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Matt O’Neill

Prior to becoming a Futurist, Matt O’Neill spent over 15 years developing marketing and communications businesses. They include an innovative events company, cutting edge video marketing products and a marketing communications agency. He has worked at the cutting edge of media throughout.

 

Most speakers believe their job is delivering content. To Matt O’Neill, that’s selling short. He judges success by enabling actionable, fresh realisation on the world around us. His job is only complete if your audience leaves feeling inspired to do something different tomorrow than they did today.

 

His real interest lies at the intersection between technology and humanity. His positive outlook means he’s always looking for ways to fuse the best of what technology has to offer and how we humans flourish alongside.

 

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Matt O’Neill’s talks and workshops always get first class reviews and testimonials. He synthesises from a wide range of sources, then adds his own opinions. Most importantly, he respects that audiences are different and adapts his content to fit.

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Matt O’Neill Presentation Formats

  • In person keynote
  • Remote keynote – using live or pre-recorded video
  • Pre and Post-Event video – recorded prior to your event and after; to reflect questions posed by audiences
  • Immersive Virtual Reality workshops with Matt – for up to 15 participants.

 

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Matt O’Neill – Keynote Topics

Matt O’Neill – Keynote Topics

Becoming Superhuman: For teams who want to buy back time and increase their productivity, this session shows how to use AI to work better, not harder. Matt cuts through the noise and explores simple tools, smart prompts, and future-ready habits that boost output and confidence.

Key Takeaways

– Easy wins that save time

– Practical ways to boost productivity

– Mindset shifts that unlock calm, focussed momentum

 

Leading the Future: Modern leadership is about guiding people through uncertainty with clarity, empathy, and direction. For leaders navigating constant change, Matt explores Generation Alpha, AI that takes on tasks, and how leadership needs to evolve to meet rapid technological change.

Key Takeaways

– Tools to lead without pretending to know it all

– Frameworks that make change feel manageable

– Space to think bigger and act quicker

 

Future Ready For 2030: For organisations serious about thriving long-term, this keynote focusses on the real skills that matter. Matt looks at teaming with AI, what to build next, and how to stay human while everything around us speeds up.

Key Takeaways

– The key future-ready skills

– Ideas on how to grow them internally

– Confidence to shift before the world forces you to

 

Ideas to Impact: Live Innovation Lab: For teams who want to build something useful, Matt provides a space for building something real. No slides, no long speeches; the client brings the challenge and Matt brings the AI tools. Together, delegates will create sketches that become images, ideas which become prototypes – something real.

Key Takeaways

– Tangible outputs they helped shape

– A fresh take on creativity and collaboration

– Belief in what’s possible

 

You Can’t Be Future Proof, But You Can Be Future Ready: Change is messy; some people resist it and others drown in it. Ideal for people feeling stuck or unsure what really matters, this keynote gives people a footing. Matt unpacks what is changing and why it matters, then helps build future-ready habits, mindsets, and skill.

Key Takeaways

– A clear view of what’s coming

– Simple ways to adapt quickly

– Permission to stop trying to do everything the old way

 

His most recent collection is the ‘Future Ready’ series. A broad-ranging collection reflecting what Matt believes are the most prescient topics for the 21st Century:

Matt O’Neill – Future of Work: What are the technologies set to change the workplace? We explore how existing jobs will be destroyed – and those that will be created. Why will this happen? And – importantly – how can we prepare ourselves for an exciting and very different Future of Work?

Matt O’Neill – The Big 21st Century Trends: Here, we explore the big technologies and challenges facing our species. Artificial Intelligence, Biotechnology, Future of Work and Climate Change. What should audiences be aware of and how can they live harmoniously and productively in a dramatically changing world?

Matt O’Neill – Machines vs. Humans: We hear so much about how machines are taking over the world. Is that really the case? How can we future-ready ourselves and, importantly, prepare our children for a world so different to the one we inhabit now?

Matt O’Neill – Post-Pandemic Life: The future is less predictable than it has ever been, because the COVID-19 pandemic has thrown up challenges in the connected worlds of health, politics, consumer needs and market uncertainty. There is opportunity, and we explore what this is and where it comes from.

Matt O’Neill – Future of Leadership: Leaders of the future will need new skills and characteristics to propel them forward. That’s because organisations will look entirely different. In this keynote we explore new forms of organizational structure, why brute force analysis should be left to the machines and the human skills we need to develop as leaders and foster in others.

Matt O’Neill – Bespoke Keynotes and Workshops: He has created industry- specific content for numerous sectors. That includes retail, manufacturing, construction, software, financial services and more.

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Matt O’Neill Clients 

Association of Association Executives, British Board of Film Classification, British Parking Association, Credit Agricole, Epicor PLC, Greenwood Academies Trust, Greenfields Community Housing, International Association of Business Communicators, Joseph and Co – Events, Macquarie Corporate Bank, Morgan Sindall Infrastructure, National Accident Helpline Group, Ocean Outdoor, Randstad Risesmart, Sage Software, Shell, SugarCRM, Swan Housing, Unibail Rodamco, Warburtons, Westfield, and Vistage Leaders Network

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Speaking Topics

Matt O’Neill, a visionary speaker, guides you through navigating disruption with adaptability and innovation for success.
  • Business & Finance
  • Consumer Trends
  • Creativity, Change & Innovation
  • Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
  • Futurist
  • Influencer
  • Leadership & Teamwork
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Testimonials

Matt brings a wealth of knowledge to any brief you give him, and his enthusiasm and commitment is evident in everything he does.
Grace Herbert-Lo – Commercial Partnerships Manager, Unibail Rodamco, Westfield

You were easy to work with and provided really practical insight and contacts to help us move forward.
Dave Barrett – Deputy CEO, British Board of Film Classification

You pushed the limits of some of our attendees’ minds with ideas that have since created conversation and debate – something which was a key part of the brief. You even visited one of projects before the event to gain some specific examples relevant to our audience.
Emma Tongue – Communication Manager Morgan Sindall PLC

To say Matt is generous with his time, energy and intellect is an understatement. And his generosity of spirit sets him absolutely over and above.
Caron Fassetta – Membership Director British Parking Association

Your presentation had people talking for days. Your insights into the Future of Work were invaluable as was the interactive and insightful discussion. We look forward to inviting you back again.
Ryan McCarthy – Head of L&D Macquarie Corporate Bank

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