Ken Hughes is internationally renowned as one of the world’s leading authorities on how and why people buy. A leading consumer behaviouralist, he helps the biggest blue-chip brands decode consumer values, build customer connection and design customer experience that moves the needle. He blends data with story so teams can create change in real life, not just in theory.
If your brief demands sheer energy, clear ideas and generous Irish wit, Ken delivers. He is among the most popular keynote speakers booked for leadership meetings, sales kick-offs and every kind of international conference, delighting event attendees with a style that is fast, funny and practical. Regularly voted Best Speaker, he reaches tens of thousands of delegates globally each year with thought disrupting insight that people remember and use.
Ken is an accomplished author, CEO and founder of a consumer insight agency with more than 20 years at the helm. His work spans consumer and cyber psychology, digital anthropology, behavioural economics and retail futurology. He explores the peer to peer economy, new consumer values and what all this means for business today.
A trained actor, university lecturer and life strategist, he is as strong on video as he is on stage, and he has coached high-performance athletes and senior executives on focus and resilience. Ken shares ideas with humour and humanity so the science lands and sticks.
How to embed human connection in a digital-first world. This session shows leaders how to deepen trust and loyalty across teams and customers, building the customer experience Ken Hughes is known for.
Your customer at the centre. Expect a clear view of shifting consumer values, instant expectations and what relevance looks like as AI matures. In a noisy market, experience is king.
Why customer experience is your edge. Practical steps to design for delight at every touchpoint, using data with empathy so you create moments people talk about and remember with pleasure.
AI is not only about machines. Ken focuses on influence, emotion and communication…
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Thimon de Jong, founder of WHETSTON / strategic foresight, stands at the forefront of understanding future human behaviour and societal changes. His expertise makes him a sought-after keynote speaker and leadership trainer for leading global brands.
Co-Director of the INSEAD Blue Ocean Strategy Institute and The Boston Consulting Group Bruce D. Henderson and Chair Professor of Strategy and International Management at INSEAD, France (the world’s second-largest business school). Thinkers50 placed Chan among the top ten most influential business thinkers in the world.
An economist and serial entrepreneur for human progress with 26 successful pioneering ventures under his belt, including Progressio Foundation, focusing on human progress through entrepreneurship, has just passed its 30th year and 300 projects in 33 countries; Social Venture Network Europe, the first network of socially responsible business leaders, which Marcello co-founded and led in 1993-94; the Tällberg Forum in Sweden, 2005-2013, co-founded with Bo Ekman and one of the first systems’ approach global community of leaders; and B Lab Europe, co-founded with Leen Zevenbergen in 20014-current, where he has grown B Corps in Europe from zero to over 300 (today at 600).
Former PBS and CNBC Europe news correspondent and presenter, Juan Senor is one of Europe’s leading media futurists, business facilitators and an established independent producer and director.
Shaun Rein, Managing Director of China Market Research Group, is a leading expert on mainland China’s economy. Author of international best sellers, he is a top choice for organisations looking to hire Shaun Rein for speeches globally, offering unmatched insights.
Meet Deborah Berebichez: Stanford Ph.D. physicist, TV personality, and quantum computing expert. Explore her journey from academia to media, making complex topics accessible and exciting.
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Gianni Giacomelli helps organisations scale human innovation with AI. An expert in AI, innovation and organisational design, he’s led transformation across Genpact, SAP, BCG and Danone, and heads design innovation work at MIT’s Collective Intelligence Design Lab – where people and machines are designed to think better together.
