Patrick Dixon
- A physician who became a futurist, businessman, and strategist
- Best-selling author with 16 published books
- Ranked as one of the top 20 Most Influential Business Speakers Alive by Thinkers 50
- Forecasts new trends and provides insights into managing risk factors
Regarded by Thinkers 50 as one of the 20 Most Influential Business Thinkers Alive, Dr. Patrick Dixon, with his forward-thinking ideologies and corporate strategy has influenced the policies of many multinational companies. He provides insight into up-and-coming innovations while forecasting trends and managing risk factors. This he does through his organization Global Change Ltd.
Patrick studied Medical Sciences and Medicine at the Universities of Cambridge and London. His sabbatical in 1979 saw him run Medicom IT, a startup selling computer parts to healthcare services in both the UK and the Middle East. Upon completion of his studies, his first book, “The Truth About AIDS” was published. He also founded ACET, a charity that brought understanding to the spreading of this disease. This agency provides prevention and care programmes in many low-income countries such as Uganda, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, and DR Congo.
Patrick Dixon can, today, be regarded a serial entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and director of Global Innovators Ltd. He was also the former Chairman of Virttu Biologics Ltd, a company that did clinical trials for cancer using oncolytic viruses (bought by Sorrento Therapeutics Inc).
Patrick’s extensive media profile has seen him on CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Sky News, and ITV, amongst others, commenting on global events, science, and health issues. He has also been featured in the Financial Times, Telegraph, and Time Magazine.
Patrick Dixon – Speaker
Patrick Dixon’s client base when it comes to speaking covers a vast variety of industries, including the health, banking, and marketing sectors. Amongst his diverse speaking engagements, he includes Google, Microsoft, IBM, KLM / Air France, BP, ExxonMobil, World Bank, Siemens, Ford, Sara Lee, Prudential, Aviva, Barclays, UBS, Credit Suisse, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewlett Packard, Gillette, GSK, Roche, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, BASF, Credit Suisse, Forbes, Fortune, and the Royal Bank of Scotland.
Speaking Topics
- Future of Dentistry and Health Care – Impact of Technology
- Future of Petrochemicals and Energy Industry
- Future Consumers, Lifestyles and Online Communities
- Get a Life: Future Work-Life Balance and Workplace Trends
- Leadership in Crisis – How to restore trust. Ethics, Integrity
- Green Technology, Innovation, Energy and Climate Change
- Future of Telecom and our wider world
- Future of Education – Why Education has to change
- Future of Emerging Markets – Strategies for Growth
- Future of Paper, Packaging and Pulp Industries
- How to Make Things Happen – Change Management
- Future of Fund Management and Investment Banking
- Future of Food and Drink Industry – Retail Trends
- How to Grow Your Business in Uncertain Times – Leader Agility
- Future of Retail – New consumers, lifestyles, stores, payments
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