Tom Cheesewright | Speaker Profile
Tom Cheesewright is a speaker who scares and inspires people in equal measure with his clear and powerful stories of tomorrow. With his unique ‘Futurist’s Toolkit, ’ he can turn his analytical eye on any industry, impressing the audience with his deep understanding and giving them a unique take on where they are heading.
Tom is a frequent presence in the media, his face, voice, and unusual name recognizable from weekly appearances on TV and radio, including BBC Breakfast, Channel 4’s Sunday Brunch, 5live, Radio 4, and TalkRadio, and in The Guardian, The Times, and The Evening Standard.
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Tom Cheesewright is most frequently asked to address ‘The future of…’ the industry or sector to which he is speaking. He can prepare tailored talks for any sector using his Intersections methodology. In the past, he has successfully applied this approach to cars, construction, energy, food, sports, retail, and even superyachts!
Tom also speaks frequently on the following subjects:
High-Frequency Change: Why we feel like change happens faster now, and what to do about it.
Infinite Choice: How technology has lubricated innovation creating an explosion of choice. How will brands – and consumers – respond in the future?
How to future-proof your business: Building sustainable success in an age of high-frequency change.
With a clear presentation of what’s coming next, Tom’s keynotes will empower your organization to think differently and use his knowledge to your advantage. Organizations will leave with a clear roadmap, new ideas, and a brighter vision for the future.
Tom is most commonly asked to keynote, but he is happy to chair panels or interview other speakers on stage while he is at the event.
Testimonials
“It was great working with Tom to make Britain faster, bring the trial to life, and capture the possibilities of hyperfast speeds. Tom understood what we were trying to do and added real value in the briefings.”
Richard Sinclair MBE, Executive Director for Connectivity at Virgin Media
“Tom really delivered what we asked of him in our future-focused keynote, leaving our audience re-evaluating their business’ ability to adapt to the future with some key learnings from global industries. Tom was also great to work with ahead of the event and was an excellent chairman on the day, neatly tying the threads of different sessions together to give a lot of insight for our audience.”
Catriona Smith, World Rail Forum
Speaker background
Tom Cheesewright is the Applied Futurist, helping people and organizations around the world to see the future more clearly, share their vision, and respond with innovation. Tom will help you and your audience to connect tomorrow’s world to today’s experience, and make sense of what’s happening next and why.
Tom’s clients include global 500 corporations, government departments, industry bodies, and charities. Using a unique set of tools that he developed, and now teaches and licenses to others, Tom finds the critical intersections between today’s macro trends and the existing stresses in each client’s organization and sector.
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Organizations and event organizers can confidently hire this speaker to conduct keynotes and workshops about future trends across a diverse range of topics and in the following formats:
| Format | Description |
|---|---|
| Advisory calls | Discussion with your executives to answer specific questions on a topic, project or subject of choice. |
| Executive coaching | One-to-one coaching and mentoring session between an executive and the selected speaker. Topics are mutually agreed upon. |
| Topic presentation (Internal) | A presentation for your internal team based on a mutually agreed topic with content supplied by the speaker. This format is designed specifically for internal team meetings. Maximum 25 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (Internal) | Webinar presentation for your team members on a mutually agreed topic, including question time. Internal replay rights included. Maximum 100 participants. |
| Webinar presentation (External) | Webinar presentation for your team and external attendees on a mutually agreed topic. Question time and external replay rights included. Maximum 500 participants. |
| Event keynote presentation | Keynote or speaking engagement for your corporate event. Topic and content can be customized to event themes. Includes one-on-one question time and participation in other event sessions if required. |
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Contact us to inquire about booking this speaker for a keynote, panel, or workshop, or contact Kaelah Shimonov at kaelah.s@quantumrun.com
