Upcoming
Date | Location | Sponsor | Topic |
April 24, 2017 | Washington, D.C. | Research to Prevent Blindness | What’s Trending in PSAs? |
April 6, 2017 | Amsterdam, Netherlands | Amsterdam Euroforum | What’s Going on in [R]etailing?! |
March 29, 2017 | Montreal, Quebec | Conférences Infopresse | PR: New Challenges for the Industry |
March 23, 2017 | Syracuse, N.Y. | Syracuse University | “Agile PR” |
March 20, 2017 | New York City | The City College of New York | “Age of Agility” |
March 4, 2017 | Providence, R.I. | Brown University, WomenEntrepreneurs@Brown | “Making Headlines and Generating Buzz, Trendspotting and Surfing the Waves of Change” |
Feb. 28, 2017 | Atlanta | Coca-Cola | “2017 Trends” |
Past Highlights
Date | Location | Sponsor | Topic |
Nov. 2, 2016 | New York City | Virago: The Scale Collective | “Agile PR” |
Oct. 18, 2016 | New York City | LIM College | “Trends in Fashion Retail” |
Sept. 26, 2016 | Mexico City, Mexico | Forbes Forum Mexico 2016 | “Consumer Habits for the Near Future” |
Sept. 22, 2016 | Gothenburg, Sweden | PostNord: E-handelsforum | “The Future of Retail” |
Aug. 18, 2016 | Tucson | Raytheon Tucson Networking Club | “Lessons from a Life in Trendspotting” |
June 9, 2016 | New York City | Brand Innovators Mega-Trends Summit | Keynote: “The Millennials Have Arrived” |
June 7, 2016 | Mexico City | Vector Pharma 2016 | “Trends for the Near Future” |
May 22, 2016 | Las Vegas | International Council of Shopping Centers RECon | “10 Trends for 2016 and Their Retail Impact” |
May 18, 2016 | New York City | The University of Scranton President’s Business Council Executive Forum | Keynote: “Millennials: Trends for the Near Future” |
May 3, 2016 | Puerto Rico | PRSA Counselors Academy Conference | “11 Trends for 2016 and What They Mean for the Business of PR” |
May 5, 2016 | Providence, R.I. | Brown University | Trends for 2016 |
April 28, 2016 | Norwalk, Conn. | Greater Norwalk Chamber of Commerce | “Trends for the Near Future” |
April 20, 2016 | London | D&AD Festival | Keynote speaker: “A Nose for News-fluence” |
April 8, 2016 | Newport, R.I. | NASBITE International Annual Conference | Keynote speaker: “13 Trends Shaping the Global Marketplace” |
April 6, 2016 | Tucson, Ariz. | University of Arizona Eller College of Management Delta Sigma Pi business fraternity | “How to Market Yourself as You Move into Your Professional Life” |
March 29, 2016 | New York City | The Fashion Jewelry & Accessories Trade Association Annual Conference | Panelist: “Real-World Retail: What’s Ahead in Store (and Online)?” |
March 24, 2016 | Webinar | PR Newswire | Redefining Newsworthiness: How Content Can Boost Your Brand and Gain Media Results |
March 8, 2016 | Tucson, Ariz. | University of Arizona Eller College of Management | Honors Entrepreneurship Class |
Feb. 8, 2016 | Washington, D.C. | Colliers Americas Conference | “Trendspotting and the News” |
Jan. 25, 2016 | New York City | Drew University New York Semester on Communications and Media | “11 Trends for 2016” |
Jan. 20, 2016 | New York City | National Retail Federation Big Show | “10 Trends for 2016” |
Oct. 26, 2015 | Miami | Global PR Summit | Panelist: “The Insight Imperative” |
Sept. 15, 2015 | Istanbul, Turkey | Women to Watch 2015 | Keynote speech: “Gender Next: 10 Trends” |
July 9, 2015 | Providence, R.I. | Venture for America | “Brand Me. Personal Branding Workshop for Entrepreneurs” |
April 23, 2015 | Medellín, Colombia | Asomercadeo 7th Congreso Internacional de Mercadeo | “Yin Meets Yang: Crafting Trendy News for the Near Future” |
April 20, 2015 | Madison, N.J. | Drew University Agency Day | 2015 Trends |
April 13, 2015 | Phoenix | Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University | Must See Mondays: “Trend Spotting as News Creation” |
April 7, 2015 | Webinar | Council of Public Relations Firms | “PR Today: Where Newscrafting Meets Trendspotting” |
March 18, 2015 | Zurich | GfM (Swiss Marketing Society) 25th Annual Marketing Trends Conference | Keynote speaker |
March 17, 2015 | Zurich | Havas Trend Forum | “The New Family” |
Feb. 26, 2015 | Online | Council of Public Relations Firms | Webinar: Futurecasting |
Oct. 29, 2014 | Hartford, Conn. | Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame | Induction |
June 4, 2014 | New York City | 4A’s ADvocates Resolve | ADvisor at a 12-hour ad industry brainstorm to solve hunger |
May 15, 2014 | Tucson, Ariz. | Eller College of Management, the University of Arizona | Keynote speaker: Marketing graduation luncheon |
April 22, 2014 | Madison, N.J. | Drew University | “Havas PR Around the World” |
April 15, 2014 | Providence, R.I. | Brown University | Newscrafting and Storytelling |
March 5, 2014 | New York City | Israel Dealmakers Summit | Panelist: “Driving Strategic Innovation in the Digital, Mobile and Media Sectors” |
Feb. 13, 2014 | Tempe, Ariz. | Arizona State University | PR innovation and entrepreneurship |
Jan. 23, 2014 | San Francisco | In2 Innovation Summit | Panel moderator: “Smash the Agrarian Clock and Other Innovation Mandates” |
Nov. 16, 2013 | Lima, Peru | Bekaert Latin America CEOs | “Generation Next in Latin America” |
October 16, 2013 | Warsaw, Poland | Polish Associations of Public Relations PR Forum | “CEOs and PR in the Age of Social Media” |
October 3, 2013 | Phoenix | Advertising Educational Foundation | Panelist: The importance of the audience in marketing communications |
September 29, 2013 | Palm Springs, Calif. | California Grocers Association Strategic Conference | “The Trends Shaping Today’s Major Changes for News, Brands, Retailers and Cultures” |
September 17, 2013 | São Paulo, Brazil | Brazil Reputation Congress | “The Future of Reputation” |
August 21, 2013 | Atlanta | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention National Conference on Health Communication, Marketing and Media | Plenary speaker |
July 12, 2013 | Providence, R.I. | Venture for America Training Camp | Corporate Communications 101 |
July 2013 | Auckland, New Zealand | Mango | “Creativity and Real Time” |
June 2013 | Providence, R.I. | Venture for America Training Camp | “PR 101” |
April 2013 | Tucson, Ariz. | The University of Arizona Eller College of Management | “What’s Next for Western Europe: Six Key Trends” |
March 2013 | Sao Paulo | Abril | “What’s Next?” |
March 2013 | Brooklyn, N.Y. | Miami Ad School | Workshop: “Putting Your Brand in the Middle of the Zeitgeist” |
February 2013 | Toronto | Vitamints | “What’s Next?” |
February 2013 | National audio conference | Association of Strategic Marketing | “Successful Trendspotting Strategies” |
February 2013 | Greenwich, Conn. | Brava Awards, YWCA of Greenwich | Keynote speaker |
February 2013 | Tucson, Ariz. | The University of Arizona Eller College of Management | Global business |
February 2013 | Los Angeles | CEO Connection Personal Branding Forum | Personal Branding Workshop |
January 2013 | New York City | Starwood | “Trends 2013” |
January 2013 | New York City | National Retail Federation’s Big Show | “Trends 2013” |
October 2012 | London | MediaGuardian | “Brand Me, Reputation and the World of Marcomms” |
October 2012 | New York City | World Technology Summit | “Trends for 2013” |
October 2012 | New York City | Media Technology Summit 2012 | “When We Forget It’s Technology” |
October 2012 | Atlanta | CNN | Panelist, “CNN Dialogues: The Millennial Generation—Changing the Way We Do Business” |
September 2012 | Boston | World Summit on Innovation & Entrepreneurship | “Trends and Traditions of the Innovation Nation” |
September 2012 | Chicago | International Retail Design Conference | “Ages and Stages: Generational Trends and the Shopper Mindset” |
July 2012 | New York City | Council of Public Relations Firms Intern Fest | “Top Marketing Trends in 2012” |
June 2012 | Online | PRWeek Virtual Conference | Panel discussion: “The New Face of Social Communications—Being Agile in an Always-On World” |
June 2012 | Cannes, France | Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity | “Trends for the Near Future: Newscrafting Now and Next” |
June 2012 | Cincinnati | International Retail Design Conference | “Millennial Consumers: Who They Are, and How They Shop” |
May 2012 | Baltimore | Johns Hopkins University Hospital | Elite institutional brand trends |
May 2012 | Dubai, UAE | Gulf Marketing Review‘s Marketing to Women Conference | International keynote speaker |
May 2012 | New York City | World 50 (two appearances: once at Brand 50 and once at Marketing 50) | Major trends that affect the CMO and inform brand decisions |
April 2012 | Danbury, Conn. | Women’s Business Council of the Greater Danbury Chamber of Commerce | Panel: “Conversations with Extraordinary Women” |
April 2012 | New York City | American Association of Advertising Agencies | “From Madison Avenue to Mars: A Journey into Space (the PR Space)” |
April 2012 | Monterey, Calif. | Interbike IBD Summit | “The Next Cycle: 10 Trends for Riding into the Future” |
April 2012 | Tucson, Ariz. | The University of Arizona Eller College of Management | “What’s Next for Western Europe: Five Key Trends” |
April 2012 | Providence, R.I. | Brown University Engineering 90 | “Challenging the Future: Communicating Decisions in Real Time” |
March 2012 | East Lansing, Mich. | Michigan State University | “10 Trends in Advertising and PR” |
March 2012 | Miami | Starwood Leadership Meeting | “Trends for the Near Future” |
February 2012 | Phoenix | Capgemini Leadership Meeting | “Trends for the Near Future” |
January 2012 |
New York City | Advertising Women of New York | Panel: “What’s Hot in Public Relations: 2012” |
January 2012 |
New York City | National Retail Federation | Panel |
January 2012 |
New York City | Starwood | “30 Trends for 2012” |
December 2011 | New York City | The Advertising Club of New York | “Know the Trends for 2012” |
December 2011 | Online | PRWeek | “7 Trends to Tackle in the New Year” |
November 2011 | Providence, R.I. | Brown University Entrepreneurship Program’s 15th Annual Entrepreneurship Forum | Panel discussion on entrepreneurialism |
November 2011 | Chicago | CEO Connection’s CEO Boot Camp | “Communication: Taking Charge of Your Narrative” |
October 2011 | Long Beach, Calif. | California Association of Realtors Young Professionals Network | Keynote: “Thinking Real About the Near Future” |
August 2011 | Salt Lake City | Outdoor Industry Association | “Deciphering Consumer Trends and Their Impact on the Outdoor Industry” |
May 2011 | Ossining, N.Y. | GE Leading and Learning | “2020 Trends: What Will Affect Our World in the Next Decade?” |
May 2011 | Houston | Houston Apartment Association | “2020 Trends: What Will Affect Our World in the Next Decade?” |
May 2011 | The Netherlands | Media Future Week | “2020 Trends: What Will Affect Our World in the Next Decade?” |
April 2011 | Scottsdale, Ariz. | Millward Brown | “Trends Affecting the Consumer Landscape” |
February 2011 | St. Charles, Ill. | True Blue | “Trends for the Near Future” |
February 2011 | London | TheStoneClub | “#GenderReboot” |
February 2011 | Washington, D.C. | National Association of Realtors | “Strategic Thought Starters for the Near Future” |
January 2011 | Fairfield, Conn. | Fairfield County Public Relations Association | “Meet the New Social: Ten Trends and Beyond” |
January 2011 | Frankfurt | German Media Conference 2011 | Media trends |
November 2010 | Online | Social media webinar, sponsored by the Direct Marketing Association and the ECHO Academy | “How Social Is Redefining Business (in 140 Characters or Less)” |
October 2010 | San Francisco | DMA2010 | Member of keynote panel |
July 2010 | San Francisco | Avon | Women, markets and trends |
June 2010 | New York City | Integrated Marketing Communications Program at New York University | Global consumer insights, trends and social media tools |
June 2010 | Greenwich, Conn. | Executive Forum | “Snapshots of the Near Future” |
May 2010 | New York City | AdweekMedia’s “What Teens Want” marketing conference | “The Transformation of American Youth: From Teenager to Teenagent” |
May 2010 | New York City | Philips Fashion People Light workshop | “The Bright Future of Retail Shopping” |
April 2010 | New York City | Bulldog Reporter Summit: Building Business and Leadership in the New Economy | “New Attitudes, Hours, Tools and Tactics” |
April 2010 | Las Vegas | American Express Publishing Luxury Summit | Live Q&A with Travel + Leisure Editor Nancy Novogrod: “Luxury and the New Consumer” |
April 2010 | Madrid | Telefonica Foundation | Debate on today’s networking: “Ten Concepts That Are Changing the World” |
April 2010 | Omaha | 17th Annual Women’s Leadership Conference, Institute for Career Advancement Needs | Social networking/media |
April 2010 | Houston | Texas Apartment Association | “Top Trends for 2010” |
January 2010 | California | National Geographic | “Ten Trends for the Near Future” |
January 2010 | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh chapters of the American Advertising Federation, Business Marketing Association and International Association of Business Communicators | “Top Trends for 2010” |
October 2009 | Massachusetts | Private investors in the retail sector | Fashion trends and forecasts for Baby Boomer women |
October 2009 | New York | MPA | “The Magazine Industry on the Verge” |
August 2009 | São Paulo | Business Council of Belo Horizonte | “Welcome to the New Normal” |
May 2009 | London | Centaur Publishing, Marketing Week | Keynote speech for the Marketing Week Trends Show |
May 2009 | Germany | Belgian publishing group Persgroep.be | “Welcome to the New Normal” |
April 2009 | Twitterville | PepsiCo | Keynote address to 100 top marketing communications execs and a live Tweetup (#peptrends) open to the world |
Spring 2009 | Various, including New York City, Boston and Toronto | Gillette | “Men and the New Normal” |
January 2009 | Palm Beach | Online Publishers Summit | “Trends Impacting the New Consumer and News” |
September 2008 | Washington, D.C. | Advertising Week D.C. | “Prime Angst” |
September 2008 | Washington, D.C. | Crowell & Moring | “Becoming the Gold Standard” |
April 2008 | Kansas City, Mo. | Sixth Annual Central Exchange Women’s Lyceum | Consumer zeitgeist |