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Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll knows your industry before he walks onstage. For more than three decades, futurist, author and keynote speaker Jim Carroll has helped organizations make sense of accelerating change and turn it into opportunity. His difference is depth: every major keynote is built around research into the client, audience, industry and strategic issues shaping the event. He combines that work with decades of trends research across artificial intelligence, emerging technology, business-model disruption, workforce transformation, innovation and science. The result is actionable foresight - a keynote that helps an audience understand not simply what is changing, but why it matters to them and what they should do next. Jim has delivered more than 2,000 keynotes to over 2 million people worldwide, for organizations including NASA, Disney, Pfizer, Mercedes-Benz and The World Bank.
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The Opportunity Horizon
In a world of relentless change, the greatest risk is not disruption itself - it is failing to see the next wave early enough. Jim cuts through the noise to identify the critical forces that will define the next decade of the client's industry: AI, economic volatility, supply-chain reinvention, genomics, workforce transformation and other sector-specific shifts. The keynote moves beyond trend spotting to a practical framework for identifying transformative opportunity, mitigating emerging risk and aligning strategy to what is coming next. Every version is rebuilt around the sector in the room, whether manufacturing, financial services, insurance, healthcare, agriculture, retail or another industry.
The AI Acceleration Advantage
This is not a keynote about AI in the abstract. It is about what AI changes in the client's business. Jim translates generative AI, machine intelligence and automation into a clear view of their impact on the industry's economics, operating model, workforce, customer experience and competitive structure. He also addresses the Acceleration Paradox: the future is increasingly won not by what a team knows now, but by how quickly it learns what it needs to know next. The result is a practical roadmap for moving from experimentation to real operating advantage, closing skills gaps and using people and technology together as an engine for growth.
Lead at the Speed of Change
Speed has become a defining competitive advantage, yet many organizations remain slowed by uncertainty, legacy thinking and fear of disruption. Jim turns that challenge into a practical leadership playbook for building agile, resilient and high-performing teams. Drawing on lessons from organizations that moved decisively through difficult economic periods, he shows leaders how to make faster decisions, lead through ambiguity, unlock the creative potential inside their teams and use volatility as an opportunity to transform. The keynote is grounded in his Think Big, Start Small, Scale Fast framework and the leadership lessons of Dancing in the Rain.
Being Unique
AI has given everyone access to many of the same tools, data and increasingly similar ideas. The strategic danger is sameness. In a fast-moving world, organizations that think like everyone else tend to arrive at the future at the same time as everyone else - which is often too late. This provocative keynote makes the case that differentiation, curiosity and constructive nonconformity are now hard-edged business advantages. Jim reframes uniqueness as an acceleration strategy: the quality AI cannot commoditize, and a powerful route to original thinking, stronger culture and competitive edge. The keynote is based on his 2026 book Being Unique.
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The typical range for Jim Carroll's speaking fee is $25,000–$30,000. The low end of the fee range represents their standard virtual fee. The high end of the fee range represents their standard fee for a US-based in-person speaking engagement. Appearances which require an extended schedule of activities or international travel will possibly exceed this fee range. Speaker fees update frequently. To receive a personalized quote for Jim Carroll to speak at your event, please consult with a Key Speakers advisor for up to date information and assistance.
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- Contact Key Speakers to confirm the speaker's availability, fees, and any unique requirements. We can also help negotiate fees and terms.
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How long is a typical keynote speech?
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Are there any discounts or special offers available for booking multiple speakers or multiple events?
Often, yes. It's worth inquiring about such possibilities with your Key Speakers representative to explore any available cost-savings options.
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