Dr. Patrick Dixon is an author and business consultant, often referred to as a futurist. He has spoken to audiences in over 50 nations and is one of the world's most sought after keynote speakers at corporate conferences and client events. His customised multimedia presentations are experienced by up to 4,500 people a time, in up to four countries a week. Challenging, visionary, hard-hitting, strategic, provocative, dynamic, passionate and practical as well as entertaining - motivating people to seize growth opportunities and to change.

Often described in the media as Europe's leading Futurist, Dr. Dixon has been ranked as one of the 20 most influential business thinkers alive today (Thinkers 50). As the Chairman of Global Change Ltd, he is also the author of twelve books including Building a Better Business, Futurewise, The Genetic Revolution, The Truth about Westminster, The Truth about Drugs and The Truth about AIDS.

He advises multinational company boards and senior teams on strategic implications of a wide range of global trends such as the new economy, the digital society, financial services, biotechnology, health care, geopolitical issues, lifestyle changes, marketing issues, consumer behaviour, employee motivation, public policy, business ethics and corporate social responsibility.

Dr. Dixon's previous clients include Microsoft, IBM, UBS, Google, World Bank, Siemens, Ford, ABN AMRO, Freshfields, Sara Lee, Prudential, Aviva, Barclays, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Hewlett Packard, Gillette, Roche, BASF, Credit Suisse, Forbes, Fortune, Royal Bank of Scotland, Zurich Financial Services, Tetrapak, Unisys, BT, BBC, FedEx, UNIDO, Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the American Management Association to name a few!

He was a Fellow of the World Economic Forum (Davos) in 1997 and contributed to the World Economic Forum Governor's Meeting of the Travel and Tourism Industry in 2005. He has also taught on executive / MBA programmes at seven business schools.

Originally a physician by training, Dr Dixon has a Web TV site and radio/TV studio in his home from which he broadcasts worldwide for the BBC and others, as well as delivering interactive lectures to as many as seven different national conferences simultaneously.

Dr. Dixon has appeared on many TV stations, including CNN, CNBC, Fox News, Sky News and ITV, commenting on global events and ethical issues with features in the Financial Times, the Times, the Telegraph and Time magazine.