Nick Abrahams

A motivational, hi-energy ride through all the major trends that will affect you, your industry and your people – AI, Robotics, Virtual & Augmented Reality, 3-D Printing, Data & Cyber-risk, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Fintech, IOT, Millennials, Apps, HealthTech and Social.

It is funny as well as educational and gives people the tools they need to make sure they stay relevant in this period of major upheaval. It also shows companies what they need to do to help keep ahead of these massive changes.

Nick does a deep dive into your industry and what the impacts of technology will be. He will cover all relevant technologies, including AI, Robotics, Virtual & Augmented Reality, 3-D Printing, Data & Cyber-risk, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Fintech, IOT, Millennials, App-ocalypse, HealthTech and Social. His presentation will be informative, cutting edge and entertaining with lots of case studies.

In this session, Nick will cover:

• What Boomers, Gen X & Z and the Millennials want from financial services
• The rise of digital currency. The surge in Bitcoin and the success of China’s Digital Yuan is just the beginning of seismic shift in currency & the decline of the US$ hegemony on international trade
• Decentralised Finance is the most active sector of blockchain with more than US$8 Billion in DeFi smart contracts in 2020 and growing fast.
• Future of payments systems, gateways and wallets
• BigTech real threat as Amazon loans $3 Billion to its merchants
• InsureTech goes vertical, growing even faster than fintech
• Digital lethargy was penalised in 2020 so digital transformation of all aspects of the business is key for financial services
• Customer engagement to be elevated by optimal mix of digital and human interaction + appropriate use of data
• Financial “wellness” of the customer becomes key point of difference
• Customers force fin services to be purpose driven

The speed of change for businesses is frenetic with new competitive threats, changing customer dynamics and workforce challenges. It is up to everyone in the organisation to understand how they can engage with and benefit from the demographic and tech trends affecting their industry and their lives.

In this tailored, high-energy keynote, sprinkled with touches of humour, audiences will discover what leading global companies are doing in the following areas:

The 2020’s is the Decade of Data – it powers every business model
Artificial Intelligence is everywhere & it is time to get on-board
The shift to Work from Anywhere means you need to concentrate on the 4 C’s: Culture, Community, Communication & Collaboration
Cybersecurity – It is a war and you can win it – but not just with tech
Like it or not, Bitcoin, Crypto & Distributed Ledgers are impacting many industries
Radical Simplicity – Time to go Marie Kondo on your business processes
Prophetic Synthetics – Everything from food, art, influencers and cities – the real benefit of fake things