Graeme Codrington

An international expert on generational interactions and the future of work

For the last 10 years, Graeme has been a full-time consulting futurist and keynote presenter. He established himself as a firm favourite on the South African speaking circuit, and since 2004 has been developing an international profile. From 1 September 2008, he will be based in London, England.

Whether delivering a high energy keynote address or an interactive one day seminar, Graeme is a versatile speaker and workshop facilitator, who prides himself on customising his content for each new audience. His well researched content is immediately applicable to many aspects of business, and his engaging, humorous and multimedia-driven style ensures the important messages stick.

The breadth of his experience and research and his diverse academic and work background gives Graeme a unique perspective on the turbulent times we live in. He has five degrees from five different universities, in five different faculties, including commerce, arts, theology, and sociology. His doctorate is in Business Administration, with majors in leadership and future studies. Graeme's CV includes chartered accountancy at KPMG, IT boom entrepreneur, youth worker, consultant, professional musician, futurist, best-selling author and professional speaker.

As co-founder and international partner of the consulting company, TomorrowToday, Graeme has access to a global network of researchers, experts, practitioners and presenters who can provide valuable follow up services to his clients. This group also ensures that Graeme is always cutting edge. TomorrowToday has permanent offices in South Africa and England, with associates around the world

Graeme is the co-author of two best-selling books, "Mind the Gap" (2004) and "Mind Over Money" (2002), both published by Penguin. He is a prolific writer of articles, and has been published in many magazines and journals, and has a number of websites and blogs.

As a visiting professor at South Africa's top two business schools (Wits and the Gordon Institute of Business Science), and a regular contributor to both the development and facilitation of business management courses, Graeme's academic standard, research quality and content are well respected. Yet, it is his ability to engage with his audiences, entertain while educating and his extraordinary talent for making complex issue simple to understand and apply, that has made Graeme a firm favourite with participants at all levels

In the past few years, Graeme has presented to international audiences from almost every country in the world. He personally presents to about 100,000 people a year, sharing the platform with the likes of Neil Armstrong, Edward de Bono and Jonas Ridderstrale. By the end of 2008, he will physically have presented in the following countries: England, Wales, Ireland, Denmark, Portugal, Germany, France, Dubai, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Zambia, Swaziland, South Africa, Mauritius, New Zealand, Australia, Singapore, United States and Chile.

Companies that have worked with Graeme have seen dramatic improvements in workplace interactions, team dynamics, inter-generational leadership and management capabilities, employee retention, customer service, customer understanding, sales and the ability of front line staff to engage their clients. It all comes down to better connections between people: the heart of business success and differentiation in the 21st century!

Graeme is a professional member of the following organisations: The Institute of Directors, the World Future Society, the International Federation of Professional Speakers, the National Speakers Association of South Africa (Board member for 4 years), the International Association for Study of Youth Ministry (founding Board member), The South African Business Women's Association, MENSA, and an associate member of the South African Market Research Association.

He was recently awarded "Speaker of the Year 2007" by the Academy for Chief Executives (UK), and "Speaker of the Year" by the South African-based speaker's agency, SpeakersInc. He is consistently rated as one of the best speakers ever used by business schools, conferences and clients he works with.

Graeme has been married to Jane since 1991, and has three daughters, Amy, Hannah and Rebecca. His hobbies include reading, computer games, playing the trumpet, listening to music and running. If he had the time, he'd play more squash, paint and learn to play the bass guitar.

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