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Ted's Speaking Topics
Ted translates complex trends into vivid, accessible narratives, connecting seemingly unrelated forces and leaving audiences with a sharper understanding of disruptive change—and how to turn it to their advantage. He offers both focused-topic speeches as well as talks that integrate his areas of expertise. His speeches always include bespoke content tied to the interests of his audience.
“Ted Fishman’s ability to take so many variables and weave them into a compelling talk is a testament to his skill as a speaker." - Leading Authorities
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Keynote Presentations
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Workshops & Seminars
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Virtual/Remote Speaking
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Media Appearances
Ted is an expert on global business and economic trends, demographics, and emerging markets. A futurist and public intellectual, his talks reflect the intelligence and wit readers find in his writing. Ted’s presentations and talks combine engaging storytelling with wide-ranging knowledge, putting his audiences’ top concerns into context and exploring how they relate to local and global challenges. His style is lively, humorous, and intellectually electric—and the question and answer periods are fast-paced and fun.
AARP • Accenture • Activplant • Aetos Capital • Alabama Power • Alpern Rosenthal • Altria-Philip Morris • Alverno College • American Academy for the Advancement of Science • American Association of Community Colleges • American Association of Port Authorities • American Council on International Personnel • American Sportfishing Association • Anchorage Economic Development Corporation • Annapolis BookFestival • Asia Society of Northern California • Asian Studies Association • The Aspen Institute Congressional Program • The Aspen Environmental Forum • AON • Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges • BAE Systems (British Aerospace) • Baltic Global Investor Forum • Baraboo Capital Growth (Richard Strong Family) • Bloomington-Normal Economic Development Council • BookTV • Canadian Institute of Chartered Business Valuators • Canadian Institute of International Affairs/Canadian International Council • Castilleja School (Palo Alto) • Catterton Partners • The Chicago Network (A Women’s Executive Forum) • Chief Executive Organization • Chicago Council on Global Affairs • Coastal Enterprises Inc., Maine • Chicago Public Library • Collegiate School (Richmond, VA) • Columbus 2020 • Columbia College (Chicago) • Commonfund • Commonwealth Club, San Francisco • Congressional China Caucus • Cooperative Association of Tractor Dealers • CEO (Chief Executives Organization) • CFO (Chief Financial Officers Organization) • Chicago Ideas Week 2017 • Credit Suisse • Custom Content Council • Dallas World Affairs Council • Dartmouth Tuck School of Business • Doctors Hospital, Sarasota • The Economist (Economist Intelligence Unit, Forum on Doing Business in China) • Élan Corporation plc., pharmaceutical company (Ireland) • Electronic Arts • Electronics Industry Association • Ennis, Knupp & Associates • Entrepreneurs Foundation of Hawaiʻi • Family Office Exchange • Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago • Federal Reserve Board of Governors Conference, Washington, DC • Fidelity Trust • Fifth Third Bank • Florida Citrus Packers • Florida Council on Aging • Florida Economic Club, Tallahassee • G8 Business Federations (a group of organizations representing the private sector in the countries that make up the so-called Group of 8 plus the European Union) • General Dynamics • Global Economic Symposium • Global Logistic Forum • Grant Thornton • Grow Canada • Harold Washington Public Library, Chicago • Hawthorne Retirement • HBS Financial Planning (UK) • Hebrew Senior Life • HK Material Handling Systems • HSBC • Hunter College, Roosevelt House Public Lecture Series • IDEACITY (Toronto) • Illinois Development Council • INC 500 Conference • Indiana State University • Indonesia Ministry of Foreign Affairs • Indonesia Employers’ Association (APINDO) • Industrial Asset Management Council • Institutional Investors' Public Funds Roundtable • InterCEP, Global Risk Network, New York University • Intergraph • International House New York Public Lecture Series • Iowa Department of Economic Development • Iowa Advanced Manufacturing Conference at Kirkwood College, Cedar Rapids • Institutional Investor (Institutional Investor Institute) • John Marshall Law School • Jones Lang LaSalle (Auto Summit) • Kellogg School of Business, Northwestern University • Kentucky Chamber of Commerce • Keuka Collage • Kirkwood Community College • Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association • Kleiner Perkins • Kohler • Lehman Brothers • LPL Financial • Ludington Michigan Economic Club • Manulife (Canada) • ManPower • MD Management • Meals on Wheels of America • Methanol Institute • Merrill Lynch • Metals Service Center Institute • Million Dollar Roundtable • Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce • Minzu University of China, Beijing (Sponsored by the U.S. State Department) • NASDAQ / Loeb & Loeb • National Association of Business Economists • National Association for Community Colleges • National Association of Manufacturers • National Association of Personal Financial Advisors • National Association of Workforce Boards • National Conference of State Legislatures • National Council of Farmer Cooperatives • National Institute for Retirement Research • National University of Singapore • National Parkinson’s Foundation • National University of Singapore • New America Foundation • New York Public Library • Norfolk Forum • North Dakota Trade Office • North Shore Congregation Israel • Northwestern University • Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine • Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management • National University of Singapore • Singapore Public Lecture Program • National Institute on Retirement Security • Omnicom Group Inc. • Oracle • Plumbing Manufacturers Institute • Port Huron Town HallSeries • Precision Metalforming Association • Princeton Club of Chicago • Princeton-in-Asia • Printers Row Book Fair, Chicago • Reed Smith LLP • Rockford Area Economic Development Council • Sarasota Chamber of Commerce • SCOPE/Ringling College of Art and Design (Sarasota) • Singapore National Library • Skidmore Owings and Merrill • Soap and Detergent Association • Society for Human Resources Management • Southern Power • SPX Corporation • Staley • Stamford (CT) Chamber of Commerce • Stanford University • State Government Affairs Council • Steel Tube Institute of North America • Studley Inc. • St. Ignatius School, Chicago • The Collegiate School, Richmond • Tsinghua University (Beijing) • UL (Underwriters Laboratories) • University of British Columbia • Union League Club of Chicago • University of Chicago • University of Chicago Booth School of Business • University Club (Chicago) • University of Indonesia • University of Minnesota, Bob and Kim Griffin "Building US-ChinaBridges Lecture" • Urdang Real Estate Investment Management–BNY Mellon • U.S. Chamber of Commerce • U.S.-China Economic and Security Review Commission • U.S. House of Representatives, China Caucus • U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on the Judiciary (Testimony) • U.S. Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Testimony) • U.S. State Department • U.S. Treasury • US Trust • Virginia Economic Development Partnership, Global Logistics Forum • World Presidents’ Organization, Southeast United States • WP Global Partners • Yale University, China Economic Forum • Yale School of Management • Yale University
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