Jack Uldrich is a renowned global futurist, independent scholar,
sought-after business speaker, and best-selling author. His books include the
best-seller, The Next Big Thing is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will
Change the Future of Your Business, and the award-winner, Into the
Unknown: Leadership Lessons from Lewis & Clark's Daring Westward
Expedition. His latest books are Jump The Curve: 50 Essential
Strategies to Help Your Company Stay Ahead of Emerging Technologies and
Green Investing: A Guide To Making Money Through Environment-Friendly
Stocks, which were published in 2008.
Jack Uldrich's other written works have appeared in The Wall Street
Journal, The Futurist, Future Quarterly Research, The Wall Street Reporter,
Leader to Leader, Management Quarterly, and hundreds of other newspapers
and publications around the country. He also writes a regular column on
emerging technologies for The Motley Fool, and is a frequent guest of
the media worldwide, having appeared on CNN, MSNBC, and National Public Radio
on numerous occasions.
In addition to speaking on future trends, emerging technologies, innovation,
change management and leadership, Jack Uldrich is a leading expert on helping
businesses to adapt. He has served as an advisor to Fortune 1000 companies and
is noted for his ability to deliver provocative, new perspectives on
competitive advantage, organizational change and transformational
leadership.
Highly regarded for his unique ability to present complex information in an
entertaining, understandable and digestible manner that stays with his
audiences long afterwards, Jack Uldrich has spoken to hundreds of businesses
and organizations, including General Electric, General Mills, the Young
Presidents Organization (YPO), Pfizer, Invitrogen, St. Jude Medical, AG
Schering, Imation, Fairview Hospitals, Touchstone Energy, The Insurance Service
Organization, The National Kitchen & Bath Association, The National Paint &
Coatings Association and dozens more.
Jack Uldrich is also known for his willingness to work with clients well in
advance of his presentations in order to deliver highly tailored presentations
that are guaranteed to help his clients not only profit today, but continue to
prosper long into the future.
Jump The Curve: 50 Essential Strategies to Help Companies Deal with Emerging
Technologies.
This topic explores how exponential trends in information technology,
biotechnology, robotics, manufacturing, material science and nanotechnology,
are all converging at this unique moment in history. Uldrich's presentation
lays out ten specific strategies that executives, businesses and industries can
use to navigate and survive in this era of unparalleled change.
The Next Big Thing Is Really Small: How Nanotechnology Will Change The
Future Of Your Business.
This topic, which is taken from his 2003 best-selling book of the same name,
can be tailored for any audience or industry. In the past year, Uldrich has
spoken to a variety of groups in the pharmaceutical, energy, educational,
agricultural, retail, insurance and computer industries about nanotechnology's
impending impact on their businesses.
Investing in Nanotechnology: Think Small, Win Big.
This topic, which is the title of Uldrich's third book (released in March
2006), is ideal for audiences in the investment or financial services
industries who are looking to profit from emerging trends.
Future Trends:
Jack Uldrich also speaks frequently on future trends for specific industries.
In 2007, he addressed numerous medical associations on "The Future of Health
Care", as well as a handful of other business associations on the future of
manufacturing.
Leadership/History topics:
Into the Unknown: Leadership Lesson from Lewis & Clark's Daring Westward
Adventure.
Adapted from his book of the same name, Uldrich tells the inspirational story
of Lewis & Clark's amazing Journey of Discovery and explains what today's
businesses can still learn from these explorers' trek into the unknown.
Five-Star Leadership:
Taken from his awarding-winning book Soldier, Statesman, and Peacemaker:
Leadership Lessons from George C. Marshall, this talk explores the
leadership principles of the man Winston Churchill called "The Last Great
American".
Common Sense, Uncommon Wisdom:
Adapted from his full length article, "The Extraordinary Leadership of Benjamin
Franklin", in the fall 2005 edition of Leader to Leader, this talk
outlines what businesses and individuals can still learn from a great American
scientist, businessman, diplomat, politician and Founding Father.
