About
Patrick Dixon
- 1997: Fellow of the World Economic Forum at Davos. This led to further requests for lectures, seminars and consulting from banks, insurance, energy, travel, tourism, manufacturing, distribution, pharmaceutical, telecoms and IT companies.
- 1998: Described as a "Global Change Guru" by the Wall Street Journal.
- 1999: Teaching on a range of business school programmes.
- 2005: Ranked one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive.
- Web TV site: Often-quoted source and logged more than 12 million unique users.
- Chairman of the trends forecasting company Global Change Ltd.
- Founder and Chairman of the ACET International Alliance since 1988.
- Studied Medical Sciences at King's College, Cambridge, and medical training at Charing Cross Hospital, London.
- 4 children.
AIDS Care Education and Training Ltd.
- Global network of independent agencies and church-based organisations seeking to encourage effective and compassionate responses to AIDS and related issues in every nation.
- Christian response to the HIV and AIDS pandemic.
- Home based care teams, made up of local, trained Christian volunteers, visit people in their own homes, bringing understanding, counselling, practical help and the love of Jesus.
- Training programme for church leaders and members.
- Facts for Life programme: Sex and relationship education, based on Christian values, to over 1 million young people. In schools, prisons, colleges and Sunday Schools, volunteers deliver relevant, practical and sensitive training.
- Africa: Zimbabwe, South Africa, Uganda, Nigeria, Congo.
- Asia: Thailand, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, India.
- Europe: Ukraine, Slovakia, Slovenia, Russia, Eire, Czech Republic, Croatia, Belarus, United Kingdom.
Books
Building a Better Business
- "Give people a convincing reason and they will lay down their very lives."
- "All the most powerful speeches ever made point to a better future."
- "Business strategy is the battle plan for a better future."
- "Every product and service is sold on the promise of a better future. The purpose of business is to deliver on the promise, and profit is the reward for doing so."
- "People will only follow you if they see you're ahead, are convinced you know the route, trust you, and want to get there too."
- "Mission is at the heart of what you do as a team. Goals are merely steps to its achievement."
Futurewise
- "The Six Faces of the FUTURE are: Fast, Urban, Tribal, Universal, Radical and Ethical."
- "Never has the future become so rapidly the past."
- "The larger the corporation, the greater the risk that you are flying blind."
- "Listen to your customers but don't (always) believe what they say, they know even less about the future than you."
- "In banking or insurance trust is the only thing you have to sell."
- "Tribalism is the most powerful force in the world."
- "The future is about emotion: reactions to events are usually far more important than the events themselves."
Sustainagiltiy
- Coauthor Johan Gorecki, founder and CEO of Globe Forum Business Network.
Leadership Lessons from Dancing Guy
Clients
About
- Speaker to audiences in 53 nations, size from 10 to 4,500.
- Frequent contributor to radio/TV current affairs and news programmes around the world, commenting on wide range of trends.
- Assignments: From management consultancy to board level presentations or customised, large-scale multimedia corporate events and senior executive conferences, workshops, seminars on global trends, risk management, change management, leadership, new technologies, new economy, etc. Many events involve sharing platform with CEO or Chairman of the corporation.
Airlines, Travel, Shipping, Hotels, Tourism and Automotive Industry
- Air France, Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Automobile Recycling Netherlands, Dassault Falcon, Dubai Ports Authority, EADS/Airbus, Ford, Hotel Ecoliere de Lausanne, KLM, Portuguese Tourist Board, Reg Vardy, Stagecoach, Swiss airline, Tourism in Ireland, North West Tourism, Virgin Atlantic, World Economic Forum Governors of Aviation Travel and Tourism meeting (Davos).
Banking, Insurance and other Financial Services
- 3i, ABN AMRO, ABSA bank, AIG, Allianz, AMA, Asset Management Advisors, Aviva, Bank of Ireland, Barclays Bank, Birla financial services group, BNP Paribas, Britania Building Society, Clariden Bank, Credit Suisse Group, Credit Suise First Boston, CUES, Deutsche Bank, Fortis, Friends First Bank, HSBC, International Mutual Funds Institute, Kazakstan Investment Forum, LLoyds TSB, Lombard, Macquarie Bank, Minsheng Bank, Morgan Stanley Investment Bank, Morley Fund, Munich Re, North Island Credit Union, PrivatBank (Ukraine), Prudential, RBS, RMB, SEB, Skandia, Sumitomo Bank, Swiss Re, Swiss Stock Exchange, UBS, Bank Vontobel, Winterthur Insurance, Zurich Financial Services.
Food and Drink / Packaging Industry
- Bord Bia (Irish Food Board), Carlsburg, Diageo, European Coffee Federation, Food Business Forum, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Nutreco, Rexam, RPC, Sara Lee, Schwan's Frozen Foods, Tetrapak, Unilever.
Energy, Chemical Industry, Mining, Metals, other Commodities
- BASF, BP, Copesul (Brazil), European Petrochemical Association, ExxonMobil, General Electric, Hindalco, Houston Energy Forum, Royal Dutch Chemical Association, SHV Gas, Sulzer, Vattenfall, Veitch.
Health Care, Pharmaceutical Industry, Medical Technology and Cosmetics / Lifestyle
- 3M, Avon, BUPA, Genentech, Gillette, GSK, Henry Schein, ICPM - International Conference of Pharmaceutical Medicine, Johnson and Johnson, NHS Primary Care Trust (UK), Roche, Novartis, Siemens Medical, Smith and Nephew, St Joseph's Hospital Foundation Ontario, Voluntary Hospitals Association, Wyeth.
Government and United Nations
- World Bank, UNIDO, UNAIDS, EU, US Federal Government (Pentagon), Abu Dhabi Police Authority, UK Department of Trade and Industry, Irish government, South Korea Ministry of Knowledge and Economy, Jebel Ali Free Zone (UAE), Kazakhstan government, Lithuanian government, Portuguese government, State of Connecticut, Welsh Assembly, UK Parliament, London Connect.
Marketing, Advertising and Design
- Belgium Marketing Federation, Danish Design Centre, Marketing Forum Turkey, Finland Marketing Federation, Macann Erikson, Malta Marketing Association, Pinnacle Communications, Portugese Marketing Association, Marketing Communication Consultants Association.
Media, Telecommunications and Distribution
- AIC Carriers World, Amdocs, AT&T, Belgacom, BT, Carlton TV, Danish Post Office, Etisalat Telecom (UAE), Fedex, Idea Cellular, Mobilcom, MTN, Nokia, O2, Swedish Poste, IBS, i-Comverse, British Post Office (Consignia), Loral (satellites), Telenor, Times of India, Qualcomm, SABC (S Africa), TDC, Vodafone.
Law Firms / Legal
- Charles Russell, Eversheds, Freshfields, Linklaters, Regulatory Affairs Professional Organisation.
Management, Consulting, Training, Service Organisations
- American Management Association, American Society for Training and Development, Accenture, Arthur Andersen, Concours Group, CSC Consulting, European Federation of Management Development, European School of Management and Technology, European Institute for Research Management, Eversheds, Forbes, Fortune, Global Future Forum, IBEC (Ireland), ICBI, Indian School of Business, Informa, Institute of Management, Istanbul Chamber of Commerce, KPMG, Latitude, Leading Edge Strategy Group, Leadership Trust, Linkage, Management Centre Europe, Management Centre Turkey, MPI - Meetings Professionals International, POM+, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Richmond Events, Ruling Companies, Said Business School Oxford, ServiceMaster, Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Organisation, Stan Am Rheim Leadership Summit, Strategos, University of Salford Management School, Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Belgium, Wheaton College, ZFU.
Non-Profit Organisations
- American Association of Retired People, AIDS Care Education and Training, UK Church Commissioners, Premier Radio, Tear Fund, Transformational Business Network, Trinity Forum, Sustainability Forum, Young Presidents Organisation.
Technology, Engineering, Software and Computer Manufacturers
- Actinic, ARBS, Asco, Capco, Compaq, Comverse, European Internet Foundation, Fujitsu Siemens, Georgia Technology Forum, Google, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Infosys, ITS, Kyocera, Leadbay, Microsoft, NCR, Philips, SAP, Siemens Group, SolidWorks, Toshiba, Unaxis, Unisys, Zellweger Luwa.
Real Estate / Construction / Engineering
- Balfour Beatty, Corenet Global, Johnson Controls, Knight Frank, Siemens Group, Strategic Real Estate Investment, Urban Land Institute.
Retail, Textiles, Engineering and some other Manufacturing
- Aditya Birla, American Apparel Manufacturers Association, C&A group, Rieter, Saks Group Inc.
Programming
Futurist's Life
Education & Information
Care for Children
RFID & Chip
RFID & Monitoring
Mobile Phone & Money
Pauper Consumers
Pensions
Global Warming Science
Conferencing
Education & Information
Care for Children
RFID & Chip
RFID & Monitoring
Mobile Phone & Money
Pauper Consumers
Pensions
Global Warming Science
Conferencing