Testimonials
“Dear Bruce, thank you for recently spending time with our high achievers at Couran Cove. It was extremely beneficial for our top performers to hear about the digital opportunities in business and society and how technology is ‘pushing boundaries’. We look forward to meeting and working with you again in future.”
Peter Clare
Group Executive, Product and Operations
Bob McKinnon
Group Executive, Technology
Westpac Banking Corporation
“The workshop on the future of eHealth was an exceptional day. We tackled so many aspects of health care. The insights we received on commercialisation opportunities were priceless, and our team will be taking full advantage of them.”
Gary Morgan
Chief Executive
Australian e-Health Research Centre
"Bruce, thank you for the workshop. I and the rest of the management team really valued your outsider's view, technological knowledge and insights - you have to be leading edge!"
David Kirk
CEO
John Fairfax Holdings Ltd
"Your material hit the target by providing a grounded perspective on future technology directions. It gave participants a stretch on their current understanding and also a basis to see the potential applications for these technologies in their business."
Dr Robert Kay
Head of Strategic Innovation
Westpac Banking Corporation
"Thank you for Bruce McCabe's recent contribution to our Chief
Executives' Conference. After his presentation on emerging technologies Bruce spent the rest of the evening taking questions and providing insights on a huge range of issues. Everyone in the executive team enjoyed the experience and was left enlightened after a thought-provoking and valuable session."
Mike Tilley
CEO
Challenger Financial Services
"It is vital for BT to identify and understand emerging trends in
relation to where technology is going, and the key implications for
business. Through his participation in our planning activities, Bruce
has provided us with great insights into the future, with good humour
and professionalism."
Virginia O'Farrell Head of Marketing
Wealth & Wrap Solutions
BT Financial Group
“Australia’s answer to Esther Dyson!”
Greg Stone
Chief Technology Officer
Microsoft Australia
“Your keynote address, Computer Science, Sustainability and the Future, significantly contributed to what was our most successful e-Government Forum to date and many attendees noted your presentation as one of the highlights.”
Ann Steward, General Manager, Australian Government Information Management Office (AGIMO)
“Bruce has brought so much value to our annual MobileXchange conferences. He engages incredibly well with delegates and is unique in the way he relates future technologies back to today’s business world. A superb speaker. 90% of our delegates at MobileXchange scored Bruce as 'essential' or 'valuable'.”
Lesley MacLennan
National Marketing Manager
Toshiba
“I wanted to thank you again for your assistance with the 32nd Plenary…your keynote has come up the most popular of all of them!”
Kim Salter
Operations Manager
SAP Australian User Group
"Bruce produced an outstanding research report on the Future of Spam and delivered this to a high level audience of govt officials, customers and media. The feedback on Bruce's delivery was exceptional. We generated more than 50 positive media stories as a result. He is a very engaging speaker and knows how to provoke his audience in a positive way. His involvement in our launch gave us credibility and delivered quality media coverage."
Jacqui Donovan
Marketing Director, Asia Pacific
Brightmail
"At our User Group Conference Bruce not only gave a great
presentation on the future direction of Business Intelligence but also took the time to discuss this, and other topics of interest, with many of the attendees. He also hosted a customer panel discussion which was extremely well received by the attendees. Bruce certainly
provided us value-add over and above our agreed engagement."
David Merchant
Marketing Director
Cognos
"Thanks, Bruce, for a brilliant presentation to the UTS IT Management Program alumni last night. The feedback has been sensational - everyone appreciated the sharing of your valuable insights into leadership for the future, especially with regard to the anticipation and management of potentially disruptive strategic inflection points in the global economy."
Dr Ken Dovey
Director: IT Management Program
University of Technology, Sydney
"Bruce was a real asset to Microsoft’s Enterprise Summit. He was entertaining, engaging and provocative and his IT knowledge and independence was an important factor in anchoring and setting the right tone for the event. Would we utilise his services again? – yes!"
Wendy Gillespie
Marketing Program Manager
Microsoft
“Our customers gave Bruce rave reviews at our recent seminar. He is a very good speaker, but most importantly he has a lot to say about the Australian IT landscape, all based on S2's thorough research and on his personal knowledge of the industry.”
Ania Bokina
Software SMB Marketing Manager
IBM
"Bruce - thank you for sharing your insights about outsourcing and offshoring opportunities. Many people think BPO, outsourcing and offshoring partnerships are driven by pure economic reasons. It was refreshing to hear your views on other drivers that will determine the success of Australian companies in this space."
Sheryle Moon
CEO
Australian Information Industry Association
“The secret to holding a great event is to bring value to the audience.
We found that combining our product launch with commentary from an independent industry expert brought true value to the audience. We have had a lot of positive feedback from customers and industry partners. Bruce not only did a great job in presenting the material but also individual discussions with participants after the event.”
Gus Robertson
Vice President, South Asia Pacific
Red Hat
