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As a futurist (or futurologist, if you prefer the European term), Ray Hammond is a business speaker who provides keynote speeches, workshops and seminars for the world's major companies, for governments and for NGOs.
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What clients say about Ray Hammond's speaking: "We wanted to hear
about the big issues that will affect the future and Ray Hammond certainly provided us with much food for thought. "Ray's valuable insights raised the bar several notches at this year's conference. The audience thoroughly enjoyed his session. His presentation was brilliant.' "Ray - thank you for your terrific contribution to our Business Leadership Forum. I think the lively discussions have shown how much interest the topic generated with the group and I would really like to thank you for helping to make this event a success."
"Ray was awesome at our 4th Annual Seminar in Montego Bay. He didn’t use graphs or charts – he was real and he spoke from the heart. He brought great riches to our island." "Ray's speech was stimulating and inspiring. He brought logic to bear on the opportunities and challenges facing the travel industry in the next 30 years." "I’m someone who takes information in visually. When I heard that Ray Hammond didn’t use any visual aids I was worried that I’d lose track. But he was superb – he had me riveted for the whole hour. It was a tour de force of a presentation." "Ray excited, stimulated, informed and entertained the VIP group at our future seminar. He really is the most wonderful speaker." "Our management team was fascinated to learn that Ray's own genome has been decoded and the impact that such decoding is likely to have on the application of existing drugs." "Not a note, not a slide in sight, yet Ray spoke for over an hour with lucidity, clarity and insight." "The volcanic ash cloud travel disruption meant that we had to wait six months to hear Ray's view of the future. It was worth the wait. A stunning yet realistic vision." "It was the way that Ray Hammond identified the big trends that are most likely to affect our business that impressed our senior mangement team. "Ray Hammond's keynote presentation and the workshops he gave were fantastic! The feedback from the management team is very positive."
"Thank you Ray for contributing to the success of the Intel Marketing Summit. You were fabulous! We asked you to ‘bend our minds’ and you did exactly that. That participants did not want the discussion to end despite your having presented at the end of long day speaks volumes about the affect you had on everyone in attendance. Needless to say, participant response has been overwhelmingly positive. "Ray set the scene for the following panels and sessions in the best possible way, and provided the audience with a lot of food for thought about where our industry is/should be going."
"In ten years of organising this event, we never had such interest in a speaker before. It was unheard of for busy delegates to stay behind at the end of a long day asking question after question. "I want to say thank you, thank you, thank you for making this evening so special - you really did an excellent job!! Our CEO is now a Ray Hammond fan." "We were absolutely thrilled by Ray's presentation at our workshop. It was an outstanding, thought-provoking session.' "The keynote lecture Ray Hammond gave at our conference was extremely impressive. Our students and post-grads loved hearing his insights." "Ray Hammond kicked off our conference
in a way that got the whole Scandinavian telecoms industry buzzing about future developments"
"Ray Hammond was simply brilliant at our EPCA Conference in Monte Carlo. His interventions also added a lot of power and spirit to the discussions.' "Ray's talk made a real difference to our customer event in St-Paul de Vence. His audience ratings were very high."
"The feedback from our guests about Ray's speech has been extremely enthusiastic. He has 300 new admirers in the Belgian packaging industry." "Ray, your message, personality and delivery style resonated strongly with the participants and with the Dow team. We had a lot of good feedback from many attendees in Budapest. Two of the Dow team members aspire to speak like you!"
"Ray, we want to thank you again for the great session last week. You did exactly what we wanted - educated, informed, worried, created interest in the forthcoming trends as a whole as well as those in the CP sector. "As a speaker, Ray Hammond has Mojo!"
"Ray, your presentation was inspiring and the feedback has been excellent. Your style of speaking was appreciated and the seven drivers introduced will be taken seriously in our future activities." "Ray got The Executive Track of our Impact 2008! event in Las Vegas off to a terrific start. It was a thought provoking and motivational session.' "Ray Hammond was even better when he spoke to our management team in Lagos that he was in The Hague last year. Thank you Ray." "We were very fortunate to have Ray in Moscow. He is a brilliant and inspiring speaker and he made our New Year's party for telecoms analysts a spectacular success."
"Ray's presentation was the best given at our Global Conference in Dublin. His presentation was also the most controversial and provoked some heated debate over dinner.' "Ray's presentation in Sydney was absolutely brilliant. Our delegates were still talking about it during the following days." "There were 3,000 attendees at our Networkers 2007 event in Cannes - they all loved Ray's inspiring presentation." "Our design delegates were still blogging about Ray's presentation weeks after the event." "Ray stimulated and inspired our North American sales team at the end of a very long day. He gave them a vision of what is to come in the wireless world." "Ray's presentation was perfect for our major customers in Eastern Europe - he inspired them with his vision of the future." "The high-level delegates to our Asia-Pacific CEO Summit in Australia were truly inspired by Ray Hammond's exciting vision of the future." Nokia Networks, Asia-Pacific "Ray gave a fantastic presentation at our Senior Management meeting 2007; relevant, interesting, thought provoking, inclusive, engaging and entertaining." "Ray Hammond is one of the best public speakers we have ever seen. Without a single note or slide, he delivered a rivetting, totally captivating one hour keynote speech at our Monaco Management Conference." "Ray gave us an incredible, upbeat glimpse into the future. We at Mastercard were particularly impressed by how he tailored his speech to suit a high-level financial audience in Budapest." Mastercard, Europe "Ray Hammond is a dynamic, insightful and very captivating speaker. He had our audience in Orlando on the edge of their seats." "A really stunning keynote speech. It set a high standard for our Prague OEM Conference." "Ray Hammond’s lecture at our awards dinner in Auckland was outstanding, truly stimulating." "I was particularly inspired by the way Ray Hammond turned what many portray as a rather futuristic subject into the pragmatic here and now." "Ray Hammond’s fascinating presentation proved very popular and interesting, something people continued to talk about long after his presentation in Berlin was finished." Canon Europa, N.V. "People were still debating Ray Hammond’s points at the airport on the following day – a clear sign with a demanding Accenture audience that his comments made an impact." Accenture Europe "Ray Hammond’s keynote presentation at the Moscow Vedomosti Conference was truly inspiring." Microsoft, Russia "Ray's speech was uplifiting, inspiring and visionary. It made the event for us.' Vodafone UK "Ray Hammond’s outstanding presentation skills and sound expert knowledge enabled him to provide a valuable and successful contribution." Swisscom, Switzerland
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