The master of the future is coming to Penryn
The internationally acclaimed Graeme Codrington will be hosting a PENtalk at Penryn on July 12 - 13.
MBOMBELA – Graeme Codrington has five degrees, five best-selling books and lectures at five international universities. He is a visionary who has seen the future of business and he is loving it. This extraordinary speaker, who inspires more than 100 000 people a year, is taking time out of his busy schedule to host a PENTalk conference from July 12 to 13 at Penryn.Codrington helps organisations around the world to prepare for the future. He uses stories and scenarios to paint inspiring pictures of what the world might look like in the near future, and then gets them to analyse the impact on their businesses now.
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He is the co-founder and international director of TomorrowToday, a global firm of futurists and business strategists and tracks the trends that will change the world in the next decade. According to Codrington the most successful companies in the next few years will be those that find ways to be strategically responsive.
“To do this, it is important that everyone, at every level of the organisation, has an understanding of the forces that will shape the next decade. Only then can they contribute meaningfully to their company’s success,” Codrington said.
His breadth of knowledge and expertise make him highly relevant in today’s rapidly evolving business world. Along with his formal qualifications and research credentials, he has a wide range of business experience. He did chartered accountancy articles at KPMG, was involved in an IT start-up, worked in the charity sector, has been a professional musician, a strategy consultant and is now a full-time speaker, facilitator and author.
He is also one of only a handful of professional speakers in the world to have earned the Global Certified Speaking Professional status from the Global Speakers Federation. Tickets for the conference will cost R2 500 per person for both days and can be bought at https://penryn.nutickets.co.za/GC.
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