Insightful. Thoughtful. Accessible.

Chris invites audiences to quest together in making sense of this new world.

In a world quickly spinning out of control,
Chris is a point of balance and clarity.

Chris rips up the outdated mental maps that have served us so poorly in recent years—maps that led us to think that Brexit was impossible, that Trump was unelectable, that globalization was irreversible, that China’s democratization was inevitable, that facts were incontrovertible.

Chris draws a fresh map—one that describes the new world we’re in now—so that you, your organization, your profession or industry or country, can captain humanity’s voyage to a second Renaissance.

Chris Kutarna is the lead-off presenter for one of the three flagship Executive Education programmes at Oxford Saïd Business School—the Oxford Strategic Leadership Programme.

In his best-selling debut book, Age of Discovery (with Ian Goldin), he drew upon Renaissance wisdom to predict both Brexit and Trump. Now, Chris helps audiences everywhere to take a deep breath, take a step back, and make sense of the time we live in.

The world always makes sense. But it doesn’t always make sense to us.

Shock, confusion, disruption: these emotions, which we experience almost daily in every field and industry, are personal proof that whatever map we’ve been navigating by no longer shows the world as it really is.

“In everyday life, we are often too busy running around and worrying about small details. Listening to Chris, you suddenly get lifted above all of that with your mind to suddenly see something much larger and as a whole, which is so important.”

“Polished, charming and totally accessible.”

“Chris was an absolute rock star. We all expected an outstanding event and he delivered so much more. Chris was the perfect combination of authentic, provocative, fun, deeply knowledgeable with personal warmth.”

“Outstanding. Rich. Relevant. Unique.”

“A massive THANK YOU for being such a fantastic speaker, and for adding so much to this year’s Future of Work Program. It was real pressure to not only work with you, but also to meet you in person. Thank you for sharing your time and experience with our delegates, I’ve seen a lot of photos of you engaging with the audience post-keynote!”

“Wonderful. Insightful. Humorous. Topical—and out of the realm of our normal addresses. I cannot recommend you enough to other groups. You were even more than I had hoped for. We are lucky that you are willing to spend time starting dialogues about how to predict the changes we may see. You made an impact.”

CURRENT SPEAKING TOPICS

Chris can deliver keynotes that range from 15 minutes to 1 hour for a host of audiences, from senior level executives and mid-level managers in business to societal and emerging youth leaders.

Our Age of Discovery: Navigating to the New World

Leave your immediate context to see the big picture of our moment - a rare, renaissance moment. This keynote helps leaders learn how to learn from the past to make new maps that will help their business, industry or society navigate to a new and different world.

Leading While Lost: A New Model of Leadership For The Now

How is it possible to meaningfully respond to the historic challenges of this moment without knowing the way forward? Chris heps audiences get “unstuck” and feel liberated to practice the leadership the world needs now.

AI: History, Hype, Hysteria—and Hope

In this talk, Chris makes sense of “Artificial Intelligence” in a way that helps you and your team to lead the development, adoption and consequences of emerging algorithmic technologies in your organization and in society.

Resurrecting Truth in our Social Media Age

"Let social media run amok. Everything it breaks, needed fixing."

In this conventional wisdom-busting keynote, Chris argues that it’s time to reach beyond our knee-jerk reactions to fake news and populist victories.