Mark Roeder
Focus
→ The impact of technology & AI on human behavior
→ Australia Pacific region as a geopolitical cross roads
→ Innovation
→ Social dynamics
“The convergence of technologies in the next few years, especially AI and robotics, will precipitate the biggest transformation of our civilisation since the invention of the printing press. The impact won’t be just economic or political, it will be psychological, as we come to terms with sharing our planet with our promethean creation of non-human intelligence in the form of AI.”
Background
Head of communications planning for UBS bank
Global head of advertising UBS bank
Head of corporate brand Zurich Financial services
Director, Zurich Capital Network
Head of corporate Communications, Westpac Financial Services
Consultant, David Hale Global Economics
🎓 Masters of Business and Technology at University of NSW (MBT)Biography
Mark Roeder is an author and strategist who writes about the powerful undercurrents and ideas that are reshaping the modern world. He draws on extensive global experience in digital technologies, systems, and consumer behavior, as a former senior executive at UBS Bank, Zurich Financial Services, and Westpac Bank. Currently he is a consultant with Chicago-based Hale Strategic. He was born in London and divides his time between Europe and Australia.
Mr Roeder’s publications include The Big Mo: Why Momentum Now Rules Our World, which was described by The Financial Times as ‘a compelling reads that explains why we are so easily led,’ and Unnatural Selection: Why the Geeks Will Inherit the Earth. His articles have appeared in numerous global publications and his books have been used in university courses.
On econVue
🎧 Appeared on The Hale Report™
Off econVue
Books
→ Harper Collins & Virgin Books
3.⌞ The Big Mo: Why Momentum Now Rules Our World ↗Published March 11, 2011
→ Arcade
4.⌞ Unnatural Selection: Why the Geeks Will Inherit the Earth ↗Published October 14, 2014
→ Australian Scholarly Publishing
5.⌞ What We Do Next Really Matters ↗Published June 20, 2022