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'''Jim Carroll''' <ref>http://www.jimcarroll.com</ref> is a [[futurist]] and trends and innovation expert.<ref>[http://www.washingtonspeakers.com/speakers/speaker.cfm?SpeakerID=2477] Jim Carroll at his agent's (Washington Speakers Bureau) website</ref> 

Jim Carroll has been the [[keynote|keynote speaker]] at numerous events worldwide. He is one of two speakers at St. Andrews, Scotland, with Wikipedia founder [[Jimmy Wales]], in July 2011,at the CSC Executive Interchange<ref>[http://www.cscexecutiveexchange.com/calendar_jul2011.html]"CSC Executive Interchange"</ref>, speaking on the impact of digital technology on business.

Jim Carroll has also headlined events worldwide, including the Swiss Innovation Forum, the 4th [[World HealthCare Innovation and Technology Congress]] in [[Washington, DC]] (December 2008), the Bombardier Operators Conference and Tradeshow <ref>[http://events.aero.bombardier.com/BCA/OperatorsConference/Overview]</ref>,  [[Society of Cable Telecommunications Engineers]] 2006 conference,; the 2009 Missouri Governor's Economic Development conference in [[St. Louis, Missouri|St. Louis]] in September 2009; the 2010 Consumer Electronics Association CEO Summit in Ojai, California,<ref>[http://www.ce.org/Events/default.asp?siteUrl=%20http://speaker.ce.org/index.cfm?do=cus.eventSchedule|style=0|meetingID=1419|meetingContentType=meetingSchedule], Consumer Electronics Association Web site. Keynote topic: "Brand Innovation in the Era of Twitter</ref> the Corenet Global Summit in New Orleans,<ref>[http://www.corenetglobal.org/Learning/NewOrleansSummit2010/content.cfm?ItemNumber=14328] Produce Marketing Association conference Web site; Keynote topic: "Moving Out of the Meltdown"</ref> the Produce Marketing Association Fresh Summit in Orlando,;<ref>[http://legacy.pma.com/freshsummit/2010/index.cfm] Fresh Summit 2010 Web site</ref> the VIBE (Very Important Beverage Executives) 2010 conference in Las Vegas,<ref>[http://vibeconference.com/speakers-presentations]"Catch the VIBE: VIBE 2010 conference site"</ref>  and the opening speaker for the 94th Annual General Meeting of the PGA - Professional Golf Association of America in 2010.<ref>[http://www.pga.com/pga-america/pga/2010-pga-america-annual-meeting-fact-sheet]"94th PGA AGM Fact Sheet from PGA.com site"</ref>

He speaks on a wide variety of topics, including technology, business model change, fast paced innovation, and global challenges and growth.<ref>[http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/01/prweb3462324.htm] DMTI Spatial Inc. Announces Futurist, Trends and Innovation Expert Jim Carroll to Speak at Annual Customer Conference, Expedition 2010</ref>

He is the author of numerous books, including "Ready, Set, Done: How to Innovate When Faster is the New Fast" and "What I Learned from Frogs in Texas: Saving Your Skin with Forward Thinking Innovation."<ref>http://www.jimcarroll.com/books.htm</ref>

== References ==
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*[http://www.cscexecutiveexchange.com/calendar_jul2011.html Jim Carroll Jimmy Wales]
*[http://www.worldcongress.com/events/HT08010/ World HealthCare Innovation & Technology Congress]
*[http://wcqi.asq.org/2007/speakers/bio-carroll.html 2007 World Conference on Quality and Improvement - Speakers: Jim Carroll]
*[http://www.ded.mo.gov/conference.htm 2009 Missouri Governor's conference on economic development]
*[http://broadcastengineering.com/infrastructure/Scte-keynote-speaker-20050109/ SCTE article featuring Jim Carroll's keynote]
*[http://www.managementclinic.org/index2.cfm?Page=Schedule&View=Grid&dayfilter=02/09/2009&TimeSlot=11%3A00&CFID=3259129&CFTOKEN=95471ANLA Closing Keynote Session - 7 Things You Need to Do Right Now to Focus on the Future! Jim Carroll]

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