Scott Bales

Biography

A technology and innovation guru, Scott Bales is a global leader in the cutting edge arena known as The Digital Shift, encompassing innovation, culture, design, and mobility in a world gone digital.

As a thought leader, Scott thrives on the intersection between cultural and behavioural changes in the face of technology innovations. With over ten years of international experience in innovation and implementation strategy, Scott has built a reputation as a sought after consultant and speaker with the ability to communicate unorthodox ideas with insightful passion.

Previous Chief Mobile Officer for Moven, the world’s first ever digital everyday bank, Scott has successfully meshed his fascination with people and what motivates them, with a raw enthusiasm for technology. Currently based in Singapore, Scott runs successful advisory firm, Innovation Labs Asia partnering with organisations as they embark on their own innovation journey.

He is the former Vice President of Visa Company Fundamo, former Head of Technology for ANZ subsidiary WING Money, founding member of Next Bank, a mentor to entrepreneurs across the world, sits on the Board of Care Pakistan and holds advisory positions at Startup Bootcamp Fintech, Hub Singapore and Apps 4 Good.

Scott is also author of best selling book Mobile Ready: Connecting With The Untethered Consumer and Innovation Wars due for release in 2019 is an essential guide for any corporate to drive successful innovation programs with impact.

Topics

• Blockchain, Big Data and Bitcoin
  Mobility, Modality Shift, Anytime, Anywhere
  We are seeing a number of organisations initiating projects around these 3 ‘B’ words purely for the sake of getting on board the buzzword bandwagon. This is adding a considerable element of risk to their business. Adopting a new technology then trying to find a problem to solve is a dangerous approach which works in the wrong order. We need to start with uncovering problems then finding technologies that are the best fit to solve them, not the other way around.
  
  We will help your organisation to understand Blockchain, Bitcoin and Big Data and demonstrate methods for finding ‘fit for purpose’ approaches to these and other emerging technologies.
  Key Takeaways include:
  • We now have a world of digital and cryptocurrencies - we will explore these and further forces of disruption fuelling the digital transformations in modern enterprise.
  • Big Data on its own is meaningless without analytics - we will show you how interpreting and using the data is at the heart of its impact.
  • Simple frameworks that help navigate the hype, and a practical opportunity assessment of how emerging technologies such as Bitcoin, Big Data and Blockchain affect your organisation and industry.
    
    
• Innovation Wars
  Uncover The Competitive Innovation Edge
  Innovation Wars dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation, to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success.
  
  A decade of technology driven progress has triggered a global shift in leadership practice, driving new demands on organizational capability, culture and design. Leading organizations around the world leverage the power of Customer Centric Design and Lean Startup methods, out pacing their corporate peers in the battle for future markets. Innovation Wars is your guide to market success in the battlefield that is corporate innovation.
  
  Greater than 65% of corporate executives see innovation as the key to unlocking new value, new markets and harnessing the power of new technologies. But not everyone succeeds.
  Key Takeaways include:
  • Investigation in the competitive battlefield that is innovation. Who talks the talk? and who walks the walk?
  • What are the strategic lessons from those that drive success?
  • What are the frameworks, tools and key infantry that you will need to drive innovation in your organization?
  • Simple practical tools for you to implement immediately
    
    
• Are You Ready For Isaac?
  The Future Consumer Is In Front Of You
  Over the past decade our everyday life has changed with the rapid adoption of multiple lifestyle evolutions, primarily driven by technological advancement and mastery. Are hundred-year-old industry institutions ready to engage and service the modern consumer?
  
  We take an investigative journey through the eyes of Isaac, the digital native who embodies the generational shift of cultural, behavioural and technological changes that are shaping the expectations of the modern consumer.
  
  Exposing the cognitive zigzags of mind that lead to the formation of consumer beliefs and attachments. Investigating the impacts these have on consumers services, and how institutions in the 21st century need adapt their approach or face the same disintermediation already witnessed in other industries.
  Takeaways include:
  • Learn to identify and ask the right questions of the market for signs that are disrupting industries.
  • In-depth understanding of the realities that shape the modern consumer.

Testimonials

Scott Bales was not only a very engaging and thought provoking futurologist but he, and his team, were a pleasure to work with. From the pre-event briefing calls and logistics to the on- site rehearsals and delivery, nothing was too much trouble and the result was a great event and great feedback. We would readily recommend Scott for future events.
Organiser
Vodafone APAC NZ Gigabit Society Summit

Engaging and informative, Scott’s presentation was a great way to start off our 20th edition, and many of our attendees found his session to be both thought-provoking and useful.
Terrapinn Pty Ltd
Organiser of Submarine Networks World

Scott is one of the up and coming leaders in mobile financial services. He's got an abundance of broad experience in the hottest mobile markets on the planet, and gets the interaction imperative in the payments, banking and handset ecosystem.
The Asian Banking Summit

We worked with Scott at Cognizant Community, our annual and unique customer engagement event, in both Australia and New Zealand. His presentations and knowledge displayed at various panels were highly appreciated by the audience. I would not hesitate to hire Scott again, as he clearly makes a difference.
Associate Vice President
Cognizant

A true technology innovator and financial services guru.
Innovation Director
Next Bank

Scott’s content and stage presence are first class.
Microsoft

It's tough to make talks in the Financial space exciting, and Scott delivered. I would highly recommend him for speaking engagements in the Finance/Banking industry.
Google