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Bernard Salt AM
PrintBernard Salt AM is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading social commentators.
He has written six popular best-selling books, hosted a TV show on SkyNEWS Business called “The Next Five Years” and hosted a top-rated podcast called “What Happens Next”.
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Testimonials for Bernard Salt AM
"An unqualified success ... riveting ... the anecdotes and verbal illustrations were worthy of the most highly acclaimed entertainer."
Franchise Council of Australia
"First class, highly relevant, brilliant and insightful … excellent data and delivery, polished presenter with humour and facts … what a funny and refreshing presentation ... he made such a dry topic interesting and visionary."
National Employment Services Association - conference
"Brilliant presentation … Brilliant and entertaining … As always an excellent presentation … Witty, fascinating presentation. Lots of light and shade"
Municipal Association of Victoria
"Refreshing, accessible and of considerable interest to our members."
New Zealand Food & Grocery Council
"Fantastic. Could have listened to him all night. Good fun. Thought provoking."
CPA Australia
"It’s no exaggeration to say that delegates were talking about the material you presented right through to the end of the conference."
Nursery & Garden Industry Australia
"To say that … (your presentations) were an outstanding success is an understatement."
Bureau of Rural Sciences
"The feedback from your presentation has been enormously positive with many delegates stating that your informative presentation was the conference highlight."
Caravan Industry Australia
Fee Range: $10001 to $15000
Bernard Salt AM's Biography
Bernard Salt AM is widely regarded as one of Australia’s leading social commentators.
He has written six popular best-selling books, hosted a TV show on SkyNEWS Business called “The Next Five Years” and hosted a top-rated podcast called “What Happens Next”
Bernard Salt is also one of Australia’s most in-demand corporate speakers.
After a 20-year career as a Partner in a global advisory firm, Bernard founded The Demographics Group to provide advice to business on demographic, social and property trends.
He is best known to the wider community for his penchant for identifying new social behaviours including “the goat’s cheese curtain.”
Bernard has been a columnist with The Australian newspaper for more than 20 years. His column in The Weekend Australian Magazine is highly regarded and widely read.
Bernard was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2017 Australia Day honours for his services to the Australian people via demography.
And finally, Bernard is the person responsible for popularising the phrase “smashed avocado” … globally!
Speaking Topics Include
Customer of the Future (new markets & behaviours)
Lifestyle obsessed, home focussed, tech-savvy customers of the future will demand more for less
Shallower Labour Pools
Plummeting fertility rates (globally) are reducing the working-age population and driving up demand for automation
The Way We Work
The rise of remote work feeds into the next generation’s desire to have greater control over how workplace value is delivered
Regions on the Rise (new drivers of growth)
Post-Covid lifestylers, downshifting boomers, Millennials on the move plus a surge in demand for agribusiness is reimagining regional Australia
2021 Census Highlights
Working from home, uptick in McMansions, the coming of Carmageddon, mental health concerns plus the meteoric rise of aged & disabled carers
Millennial Spending Boom
Over the balance of the 2020s Millennials (born 1983-2001) will pass into their 40s and unleash a tidal wave of consumer and household spending
Change of Direction (Sectors on the Rise)
Post-pandemic Australia driving demand for agribusiness, mining (especially lithium), defence (material), industrial space, housing (including affordable & social) and, above all, aged & disabled care
In Search of Skills (tapping labour pools)
Australia desperately needs skilled workers in healthcare, engineering, data science, trades especially building & construction as well as unskilled workers
Australia@2030 (businesses to be in)
Australia at 30 million by 2030 has a revitalised manufacturing sector, cities built around 20-min hubs, rising agribusiness sector, agile workforce and challenges in aged care
The Great Tech Shift (apps for absolutely everything)
Out with call centres in with the great appification as B2C communication shifts from in-person calls to apps, AI and chatbots in a world where customers are evermore tech-savvy