As a futurologist (or futurist, if you prefer the American term), Ray Hammond is a business speaker who provides keynote speeches, workshops and seminars for the world's major companies, for governments and for NGOs.

He is often asked to present an inspirational keynote address on the future at either the opening or closing of a conference or similar event.

When an event organizer wants to lift an audience, to get an event off to a rousing and exciting start - or to close it with an upbeat and stimulating message - Ray Hammond provides a view of the future which is both visionary and of practical use in a business environment.

His current topics include:

  • The Seven Key Drivers of The Future: World Population Growth, Climate Change, The Looming Energy Crisis, the World's Poorest Billion, Globalization, Accelerating Exponential Technology Development and the Prevent-Extend model of new medicine.

  • Parallel Worlds - How Second Life, MySpace, FaceBook and other alternatives realities will become important proxy spaces for business and social interaction

  • The Awakening of the Global Brain: Are Google and the other search engines showing the first sign of artificial intelligence?

  • The Singularity. What happens when computers are as clever as humans, and what happens when they are many times more clever?

  • Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Vidcasts - what 'democratic' customer participation means for the future of business.

  • The Virtual Ape: Why humans love virtual business and social interactions and why Homo Sapiens is about to become Homo Virtualis

  • The Mobile Revolution (What extended networks and broadband mobile will do for your company)

  • Generating and Capturing 'Business Process Intellectual Capital' Within Your Organization



And...'On The Future Of Man.'
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What clients say about Ray Hammond's speaking:

"Ray, your message, personality and delivery style resonated strongly with the participants and with the Dow team. We had a lot of good feedback from many attendees in Budapest.  Two of the Dow team members aspire to speak like you!"
Dow Chemicals, Europe

"Ray, we want to thank you again for the great session last week.  You did exactly what we wanted - educated, informed, worried, created interest in the forthcoming trends as a whole as well as those in the CP sector.  

"You connected with the group and set the tone for the detailed sessions to follow."
Ernst & Young, London

"Ray got The Executive Track of our Impact 2008! Conference in Las Vegas off to a terrific start. It was a thought provoking and motivational session.'
I.B.M. USA.

"Ray Hammond was even better when he spoke to our management team in Lagos that he was in The Hague last year. Thank you Ray."
Shell Oil, Nigeria

"We were very fortunate to have Ray in Moscow. He is a brilliant and inspiring speaker and he made our New Year's party for telecoms analysts a spectacular success."
VimpelCom, Moscow

"Ray's presentation was the best given at our Global Conference in Dublin. His presentation was also the most controversial and provoked some heated debate over dinner.'
Apax Partners

"Ray's presentation in Sydney was absolutely brilliant. Our delegates were still talking about it during the following days."
Computer Science Corporation

"There were 3,000 attendees at our Networkers 2007 event in Cannes - they all loved Ray's inspiring presentation."
Cisco Systems

"Our design delegates were still blogging about Ray's presentation weeks after the event."
Microsoft - Designertopia, London 2007

"Ray stimulated and inspired our North American sales team at the end of a very long day. He gave them a vision of what is to come in the wireless world."
Ericsson Networks, Dallas

"Ray's presentation was perfect for our major customers in Eastern Europe - he inspired them with his vision of the future."
I.B.M. Hungary

"The high-level delegates to our Asia-Pacific CEO Summit in Australia were truly inspired by Ray Hammond's exciting vision of the future." Nokia Networks, Asia-Pacific

"Ray gave a fantastic presentation at our Senior Management meeting 2007; relevant, interesting, thought provoking, inclusive, engaging and entertaining."
Fujifilm-Sericol, Potsdam, Germany.

"Ray Hammond is one of the best public speakers we have ever seen. Without a single note or slide, he delivered a rivetting, totally captivating one hour keynote speech at our Monaco Management Conference."
GE Corporation, Europe

"Ray gave us an incredible, upbeat glimpse into the future. We at Mastercard were particularly impressed by how he tailored his speech to suit a high-level financial audience in Budapest." Mastercard, Europe

"Ray Hammond is a dynamic, insightful and very captivating speaker. He had our audience in Orlando on the edge of their seats."
Citrix Systems, Inc. USA

"A really stunning keynote speech. It set a high standard for our Prague OEM Conference."
Microsoft Europe

"Ray Hammond’s lecture at our awards dinner in Auckland was outstanding, truly stimulating."
IDG Publications, New Zealand

"I was particularly inspired by the way Ray Hammond turned what many portray as a rather futuristic subject into the pragmatic here and now."
BT, UK

"Ray Hammond’s fascinating presentation proved very popular and interesting, something people continued to talk about long after his presentation in Berlin was finished." Canon Europa, N.V.

"People were still debating Ray Hammond’s points at the airport on the following day – a clear sign with a demanding Accenture audience that his comments made an impact." Accenture Europe

"Ray Hammond’s keynote presentation at the Moscow Vedomosti Conference was truly inspiring." Microsoft, Russia

"Ray's speech was uplifiting, inspiring and visionary. It made the event for us.'  Vodafone UK

"Ray Hammond’s outstanding presentation skills and sound expert knowledge enabled him to provide a valuable and successful contribution." Swisscom, Switzerland

 

 

 




Ray Hammond, speaking in Estonia
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Ray in Estonia (2)
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Ray, speaking in Orlando, Florida
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Clip from a BBC documentary
about Ray's work
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