A technology & innovation guru, Scott Bales is a global leader in the cutting-edge arena known as 'The Digital Shift', encompassing innovation, culture, design, technology 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. Scott is re-arming corporates with innovation strategies to challenge the modus operandi and progress towards digital transformation. He's a man on a mission to transform mainstream thought processing around conventional business practices, enabled by technology.

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 the author of a new book "Innovation Wars; Driving Successful Corporate Innovation Programmes" (2019) and author of Mobile Ready, Connecting with The Untethered Consumer. He was a contributor to two other acclaimed books: Bank 3.0 and Next Generation Finance. Scott speaks about the Digital Shift at international conferences and client groups around the world, and advises organizations on their strategies

• Recode Your Leadership: Are you ready for the digital future? As organisations worldwide embark on bold transformations, they continually struggle through challenges related to mindset, culture and leadership. This keynote will ignite your drive to reconsider your purpose: Reskill, Retool, Reinvent & Recode your Leadership.
• Innovation Wars He dives into the competitive nature of innovation in the modern organisation, to uncover the secrets to driving innovation success. 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.
• Smart Cities & Citizens Where do we look for the technologies that are going to reshape society, reshape transportation, systems, utilities and the infrastructure in which we live.
• The Future Consumer He explores what makes a digital native, a person born during or after the general introduction of digital technologies and through interacting with digital technology from an early age, has a greater understanding of its concepts.
• The Future of Work New technologies are evolving everyday - IoT, cloud, artificial intelligence and blockchain, are at our fingertips ready to empower a whole new way of operating. Learn about these technologies and how they will shape your outlook on the market.

Scott did a masterful job of engaging my global partners, who bought disparate professional perspectives, geographic differences and cultural approaches. He was able to align our perspectives and illuminate the strengths we could share together. I would recommend having Scott in the room!

Michael J. Epstein – Global Special Situations Leader, Deloitte Restructuring Services

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