Dr Patrick Dixon's clients are mainly large multinational corporations, and therefore most audiences are drawn from very different countries and cultural backgrounds (he has spoken in 51 nations). Assignments may vary from management consultancy
to board level presentations or customised, large-scale multimedia corporate
events and senior executive conferences / workshops / seminars on global
trends / new technologies / new economy etc. Lectures in
up to five countries a week, mainly in Europe,
some in US and the rest ranging from Mexico, Brazil, Ukraine, Argentina
and
China to Slovenia. Audience size from 10 to 3,000.
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3i - Venture capital opportunities in food and drink industry - client event |
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AARP - Association of Retired People (US) - national leadership teams |
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ABSA Bank (Africa) - country leaders |
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ARN - Automobile Recycling Netherlands |
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ABN AMRO - executive development programmes over the last decade and client events eg for Hedge Funds, Australia CEOs |
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Abu Dhabi Police
Directorate (UAE) |
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AIC Carriers World
- keynote speech |
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Aditya Birla - Chairman's Awards Keynote for top 400 global team |
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AIG - Global Fund Managers - trends and risk management |
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Air France - group executive board meeting on future of aviation industry |
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Allianz - strategy / brand development plus other events |
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Amdocs - client events on future of directory publishing / e-directories plus facilitating CEO summit on future strategy |
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American Apparel
Manufacturers' Association |
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American Management
Association |
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American Society
for Training and Development |
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Accenture
- partners |
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Arthur Andersen
- partners |
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Asco |
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Association of Corporate Travel
Executives |
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Asset Management Advisors (AMA) - event for high net worth families |
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AT&T - corporate client events in UK and Mexico |
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Avon - board |
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Aviva - series of postgraduate
programmes, and corporate affairs team |
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Balfour Beatty - global leadership team |
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Bank of Ireland - senior level
events |
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Barclays Bank - two day workshop for senior leaders / country heads |
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BASF- future of chemical industry, internal event |
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Belgacom - Skynet event |
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Belgium Marketing Federation |
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Birla financial services group - part of Aditya Birla |
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BNP Paribas - client event |
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BP - internal strategy group |
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Britannia Building
Society - senior team |
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BT - BT Openworld launch |
BUPA
- consultancy and internal event |
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C&A - global team |
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Capco - client event |
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Carlsburg - senior leadership event |
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Carlton Television |
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Clariden Bank -
board |
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Compaq - European
executive board |
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Comverse |
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Concours Group - range of events for CIOs and HR professionals |
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Copesul (Brazil petrochemicals) |
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Corenet Global - events in Chicago, Paris, Shanghai on real estate |
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Credit Suisse Group - CEO's event, Private
Banking - major client |
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Credit Suisse Investment
Banking - executive board / senior team |
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CSC Consulting - events for CIOs |
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Dassault Falcon - client event at NBAA for 800 pilots / aviation industry |
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Design Centre Denmark - annual awards event |
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Deutsche Bank - IT innovation |
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Diageo - product innovation |
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Dubai Ports Authority |
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ECPA - European Petrochemical Association annual conference |
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EADS / Airbus - internal senior management event |
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EFMD (European Federation
of Management Development) |
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Envision - Denmark - client event |
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Etisalat Telecom,
United Arab Emirates - consultancy |
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European School of Management
and Technology |
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European Coffee
Federation |
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European Institute
for Research Management (EIRMA) |
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Eversheds - senior management team on strategy / legal firm trends plus video for national leadership programme (23 meetings) |
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ExxonMobil - executive development |
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Fedex - client events tour UAE / India |
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Finland Marketing Federation - annual conference |
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Food Business Forum - global
(CIES) |
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Forbes |
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Ford - Jaguar |
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Fortune - CEO Summit |
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Fortis - client event - investment banking trends |
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Freshfields - global
partners keynote |
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Fujitsu Siemens - event for 2,000 clients with CEO |
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Friends First Bank - Ireland - senior managers |
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Georgia Technology
Forum - awards evening |
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Genentech - internal event for 100 logistics / production team |
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Gillette - executive board
and senior team |
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Global Futures Forum |
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Google - CEO summits - session Chairman at Zeitgeist 2006 and 2007 |
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GSK - consultancy over three years on future of health and pharma innovation, in the search for next-generation pharmaceutical and retail products. Also Global Leadership Forum plus work on future trends in pharmacueutical industry, over the counter, dental products, drinks etc |
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HEC |
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Henry Schein - CEO event for dental suppliers |
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Hewlett Packard |
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Hindalco - global team as part of Aditya Birla Chairman's Awards |
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Hotel Ecoliere de
Lausanne |
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Houston Energy Forum |
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HSBC - Chairman's Summit - global leadership teams over several years, Private Banking client event, Investment Banking, Panama client event |
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IBEC - Ireland - industry federation annual conference |
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IBM - client events including European Summit |
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IBS - global client event (logistics technology) |
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ICBI - events for fund managers / others |
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i-Comverse |
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IMG |
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IDTG - Impact Development Training Group - on sustainability |
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Indian School of Business (Hyderabad) |
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Influencia - France - management conference |
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Informa - future of legal / accounting firms |
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Infosys - European client event with CEO |
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Institute of Management |
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International Mutual
Funds Institute |
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istanbul Chamber of Industry - annual conference |
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Jebel Ali Free Zone (Dubai) |
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Johnson Controls - senior clients event |
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Kazakhstan Investment Forum (Karaganda) - keynote at Summit hosted by the Prime Miniser |
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KLM - group executive board on future of the aviation industry |
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Komit |
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Kraft Jacobs Suchard |
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Knight Frank - partners
conference |
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Kyocera - client event |
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Latitude - client event on web-based marketing trends |
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Leadership Trust (UK) - annual conference keynote |
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Linkage |
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Linklaters - futuring exercise |
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LLoyds TSB - global IT team |
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Lombard - client event |
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Malta Marketing Association |
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Macquarie Bank - real estate funds |
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Management Center
Europe (MCE) |
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MaCann Erikson -
board plus senior team |
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MCCA - Marketing Communication Consultants Association |
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Microsoft - several client
events including one for their top 50 global clients |
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Minsheng Bank, China
(World Bank Technical Assistance Programme) |
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Mobilcom (Austria) |
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Morgan Stanley - investment bank executive board, and also client event |
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Morley Fund - fund managers annual conference |
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MTN - Africa and Middle East global leadership event |
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Munich Re - client event and internal event on risk management |
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NAIS - National Association of Independent Schools - US |
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NCR - client events |
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NHS primary Care Trust (UK) |
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North island Financial Credit
Union (NIFCU) |
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EFMD (European Federation
of Management Development) |
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Nokia - internal leadership event, strategy development team, Asia client event |
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North West Tourist Board UK - client event on future of tourism |
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Nutreco - client event |
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Pinnacle Communications |
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Philips - global leadership team |
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Pom+ |
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Portugese Marketing Association |
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Posten - Swedish Post Office |
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Post Office (Consignia - UK)
- consulting |
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Premier Radio |
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PriceWaterhouse
Coopers |
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PrivatBank - Ukraine - Chairman's strategy forum |
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Prudential - senior executive
team |
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Qualcomm - senior
executive team plus top 750 people |
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Reg Vardy - auto sales UK - senior executive team |
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Regulatory Affairs
Professional Society (RAPS) |
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Rexam - client event and internal event for global leadership team |
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Rieter |
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Richmond Events - various keynotes eg 1,000 HR directors |
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RMB - global team annual conference |
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Roche - Switzerland
and UK client events |
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Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS)
- consultancy on future of Euro / impact |
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Royal Dutch Chemical Association - centenary celebrations |
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RPC - executive board and senior team day - future of food packaging |
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Ruling Companies - Italy |
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SABC - South Africa Broadcasting Corporation - internal events |
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Said Business School Oxford |
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SAir Group (SwissAir) - board plus senior team |
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SAP - client events including CEO / CIO summit |
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Saks Inc (incl Saks
5th Avenue) - consultancy |
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Sara Lee - board
and senior team |
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ServiceMaster -
executive board |
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Schwan's Frozen Foods - board and executive team |
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Schweizerische Gesellschaft
fur Organisation |
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SEB group - board
plus senior team |
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Siemens - events medical, telecom and computer divisions, plus clients |
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Shell - client event |
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SHV Gas - senior leadership team |
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Skandia |
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Smith and Nephew - consultancy on medical technology innovation |
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State of Connecticut - Innovation Awards Ceremony |
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Sterios - client event |
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Strategos |
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Strategic Real Estate Investment - consulting |
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St Joseph's Hospital Ontario - awards dinner |
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Sudler and Hennessey - (Biosense Webster - Johnson and Johnson) - Chairing medical conference session |
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Sulzer |
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Sumitomo Bank, Japan |
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Sustainability Forum
- Zurich |
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Swiss Re - Centre for Global Dialogue and Chairman's Dinner |
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Swiss Stock Exchange
- executive board |
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TDC - client event |
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Tear Fund - strategy for development agency |
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Telenor - major clients event |
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Tetrapak - board
and senior team |
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Times of India - national VIP events |
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Toshiba - client event in Australia |
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Tourism in Ireland |
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Transformational Business Network (TBN) |
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UBS (client for more than a decade: Private Banking,
Retail Banking, Investment Banking and Central Finance Divisions and e-banking
strategy development for pre-merger UBS Group Executive Board) |
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Unaxis - board and
senior team |
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Unisys |
Listed by Industry
Airlines, Travel, Shipping, Hotels, Tourism and Automotive Industry
Air France, Association of Corporate Travel Executives, Automobile Recycling Netherlands (ARN), Dassault Falcon, Dubai Ports Authority, EADS / Airbus, Ford, Hotel Ecoliere de Lausanne, KLM, Reg Vardy - auto sales, 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
Carlsburg, Diageo, European Coffee Federation, Food Business Forum, Kraft Jacobs Suchard, Nutreco, Rexam, RPC, Sara Lee, Schwan's Frozen Foods, Tetrapak
Energy, Chemical Industry, Mining, Metals, other Commodities
BASF, BP, Copesul (Brazil), European Petrochemical Association (EPCA), ExxonMobil, Hindalco, Houston Energy Forum, Royal Dutch Chemical Association, SHV Gas, Sulzer, Vattenfall
Health Care, Pharmaceutical Industry, Medical Technology and Cosmetics / Lifestyle
Avon, BUPA, Genentech, Gillette, GSK, Henry Schein, 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 pharmaceuticals
Government and UN
Abu Dhabi Police Authority, UK Department of Trade and Industry, Jebel Ali Free Zone (UAE), Kazakhstan government, UNAIDS, UNIDO, World Bank, State of Connecticut, Welsh Assembly, UK Parliament, London Connect
Marketing, Advertising and Design
Belgium Marketing Federation, Danish Design Centre, Finland Marketing Federation, Macann Erikson, Malta Marketing Association, Pinnacle Communications, Portugese Marketing Association, Marketing Communication Consultants Association (MCCA)
Media, Telecommunications and Distribution
AIC Carriers World, AT&T, Belgacom, BT, Carlton TV, Danish Post Office, Etisalat Telecom (UAE), Fedex, Idea Cellular, Mobilcom, MTN, Nokia, Swedish Poste, IBS, i-Comverse, British Post Office (Consignia), Telenor, Times of India, Qualcomm, SABC (S Africa), TDC, Amdocs
Law Firms / Legal
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, Latitude, Leadership Trust, Linkage, Management Centre Europe, Management Centre Turkey, POM+, PriceWaterhouse Coopers, Richmond Events, Ruling Companies, Said Business School Oxford, ServiceMaster,
Schweizerische Gesellschaft fur Organisation, Strategos, University of Salford Management School,
Vlerick Leuven Gent Management School Belgium, Wheaton College, ZFU
Non-Profit Organisations
American Association of Retired People (AARP), AIDS Care Education and Training (ACET), Premier Radio, Tear Fund, Transformational Business Network (TBN), Trinity Forum, Sustainability Forum, Young Presidents Organisation (YPO)
Technology, Engineering, Software and Computer Manufacturers
Actinic, Asco, Capco, Compaq, Comverse, Fujitsu Siemens, Georgia Technology Forum, Google, Hewlett Packard, IBM, Infosys, Kyocera, Leadbay, Microsoft, NCR, Philips, SAP, Siemens Group, Toshiba, Unaxis, Unisys,
Zellweger Luwa
Real Estate / Construction / Engineering
Balfour Beatty, Corenet Global, Johnson Controls, Knight Frank, Strategic Real Estate Investment, Urban Land Institute (ULI)
Retail, textiles and some other manufacturing
Aditya Birla, American Apparel Manufacturers Association, C&A group, Rieter, Saks Group Inc
Short clips of different conference videos on various issues:
Economics, Finance & Financial Services
Banking - many of Patrick's clients are global banks
Economics issues - Patrick creates a big picture of global trends
Insurance - Patrick has worked with many of the world's largest insurers
Sub-prime crisis – what next?
Technology
Technology - Patrick works with many of the world's largest computer, software, telecom, internet and biotech companies
Online communities - Web 2.0 - how online communities will drive your business
Mobile phones - future of telecom, wireless devices, virtual communities, positional advertising
Convergence and divergence - why all competitive advantage comes from divergence
RFID technology - impact on retail, wholesale, distribution and manufacturing
Health and Education
Health care - key trends in health, ageing, biotech, hospitals, clinics
Pharmaceutical industry - impact of the biotech revolution
Education - future of teaching in high schools, colleges and business schools
Leadership, Management & Strategy
Change management - a recurring theme
Risk management - preparing for the unexpected
The impact of wild cards – low probability, high impact events
Innovation - why innovation is connected to passion
Leadership - effective ways to drive organisations forward
Logistics and supply chain - critical issues in manufacturing and wholesale
Managing uncertainty - flexible, rapidly adapting leadership
Motivation - how to inspire people to make great things happen
Women at work - challenges for corporations in winning war for talent
Outsourcing - what is going to happen next
Marketing
Advertising - why traditional approaches are dead in an online world
Customers - how customer demands are changing and why
Customer focus - why many corporations need a reality check, to succeed in future
Marketing - future of marketing and brand development
Travel, Energy, Resources and Environment
Travel - future of aviation, road, rail - for business and leisure
Biofuels - food or fuel? Do biofuels have a future?
Commodities - impact of emerging markets
Energy industry - future energy for a carbon-free world
Petrochemical industry - how the industry will change and why
Climate change - why the future is about emotion, not just the science
Sustainability - what does it mean for your business?
Other Topics and Types of Audience
Real estate - key trends in commercial and residential real estate industries
Retailing - developing the customer experience
Countries where Dr Patrick
Dixon has given lectures
Comments from client, presentation slides and many videos
Complete list of videos Patrick Dixon bio
Sample Video: Future of Technology and Management
Keynote for 2,000 clients of Fujitsu Siemens - CEOs and CIOs. Next generation use of technology and why the future is about emotion. Lifestyle choices, fashions, fads and the demographic time-bomb. Slides of multimedia presentation and one hour Video.
Blogs - web / video diaries on trends / management by Dr Patrick Dixon
Future Trends - main blog
Future of Banking and Financial Services
Future of Digital Technology
Future of the Telecom Industry
Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry
Future of Management
Future of Marketing
Conference Speakers
Lectures, Slides and Videos
AIDS Care Education and Training (ACET)
Spirituality