Brett Wiskar
Insight, Innovation, and Adaptability Keynote Speaker.
Futures thinking that helps leaders and organisations embrace what’s next.
Brett Wiskar is a futurist and innovation expert recognised for combining futures insight with real-world experience delivering innovation and organisational change. Over 25 years, he has partnered with major brands to design new products, evolve business models, and build cultures capable of adapting at speed. His keynotes turn emerging trends in technology, industry, and the economy into clear, actionable strategies that help organisations innovate, respond to disruption, and stay ahead in fast‑moving markets.
Future Trends • Innovation • Disruption • Organisational Adaptability
Meet Brett
Futurist, Innovation Expert & Adaptability Strategist
For more than 25 years, Brett Wiskar has worked at the forefront of digital, technology, and innovation across Australia, New Zealand, and the UK. His practical experience leading transformation, designing new products, and driving organisational change gives him a unique perspective on how businesses can successfully navigate disruption.
Brett’s work has impacted major brands, government agencies, and large-scale organisations facing technology-driven change. His background includes shaping innovation pathways, building adaptable cultures, and helping leaders make clearer, more confident decisions in a fast-moving environment. – Connect with Brett on LinkedIn
Speaking
Keynotes that help organisations innovate, adapt, and prepare for what’s next
Brett Wiskar delivers high‑impact keynote presentations that give leaders and organisations clear, future‑focused insight and practical strategies for navigating disruption. His sessions unpack the trends shaping the next decade and translate them into actions audiences can apply immediately.
Whether speaking to the C-suit, executives, conference audiences, government, or industry groups, Brett tailors each keynote to align with your event theme and the challenges facing your sector. His content blends futures thinking with real‑world innovation experience — ensuring audiences walk away informed, energised, and ready to act.
Adaptability & Organisational Change
The pace of change has never been faster. New technologies, shifting markets, and evolving workforce expectations are reshaping the business landscape at unprecedented speed. Adaptability — the ability to respond, evolve, and adjust at pace — has become the defining capability of future‑ready organisations.
Future Trends & Disruption
Discover the forces shaping the next decade and how they will transform industries, customers, and work. Brett’s future‑focused keynotes unpack the trends, technologies, and disruptions redefining the competitive landscape — giving leaders the clarity and confidence to navigate what’s coming next. Built on real-world innovation experience, these sessions turn “what’s next” into clear, actionable insight.
Innovation, AI, & Emerging Technology
From AI and automation to data, digital transformation, and new business models, emerging technologies are rewriting the rules of competition. Brett Wiskar’s Innovation & Emerging Technology keynotes help organisations understand these shifts and translate them into practical strategies that drive growth, efficiency, and long‑term relevance.
“Brett’s knowledge in technological leadership and guidance on best practice in innovation, digital platforms and revenue generation is invaluable.”
“Brett nailed it. He had the afternoon session and his presentation about AI had the attention of the crowd, and his style was highly engaging. The slideshow with embedded videos was incredibly professional but well considered and had the attention of the audience. Highly recommended.”
“Brett challenged attendees with what is already happening now, and what might happen in the future. Wow – what a fantastic speaker and the feedback received was excellent.”
“Brett stoked the fires of creativity and innovation for our Food Leaders Australia event. His take on value chains, technology and how they can be harnessed to drive the transformation in our sector is always fresh and a wakeup call that enterprises should always take heed.”
“Brett’s grasp of the challenges and opportunities of innovation in and around Agribusiness is only superseded by his ability to eloquently articulate both experiences of innovation and opportunity to be gained from innovation.”
Writing
BRETT WRITES INSIGHTFUL CONTENT FOR INDUSTRY AND MAINSTREAM PUBLICATIONS
The one about that time the Lights Went Out (Literally) at the CROSSMARK Conference
A keynote on AI and adaptability became unexpectedly hands‑on when a power outage hit CROSSMARK’s leadership conference before breakfast. No lights, no slides, no coffee — just a room full of people quietly solving problems and a speaker rebuilding a keynote in the dark.
Big Thinking isn’t just for the Big Smoke – Innovation in the Regions
Innovation isn’t just a capital‑city sport. My recent work with the MCS team in Toowoomba was a reminder that regional organisations are pushing hard on growth, learning and future‑focused leadership. Big thinking, ambitious people and a genuine appetite for change — all happening well outside the “big smoke.”
Is $100 billion realistic for our ag sector by 2030?
In October 2018, the National Farmers' Federation (NFF) launched the 2030 Roadmap. The ambitious vision was to plot a path for the Australian ag sector to exceed $100 billion in farm gate output within the next decade. So how are we travelling? On target or off our rocker? Our ability to adapt in a rapidly changing world will be crucial.
‘Fake’ Food, the Super Bowl and Fake News
Every year, one Sunday, early in February, the eyes of the USA turn on to the Super Bowl. In 2020 a lobby group spent a purported US$5.6 million to use the Super Bowl platform to pedal fear to the public about clean or alternate meats using pseudoscience. Innovation and progress aren't always right and new isn't always better but science and reason must win out over fear and deceit.
A tale of innovation, greed, compassion & disruption in the face of COVID-19
In the face of the COVID19 crisis to date Italy has seen more confronting times than almost anyone. When crises arise we frequently see both the best of people and the worst. In this case skilled innovators brought their focused problem solving to the aid of the health care system and in the process disrupted the incumbent supplier who failed to see the situation from the perspective of their or understand the need to act for the greater good.
Workforce disruption – Better Leaders to Build a Better Future
In 2015 CEDA (Committee for Economic Development of Australia) released a report that 5 million Australian jobs from that time would cease to exist through automation before 2030. The concept has been extrapolated to become a key topic at every relevant seminar and conference since then but now that we're nearly a third of the way into the forecast period what opportunities are their for Australia to use leadership as a tool to combat the forecast disruption...?
Let’s Talk
TALK TO BRETT AND FIND OUR HOW POWERFUL THIS CONTENT CAN BE
Brett can deliver keynotes, written content, or workshops that are designed to inspire, inform and engage your audiences. Developing content based on themes for the future of industry and focusing on innovation, future trends and skills needed in the business world of tomorrow is what we do.