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Keynote SpeakerAde McCormack

Leadership, Disruption, Transformation and Innovation Expert

Ade McCormack is the founder of the Intelligent Leadership Hub. He has been described as an ‘inspiring slap in the face’ and ‘delightfully bracing’. His presentations make the case for change in an increasingly disrupted world. His message is one of hope for both people and the planet. He weaves... Read more

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The Cognitive Gymnasium – Welcome to the future of work
Intelligent leadership – From factory to living organism
Govzilla: What if governments were intelligent?
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Biography

Ade McCormack is the founder of the Intelligent Leadership Hub. He has been described as an ‘inspiring slap in the face’ and ‘delightfully bracing’.

His presentations make the case for change in an increasingly disrupted world. His message is one of hope for both people and the planet. He weaves in disciplines, including evolutionary biology, neuroscience, anthropology and performance science. He introduces new lenses through which to view the future, including, super resilience, cognitive athletes, synthetic certainty and the cognitive gymnasium.

Ade is the person to engage if you want to make the case for radical change and you want to achieve that by getting the best rather than the most from your people.

Ade is a former technologist who today advises leaders on transformational matters. He is a former Financial Times columnist and has lectured at MIT Sloan on leadership matters.
Now he works with Cambridge University on leadership development and worked in over 40 countries across the world.

Ade McCormack has written six books on leadership and transformation.

“We wanted someone who would engage our leadership differently, make them think along new lines, stretch their ideas, perhaps make some uncomfortable but above all consider our future in a new light. Ade did this brilliantly.” VP Finance, Astra Zeneca

“Ade has a fantastic presentation style. I would highly recommend Ade as a motivational speaker and thought leader.” Programme Leader, Oracle

“…Even by video conference, Ade kept the audience captive with lots of note taking and it also provoked a lot of discussion after the event. One of the most compelling keynote speakers that we have had in the MED region.” EMEIA Operations, EY

“Ade recently supported our annual conference with a keynote presentation and participation on a panel discussion. As always Ade delivered a compelling, insightful session which landed exceptionally well with our audience. Thanks Ade” Marketing Director, Manpower

"It was a pleasure working with Ade. He was incredibly warm and lovely to chat to. We had some audio issues with the online streaming in the morning and he was really understanding. Everyone loved his presentation and I’ve had some really nice feedback from customers who attended the event who said they loved his session and found it really interesting/thought provoking. He set the scene for the day perfectly." Bytes: IT Solutions and Services

Popular Talks by Ade McCormack

The Cognitive Gymnasium – Welcome to the future of work
In this session, participants will discover:
– That intelligent organisations focus on getting the ‘best’, rather than the ‘most’ from their people.
– That we are now living in a post-career and post-skills world.
– How to turn their workplaces into cognitive gyms, where cognitive athletes go...

In this session, participants will discover:
– That intelligent organisations focus on getting the ‘best’, rather than the ‘most’ from their people.
– That we are now living in a post-career and post-skills world.
– How to turn their workplaces into cognitive gyms, where cognitive athletes go to work out with other high performers.
– That to be an effective leader today, they need to be a cognitive coach.
Intelligent leadership – From factory to living organism
In this session, participants will discover:
– Why most organisations today are ill-equipped to deal with increasing disruption.
– Why intelligence, both natural and artificial, is critical to their organisation’s ability to thrive.
– The existential risks associated with focusing on processes and avoiding failure.
–...

In this session, participants will discover:
– Why most organisations today are ill-equipped to deal with increasing disruption.
– Why intelligence, both natural and artificial, is critical to their organisation’s ability to thrive.
– The existential risks associated with focusing on processes and avoiding failure.
– How by mimicking living organisms, it is possible to build highly adaptive organisations optimised for the ‘infinite game’.
– Why focusing on assets, rather than profit, is the way forward.
Govzilla: What if governments were intelligent?
In this session, participants will discover:
– Why we need governments that are highly adaptive.
– Why we need governments to meet the needs of all societal stakeholders, including the biosphere.
– That intelligence has both an artificial and natural component.
– How governments can evolve...

In this session, participants will discover:
– Why we need governments that are highly adaptive.
– Why we need governments to meet the needs of all societal stakeholders, including the biosphere.
– That intelligence has both an artificial and natural component.
– How governments can evolve based on what we have learnt from natural systems.
HR/People
Leadership
Future of talent
Cognitive Management in the Workforce
Importance of Data Capital
Customer Value
Transformation
The Digital Age
Keeping Pace with Accelerating Disruption
Innovation