2026 Talk Tracks
Building future-ready organizations.
How to build strategic foresight and long term thinking into enterprise organizations, without sacrificing short-term execution.
Drawing on experience establishing foresight functions from scratch at the global headquarters of Mars Wrigley and McDonald's, this talk provides a practical playbook for building strategic foresight capability and anticipatory leadership skills.
Signature Keynote.
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Zooming out: Macro Trends shaping the decade
Translating macro global trends to growth territories.
This talk leverages the Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies global Megatrends as a lens to zoom out and peer into the macro forces shaping your industry. And how to connect these long term shifts with business decisions for today.
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Anticipatory Leadership.
What does it take to be a great leader in an uncertain and volatile business climate?
This talk dives into the necessary skills of future organizational leaders: curiosity, futures thinking and adaptability. Drawing on futures thinking and connecting it to core competencies of corporate leaders in modern business environments.
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Interactive formats.
Keynotes >>> compelling & provocative talks for large and senior audiences.
Workshops >>> hands-on practical application of foresight methods.
Executive Roundtables >>> deeper discussions.
Fireside Chats & Panels >>> candid conversations.
Past speaking events:
Katty Roberfroid
egta Director General
Jo’s expert insight on an ever evolving media landscape was the perfect close to our forum and really chimed with media executives’ need to anticipate future trends and challenges. Thought provoking and inspiring.
Lauren Praverman
Foresight Leader, PepsiCo
I brought Jo in to present to our PepsiCo leaders on the importance of foresight because she brings heavyweight credibility. Her unique blend of expertise in foresight and equally in internal business leadership makes her a rare expert.
Mark Schaefer,
Marketing expert & speaker
Jo is a remarkable speaker. Although she had a large crowd, her easy manner made it feel like she was talking just to me.
Upcoming speaking events
Sustainable Resilient Beef Systems
Melbourne, Australia
May 13
private event