You want someone who can not only excite and inspire your conferees, but help them make more money and perform well tomorrow while doing so – to deliver the steak along with the sizzle, in other words. And whether it’s a keynote with take-aways they’ll use immediately, a workshop that will help bring them together as a team, or an executive briefing that brings clarity to chaos, Richard Worzel has been there and done that for folks like 3Com (“…you were once again able to exceed our expectations for this important planning session…”), IBM, Ford (“Thank you for the exceptional presentations you made to our dealers”), Deloitte, the Global Congress on Industrial Biotechnology (“It’s almost unheard of for a speaker to take such pains, and we appreciated it.”), Johnson & Johnson (“The audience is absolutely captivated!”), and many others. Richard is one of North America's leading futurists, as well as a best-selling author, consultant, and commentator on the future and how it will affect our businesses and our lives. While most of us think about the future, but Richard Worzel makes his living that way. His ideas have helped shape the course of business for the past twenty years. With a degree in mathematics and computer science, and the investment industry’s prestigious Chartered Financial Analyst designation, plus twenty years as a futurist, working hands-on with corporations and industry associations to help them plan and prepare for the future, Richard brings a broad, unparalleled perspective to what’s happening now – and what will happen next. He’s also a best-selling author, columnist for Teach magazine, and a frequent media commentator on the green economy, the future of oil, the aging of society, and the social, employment, and business implications of emerging economies. Whether it's in a major keynote address for an audience of two thousand, or an intimate workshop for a group of 10 key decision makers, Richard always hits the mark with material that is customized, practical, and tailored to the specific interests of the group. In fact, Richard doesn't have a standard speech – each one is created in consultation with the conference organizer, and every conference organizer gets to see the draft of his remarks in advance of the event, along with an invitation to make suggestions on how to improve it. The result is a presentation that is intriguing, shaped to fit the needs of the group and the event, and of continuing value long after the applause stops, and the realities of every-day life return. Bill Taylor, founding editor of Fast Company magazine, summed it up by saying that “Richard Worzel is more than just a futurist and visionary. His insights are entertaining and intriguing, yet well-grounded and practical. He makes the future come alive for people in a way that makes it easy for them to take action today.” You can start your event off with a bang, or finish it with a memorable flourish by inviting Richard to your event. Wouldn't you like a glimpse of the future for your people? Titles Green Without Guilt: Accelerating into the Green Economy OR The Green Economy: Social Responsibility that Pays Things You and Your Clients Need to Know to Survive in Business Now How High Is Up? And How Do We Get There? OR When Does the Future Begin? Lethal or Liberating: Corporate Financial Management and The Gale Winds of Tomorrow The Next 20 Years of Life OR The Hard Edge of Fuzzy Subjects: The True Responsibilities of Corporations in the Future Managing Innovation OR Accountable Innovation: Creating an Innovative Organization that Maintains Accountability The Elusive Echoes: Marketing to the Next Generation Tomorrow's Power, Tomorrow's Promise OR These Fuelish Things:The Future of Energy & Society Inventing Our Way Around the Coming Staff Shortages or Strategic Importance of Human Resources in the Future We Can't Handle the Truth: The Future of Health Care or The Biosciences Century Topics Advertising/PR, Creativity, Change, Technology, Environment/Green, Financial, Education, Media, Business, Celebrity Click topic above to see more speakers on that topic Speaker's Asking Fee Range $10,000 - $14,999 Click on fee range to see more speakers. This is the starting keynote fee range - other programs may be higher. State Canada Click on state above to see more speakers from that state. Fees The fee range quoted means the speaker's fee starts somewhere within that range. Note that speaker's fees are subject to change and some speakers may have special fee quotes.

TESTIMONIALS: "As co-producer of the event, it was a real pleasure to work with you. With the millions of details that need to be taken care of when planning an event like this, it was very reassuring not to have to worry about the keynote address." - Life Sciences Industry Summit "Your presentation set the tone for our Journey into the Future theme; your remarks were frequently quoted in subsequent sessions, indicating the relevance your topic had to the conference overall. We would not hesitate to recommend you as an excellent key note speaker." - Saskatchewan Agrivision & Saskatchewan Ethanol "The straightforward keynote message that Richard delivered, outlining the need to move beyond commodity agriculture, is an important message. It had a significant impact on the audience composed of rural, farm and business leaders." - Farm Business Management Council "Your discussion was insightful and gave us a lot to think about as we tackle our day-to-day work, and simultaneously plan our future direction. I want to especially thank you for your flexibility in accommodating our schedule and venue changes. Thanks, and I look forward to hearing you speak in future!" - Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing