Sean Pillot de Chenecey

Trust, Foresight, Innovation

Examples of Keynotes

Organisational trust and authenticity
Hope, community & resilience as the way forward
Leveraging trends & insights for multi-sector innovation
Illuminating future scenarios and creating strategic responses

About Sean

A research/foresight/strategy consultant, and UK Associate Partner with CIFS, Sean delivers actionable insights re: #NowNextWhy for clients ranging from corporates to agencies to NGOs, working on national and international projects.

He’s a successful author: his first book ‘'The Post-Truth Business' went to No1 in the business charts, whilst his second book ‘Influencers & Revolutionaries' was shortlisted for the 'Business Book of the Year' awards. His podcast ‘The New Abnormal’ features guests from academia to business to activism and has over 250,000 downloads. He’s written numerous articles for media, think tank and business publications – most recently for the Association of Professional Futurists, the World Economic Forum and our very own Farsight magazine!

A frequent public speaker, Sean has given talks in the US/EU/MENA/Asia for over a decade, for those including: Unilever, KPMG, Beiersdorf, Visa, Microsoft, The National Lottery, General Motors, Heineken, BBC, Ornua, Axa, Vodafone, TV2, Procter & Gamble, Citycon, Harrods, MBA Association, Contagious, L’Oréal, Carrefour, MTV, Diageo, Estee lauder, NTR, John Lewis, Baker McKensie, Otava, Hyper Island, Nokian, Ikea, The European Lottery, Channel 4 TV, Postnord, Euroconsumers, Coca-Cola, DNV GL, Tech BBQ, Conde Nast, The Tate Modern, Sistema, Braun, iNovuss, Warner Music, Asahi-Pilsen, and Quadient, along with many agency and think-tank events, and at industry Congresses / Forums / Summits.

Sean has also been a visiting lecturer (on strategy / futures / innovation) for twenty years, to students on MA/BA courses at a range of leading universities.

“The World Retail Congress is renowned for attracting excellent speakers for each of its annual events. Following on from his previous speeches at the congress, this year Sean gave a superb talk as part of our Leadership Programme for CEO’s. He also chaired dynamic panels with innovative brands and leading-edge agencies, I’d highly recommend him for companies seeking a deeply informed and entertaining speaker!”

- Ian McGarrigle, Chairman, World Retail Congress

“Influencers & Revolutionaries is full of signposts to possible futures in tourism, health, fashion, entertainment, transport and more. Sean Pillot de Chenecey's is a singular voice in the often-contradictory worlds of innovation, marketing and consumption; and his refreshing forthright prose is the next best thing to hearing him give a speech."

- Ben Hughes, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology

“The Post-Truth Business provides invaluable insight into how brands can earn trust and play an authentic and meaningful role in consumers' lives. Sean has always had a knack for uncovering human truths and cultural insights, and he delivers again with this book. It's a must-read."

- John Dunleavy, President, McCann Worldgroup North America

Background

Following a decade with cutting-edge agencies, Sean became a research consultant and has conducted ethnographic and trend/futures research around the world. He’s fascinated by the individuals, movements, developments and events that shine a light on social, cultural, political and business change. As a result of this, he has a very deep level of knowledge regarding issues impacting brand and organisational futures.

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