Keynote Speeches

20/20 Foresight
Bob's most requested presentation! Highly customized forecast of the future of your field, industry, profession, market, community, agency, corporation, or organization in the next 2-20 years. Specifically tailored to corporations, government organizations, regions/locales, markets, or trade associations. Can be delivered in formats ranging from 45 minutes to a full day. See the sidebar at right for comments about the value of this presentation. This is not only a forecast of your situation. It outlines a prescription for how to think about and act on what’s ahead.

Over the Horizon: How to Weather Turbulent Times Ahead
This presentation focuses on the near term future directly related to the economy while showing long-term payoffs of smart strategies in a downturn. Get a clear picture of the economic probabilities, look at the positive consequences of a downturn, avoid the worst aspects, and take advantage of the best opportunities in a recovering economy. This presentation makes up much of the content when Bob is requested to deliver an economic forecast along with customized information keyed to the client’s needs.

Vigilant Leadership: Critical Skills You Need For Uncertainty, Volatility, and Change
The president of the world's leading educator of Fortune 500 managers suggested that Bob develop this presentation that helps managers unlock the potential of anticipation. The foundation of foresight, anticipatory habits, and implication analysis enables key players in organizations to take robust action for the future. This is a pragmatic, hands-on presentation that typically includes interactive sections. Participants take away tasks and tools that enhance their value to the organization as foresight practitioners and analysts.

What Won't Change: Seven Principles You Can Count On for the Next Decade
Bob explains seven areas of your business, organization, or marketplace that will continue to be prime strategic touchpoints in the years ahead. Much will change in the next decade, but these critical factors can help you keep an edge on the competition, plan with more confidence, and place a firm foundation under your enterprise in changing times.

How to Spot, Track and Profit from Trends
A detailed system for predicting the future, planning for its evolution and anticipating unexpected developments. Gives participants the tools to scan, focus and analyze what's ahead. Specific trends, predictions and scenarios are customized for each client.

"The standing ovation you received at the end of your presentation is testament to our appreciation of your perspectives, your openness, and the depth of your knowledge."

Paige Beville, COO
Federal Occupational Health

"One of the more interesting presentations at the conference was by Bob Treadway, Futurist. I liked him right away for his honesty and directness."

Jeff Lem, President, Co-Founder
qdata

"Your presentation balanced serious challenges of the current environment with long term optimism, no easy task but you handled it perfectly.
I have heard other experts present and there are 2 primary observations: 1 - they offer dozens of statistics and show how smart they are but haven't properly pulled it together in a cohesive way for their audience and 2 - they get pulled into the "expert" trap and start telling people WHAT to think.
Bob, your presentation helped the audience with HOW to think about their own businesses in the future."

Chief Marketing Officer
US Gypsum

"Regarding Bob's presentation, I don't know where to begin. I wish that I were as eloquent as others must be in their feedback, but suffice it to say that his remarks were universally applicable, and universally received with such impact that every survey received ranked Bob's presentation among the top two most useful for them. This is particularly significant since many of the other presenters gave very specialized, very applicable material to defined audience segments. It guaranteed the Conference success in the first 60 minutes. It was the obvious talk of all of the industry leaders for the proceeding three days. I had the pleasure to hear Bob last November. However, I found that he had done a tremendous amount of work to tailor his presentation to meet the needs of the audience. That attention to detail did not go unnoticed. Further, his work in masterfully weaving the key points I had requested into the presentation resulted in expanding the minds of these captains of Caribbean industry to actually move in the direction he gave."

Kent Nelson, Director-Caribbean Region
American Soybean Association