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What our clients say

"Neil is a blast! This is a speaker/presenter guaranteed to inform, entertain and stimulate. He had an audience of 500 African journalists hypnotised at the recent Highway Africa tenth anniversary conference, and lifted the focus of the event to the long-term - the trends and how technology impacts the future."
Guy Berger, Professor of Journalism, Rhodes University

"We were amazed by your presentation - it was very very good! We now realise that scenario thinking is not a choice, it is a MUST!"
Feedback from delegates to the SAÏD Business School Programme for the Deloitte M&A EMEA team, Athens, October 2008

"Our business was ready for this very necessary mindset change; and FutureWorld has done a tremendous job of helping us."
Ian Cockerill, then-CEO of Gold Fields

"Your presentation was a perfect close to a near perfect conference. I could not have been happier about the content or your lively and engaging presentation."
Anthony Turner, CEO Europe, Publicitas Promotion Network

"A big thank you - the team thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and are sparking from all the ideas!"
Janet Larsen, Investec Marketing

 
Neil Jacobsohn

Joint CEO of FutureWorld South Africa, journalist, entrepreneur, marketer and innovator

Neil Jacobsohn, is a life-long communicator with a passion for the future. He has been an award-winning journalist, a digital entrepreneur, a company director and professional marketer. In a career spanning nearly 40 years, Neil has:

  • reported news from around the world for a wide range of newspapers and magazines;
  • edited newspapers;
  • managed operations for a broad-based media group;
  • been group marketing director of a listed media company;
  • run a US$40-million AIDS campaign for a national government; and
  • launched more than 14 businesses.

Unusually, he combined entrepreneurship with corporate success. He has served as chairman, executive and non-executive director on a number of listed and unlisted company Boards.

He is a founding member of the FutureWorld Network, an energetic and entertaining speaker, strategist and facilitator, who works extensively on FutureWorld keynotes, workshops and strategic breakthrough projects for corporate clients and learning institutions around the world, among them Oxford's SAID Business School and Duke Corporate Education.

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