Tom looks at the critical role that leadership plays in creating a culture for a cyber-aware organization, and setting the course for how companies will deal with the inevitability of breaches and cyber attacks.

INNOVATION

Come prepared for an enlightening and life-changing discussion about the importance of innovation and get ready to take a hard look at how issues of culture, generations, and leadership impact the way we innovate. Tom’s approach is insightful and cutting-edge, but be forewarned, at times unorthodox. It’s the reason Forbes.com called him a Business Visionary with an incisive view of world trade and why, in the words of his long time mentor Peter Drucker, “Tom makes you rethink not only your business but yourself.”

DIGITAL DISRUPTION

The single most significant shift in business is underway – Digital Business Ecosystems. Simply put, Digital Business Ecosystems are at the heart of successful high growth companies such as Uber, Airbnb, Tesla, Google, Amazon, Netflix, Alibaba, Samsung, Nest, and GE. In this leading edge keynote, Tom looks at how Digital Disruption, Transformation and Business Ecosystems will be critical to the success of every business in every industry over the decades to come.

GENERATION Z

While every new generation has faced its share of disruption in technology, economics, politics and society, no other generation in the history of mankind has had the ability to make sure that every human being (and every “thing” ) on the planet is connected to each other, fully educated, and economically engaged. What might this mean for the way in which we build our businesses, markets, and institutions for education in the future?

REIMAGINING HEALTHCARE

Healthcare is on the precipice of enormous transformation brought on by an aging global demographic and the exponential advance of technology. However, healthcare is also at another precipice—one that threatens to send it, and its promise, plummeting into an economic black hole.

Tom takes a hard, honest, and practical look at how we can bend the arc of healthcare towards a system that improves outcomes, drives out friction, and provides a patient-centered model that becomes a role model for every nation.

Books

Gigatrends

Revealing the Invisible

Reimagining Healthcare

Thomas Koulopoulos Reviews

“Tom’s presentation was a “home run” Also his commitment to the event was great. He came early to hear our CEO speak and then collaborated with us on his presentation. We were exceptionally pleased.”

— Green Pages

“Tom Koulopoulos of Delphi played a key role in the winning formulae. Not only did his keynote speech receive accolades, as evidenced by the attendee questionnaire, but in his key role as moderator for the two panels he adroitly provided much needed linkages in the diverse subject matter. Tom’s breadth of knowledge coupled with his podium panache are no doubt the reasons why he is one of North America’s most sought after speakers.”

— Director Business Processes and Information Division Hill & Knowlton Canada Ltd., Treasury Board of Canada

“The OPC Foundation leveraged the services of Tom Koulopoulos to present at the recent OPC Foundation Technology Summit. His presentation clearly resonated with the audience and provided an intuitive perspective on technology innovation, and specifically was able to give an in-depth analysis on the myriad of innovations and applications of the technology from both a business and technical perspective. I recommend leveraging Tom as the keynote speaker at any event to provide a clear introspective on technical innovations and is an excellent motivational speaker. We successfully leverage Thomas participation as the closing keynote speaker; he successfully was able to capture the highlights of the event and mold that information into his presentation. I look forward to using Tom at future events that we choreograph.”

— OPC Foundation President and Executive Director

“In contrast to other keynote speakers, your willingness to engage with us prior to our conference to insure that your keynote was relevant to our diverse audience of university faculty, students, non-university partners and rural community representatives was greatly appreciated. The focus of our conference was on stepping beyond boundaries, dealing with the complexities faced in creating positive futures for rural people and places. Your high energy keynote and interactive session on the rapidity of change and generational differences of engaging and working through complexities were relevant and well received by the audience, setting a great tone for the conference. It was great working with you. Thanks.”

— Interim Director, University of Nebraska Rural Futures Institute

“We had the pleasure of hosting Thomas Koulopoulos as the keynote speaker
for our NextGen Chicago AI Speaker Event, and it was an outstanding
experience. Thomas captivated our audience with his deep insights into the
future of AI and its implications for law and business. His ability to break
down complex concepts into engaging and understandable narratives was
truly impressive.”

— Mayer Brown LLP