Gihan Perera

Disruption and innovation are both about change, but it’s disruption when change happens to you and innovation when you create the change yourself.

We have all faced massive disruption, and it’s now time to start being proactive. The teams and organisations that will succeed are those who create a culture that welcomes and embraces change and innovation.

Innovation is everybody’s business now, but innovation doesn’t mean you have to invent the next iPhone, solve climate change, or plan a mission to Mars. The secret is to engage in everyday innovation – with an environment that encourages change, respect and trust for the diverse experience and expertise of everybody in the team, and systems that make change and innovation part of everyday work.

In this engaging and entertaining keynote, discover how to make innovation an integral part of your team’s DNA and create a culture for sustained success.

Key Messages:
- Understand the five key mindsets for future success
- Learn what leaders say that block change and innovation (you’ve probably said them yourself!)
- Boost trust, judgement, and independence in hybrid teams
- Encourage a learning and growth mindset
- Make innovation and change an everyday habit, not an optional extra
- Take more control of your own future

The world is in flux, and so are your customers. Are you keeping up?

If you don’t know what matters to them now, they will choose somebody else who does.

Many businesses start with a laser-focused view of their ideal customer, but over time, they drift apart. Far too often, the customer – your business’s true north – is forgotten. And in a fast-changing world, it’s easier than ever for competitors to swoop in.

The businesses that succeed adapt to the changing customer, with leaders who can lead in uncertainty, team members who put the customer first, and a culture that embraces change.

In this engaging and eye-opening presentation, we examine the customer of the future: what captures their imagination, what drives their loyalty, and what you need to do to stay ahead of the game.

Key Messages:
- Understanding the five key trends shaping the post-pandemic customer
- Knowing how your customer’s journey has changed
- Creating stronger ties with your customers
- Engaging customers in creating better products and services
- Tapping into the diversity of team members when solving customer problems

The world is changing faster than ever, and we know there’s more uncertainty and disruption – but also opportunity – in our future.

From digital expansion to climate action, from fresh faces in the office to new rules on how and where we work, and from social change to AI – these aren’t just disruptions, they are your next big chance.

You might think the future is outside your control, but that’s not true. We can’t be future proof, but we can be future ready. We all have the opportunity to shape the future – and that starts now.

Explore the trends shaping our future, understand the skills and mindset we most need now, and learn how to thrive in a fast-changing world. Come ready to think, laugh, learn, and leave with a game plan for your own future.

Key Messages:
- Understanding the most important trends shaping our world
- Being an active learner and possibility thinker
- Leveraging the diversity in your team and community
- Taking control of your own future

We have already faced years of change and uncertainty, and the real disruption is still to come. The future of work will be even more fluid – influenced by climate change, working from home, diversity and inclusion, generational shifts, AI and automation, changes in global economic power, and more.

If your people are burnt out, fed up, falling behind, and pushing back, you’re not alone! More than ever, we need leaders to step up and lead the way – providing clarity and confidence when they face chaos and confusion.

The best people can – and will – choose where, when, how, and for whom they work. Will you create the sort of workplace that will attract and keep them? And are you the sort of leader they want to follow?

In this keynote presentation for leaders and managers, you will understand the essential components of the future of work, gain insights into the must-have skills for tomorrow, and learn what it takes to create the best workplace on earth.

Key Messages:
- Discover how smart, savvy leaders thrive through crisis, recovery, and growth
- Understand the four key elements of the future of work – and how they apply to your teams
- Learn how to leverage individual skills and talents to create a more agile, resilient, and ‘antifragile’ organisation
- Adopt a mindset of an active learner and possibility thinker

The AI revolution is here, and will continue to shape the way we live and work. If you’re not already engaging with AI, you’re falling behind. But it’s not as simple as just switching it on and hoping for the best!

AI offers incredible opportunities, and we have moved past the point where people are fearful about AI. Now your role as a leader is to help them be skilful, resourceful, and appropriately careful.

In this engaging and eye-opening presentation, you’ll discover how to leverage AI – to enhance your customer experience, empower your team to collaborate with AI, and boost productivity and performance to stay ahead of the game.

Key Messages:
- Develop a well-rounded perspective on AI that balances its potential and limitations
- See real-world case studies showcasing AI in use
- Explore the potential benefits and opportunities of AI for your organisation
- Understand some of the ethical considerations and challenges
- Learn how to identify and engage ‘AI champions’ in your team

Welcome to a world where uncertainty, change, and disruption rule! External pressures beyond our control have a massive impact on lives, and we’ve all seen this in the last few years.

We would love to have certainty about our future, but that’s impossible in a fast-changing world. Don’t step back and make your plans shorter and your goals smaller. Instead, learn to think like a futurist, so you can think ahead to see what’s around the corner and over the horizon.

Discover how to anticipate trends, spot opportunities, and prepare today for an uncertain tomorrow. The best leaders don’t promise certainty, but they offer more clarity and confidence so we can all make better, more well-informed decisions now.

In this compelling keynote for forward-thinking leaders at all levels, learn the essentials of futurist thinking so you can inspire, motivate, and lead your team through an uncertain – and exciting – future.

Key Messages;
- Understand the key external factors that could affect your short-term, medium-term, and long-term plans
- Broaden your thinking to have an external perspective
- Engage the diversity and different perspectives of the entire team
- Adopt the mindset of an active learner and possibility thinker
- Stay relevant, flexible, and resilient in your planning