Koulopoulos, Tom
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About Tom Koulopoulos
Author of 13 Books, The Industry’s Leading Digital Futurist, Inc 500 CEO, Founder Babson College Center for Business Innovation, Professor Boston University, Columnist Inc.com
Tom Koulopoulos is chairman of the Boston-based global futures think tank Delphi Group, which was named one of the fastest growing private companies in the US by Inc. Magazine. Tom is also the author of thirteen books, a frequent business commentator on MSNBC, a columnist for Inc.com, a professor at Boston University Graduate School of Management, a past Executive in Residence at Bentley University, the Founder of the Babson College Center for Business Innovation, and past Executive Director of the Dell Innovation Lab. Mr. Koulopoulos’ thirteen books include his upcoming book Gigatrends, Reimagining Healthcare, and Revealing the Invisible, The Gen Z Effect, Cloud Surfing, and The Innovation Zone. Tom Peters 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.”
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.
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.
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.
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?
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.”
Testimonials
“Your talk was engaging and inspiring! The insights you offered encouraged and motivated our guests to persevere in their support of successful business operations which must be delivered in today’s environment.”
– Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Technical Officer, US Department of Defense
“Tom’s great examples of organizations that are re-envisioning their markets, roles, the personal and organizational skills they need, and technologies and goals were roomy enough so that each of us could find our own place in the story of innovation. Tom was wonderful, our audience loved him!”
– Jeff Schulman, Managing Vice President, Application Architecture and Infrastructure, Gartner
“It was nothing short of incredible. The manner in which he was able to work in our core values and Navigating Life program was masterful. His presentation set the tone for the rest of the day and to a person, we felt he was spectacular.”
– Gregory Morris, Vice President of Marketing and Communications, NuPath, Inc.
“Tom’s provocative insight into how emerging technology will impact our industry and how leaders can better connect with their customers and employees for sustained growth was one of the highlights of the Forum. Additionally, Tom moderated a stimulating conversation with retail CEOs about their glimpse of the future and then led all attendees in a fabulous discussion about finding pathways to success. Tom engaged with the attendees well before his presentation and then joined us at dinner so that all attendees had the ability to be inspired by his breadth of knowledge and his passion for making us all better!”
– Stephanie Fischer, President & Chief Executive Officer, Global Retail Marketing Association
“AIIM is a community of leaders focused on information-driven innovation, so it is a difficult group to impress when talking about technology issues. But that is exactly what Tom did at AIIM15; he left everyone speechless. His combination of deep insight, a great sense of humor, and an incredible personal connection with the audience was exactly the right recipe for our event.”
– John Mancini, President and CEO, AIIM