Rohit is a global futurist, inspirational speaker, strategist, innovator and change agent. In January 2006, Rohit was profiled as one of the top 10 global trendwatchers by The UK’s Independent Newspaper.
In October 2005 he won the prestigious ‘stickiest guru’ award after being voted best speaker for his presentation on the future of travel at Asia’s largest travel conference. As a result, he was then asked to deliver the keynote address on future travel risks and opportunities to the ASEAN travel ministers’ Forum (ATF) in the Philippines in January 2006. In February 2006 he was invited to chair the conference and deliver a keynote address on the World in 2020 at the first World CEO Forum in Dubai.
Rohit is internationally recognized as an innovative thinker and action orientated, insightful, entertaining and thought-provoking speaker on future global trends and challenges. He draws on over 10,000 hours of research from his global analyst team to deliver compelling future business insights.
Rohit advises global corporations, innovative start-ups and governments to address key trends, develop inspiring future visions and deliver innovative change. He is currently helping clients respond to the rise of Asia and is writing a book on China’s impact on 21st century global businesses.
Rohit has launched a personal campaign to raise One million pounds for good causes. He started with a fund raising seminar and dinner for the Pakistan Earthquake Red Cross Appeal in Singapore – an event that received widespread TV, press, radio and web coverage across Asia. Rohit is currently working with a number of parties to develop a programme of fund raising events.
He has spoken and consulted on 5 continents and over 20 countries including Australia, Belgium, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Malaysia, New Zealand, The Philippines, Portugal, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Thailand, the UK, the USA and Zimbabwe.
Rohit’s clients include ABN Amro, The BBC, BT, BAT, BAe, Berwin Leighton Paisner, Cargill, Chloride, Citibank, DeutscheBank, EADS, Electrolux, Ernst & Young, GSK, IBM, Intel, Linklaters, Marks and Spencer, Morgan Stanley, Nokia, Nomura, Novartis, Orange, Panasonic, Pfizer, Playtex, PwC, Shell, Thames Water and Yellow Pages.
In government he has worked with the US Department of Defense, the Singapore National Horizon Scanning Centre and in the UK – the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Defence Science and Technology Laboratories (dstl), Home Office, Environment Agency, Foreign Office, Health Modernisation Agency, Ministry of Defence and Office of Science and Technology and the Departments for Constitutional Affairs, Trade and Industry and Environment Food and Rural Affairs
Rohit brings a truly global perspective to his work - drawing on experience gained from working and speaking on five continents. He combines in-depth research and over 20 years of practical experience to help inspire leaders from start ups through to global businesses. He provides clear insights into future possibilities and helps clients act on them to create powerful strategies and deliver innovative change. His clients typically ask about ten key issues:
What are the key trends and drivers shaping our world?
Where are the key short, medium and longer term opportunities and risks?
What are the implications for our customers, their markets and industries?
What are the key forces and possibilities shaping our markets and industry?
Given these drivers, how do we build and sustain key customer relationships?
What are the implications for us - strategy, people, products and processes?
How de we develop out capacity for creativity, innovation and rapid change?
How do we develop a ‘futures radar’ and stay ahead of the curve?
How do we motivate leadership and senior management teams to seize the future?
How can we stay ahead of the pack and regularly be first to the future?
Rohit facilitated the consultation for the MoD’s recently published Strategic Trends 2030 programme and is a popular speaker with Defence Audiences on both sides of the Atlanti . He was lead author and editor of the acclaimed book – Achieving Transformation and Renewal in Financial Services. He also designed of the BBC Video series – Re-engineering the Business.
Rohit has recently returned from California where he was invited to deliver a keynote address on Global Trends and share the platform with Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger
He speaks regularly to in-company audiences, major global conferences and professional associations - he has been invited back 3 times in six months by the Strategic Planning Society.
Clients typically want him to address five key issues in his presentations:
What are the key business, political, economic, technological, social and environmental trends and drivers shaping our world
What are the implications for our customers and their industries
What are the key forces and possibilities shaping our own industry
Given these drivers, how do we build and sustain key customer relationships
What are the implications for our people, products and processes
He recently delivered several keynote presentations including to the partner conference for Berwin Leighton Paisner and to senior managers from Shell, Halliburton, BAe Systems and the US Department of Defence.
His presentations draw in part on a major consultation He facilitated for the MoD as part of a programme to identify Global Strategic Trends out to the year 2030. Rohit is currently running a £2M futures research programme for UK government including a study to identify the 100 critical trends shaping the next 20 years.
Topics covered in recent speeches include:
Global futures
Global trends and the implications for the legal industry
Future US-EU relations and the implications for defence partnering
The future of the EU
Strategic trends and the implications for defence and security
Future challenges in financial services
The future of outsourcing
Session Title - FUTUREQUEST: The future and what it means for your planet, your clients and your business
Rohit can be your tour guide as he takes you on a journey through the trends, ideas and possibilities that will shape the 21st century. Using a highly interactive format, case studies and a range of powerful stories and insights, Rohit can help you build a personal vision of the future. You will gain powerful and compelling insights into the key global, social, business and technological trends and ideas shaping our world. He will help you understand the implications for your customers and their markets and identify the opportunities and challenges for your business.
Rohit draws upon his experience of speaking and working on five continents to bring the future to life. He highlights just how critical changes such as the rise of India and China, the emergence of new technologies and the collapsing of time and distance are rewriting the rules of global business.
Attendees will learn how their client's worlds are changing - fresh markets, new channels, emerging competitors, rising customer expectations and new ways of doing business. They will learn practical tools for exploring client implications, predicting and pre-empting future customer requirements and for examining the impact on their own business. They will learn how to stay one step ahead, future-proof their own business and reinvent themselves on a continuous basis.