Tom Koulopoulos

The Industry’s Leading Digital Futurist, Chairman a Global Futures Think Tank, Bestselling Author, Inc 500 CEO, Founder of Babson College’s Center for Business Innovation, Professor at Boston University, Columnist at Inc.com

Topics: Technology, Futurist, Innovation, Business Growth, Artificial Intelligence, Best Selling Author, Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Business Leadership, Future of Work, STEM, Thought Leadership, Healthcare & Healthcare Policy, Leadership, Branding & Marketing, Business, Corporate Culture, Health & Well-Being, Employee Engagement, Media

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Biography

Tom Koulopoulos is Chairman and founder of Delphi Group, a 30-year-old Boston-based think tank named one of the fastest growing private companies by Inc.Magazine, and the founding partner of Acrovantage Ventures, which invests in early-stage technology startups. He is also the author of 13 books, an inventor with several patents, an Inc.com columnist, the past Executive Director of the Babson College Center for Business Innovation, the past director of the Dell Innovation Lab, and a professor at Boston University.

His insights have received wide praise from luminaries such as the late Peter Drucker, the father of modern management; Dee Hock, founder of Visa International; and Tom Peters, who called his writing, “a brilliant vision of where we must take our enterprises to survive and thrive.” His Inc. column is read by over one million people yearly.

Mr. Koulopoulos’ thirteen books include his most recent, Reimagining Healthcare, The Bottomless Cloud, Revealing the Invisible, The Gen Z Effect, and Cloud Surfing. His upcoming book, Gigatrends, looks at the seven tech trends that are shaping the future of how we live, work, and play.

Tom’s keynotes blend humor, insight, and a cutting-edge view of the future in a way that’s customized to each audience. According to Tom’s mentor, Peter Drucker, Tom’s writing “makes you question not only the way you run your business but the way you run yourself.”

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Testimonials

That was the best presentation I've ever heard – including all of the TED Talks I've been to.

– Steve Wozniak, Co-Founder Apple

Wow, I’ve been producing meetings for over 20 years, and I’ve never had the pleasure of working with a more professional, flexible and accommodating keynote speaker than Tom Koulopoulos. His ability to adapt his presentation, including significant research was extraordinary. His engaging performance style is strictly top-tier, communicating complex information in an easily understood manner. If you ever have an opportunity to work with Tom, jump at it! You won’t be disappointed.

– Kevin Cummiskey, Producer/Creative Director, Lehrhoff Productions

It was truly remarkable how enthusiastic and engaging he was throughout the duration of his presentation. We especially appreciated his visionary approach to behavioural, cultural and technological changes. Tom motivated us to think beyond how we run our utilities to how we must personally embrace disruption in order to support one another and drive innovation. He is an excellent choice forany company wishing to remain grounded by sound business fundamentals while succeeding in the digital age.

– Karen McCarthy, Vice President, Fortis Inc.

We were beyond thrilled with Tom’s presentation. The audience loved it!

– Whitney Honold, Associate Director Fisher College of Business, The Risk Institute, Ohio State University

Thomas hit it out of the park, really great content, delivery and connection with the audience.

– Brian Mantel, VP of Research and Marketing Development, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago

The team thoroughly enjoyed his speech and on stage energy, it was exactly what our pro- gram needed!

– Lauren Hogg, Marketing and Events Coordinator, Stream Realty Partners

Tom is one of the best speakers we have had at one of our Events. His energy, confidence, style, thought provoking comments thoroughly engaged the Executives in his talk. He left us all with an entirely new lens to strategically drive innovation’.

– Nancy Splaine, Vice President and General Manager, Connecting Point Marketing Group

Tom was a fantastic speaker for our annual meeting of leaders from across North America. It was truly remarkable how enthusiastic and engaging he was throughout the duration of his presentation. We especially appreciated his visionary approach to behavioral, cultural and technological changes that cannot be ignored. Tom motivated us to think beyond how we run our utilities to how we must personally embrace disruption in order to support one another and drive innovation. He is an excellent choice for any company wishing to remain grounded by sound business fundamentals while succeeding in the digital age.

– Karen McCarthy, Vice President, Communications and Corporate Affairs, Fortis Inc.

Booksby Tom Koulopoulos

GigaTrends Seven Global Trends Shaping the Future of Everything

Reimagining Healthcare

Revealing the Invisible

The Gen Z Effect

Cloud Surfing

The Innovation Zone

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