Speaking Engagements

John speaks regularly on subjects such as knowledge management, social media, transformation, and innovation.  He has spoken at events in the US, Canada, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and South America at such events as KM World, APQC’s Knowledge Management Conference, the World Congress on Intellectual Capital, KM Australia, InfoVision India, KM Asia, and many other events. To find out more about John speaking at your event, please visit here or contact John. John’s speaking engagements include:

  • Minot Certified Professional Accountants, Social Knowledge: Are we ready for the Future? Minot, ND, 7 November 2011. Download
  • Success Steps Conferences & Seminars, Empowering Knowledge Workers in the Arab World, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 28 September 2011. Download
  • Prince Sultan University, A Leader’s Guide to KM, Riyadh, KSA, 26 September 2011. Download
  • Dar Al-Hekma College, A Leader’s Guide to KM, Jeddah, KSA, 25 September 2011. Download
  • Northwest Arts Center Lecture Series, A Tale of Two Adventures, Minot, ND, 30 August 2011.
  • KM Middle East 2011, The TLC of KM, Keynote Address, Abu Dhabi, UAE, 15 March 2011.
  • Commander Pacific Fleet leadership team briefing, If Knowledge is Power … Why am I always in the dark?, Honolulu, HI, 17 December 2010. Download
  • North Dakota Legislative Information Technology Committee, Social Media: Are you Ready for the Future, Minot, ND, 9 September 2010.
  • UAE KM Forum, The TLC of KM: Understanding and Applying the Enablers of Knowledge Management, Keynote Address, Abu Dhabi, 14 June 2010.
  • UAE KM Forum, Social Knowledge: Are You Ready for the Future, Abu Dhabi, 15 June 2010.
  • North Dakota Professional Insurance Agents Annual Conference, Social Media: Are you Ready for the Future, Minot, ND, 4 May 2010. Download
  • North Dakota Tourism Annual Conference, Maximizing Sales through Electronic Marketing, Minot, ND, 27 April 2010. Download
  • Minot Association of Professional Communicators, Social Media, Minot, ND, 20 January 2010.
  • KM Asia, The TLC of KM, Singapore, 25 November 2009.
  • North Dakota Telephone Association. Social Internet Tools for the Director and the Cooperative. Minot, ND. 4 November 2009.
  • Minot Young Professionals Annual Meeting, If Knowledge is Power, Minot, ND, 14 September, 2009. Download
  • Saskatchewan Regional Colleges Annual Conference 2009. If Knowledge is Power . . .  Why am I always in the Dark?, Keynote Address. Humboldt, SK. 30 April 2009.
  • Saskatchewan Regional Colleges Annual Conference 2009. Social Knowledge: Are You Ready for the Future? Humboldt, SK. 30 April 2009.
  • International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Annual Conference. Using Simulation for Assessment. Louisville, KY. 1 April 2009.
  • North Dakota Nutrition Council Annual Conference 2009. Hungry for Knowledge. Minot, ND. 16 April 2009.
  • InfoVision 2009. Enterprise Content and Communication: Are we ready for the future?, Keynote Address, Bangalore, India. 23 January 2009. Download
  • K-Community India. If Knowledge is Power . . . Why am I always in the Dark? Bangalore India. 21 January 2009.
  • Knowledge Management Working Group. Storytelling and Knowledge Sharing. 18 November 2008. Download
  • KM Australia 2008. Storytelling and Knowledge Sharing. Melbourne, Australia. 22 July 2008.
  • US Department of Commerce / US Commercial Service. Effective Strategies for Recruiting and Retaining Canadian Students. Webinar. 10 June 2008.
  • North Dakota Community Action. If knowledge is power . . . Minot, ND. 14 May 2008.
  • Minot Area Chamber of Commerce 46th Annual Honors Banquet. The Value of Education. Keynote Address. Minot, ND. 16 April 2008.
  • The Reality of Virtual Business Seminar. What is Virtual Business? Keynote Address. Minot, ND. 7 November 2007.
  • The Middle East Forum on Learning Technology. Using Video and Voice to Engage Students, Dubai. April 11, 2007.
  • Great Plains Connections: Linking Education and Community through Service. Knowledge sharing for service learning organizations. Minot, ND. 24 March 2007.
  • Applied Business Research Conference. Leading knowledge: Does leadership make a difference? Oahu, Hawaii, 3 January 2007.
  • College Teaching & Learning (TLC) Conference To video iPod or not to video iPod: Is that the question? Oahu, Hawaii, 4 January 2007.
  • Job Corps National Leadership Seminar.  Management Education for Job Corps Leaders. Washington, DC. 6 November 2006.
  • International Assembly for Collegiate Business Education Region 5 Meeting. Lesson Learned in Executive Education. Minot, North Dakota. 23 October 2006.
  • Northwest Art Center Lecture. If Knowledge is Power . . . Why am I always in the Dark? Minot, North Dakota. 28 September 2006.
  • The Middle East Forum on Academic Research and Reflection. Where is the Knowledge we have lost in Managers? A Research Agenda for Educators. Keynote Address. Dubai. April 2006.
  • Global Training and Human Resource Development Forum. Simple ideas that work in complex organizations: Knowledge Creation and Exchange.  Dubai. April 2006.
  • Technology and Innovation in Education. Dynamic Asynchronous Online Education. Sioux Falls, South Dakota. 24 April 2006.
  • Information Highways 2006. Simple ideas that work in complex organizations: A Canadian view of knowledge sharing. Toronto, 29 March 2006.
  • Canadian Government Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum. Simple ideas that work in complex organizations: A Canadian view of knowledge sharing. Ottawa, 17 March 2006.
  • North Dakota Technology Exposition, Don’t Get Hooked by Phising Frauds. Minot, ND. 9 February 2006.
  • Ark Group’s Second Annual Conference Managing Knowledge & Information Exploitation in Defence. Simple Ideas that work in a Complex Environment. London, 16 November 2005.
  • North Dakota Telephone Association. Knowledge Management for the Telecommunications Industry. Minot, ND. 9 November 2005.
  • European Management Association Meeting. Knowledge Management – Fiction, Fad, or Fact?  Keynote Address.. International Scientific Conference on the Knowledge-Based Economy: Management of Creation and Development. Kaunas, Lithuania. September 2005.
  • 3rd Conference of Documentation & Electronic Archiving. Using Knowledge Management to Enhance Decision Making. Dubai, UAE. September 2005.
  • 21st Annual North Dakota Municipal Finance Officers Institute. The Value of Knowledge. Minot, North Dakota. 21 June 2005.
  • American Productivity and Quality Center’s 10th Annual Knowledge Management Conference. Simple Ideas that work in a Complex Environment. St. Louis. 6 May 2005.
  • Technology and Innovation in Education. Knowledge Management for Educators. Rapid City, South Dakota. 18 April 2005.
  • Financial Management Institute of Canada’s Professional Development Week. Counting on Knowledge: How Knowledge Management Improves Organizational Effectiveness. Ottawa, 23 November, 2004.
  • KM World 2004. Defence Knowledge Management: Simple Ideas for Complex Environments. Santa Clara, CA, 28 October 2004.
  • Defence Resource Management Course.  An Introduction to Knowledge Management for Government Leaders. 25 October 2004.
  • North American International Business Conference. Knowledge: A View from the North. Minot, ND, 11 October, 2004.
  • Canadian Forces College’s National Security Studies Course. Defence Knowledge Management. 1 June 2004.
  • Canadian Government Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum. Toward an Understanding of Enterprise Dementia. 25 February 2004.
  • Department of National Defence CIO Council. Charting a Course towards a Defence Knowledge Environment. Ottawa, 25 February 2004.
  • Canadian Government Interdepartmental Knowledge Management Forum. Defence Knowledge Strategy. Ottawa, 28 January 2004.
  • 72 Communication Group Professional Development Seminar. Charting a Course towards a Defence Knowledge Environment. Halifax, NS, 15 November 2003.