Phil Ruthven

Phil Ruthven is Australia’s most in demand speaker in his areas of expertise. He addresses around 75 congresses, seminars and conferences each year and has done so for more than two decades. His involvement as a commentator and informer at conferences takes him around Australia and overseas into the Asia Pacific, North America and Western Europe.
Phil is an incisive and entertaining speaker whose presentations are backed by ‘State of the Art” data and analysis.

Phil Ruthven is the founder and Executive Chairman of the IBIS Group, Australia’s best known business information, forecasting and strategic services corporation. He is also a director of other companies, advisory boards and charitable organisations.
IBIS’ main business is the provision of information and forecasting, covering industries, enterprises and the business environment. It also provides Strategic Planning, Top Level Management Consulting and advice on takeover and merger projects.
IBIS’ has earned the reputation as an astute forecasting and advisory corporation, based on its unique and comprehensive databases. Its foresight and insight of business trends is outstanding, with the most envious record of accuracy amongst its peers in the nation. Their clients include one-third of the nations top 500 corporations and government authorities. IBIS has become the premier provider of information to the Australian business community.
Phil Ruthven contributes regularly to radio, TV, newspapers, magazines and documentaries on business, economic and social issues. He continues to be one of the nation’s most frequent and prolific commentators in demand by the media, and is arguably Australia’s most respected futurist.
Phil Ruthven is a science graduate from the University of NSW. He added to these qualifications with further studies in management and economics at various universities and institutes, and he was a Rotary awardee to the USA in the late sixties. He spent over ten years in the food industry, including executive positions in research, production and marketing, before establishing IBIS in December 1970.
IBISWorld has earned the reputation as an astute forecasting and advisory corporation, based on its unique and comprehensive databases. Its website www.ibisworld.com is rated as one of the most sophisticated and powerful industry and marketing websites in the world today. Its foresight and insight of business trends is outstanding, with the most envious record of accuracy among its peers. Their clients include almost half of Australia's Top 1000 corporations and government authorities, and over 500 major US corporate and institutional clients.
IBISWorld has become the premier provider of industry information in the US, Australia, China, the UK, Indonesia and other nations. It has now also produces global industry reports on selected industries and markets.
Phil uses the resources of IBIS tailors each presentation to the clients needs and outcomes. He presents incisive and practical analysis and assessment whether for large corporations or small business.

Speaker Topics Include:

Knowing Your Market
The Future of Australia - A Social and Economic Perspective
The Performance of Your Industry