Speaking Requests

Phil McKinney

Phil is a highly sought out speaker  on creativity and innovation and its impact on business, industries, economies and society. The San Jose Mercury News dubbed him the “chief seer“. CIO Insight named his Killer Innovations podcast (itunes, zune or RSS) as a “must listen”.

For his “day job”, he is the vice president and chief technology officer for Hewlett-Packard’s (HP) Personal Systems Group. He is responsible for long-range strategic planning and research and development (R&D) for all of the company’s PC product lines, including displays, mobile devices, notebooks, desktops and workstations.

Phil’s is also a contributing columnist at Forbes where he writes the “The Objective” column for Forbes.com. The column is aimed at creators and users of technology (just about everyone at this point): the former, to help them come up with the next generation of not just cool but truly useful gadgets and systems; the latter, to help them to understand and get the most out of their precious technology budgets.

See Phil's Upcoming events Click to see Phil’s appearance schedule on Eventful

Video Of A Few Of Phil’s Appearances

Forrester Event (Las Vegas) Topic: Enabling Innovation

Maker Faire (Silicon Valley) Topic: Creating Killer Innovations

Connections Event (Silicon Valley) Topic: Perfect Storm Of Innovation

How to schedule?

If you wish to request information on Phil’s availability to speak at an upcoming event, please send the specifics (date, time, topic and audience) to the event team.

Sample Speech Topics:

Below is just a small sample of topics that Phil has presented.  Feel free to request a topic tailored to your specific event and audience.   Don’t forget to check out the video’s and audio of Phil’s speeches.

Practical Innovation

Innovation is a key catalyst for economic success and recovery, yet some find it elusive.  Phil sees daily examples of the breadth of human ingenuity to solve social, economic, political and even technical challenges. Phil is passionate about tapping human ingenuity to deliver great results and is regularly sought out to guide teams to unleash their own creative potential.

In this session, Phil will explore the practical side of innovation and techniques for unleashing creativity and ingenuity to achieve your professional and personal objectives. He’ll share information about his own personal innovation process and explain how you can apply the FIRE (Focus, Ideation, Rank and Execution) and PO (Perspective and Observation) method to your everyday life.

What will your audience learn?

  • Practical techniques for unleashing your own personal creativity
  • How to gain a renewed level of confidence in your ability to create the next killer innovation
  • How to innovate and win in the emerging creative economy
20 Years into the Future

This speech will discuss the technological innovations that will define the landscape over the next two decades, as well as what issues businesses and consumers can expect as the physical and virtual worlds collide.   The world continues to undergo radical change, and will continue to do so over the next 20 years.  As people adjust to a world of always-on connectivity, and ubiquitous and personal content and devices, it is important to understand the challenges that will arise and how businesses and consumers prepare for the change.

What will your audience  learn?

  • What are the major trends that are driving technology?
  • What will be impact our our business and lives from these changes?
  • What will future devices look like and how will I use them?