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Kate Ancketill

Navigate technological disruption with Kate Ancketill, AI innovation and retail trends keynote speaker. Kate works with global organisations to anticipate consumer behaviour, implement practical AI strategies, and future-proof their businesses. Trusted by Microsoft, Google, and Tesco, and named among BizTech's top 30 IT Influencers.

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Kate Ancketill, Speaker | CEO & Trend Forecaster
Kate Ancketill

Kate Ancketill

London, United Kingdom

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£11k–25k

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Kate Ancketill's biography

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  • Global business futurist specialising in technological disruption
  • CEO and founder of trends consultancy GDR
  • Trusted innovation partner to major global brands
Kate Ancketill is a business futurist who translates complex global trends into actionable strategies for companies navigating technological disruption. Her expertise in AI, retail innovation, and consumer behaviour provides organisations with practical pathways to future success. As CEO and founder of trends consultancy GDR, Kate has served as innovation partner to over 30 global brands, including Microsoft, Google, Tesco, and Lego. Named among BizTech Magazine's top 30 IT Influencers in 2024 and winner of "Best Speaker on AI and Technology" at the London Speaker Awards, she brings deep credibility to the stage. Kate helps businesses tackle today's most pressing challenges by breaking down complex technological and societal shifts into clear narratives with immediate applications. Her research-backed insights enable companies to anticipate consumer behaviour changes, leverage AI appropriately, and develop adaptive innovation cultures essential for survival in an era of exponential change. For 10 consecutive years, the National Retail Federation has selected her to deliver their trends keynote at retail's largest global gathering. Audiences leave Kate's presentations with concrete strategies for short and medium-term success, practical frameworks for becoming more future-focused leaders, and optimistic yet pragmatic approaches to implementing AI while maintaining human primacy in business decisions. Book Kate Ancketill when your organisation needs clarity on navigating technological disruption with both strategic vision and practical next steps.

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Topics, sessions and talks

The Future Of Consumer-Facing AI
Kate Ancketill explores how AI is transforming the way consumers search, shop, and interact with brands. She examines how personalisation, automation, and empathic technologies are reshaping expectations, particularly among Gen Z, while maintaining authenticity and human creativity. With clarity and realism, Kate helps organisations understand the opportunities and risks of AI-driven commerce and reveals what businesses must do to stay relevant in this new era.
Why All Leaders Need To Be Futurists
Kate Ancketill shows why today’s business leaders must anticipate and adapt to unprecedented technological and societal change. Drawing on her 25 years as a business futurist, she demonstrates how future-focused organisations foster cultures of innovation and resilience. Audiences discover how leading companies are responding to the exponential pace of progress and learn practical ways to embed forward-thinking strategy and creativity at every level of leadership.
How Future Generations Will Live, Work, And Spend
Kate Ancketill examines the evolving lifestyles, priorities, and purchasing patterns of younger generations. She highlights the social and technological drivers shaping how Gen Z and beyond will consume, communicate, and engage with brands. Through vivid case studies and insight, Kate shows what this means for business leaders, revealing how organisations can evolve their products, services, and messaging to meet changing needs and expectations.

Why we recommend booking Kate

Ten consecutive years as a National Retail Federation trends keynote speaker, combined with her role as CEO of trends consultancy GDR advising brands including Microsoft, Google, Tesco, and LEGO Group, gives Kate Ancketill rare authority at the intersection of retail, AI, and consumer strategy.

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Testimonials

Kate delivered with energy and personality. It was fun, positive and highly motivating.

Transport For London

Kate gets among the highest feedback for speakers at the NRF Big Show every year – that’s why we’ve invited her to give the trends keynote for 10 years running.

Martin Reardon

CMO and EVP, National Retail Federation (NRF)

Kate is fantastic, brilliant, exceptional! A great speaker, who researches trends with unique depth and is always concerned with bringing the best and richest content, customized to each target audience.

Romano Pansera

APAS Show Brazil

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What is Kate Ancketill's speaking style like?
Kate Ancketill structures her sessions around research drawn from her trends consultancy GDR, translating global trend data into case studies and practical frameworks that audiences can apply to short and medium-term strategy.
What topics does Kate Ancketill specialise in?
Kate Ancketill specialises in consumer-facing AI, future leadership strategy, and the evolving behaviours of younger generations. She has delivered the National Retail Federation's trends keynote for ten consecutive years and won "Best Speaker on AI and Technology" at the London Speaker Awards, with clients including Microsoft, Google, Tesco, and Lego.
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