Sean has given conference speeches for a large number of clients inc Asahi, Assoc of MBA’s, Baker McKenzie, BBC, Carrefour, Channel 4, Citycon, Coca-Cola, Contagious, Diageo, DNV GL, Estee Lauder, EU Lotteries, Harrods, Hyper Island, IKEA, John Lewis, KPMG, L’Oreal, Microsoft, MTV, Nokian, Ornua, P&G, Postnord, Quadient, Sistema, TV2, Unilever, Visa, WARC, Warner Records, at numerous Congresses / Forums / Summits, agency and think-tank events etc.

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Sean has also lectured at universities for over twenty years on BA / MA / MBA courses, for those including Brighton University, Cass Business School, Central St Martins, Chelsea College of Art, London College of Fashion, LSBU Business School, Miami Ad School, Royal College of Art, OMNES/INSEEC, and University for the Creative Arts.

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Sean has been quoted by leading media organisations in Europe, Asia, the US, Middle East and Africa re: his views on a variety of business issues. These have inc BBC (TV & Radio), Sky, CNN, Wall St Journal, The Times, Guardian, etc.

He’s also made media appearances discussing issues such as brand initiatives, specific cultural / social trends and how this impacts change.

Sean’s speeches link back to the research conducted by Brand Positive and also to his books and the topics discussed on our podcast ‘The New Abnormal’.

Here’s a link to an article on one of his favourite subjects…

'NowNextWhy' article

He really enjoyed giving a foresight keynote at the annual 2026 conference in Bangkok run by the Asia Pacific Futures Network, #APFN2026.

Ho also moderated and joined workshop sessions re: leading-edge futures/ innovation thinking, and applying futures thinking to corporate foresight initiatives.

For his keynote he swiftly covered a Now / Next / Why approach to the overall subject and application of innovation aka 'a different way of doing things that adds value'.

Here are some images from Sean’s keynote at the Leadership Summit in Portugal, where he spoke about the link between politics & business to over 900 delegates at this dynamic event in Lisbon.

He focused on the rise of the ‘Chief Political Officer’ re: a skillset that involves embedding geopolitical foresight into strategy; by leveraging an understanding that today’s risks are interconnected, systemic, and accelerated...

This is a favourite subject of ours, and naturally links to Sean’s books, podcast, university lecturing, and our ongoing research.

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