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Jim Carroll, Innovation Consultant, keynote Speaker, Author, Columnist A unique opportunity for Canadian CA's to spend some time with popular CAMagazine Netwatch columnist, Jim Carroll, FCA. When the Walt Disney Corporation went looking for a speaker on innovation and creativity for a corporate event, they chose Jim Carroll. He is a leading international futurist, trends & innovation expert with a global blue chip client list that includes Disney, Pearson PLC, CapitolOne, Readers Digest Food & Entertainment Group, Lincoln Financial, Yum! Brands -- KFC, Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, Toshiba Australia, Visa, IBM, Motorola, Nestle, BBC, Deloitte, Caterpillar, Rockwell Collins, Ingersoll Rand, the World Healthcare Innovation & Technology Conference, Burger King, the Swiss Innovation Forum and many more. Jim is a frequent keynote speaker at major events and conferences, dinners, awards presentations and PR launch events worldwide - whether from small management get together's of 20 people, up to Las Vegas events with audiences of 4,000+. He also delivers highly customized insight for small, CEO / Board / senior management leadership sessions focused on strategic planning and future opportunities. Jim's topics range from current economic issues ("Achieving Growth! Why Innovators Will Rule in the Post-Recession Economy - And How You Can Join Them!"), to innovation insight ("What Do Innovative Companies Do? 7 Things You Need to Do Right Now!"), to future trends ("Game Changers: The 8 Big Trends That Will Rock Your World") Jim is a frequent media commentator: BusinessWeek on Jim: "a leading source for innovation insight"; CNBC featured him guest expert on innovation on their show "The Business of Innovation." He is globally recognized for his unique wisdom and insight into trends. Insights covered by ABC News, BusinessWeek, INC, Fast Company, PBS, South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), The Age (Sydney, Australia), CAPITAL Magazine. Jim is the author of, Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast, and What I Learned from Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation |