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James Taylor M.B.A. F.R.S.A. - who started his career managing high profile rock stars - is now an in-demand keynote speaker and internationally recognized leader in creativity, sustainability, innovation and artificial intelligence. For over 20 years, he has been advising CEO’s, entrepreneurs, educators, governments and leaders from Silicon Valley to Dubai on how to design innovative organizations, unlock creative potential and build a sustainable future.

 

As the host of multiple global summits he has personally interviewed over 750 of the world’s leading creative minds including Silicon Valley tech CEO’s, New York Times bestselling authors, and artificial intelligence pioneers. Hundreds of thousands of people in over 120 countries have learned about creativity and innovation through his online courses, videos, media interviews and keynote speeches.

 

His clients have included Fortune Global 500 companies, government policy makers, industry associations and he was recently the subject of a 30 minute BBC documentary about his life and work. Companies including Apple, Cisco, Deloitte, Accenture, Caterpillar, UPS, Novartis, EY, Visa, McDonalds, ADNOC and Dell have all brought in James Taylor to inspire and educate through his thought-provoking keynotes and interactive workshops.

 

James is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts (F.R.S.A.) whose Fellows have included global innovators and leaders including President Benjamin Franklin, Sir Tim Berners-Lee, Bob Dylan, Adam Smith, Nelson Mandela and Professor Stephen Hawking. 

Speaking Topics

Supercreativity - Accelerating Innovation In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence

Business is changing at the speed of light. Exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence and robotics are creating new disruptive business models almost overnight. In this new world, one where McKinsey & Co predict that 45 percent of jobs will be automated over the next 20 years, there is one distinctly human competitive advantage you and your people must leverage – your creativity. In this tailored, entertaining and highly visual one-of-a-kind keynote, James Taylor takes the audience on a journey to discover the backstage secrets of the world’s most creative individuals and innovative organizations.

SUPERCOLLABORATION - Cyborgs, Centaurs and The Rise of Human-AI Collaboration

Today's business landscape is evolving at an unprecedented pace, driven by exponential technologies such as artificial intelligence, digital twins and robotics. They are transforming industries ranging from finance, retail and healthcare to engineering, construction and logistics. In this dynamic, entertaining and interactive keynote, James Taylor will guide you through a captivating exploration of how leaders and organisations are adapting to technological change. You will discover that, in this new world, your most valuable competitive advantage as a leader lies in your ability to foster creative collaboration between humans AND machines. This tailored and entertaining presentation is designed to inspire and equip you with the insights and strategies needed to be future-ready.

ETHICAL FUTURISM - Sustainability, AI and the Future of Business

In this inspiring, entertaining and highly visual keynote James Taylor will take you on a journey to discover how the world’s most ethical and sustainable companies are transforming their industries and achieving sustainable growth while also balancing profit, people and planet. Because today consumers want to buy from brands which align with their values and care about saving our planet. Talent wants to work for organisations that do the right thing. Purpose-driven companies want to do well but also do good. The success of your organisation relies on using data and creativity to accelerate your sustainability transformation and in the process find new opportunities and avenues for growth. It relies on inspiring and motivating your people on how we can build a better future together.

Unlock Your Creative Potential (Workshop)

James Taylor’s immersive in-person or virtual workshops will help your team unlock creative potential, accelerate innovation, increase productivity and adapt to change. If your people have these challenges then James is perfect for your next corporate workshop:

  • My team doesn’t collaborate well
  • Our people need to be better creative problem-solvers
  • We have good ideas but can’t make them happen
  • Our business needs new ideas to grow sales
  • We need to identify new opportunities

 

Workshop Learning Outcomes:

  • Understand the five step process for developing your creativity
  • Discover techniques for generating and developing innovative ideas
  • Learn creative thinking skills to better evaluate new ideas
  • Lead your team to unlock their creative potential
  • Build a more innovative and creative culture at work

HOST: Book James to Host or Emcee a Virtual Event

With more conferences and business events happening online the top virtual emcees and hosts have never been more in-demand but selecting the right one can be a challenge.



Done well, virtual conferences, meetings and summits can be a highly effective way to inspire, inform and educate your clients, prospects and employees. However we’ve all had to sit through those rather long and boring virtual conferences, summits, webinars and events which quite frankly deliver a very low return on investment in terms of time and money.

 

As a virtual host, panel moderator, podcast host and Wall Street Journal featured Virtual MC James Taylor has interviewed over 750 CEO’s, celebrities, New York Times bestselling authors, speakers, academics and experts including Jack Canfield, Sally Hogshead and Guy Kawasaki. James Taylor has expertly moderated intimate virtual executive briefings for fifty people all the way through to hosting large multi-speaker virtual and hybrid conferences for tens of thousands.

 

The experienced choice for:

  • Virtual Conferences and Summits
  • Virtual Fireside Chats
  • Virtual Panel Moderation

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Testimonials

"In my 20 years of planning ABPM Conferences and working with keynotes to help them understand our unique audience, I've never seen a keynote speaker prepare at the level James did. All that preparation showed during his keynote; it was full of relevant and entertaining stories as well as highly visually engaging. Our members were blown away."

Elizabeth Simpson, President, Association of Briefing Program Managers

“Thank you James for bringing us a unique session on boosting our creativity in the age of artificial intelligence at our annual event. Your keynote was authentic, inspirational and entertaining, truly engaging the audience from the beginning. Participants and customers provided us with many delighted comments.”

Carine Vaeremans, CEO, Profacts

“Easy to work with, powerful content, and dynamic, engaging speaker. What more can you ask for in a keynote?”

Joy Sobhani, Group Event Director of (Informa) for HDI Service Management World

"James has been phenomenal and very engaging in the session. He really managed to captivate everyone's attention and the feedback from the team has been super good. I would hire James again. He is a great speaker and a very nice person to work with.”

Anna Deppi, Red Hat, Inc (IBM)

"Thank you for sharing valuable insights on key attributes/traits of a leader during times of crisis’ and how they can survive and thrive in such volatile times. The session was received extremely well and I am looking for another opportunity to invite you for your valuable interaction with our team. A BIG THANK YOU”

Manoj Munjal, Managing Director, Talent and Organization Practice Lead, Capability Network, India at Accenture Consulting

“He was the perfect choice to speak about the future of jobs in the artificial intelligence age. We are very pleased to cooperate with you and in upcoming opportunities.”

Amal Alkhamees, Project Coordinator, Nefal, Saudi Arabia

“James Taylor is more than a great keynote and facilitator. He’s a great partner who truly cares about your business, your goals and your audience. He tailors his message to your end user, he creates videos and marketing materials to help promote your event and he shares knowledge and best practices he’s encountered that can help you host better meetings.”

Jessie States, Head of Meeting Innovation, Meeting Professionals International

“James Taylor is more than a great keynote and facilitator. He’s a great partner who truly cares about your business, your goals and your audience. He tailors his message to your end user, he creates videos and marketing materials to help promote your event and he shares knowledge and best practices he’s encountered that can help you host better meetings.”

Jessie States, Head of Meeting Innovation, Meeting Professionals International

“Thank you very much for your keynote at our event. It was indeed very well received and we had some fantastic feedback from the colleagues. I would also like to thank you on behalf of Al-Futtaim for spending time with us and inspiring our team members.”

Sujit Radhakrishnan, HR Director, Al-Futtaim Group

“The accounting profession is at a real crossroads as it looks to embrace ever increasing technological advances. James led a thought provoking and engaging session that provided valuable insights and actions for the attendees to help them fully embrace creativity to be more relevant to their client’s future needs.”

James Hickey, CEO, PKF International Ltd

“James was one of my all-time favorite speakers. He has an unusually broad understanding of how to build a business. James is the total package. I look forward to hearing him speak again someday soon.”

Anne Holland, President, MarketingSherpa, a division of MEC Labs

“James Taylor was a fantastic keynote speaker. His presentation was an insightful and entertaining closing keynote for the event audience. James also hosted a small group presentation for the G3 Company Sales Meeting earlier in the year that was also great. If you are looking for a speaker to inspire your employees to “reclaim their creativity” look no further than James Taylor.”

Kristi Kawana, Events & Marketing Director, B2B Marketing Exchange Conference

“James Taylor is a very powerful speaker with a strong message. Feedback obtained from participants gave us solid messages transmitted by James. Highly recommended speaker.”

Mauricio Velasquez, Consultor Empresarial, Asociación Colombiana de BPO

“James Taylor led a powerful 1-day workshop on how to “Unlock Your Creative Potential” at M Academy. He transformed the audiences with the right mindset, tool sets and skill sets to fully unlock their creativity potential. His engaging, insightful and interactive style is unique, exciting and totally inspiring. Thank you James for your wonderful job! “

Pajaree Sojaiya, Program Head, M Academy (McDonalds)

“Your presentation was one of the most interesting topics at the conference. It was an honor for us to have you as one of our keynote speakers. We believe that the knowledge you have shared will help immensely in the development of the Internal Audit sector. We know your time is precious and we are grateful you shared some of it with us. We look forward to your participation in future events.”

Abdulqader Obaid Ali, Chairman of the Board, The UAE Internal Auditors Association

“He’s an amazing creativity keynoter, an expert in his field. Not only does James know his stuff, but he is so pragmatic and practical that it makes working with him easy and immediately productive. But, most importantly, James is a genuinely good person - authentic and real - and has such a can-do, supportive spirit. If you have the opportunity to hire James, don’t pass it up! You won’t regret it.”

Brenda Bence, President, Brand Development Associates International

“James delivered to the Family Business Network FBN Levant in Beirut, Lebanon, a keynote speech and a workshop on the topic: Unlock your creativity, increase your productivity and accelerate innovation. The session content was of high relevance to participants who had the opportunity to interact and learn. I would highly recommend James as a speaker & facilitator.”

Lina Chehab El Alaili, General Manager, Family Business Network Levant

“I had the pleasure of working with James on an event in Tokyo and his presentation contributed heavily to our success. I would certainly recommend him and welcome the opportunity to work with him again.”

Dan Castellano, International Production Manager, On The Line Japan

"James is a delight to work with. He brings energy, enthusiasm, a generosity and wealth of ideas as well as considerable social media savvy to his engagements and is an audience favorite.”

Kristi Casey Sanders, Director of Thought Leadership, Meeting Professionals International

“Creative, thought provoking, inspirational and well-presented.”

Graham McWilliams, Co-Chair of World Intellectual Property Day

“James spoke with fantastic clarity, distilling a range of complex subjects into easily digestible take-home pointers. It was a pleasure to work with James.”

Jane Marsh, Events Manager, STUDY UK

“I have no hesitation in recommending James. Confident, fun, worldly-wise, and always focused on delivery. You’ll enjoy working with him.”

Iain Stirling, Global Program Manager, DIAGEO

“I thought it was phenomenal. He gives you a process to map out your creativity and gets your creative juices flowing. Top notch.”

Chad Root, President, Spearhead Sales & Marketing

“I recently saw James Taylor deliver a keynote in Singapore and ‘wow’ what a powerful message he delivered. He engaged the audience right from the start and he gave us some great thought-provoking content in a really practical way. I love the passion James shares and his very warm speaking style and he also has a really good connection with the audience. I’d highly recommend James.”

Shirley Taylor, President, Global Speakers Federation

“We were pleased and thrilled to have James speak at our Summit. Multiple attendees told me they appreciated his insightful advice. In addition, his informative but laid-back style made him a charismatic speaker.”

Bopahaih Minal Bopaiah, United Nations Tribune

“It was an awesome presentation and I have three or four pages of notes. Thanks James.”

Matt Harlow, President, American Advertising Federation

“It was a pleasure working with James for HR Summit & Expo Asia. He was accommodating and always looking for ways to deliver more. James also gave off a great vibe and you could see the enthusiasm as he speaks. Would recommend working with James!”

Jasmine Foo, Conference & Events Manager, HRM Asia

“From the incredible insights to your infectious enthusiasm, couldn't be more thankful for your time today James!”

Jessica Wells, Sr. Director, Events Strategy & Marketing at Vizient Healthcare

"I have had the privilege of interacting and working with many great speakers and trainers and I can honestly say that James Taylor is indeed one of these. James truly cared about making the event a success and worked closely with me throughout the whole process. He has a great ability to keep the audience’s attention and keep them motivated throughout the day, giving examples from his business experience which made an important topic even more interesting. We received excellent feedback from our participants. I would truly recommend James as a speaker and trainer."

Filomena Fusco, Project & Organization Director Inventa Wide LTB Srl

It was a pleasure to host James Taylor at our event. He is a charismatic, energetic and engaging speaker with a unique interactive style. His inspiring speech captivated and engaged everyone attending. Would recommend working with James!"

Jennifer Rauch, Marketing Manager, BKT Tires

“We recently had James Taylor speak at our annual Conference. Not only was he well received by the audience, he was easy to work with, personable and spent extra time listening to the other speakers and interacting with the attendees. His high energy and enthusiasm were amazing. We learned a lot from the speech where the audience was encouraged to: 1. To share opinions openly with others 2. Properly preparing for and before every meeting 3. Communicate the purpose, aim and expectation of the meeting with all attendees to give them a chance to come ready 4. Not to pretend that we know everything 5. Write minutes 6. And strictly implement the outcomes You won’t be disappointed when hiring James for your next event."

Jarrah Jarrah, COO, Al Rabie Saudi Arabia.

“Inspiring,,. it has allowed us not only to understand the implications of the metaverse in our industry but also to reflect on the changes and trends that will affect our lives and relationships. Thanks James.”

Luis Eduardo Pérez Mata, President, ICM Colombia
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