Bernard Salt

Bernard Salt is one of Australia’s most compelling and entertaining business speakers. He is engaged by business to generate thought-provoking discussion at conferences and seminars specialising as a social demographics, generational and current and future trends speaker.

Bernard is a Partner with KPMG based in Melbourne with special expertise in demographic and generational trends. He holds Bachelor of Education and Master of Arts degrees and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Bernard Salt is an experienced media commentator and is a regular guest on television programs such as Sunrise, Today Show, Today Tonight, A Current Affair and 60 Minutes.
Bernard’s current business interests include the following:
• Heads KPMG’s Property Advisory Services group which provides demographic and workforce trend advice to business
• One of the most “in demand” speakers on the Australian corporate speaking circuit
• Columnist with The Australian and the Melbourne Herald Sun newspapers
• Author of the best-selling book The Big Shift published in 2001 (now in its 3rd edition) and The Big Picture published in 2006 (now in 2nd edition)
• Chairman of the Tourism Forecasting Committee reporting to the Tourism Australia board
• Director of the Fitzgerald Foundation which is a fund raising charity for brain cancer research.
In 2007 Bernard Salt was engaged by KPMG International to direct and complete a study of Generation Y’s attitudes to the funds management industry. The output of that study, a book entitled Beyond the Baby Boomers, was effective in gaining global exposure for the firm. It also placed Bernard on the international speaking circuit.
Presentations by Bernard Salt involve a pacey and dynamic examination of the generational changes and demographic shifts that are currently shaping the business environment. Social trends, market directions, generational changes and leading business insights are delivered by Bernard Salt to Australia's top companies.

Speaker Topics Include:

Retaining Generation Y staff - training and development
Sponge cities and regional growth - regional economic development
Generation X as agents of social change - consumer and business trends
The Man Drought and the Fella Filter - social trends
The Seachange Shift - social and lifestyle trends
Job Shifts: what’s hot and what’s not - employment trends
Global trends in the labour market - global trends
The new “technocrats” - technology trends
The rise of retirement and portfolio lifestyles - aged care and financial planning
Demographic and social change across Australian cities - urban and strategic planning
Australia on the Move - housing and urban development
Labour market shrinkage and the Baby Bust – workforce planning and immigration