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Robert Tercek’s views on innovation in the digital domain

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Public Speaking

“Robert Tercek ranks among the very best speakers I’ve ever encountered. His speeches on the topics of innovation and creativity have influenced industry leaders in many parts of the world. He is an electrifying speaker.”

- John Kilcullen, President and Publisher of Billboard, Group Publisher of The Hollywood Reporter, Backstage, ShoWest

Global Exponent of the Digital Future

Robert Tercek shares his vision of innovation in the digital networks at conferences, private corporate retreats, university symposia, and workshops around the world. He has participated as a featured speaker at many industry events including 3GSM World Congress, E3 Expo, The Game Developer Conference, Billboard’s Digital Media and Entertainment Expo, the Consumer Electronics Show, CTIA MECCA, National Association of Broadcasters, National Association of Television Producers, MILIA, MIP TV, the Mobile Entertainment Forum’s MEF, Mobile Commerce and Content, Tokyo Game Fair, Digital Hollywood and many more. He has also provided strategic briefings and speeches at corporate planning sessions and sales events, including events hosted by Accenture, Lucent Technologies, Nokia, AMD, Sony, Qualcomm, NTT DoCoMo, SK Telecom, as well as academic conferences at MIT’s C3 Center, the University of Dundee and the University of California in Los Angeles.

In October 2008, Robert Tercek was named a Fellow of the Royal Society of the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce  (RSA).

WATCH:  Video of Robert Tercek’s speeches and guest appearances on television.

Rob Tercek’s Public Speaking Schedule.

  • April 6, 2011
    Connected Creativity at MIPTV, Cannes, France
    Opening Speech and Conference Host and Moderator.    MIP is the world’s greatest marketplace for television programs.  The program is always well produced with lively discussion and smart speakers.  This year I’ve agreed to serve as the host / MC / chairman of a new event called Connected Creativity.  Our focus will be on the monetization of digital content.
  • March 4, 2011
    Digital Directions, Sydney, Australia
    Keynote Speech: “The Struggle for Control in the Second Century of Electronic Media”.    This two day event consists of speeches, presentations, roundtable discussions and master classes.   My address will cover the collision between old media and new and the quest for control.
  • February 16, 2011
    PrimeTime, Ottawa, Ontario
    Opening Keynote Speech: “Coercion and Cooperation in the Second Century of Electronic Media”.   I was asked to address pressing topics in Canadian media, including vertical integration, media consolidation, net neutrality, and “over the top” video services that threaten to disrupt the traditional TV business.  My speech was a funny and controversial perspective on efforts by incumbent media giants to coerce the newly-empowered TV audience.
  • February 4, 2011
    PollStar Live, Los Angeles, California
    Closing Plenary Session: “Marrying Music and Mobile: How Handsets Bring Customers to Concerts”.   A high energy discussion organized by Ralph Simon with Eric Garland of BigChampagne and Ian Rogers of Topspin.  The discussion covered the full range of mobile applications and social software in service of music marketing and promotion.
  • January 4, 2010
    Storage Visions at CES, Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Opening Keynote Speech: “Information Transformation”   Watch the video and presentation.   Read PC Magazine coverage here.   My talk focused on the unimaginably huge increase in the production of original information.   The mind boggling volume of new data generated every day threatens to overwhelm us with information overload, but ultimately it will greatly accelerate human progress.

  • December 4, 2010
    Humanity+ Conference, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
    Opening Keynote Speech: “Information Transformation: How Digital Media Accelerates the Future Evolution of Humanity”   Read about it here.   My talk provided perspectives on how the sheer volume of new information is already transforming human civilization, long before the heralded Singularity.
  • November 16, 2010
    Creativity World Forum, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
    Plenary Session: “Technology Aiding Creative Thought”   Panel discussion with Pranav Mistry and Andrew Zolli.  Watch the video:  Tercek opening speech “Think Big”  and plenary session.    A lively discussion with two smart fellows who are experts in the use of cutting-edge technology to stimulate the creative process.
  • October 29, 2010
    Merging + Media, Vancouver, Canada
    Opening Keynote Speech: “Goodbye to Gutenberg: The State of the Merging+Media Nation”.    My favorite speech.   A wild ride through 500 years of history, illustrating the power of a new media technology to transform human civilization.  The consequences of moveable type live with us to this day, but we are about to undergo an even greater transformation with the increase in information generated by the two-way network.   Watch the television interview on Urban Rush.
  • October 26, 2010
    Journey Conference, Tel Aviv, Israel
    Plenary Session: “New Media 2020:  Where is the Media heading?”   Panel discussion with Kevin Ryan and Ben Silverman.   Plus a panel discussion:  “Monetizing Digital Advertising.”
  • September 20, 2010
    Oracle Open World, San Francisco, California
    Keynote speech at private corporate briefing: “Beyond Gutenberg: Envisioning the Data Explosion.”   For a private audience of media and technology leaders, I shared insight into the future evolution of media and the coming information tidal wave that will re-shape human civilization.
  • June 25, 2010
    Creative Business Conference, Cologne, Germany
    Keynote speech: “Inventing the Future:  How to Survive and Thrive in a World of Constant Change.”  Watch the video. An inspiring talk about managing the creative process during times of bracing change.  Here’s another video interview called “The Future Belongs to the Brave.”  Yep, I agree.


  • June 18, 2010
    X:Media Lab, Sydney, Australia
    Closing keynote speech and two-day workshop with innovators, entrepreneurs and media executives from Australia and Greater Asia.    Read the transcript of my radio interview on Australian Broadcasting’s 7:30 Report.
  • June 17, 2010
    Australian Broadcasting Company, Sydney, Australia
    Private corporate briefing for executives at ABC television.
  • June 13, 2010
    Humanity + Conference, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
    Featured speech:  ”What Geeks Can Learn From Gurus”.   This new speech focuses on the perception of transhumanist science in mass media and popular culture, putting the movement into the historical context of the struggle for social change, and offers practical advice on how to shape public perception based on examples from self-help gurus and personal development experts.
  • April 13, 2010
    National Association of Broadcasters Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada
    Featured speech: “Building Audience Loyalty With Social Media”
    This featured speech to an audience of broadcasters, advertisers, marketers and producers summarized 10 years of digital media trends, culminating with real examples of responsive entertainment and two-way dialog between TV programs and the audience.
  • March 10, 2010
    Business Week Media Summit, New York, New York
    Panel discussion: “Hollywood and the Digital Consumer ”
    Rapid-fire exchange of opinions and illustrative anecdotes about what works (and what doesn’t) with Greg Clayman of MTV, Lewis Henderson of  Davie Brown  and others, led by Ira Rubinstein of Marvel Entertainment.
  • February 24, 2010
    University of California in Los Angeles.
    Guest lecture on digital media and the future of television.
  • January 22, 2010
    Sundance Film Festival, Park City, Utah
    Panel discussion:  ”Spotlight on Social Media.  Successful Strategies for Storytellers.”   A lively and fun exchange with Jason Hirschorn of MySpace, David Eun of Google, filmmaker Ondi Timoner, and other luminaries from the digital media world, led by Kara Swisher of All Things Digital.   Here’s the video interview shot by Kara.
  • November 18, 2009
    Future of TV Conference, New York, New York
    Opening keynote speech, “Televolution:  Redefining the Television Experience in a Two-Way World” on the subject of the future evolution of television in an era of social media and activated audiences.
  • November 13, 2009
    Motorola Research Center, Schaumberg, Illinois
    Speech and seminar at private corporate meeting with Motorola marketing and R&D executives.
  • October 7, 2009
    USC Institute of Communication Technology Management Conference, Santa Monica, California
    Opening keynote speech, “Inventing the Future” to kickstart a two-day planning session for telecommunications, media and technology leaders.
  • September 15, 2009
    Arvest Bank Annual Meeting, Tulsa, Oklahoma
    Opening keynote speech for annual meeting of executive leadership and senior staff.  Private corporate event.
  • April 21, 2009
    The Economic Club of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
    Private event for club members at the Petroleum Club venue.
    The debut of my most popular keynote speech, “Inventing the Future.”
  • March 23, 2009
    The Game Developer Conference, San Francisco, California
    Opening speech at GDC Mobile: “Welcome to the Next Level” and general MC responsibilities as Chairman of GDC Mobile.
  • August 1, 2008
  • X Media Lab, Melbourne, Australia
    Keynote speech: “Collaborative Creativity”
    This talk will explore the way the creative process of designing and producing multimedia programming has evolved as the distribution platform has changed.  Watch the video.
  • September 25, 2008
    Digital Marketing Symposium, New York, New York
    Workshop: “Networked Creativity”
    This special seminar for Fortune-500 marketing executives will provide a survey of the many options for social media and social marketing, with dialog about best practices and examples of successful implementation of social media campaigns.
  • October 4, 2008
    5D Conference, Long Beach, California
    Panel discussion: “New Television: The Media Blender ”
    Live mashup of traditional TV executives with new media designers.  We’ll thrash through the issues and creative opportunities presented by digital media.  My own perspective is that TV has a lot to lose in the online environment since broadcasters compete on an equal playing field with an unlimited pool of creative people with low barriers to entry and no traditional business to defend.  Obviously a debatable point.   Join us and chime in.   Watch the video.

Dozens of worldwide publications have profiled Mr. Tercek, including the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, the Red Herring, Sony Style, Electronic Media, Asahi Shinbun, Le Monde and the BBC. In 2001, Daily Variety selected Tercek as one of the “Digital Dozen;” Hollywood’s twelve most influential digital media executives. Mobile Entertainment magazine selected him as one of the 50 most influential executives in the mobile media industry.

Contact Robert Tercek to speak at your event.