Scott Bales

Mobility, Digital & Innovation

Categories: Blockchain, Digital, Fintech, Futurist, Singapore, Strategy, Technology, Trends

A technology & innovation guru, Scott Bales is a global leader in the cutting edge arena known as “The Digital Shift”, encompassing innovation, culture, design, and mobility in a world gone digital.

As a thought leader, Scott thrives on the intersection between cultural and behavioural changes in the face of technology innovations. With over ten years of international experience in innovation and implementation strategy, Scott has built a reputation as a sought after consultant and speaker with the ability to communicate unorthodox ideas with insightful passion.

Previous Chief Mobile Officer for Moven, the world’s first ever digital everyday bank, Scott has successfully meshed his fascination with people and what motivates them, with a raw enthusiasm for technology. Currently based in Singapore, Scott runs successful advisory firm, Innovation Labs Asia partnering with organisations as they embark on their own innovation journey.

He is the former Vice President of Visa Company Fundamo, former Head of Technology for ANZ subsidiary WING Money, founding member of Next Bank, a mentor to entrepreneurs across the world, sits on the Board of Care Pakistan and holds advisory positions at Startup Bootcamp Fintech, Hub Singapore and Apps 4 Good.

Scott is also author of best selling book ‘Mobile Ready: Connecting With The Untethered Consumer’ and ‘Innovation Wars’ due for release in 2019 a essential guide for any corporate to drive successful innovation programs with impact.

Recode Your Leadership

Are you ready for the digital future?

As organisations worldwide embark on bold transformations they continually struggle through challenges related to mindset, culture and leadership. The very people who have built these great businesses are feeling less and less significant in the ever-changing digital world.

This keynote will ignite your drive to reconsider your purpose. You will learn how important it is to leverage your experience while embarking on a practical learning journey to: Reskill, Retool, Reinvent & Recode your Leadership.

Key Takeaways include:

Scott presents four simple steps that serve as lights on a path for the next generations of executives young and old. You can use these steps to analyse and transform your organisation.
Deep case studies and insights will help you to develop self awareness and strategies to reinvent your value and purpose in a world saturated with technology – to not only survive but also thrive.
Prospective leaders will learn how the modern reality is now different from what they were taught at business school and will get their leadership career off to the best start.

Innovation Wars

Uncover the Competitive Innovation Edge

Innovation Wars dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation, to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success.

A decade of technology driven progress has triggered a global shift in leadership practice, driving new demands on organizational capability, culture and design. Leading organizations around the world leverage the power of Customer Centric Design and Lean Startup methods, out pacing their corporate peers in the battle for future markets. Innovation Wars is your guide to market success in the battlefield that is corporate innovation.

Greater than 65% of corporate executives see innovation as the key to unlocking new value, new markets and harnessing the power of new technologies. But not everyone succeeds.

Key Takeaways include:

Investigation in the competitive battlefield that is innovation. Who talks the talk? and who walks the walk?
What are the strategic lessons from those that drive success?
What are the frameworks, tools and key infantry that you will need to drive innovation in your organization?
Simple practical tools for you to implement immediately

Smart Cities & Citizens

The world around us is changing every single week as new apps and technologies reshape the landscape in which we live, move, eat, socialize, educate and create communities. Our challenge is to figure out how this will evolve as IoT, artificial intelligence and autonomous vehicles become a part of everyday life.

Countries like Singapore, Hong Kong & Dubai have heavily invested in Smart City technology but what does it actually mean? Where do we look for the technologies that are going to reshape society, reshape transportation, systems, utilities and the infrastructure in which we live.

Key Takeaways include:

We take a look at how smart cities will evolve through the eyes of a digital citizen. Someone whose biases and preferences are shaped by the smartphones and Spotify’s of the world. Learn their daily habits and how they are different to their parents.
Understand the trends that are reshaping our nation’s and build a framework to demystify the technological buzzwords

The Future Consumer

We have witnessed an accelerated rate of adoption of technology both as organizations and as individuals. With that our proficiency with technology has also grown. But we are quickly approaching a large behavioural and cultural gap that will change the way we think about technology forever.

In this keynote we will explore what makes a digital native, a person born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts. This generation is commonly referred to as the Millennials or Generation Z, those born around or after the turn of the millennium.

Key Takeaways include:

An in-depth understanding of the realities that shape the modern consumer including transparency, authenticity and utility anywhere
Actions that you and your organisation can take today to engage and service this generation and measure your impact

The Future of Work

Over the past 10 years, where and how we work has radically changed. Whether you work for a multinational corporate, or a small business, the tools at your disposal have dramatically changed. The way you run your business, interact with your customer, monitor business performance, and optimize for either local focus or global scale has changed.

New technologies are evolving everyday – IoT, cloud, artificial intelligence and blockchain, are at our fingertips ready to empower a whole new way of operating. Learn about these technologies and how they will shape your outlook on the market.

Key Takeaways include:

We will explore the human element of work, yes there will be robots and artificial intelligence around us but humans will still play a critical role in the creative and strategic direction of almost every business on the planet.
A framework to use in your business to document and understand the trends and customer preferences that are changing your business so you are not the next borders or blockbuster.

Scott is himself on the stage, as a passionate individual and a rare industry leader in the intersection of banking, technology and trend. His talk conveys so much of his passion, energy and insight. Simply contagious!
Next Bank Asia, Singapore

Scott is obviously passionate about mobile commerce. His content is industry-forward and delivery, energetic and engaging. He is not afraid to take side, express and defend an opinion.
Mobile Commerce Summit Singapore

Scott holds great insight into the disruptive dynamics at play in the ongoing mobile revolution. Scott frames the emerging expectations of customers and the disconnect in businesses in meeting those needs.
Regional Director – Head of Edge (Group Innovation) At AIA

Working with Scott was an absolute pleasure. Scott was a keynote speaker and roundtable host at The Mobile Show 2014 and his entire participation from start to finish was excellent. His topic was a highlight of the agenda and his interactive presentation format was the source of much praise. From my side working with Scott pre and during the event was easy and enjoyable and I will definitely be working with him again in the future.
Project Director at Terrapinn

We worked with Scott at Cognizant Community, our annual and unique customer engagement event, in both Australia and New Zealand. His presentations and knowledge displayed at various panels were highly appreciated by the audience. I would not hesitate to hire Scott again, as he clearly makes a difference.
Associate Vice President, Practice Head Banking & Financial Services at Cognizant at Cognizant Technology Solutions

Scott Bales was not only a very engaging and thought-provoking futurologist but he, and his team, were a pleasure to work with. From the pre-event briefing calls and logistics to the on-site rehearsals and delivery, nothing was too much trouble and the result was a great event and great feedback. We would readily recommend Scott for future events.
Hart Wilcox, organiser of Vodafone APAC NZ Gigabit Society Summit

Scott delivered a scintillating presentation for us at our Middle East Banking Forum in Dubai. He ranged far and wide on how innovation in the financial services sector is disrupting traditional ways of doing things and creating exciting new business models, products and services.
Chairman of the Middle East Banking Forum

Scott is a very engaging speaker who knows how to capture and hold the audience’s attention with his thought-provoking insights. He encourages audience interaction and has a knack for getting the delegates to participate in various discussions during his presentation.
Group Brand and Marketing, SCB

Scott is an innovative thinker who challenges conventional norms. His understanding of the present and future technology and how we should adapt is profound and insightful. He is a pleasure to work with and the consummate professional.
Standard Chartered Bank

Engaging and informative, Scott’s presentation was a great way to start off our 20th edition, and many of our attendees found his session to be both thought-provoking and useful.
Terrapinn Pte Ltd, organiser of Submarine Networks World

It’s tough to make talks in the Financial Space exciting and Scott delivered. I would highly recommend him for speaking engagements in the Finance/Banking industry.
Google

Scott’s content and stage presence are first class.
Microsoft

Scott is the both leading the industry and across every current important movement in mobile banking. His presentations and knowledge make him someone to listen to.
FST Singapore

Scott is one of the up and coming leaders in mobile financial services. He’s got an abundance of broad experience in the hottest mobile markets on the planet, and gets the interaction imperative in the payments, banking and handset ecosystem.
The Asian Banking Summit

Scott is dynamic and vibrant. He is able to engage the audience with his interesting analogies and concepts in the tech-world through: “Are you ready for Isaac”. In which he delivered a huge amount of insights within a short time.
Manager, Centre for Marketing Excellence at Singapore Management University

Working with Scott was an absolute pleasure. His topic was a highlight of the agenda and his interactive presentation format was the source of much praise.
Project Director, Terrapinn

A true technology innovator and financial services guru
Innovation Director at Next Bank

Scott gives the audience what they want – deep context, clever insights and just enough relevance to get you to move your thinking. He’s knowledgeable in his domain and speaks with genuine passion.
VP Technology Strategy & Innovation, Visa Inc

Scott instinctually understands the mobile space better than anyone else in Asia, but his power as a solutions builder goes far beyond knowledge and instinct. Mobile in Asia is a complex amalgamation of tech, vendors, operators and applications – Scott’s real value lies in his unparalleled ability to connect and network in this space to enable great engagement and customer experience.
Brett King. Best-Selling author Bank 2.0 & Bank 3.0

Scott thinks creatively and at all times drives value to the business and its stakeholders through superior project management skills, knowledge and engagement. I look forward to the day when I can work with him again.
Group Fraud Risk, ANZ

Scott is not only a great connector and networker who positively pushes people forward, He’s a global citizen genuinely trying to make the customer experiences that much more enjoyable for people in developing markets – at this he will succeed, no doubt. I recommend him highly.
Founder, Next Bank

Scott Bales

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