Tim Cole
Expert on eBusiness, social web and IT security making a career as a journalist, book author, TV moderator and speaker
As an expert on the impact of digital technology and the Internet, keynote speaker Tim Cole is a sought after man. His keynotes cover a wide range of topics and provide insight on e-business, social communication and the future of finance. His objectivity and critical eye has proven valuable in leading European magazines and newspapers, and his ability to evaluate the impact of technology is of great importance in a rapidly changing world.
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Tim Cole
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Tim Cole is an expert on Internet, eBusiness, Social Web and IT Security. Born 1950 in Washington, he has lived in Germany for over 40 years, pursuing a career as a journalist, book author, TV moderator and public speaker. His book “Success Factor Internet”, which was published in 1999 in German by Econ, was the first book to describe the impact of digital technology and the Internet on companies and organizations.
In “The Customer Cartel” (2004) he correctly predicted the power shift between customers and vendors in an age of total connectivity. His book “Enterprise 2020” forecasts even more far-reaching transformation as digital networks, mobility and total communication become an everyday fact of private and business life. In 2013, he co-authored “Digitale Aufklärung” (“Digital Enlightenment”) together with Ossi Urchs. Here they describe the fundamental shift from an analog to a digital society and call for new values and rules enabling humans to live a fulfilled life in a society, which is undergoing rapid and fundamental change.
His current book Wild Wild Web shows us the future of the digital society by drawing parallels between the huge monopolies of the “Gilded Age” of the 19th century and the gigantic Internet monopolies of our days – known collectively as GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple). Tim’s next book, Success Factor AI, is scheduled to come out in 2020 and describes how artificial intelligence, cognitive manufacturing, predictive analysis and deep learning will impact every aspect of the economy, creating dramatic productivity gains and huge cost efficiencies for companies large and small.
As the former editor of “Net Investor”, a business magazine, as well as a contributor and columnist for a number of leading European newspapers and magazines, he has a proven track record for objectivity and for critically evaluating the impact of technology on business processes and markets. Currently, speaker Tim Cole is the editor-in-chief of the IoT Business Magazine called Smart Industry - a publication dedicated to bring entrepreneurs and managers up to speed on the latest developments in the exciting field of Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0.
Speaker Tim Cole is frequently asked to give talks and lectures at public and corporate events, and often customizes his talks to fit audiences. His range of topics includes e-commerce and e-business to customer empowerment, social communication, Big Data, the Future of Finance, the Industrial Internet and cognitive computing.
In “The Customer Cartel” (2004) he correctly predicted the power shift between customers and vendors in an age of total connectivity. His book “Enterprise 2020” forecasts even more far-reaching transformation as digital networks, mobility and total communication become an everyday fact of private and business life. In 2013, he co-authored “Digitale Aufklärung” (“Digital Enlightenment”) together with Ossi Urchs. Here they describe the fundamental shift from an analog to a digital society and call for new values and rules enabling humans to live a fulfilled life in a society, which is undergoing rapid and fundamental change.
His current book Wild Wild Web shows us the future of the digital society by drawing parallels between the huge monopolies of the “Gilded Age” of the 19th century and the gigantic Internet monopolies of our days – known collectively as GAFA (Google, Amazon, Facebook, and Apple). Tim’s next book, Success Factor AI, is scheduled to come out in 2020 and describes how artificial intelligence, cognitive manufacturing, predictive analysis and deep learning will impact every aspect of the economy, creating dramatic productivity gains and huge cost efficiencies for companies large and small.
As the former editor of “Net Investor”, a business magazine, as well as a contributor and columnist for a number of leading European newspapers and magazines, he has a proven track record for objectivity and for critically evaluating the impact of technology on business processes and markets. Currently, speaker Tim Cole is the editor-in-chief of the IoT Business Magazine called Smart Industry - a publication dedicated to bring entrepreneurs and managers up to speed on the latest developments in the exciting field of Industrial Internet and Industry 4.0.
Speaker Tim Cole is frequently asked to give talks and lectures at public and corporate events, and often customizes his talks to fit audiences. His range of topics includes e-commerce and e-business to customer empowerment, social communication, Big Data, the Future of Finance, the Industrial Internet and cognitive computing.
