These experts offer insights into the latest advancements in robotics technology and AI, helping businesses understand how these innovations can enhance productivity, improve efficiency, and reduce operational costs. By addressing the transformative impact of robotics and AI, these speakers provide practical strategies for integrating these technologies into various sectors, from manufacturing and logistics to healthcare and retail. Their guidance helps businesses stay competitive in a rapidly evolving digital landscape while optimising workflows and customer experiences.
At Great Business Speakers, our Robotics keynote speakers highlight the strategic implications of AI-driven automation on the future of work. They discuss how businesses can effectively manage the transition to more automated environments, ensuring employees are reskilled and creating new opportunities as robots and AI systems take on more routine tasks. These speakers prepare organisations for the challenges and benefits of implementing robotics and AI by emphasising the importance of innovation, ethical considerations, and human-robot collaboration. Our speakers offer expertise essential for businesses seeking to lead in an increasingly tech-driven world. They ensure that they make informed decisions that align with both short-term objectives and long-term growth goals.
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Matthew Griffin is one of the world’s most renowned futurists and leadership coaches. Once referred to as a “walking encyclopaedia of the future”, he helps build tomorrow’s high-performance companies.
Matthew Griffin is the founder of the Futures Advisory firm, 311 Institute, and is a 15-time author of the hit Codex of the Future series.
Matthew has a reputation for identifying, tracking, and explaining the impacts of emerging technologies and trends on global business, society, and culture. He has worked for companies including Atos, Dell-EMC, and IBM, and his client list includes royalty, world leaders, and global investors.
Mark Pollock is an explorer, researcher, and prominent keynote speaker. Everything he does is about inspiring leaders and their teams to build resilience, optimise performance, and collaborate with others so they can achieve more than they ever thought possible.
Not letting his blindness get in the way, Mark became an adventure athlete competing in ultra-endurance races across deserts, mountains, and the polar ice caps – in fact, he became the first blind person to race to the South Pole. He also won silver and bronze medals for rowing at the Commonwealth Games.
In 2010, a fall from a second story window nearly killed him. Breaking his back, and damaging his spinal cord to the extent that he became paralysed, Mark is now on a new expedition, this time exploring the intersection where humans and technology collide to cure paralysis in our lifetime.
Launched in 2016, Sophia the Robot is Human Robotics’ most advanced human-like robot.
Since her creation, Sophia has captivated the imagination of global audiences, personifying our dreams for the future of artificial intelligence. With a unique combination of artistry, engineering, and science, Sophia is simultaneously a science-fiction character, and a technology platform for AI research and advanced robotics.
Her ability to not only make an impact on the technology world, but also the creative world is impressive; in 2019 her own self-portrait sold for nearly $700,000 at auction.
Unbelievably, in 2017 she was granted Saudi Arabian citizenship, becoming not only the first robot to receive legal citizenship of any country, but she was also named the United Nations Development Programme’s first Innovation Champion, becoming the first non-human to be given a UN title.
Trendwatcher, futurist and international keynote speaker Richard van Hooijdonk takes you to an inspiring future that will dramatically change the way we live, work and do business.
As a futurist, keynote speaker, and trendwatcher, Richard van Hooijdonk is an authority on new technology. He has several chip implants because he wants to physically experience the future.
His inspiration sessions have been attended by over 550,000 people at 1900 talks in 35 countries.
Richard is a regular guest at radio and television programs.
Gerd Leonhard is a global citizen of the future who spends his life travelling to worldwide meetings, workshops, and conferences on transformational change.
A star speaker on topics of major strategic importance – from digital disruption to business remodelling to specific vertical scenarios across public and private sectors, Gerd Leonhard is a rare hybrid of artist and researcher/scientist, with a pioneering background in digital music ecosystems and a head start in the disruption game. For the last fifteen years, he has been the first choice in business leaders’ minds for inspirational and paradigm-shifting advice.
Listed by Wired Magazine as one of the top 100 most influential people in Europe, Gerd Leonhard’s work focusses on the future of humanity and technology, digital transformation, the mega-shifts, artificial intelligence and robotics, media, content, marketing and advertising, telecommunications, culture and tourism, banking and financial services, government and leadership.
In his keynotes, presentations, workshops and advisory sessions, Gerd Leonhard addresses what it means to be human in a world of machines and algorithms, the coming redefinition of human-machine relationships, the future of work and jobs and many more. His presentations are renowned for a hard-hitting and provocative yet inspiring, humorous and motivating style.
Brett StClair is a business rebel technologist, digital pioneer, entrepreneur, lecturer, and keynote speaker.
After spending a decade in England, Brett returned to his hometown of Johannesburg in South Africa to launch his own digital marketing and media company. He has worked for some of the world’s leading digital businesses, including Admob, Google, and Barclays Africa.
As well as his own work plus his speaking duties, Brett has served as the co-chair of the South Africa Mobile Marketing association with the aim of establishing mobile marketing as a separate industry.
His expertise, knowledge and passion for the field have impacted thousands of audience members from around the globe.
Named as one of the world’s Top 30 Professional Speakers by Global Guru, and one of the Top 10 Thought Leaders on AI by Thinkers360, Karl Lillrud is one of the most experienced eCommerce business professionals, as well as a business coach, and bestselling author.
His book You, Me and AI (2023), Karl delves into the AI revolution from 54 different angles, underscoring his extensive understanding of the subject. He also explores how AI is transforming society in areas such as education, creativity, work, and our sense of identity, identifying topics including digital immortality, machines understanding spirituality, and the reinvention of democracy through AI governance.
In huge demand, Karl provides keynotes on the topics of business growth, eCommerce, consumer behaviour, and online business strategies. He has worked with and spoken to clients across the globe, from the UK and the US to Norway, Sweden, Spain, and France.
Andrew Priestley is a multi-award-winning business leadership coach; ranked in the top 100 UK Entrepreneur Mentors 2017; best-selling author and speaker.
Qualified in Industrial and Organisational Psychology he talks enthusiastically about a broad range of fascinating topics including business leadership, fast uplift business growth, core fundamental human values, motivation, goal setting, and building neurones for success for peak performers.
Andrew is entertaining, instructive, challenging, and always relevant.
Jeremy White is a public speaker and executive editor of Wired, the influential technology and trends magazine that covers the innovations and businesses building the future.
In charge of analysing and identifying emerging trends and technological shifts that will affect both consumers and businesses, Jeremy is an expert speaker in a multitude of subjects from the Internet of Things to AI, smart homes to cybersecurity, autonomous cars to innovation in the financial sector.
His expansive knowledge of the product world and forecasting design and tech trends has seen him be commissioned for consultancy services to some of the world’s largest consumer brands on industrial design and user experience.
