Outlook 2020
What if I told you our annual industry outlook theme for 2020 is well: 2020 in 2020!? Say that a few hundred times and instead of 1s and 0’s you’ll be seeing the future on steroids — 2’s and 0’s as the pace of technology, the pace of change, and the world we are moving into evolves at a faster and faster pace because of technology and the change it brings.
Each year at the Outsell Signature Event, co-produced with JEGI, we have a tradition: We announce the Global Economic Outlook then follow it with the Outsell Outlook for the data, information & analytics economy. Our industry mirrors GDP and has for a zillion years. And so we stair-step these presentations to make sure every CEO we know is prepared for the year ahead.
On the heels of these two presentations, Wilma Jordan, our partner for the past 13 years provides her view of the M&A outlook. One follows from the other. As the economy goes so goes our industry and so goes M&A and the cash that chases investments for the love of data, recurring revenue, and sticky analytics businesses.
Joining Wilma this year will be Tom Kemp, Chairman & CEO at Northstar Travel Media, an industry veteran and consummate business leader who has taken Northstar to the moon. It’s growth, it’s M&A strategy, it’s myriad businesses tell a unique story about how PE-backed business leaders are successful and Tom is one to learn from and listen to.
As for our Outlook? Well, they say hindsight is 2020 so we’ll share the most significant events shaping our industry over the past five years, only long enough, to lay the groundwork for the most significant change we see on the horizon. Afterall having 2020 vision is about clarity about what’s ahead.
We’ll share these predictions, why we think they’re around the corner, what the five most important trends are shaping the industry, and provide you with the update on the critical benchmarks to monitor and match.
In a nutshell, you’ll leave our event as leaders have for the past dozen years. Energized, with new contacts, deals done, and the clarity of vision to go home and execute your strategy. This year’s theme is Case Studies in Execution: Delivering Tomorrow’s Solutions. We’ve laid the program out to take you on that journey from our Outlook, to innovation and M&A and then lots of ‘how to’ and case studies for getting it done. It’s a great event by and for CEOs and built off the industry’s only community design by and for CEOs in data, information & analytics. You won’t want to miss it. Wilma and I and our teams guarantee it and look forward to seeing you there.
We look forward to seeing you October 2–3 at The Watergate Hotel in Washington DC. Register today!
Anthea