Speaking

We live in an age that demands reinvention. So providing correct market insights for your audience is more critical than ever. Michael Tchong has the distinct ability to act both as a transformational catalyst while pointing audiences in the right direction.
His high-energy style combined with an intuitive insight into emerging market trends, will lift the morale of any audience. Michael achieves this feat by taking attendees on a spellbinding tour of the consumer and business landscape, all while contextualizing a host of trends that a casual observer may have missed. And he does it all in a highly entertaining and engaging style.
To encourage attendees to strategically rethink their future, Michael serves up “thought starters” that provide ready points of departure for the exploration of new ideas. His unique motivational style, laced with humor and deft analysis, have made audiences sit up and take notice worldwide.
Streaming Video
Michael has delivered more than 200 presentations since embarking on a speaking career in the late 90s. In August 2007, he delivered a highly entertaining and stirring presentation in Chicago at the National Asssociation of REALTORS’ Leadership Summit. To view a YouTube video of this engagement, please click the player window below:
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Michael contextualizes his presentations using “Ubertrends” — super trends that are reshaping society in remarkable ways. By helping audiences grasp these hyper waves, Michael makes attendees more adept at decoding the future.
To getter a better sense of how Ubertrends are affecting society, download an Ubertrends map (PDF; 912KB), which provides a graphic overview of Michael’s unique speaking topics.
Michael has become extremely adept at articulating the changing values of America, something that can be explored more readily in his speaking services brochure, so please download a copy today (PDF; 1.2MB).
Speaking Calendar
Michael honed his speaking skills delivering more than 200 presentations over the past 11 years for audiences that ranged in size from intimate gatherings that have included the likes of Dunkin Donuts Chairman and CEO Jon Luther and Bonneville International CEO Bruce Reese to large 1,400-plus-attendee conferences organized by outfits such as the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC), Carlson Group (Radisson and Regent Hotels, TGIF Restaurants, etc.) or the National Association of REALTORS.
Below is a list of Michael’s recent speaking engagements and upcoming ones:
| Date | Event | City |
| 16-Jun-10 | McDonald’s Asia Pacific Regional Meeting | Macau, China |
| 08-Jun-10 | CGT Sales & Marketing Conference | New York, N.Y. |
| 19-May-10 | TrendShow: Georgia | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 12-May-10 | TAG Young Professionals | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 27-Apr-10 | SOCAP 2010 Symposium | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 13-Apr-10 | REALTOR Rally | Denver, Colo. |
| 23-Mar-10 | Rogers Corp. Intech Conference | Rogers, Conn. |
| 20-Feb-10 | TEDx O’Porto | O’Porto, Portugal |
| 19-Feb-10 | Santander Workshop | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 18-Feb-10 | GALPenergia Workshop | Lisbon, Portugal |
| 03-Feb-10 | SETAR Workshop/Top Customers (Feb. 3-4) | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| 01-Dec-09 | SETAR Workshops (Dec. 1-3) | Oranjestad, Aruba |
| 11-Nov-09 | People Report Best Practices Conference | Dallas, Tex. |
| 04-Nov-09 | NACCM Customers 1st Conference | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 29-Oct-09 | Sales & Marketing Executives Assoc. 2009 Convention | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 16-Oct-09 | The Leadership Roundtable | Sarasota, Fla. |
| 25-Sep-09 | Consumer Goods Growth & Innovation Forum | Miami, Fla. |
| 24-Aug-09 | National Association of REALTORS Leadership Summit | Chicago, Ill. |
| 01-Aug-09 | Games Convention Online | Leipzig, Germany |
| 14-Jul-09 | ZapposInsights | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 08-Jul-09 | S.F. Visitors and Convention Bureau | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 11-Jun-09 | Future US Inc. | So. San Francisco, Calif. |
| 12-May-09 | Chick-fil-A | Atlanta, Ga. |
| 04-May-09 | SIIA NetGain | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 22-Apr-09 | FUSE | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 15-Apr-09 | Chicago Quantitative Alliance | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 27-Mar-09 | WIN Networking Forum | Reno, Nev. |
| 27-Jan-09 | Indiana Association of REALTORS | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 26-Jan-09 | The Henry Ford | Dearborn, Mich. |
| 10-Dec-08 | CMO Summit | Monterey, Calif. |
| 08-Dec-08 | iMedia Brand Summit | La Quinta, Calif. |
| 10-Nov-08 | IIR Future Trends | Miami Beach, Fla. |
| 05-Nov-08 | IIM National Marketing Conference 2008 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 01-Nov-08 | Preferred Hotels | San Diego, Calif. |
| 23-Oct-08 | Suburban West/Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS | Philadelphia, Penn. |
| 22-Oct-08 | Consumer Goods | Orlando, Fla. |
| 17-Oct-08 | Texas Association of REALTORS | Austin, Tex. |
| 15-Oct-08 | Arizona Association of REALTORS | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 15-Oct-08 | California Association of REALTORS | Long Beach, Calif. |
| 03-Oct-08 | Greater Las Vegas Association of REALTORS | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 29-Sep-08 | EDUspirIT | Bussum, Netherlands |
| 26-Sep-08 | BNO Creating Brands: “Design on Demand” | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 26-Sep-08 | PICNIC (2 pres.) | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 25-Sep-08 | HSMAI Europe | Oslo, Norway |
| 24-Sep-08 | Kentucky Association of REALTORS | Indianapolis, Ind. |
| 17-Sep-08 | Bay Area Assoc. of REALTORS Joint Leadership Retreat | Bodega Bay, Calif. |
| 11-Sep-08 | Idaho Association of REALTORS Conference | Portland, Ore. |
| 14-Jul-08 | IIR Shoppers Insights | Chicago, Ill. |
| 02-Jul-08 | British Consulate | Hong Kong |
| 27-Jun-08 | Seoul Tourism Awards 2008 (with Jackie Chan) | Seoul, South Korea |
| 19-Jun-08 | Consumer Electronics Assoc. (CEA) CEO Summit | Playa del Carmen, Mexico |
| 16-Jun-08 | Hospitality Financial & Technology Professionals HITEC | Austin, Tex. |
| 29-May-08 | Curaçao HSMAI | Curaçao, Neth. Antilles |
| 22-May-08 | Urban County Leadership Conference (Hidalgo, Tex.) | South Padre Island, Tex. |
| 21-May-08 | Mindshare Latin America regional meeting | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 14-May-08 | Worlds of Discovery (Busch Entertainment) | Orlando, Fla. |
| 02-May-08 | Six Senses Spas & Resorts | Phuket, Thailand |
| 21-Apr-08 | Mindshare Asia Regional Meeting (2 pres.) | Bali, Indonesia |
| 18-Apr-08 | Singapore Economic Development Board | Singapore |
| 14-Apr-08 | Shangri-La Hotels Marketing Workshop | Manila, Philippines |
| 09-Apr-08 | Incentive Travel & Conventions, Meetings China | Shanghai, China |
| 04-Apr-08 | International Assoc. of Assembly Managers | Denver, Colo. |
| 01-Apr-08 | Accor Hotels Asia Regional Meeting | Beijing, China |
| 10-Mar-08 | MotionPoint Executive Forum | Palm Beach, Fla. |
| 20-Feb-08 | Omniture Summit | Salt Lake City, Utah |
| 12-Feb-08 | Evian of North America | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 07-Feb-08 | New Haven Assoc. of REALTORS | New Haven, Conn. |
| 06-Feb-08 | Fairfield Assoc. of REALTORS | Fairfield, Conn. |
| 02-Feb-08 | Wyoming Assoc. of REALTORS Region 11 Conference | Casper, Wyo. |
| 30-Jan-08 | Memphis Area Association of REALTORS | Memphis, Tenn. |
| 14-Jan-08 | Pennsylvania Association of REALTORS | Harrisburg, Penn. |
| 09-Jan-08 | Tucson Association of REALTORS | Tucson, Ariz. |
| 13-Dec-07 | Caribbean Hotel Assoc. “Caribbean Sales & Marketing Strategy” | San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| 29-Nov-07 | WIT 2007 | Singapore |
| 23-Oct-07 | Iowa & Cedar Rapids Assoc. of REALTORS | Iowa City, Iowa |
| 18-Oct-07 | Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. | Madrid, Spain |
| 09-Oct-07 | Harvard Business Club | New York, NY |
| 25-Sep-07 | Online Marketing Deutschland | Duesseldorf, Germany |
| 19-Sep-07 | Think LA Trends Breakfast | Los Angeles, Calif. |
| 12-Sep-07 | Citadel Managers Conference | Phoenix, Ariz. |
| 08-Sep-07 | The Vail Summit/MMG Worldwide | Vail, Colo. |
| 06-Sep-07 | Whirlpool Corp. | Benton Harbor, Mich. |
| 16-Aug-07 | Nat. Assoc. of REALTORS (NAR) National Leadership | Chicago, Ill. |
| 26-Jun-07 | Cadillac/General Motors | New York |
| 21-Jun-07 | Visa Europe | Istanbul, Turkey |
| 29-May-07 | Croes Wever | Aruba |
| 29-May-07 | Aruba Hotel & Tourism Association | Aruba |
| 22-May-07 | Neutrogena/Johnson & Johnson | Laguna Beach, Calif. |
| 17-May-07 | Sta. Barbara Convention & Film Bureau | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 08-May-07 | Carlson Hotels Group | Disneyland, France |
| 25-Apr-07 | BorkowskiPR | London, UK |
| 24-Apr-07 | Omnicom Group | London, UK |
| 19-Apr-07 | Campus Management | Orlando, Fla. |
| 29-Mar-07 | Registry of Real Estate Brokers | Sta. Barbara, Calif. |
| 27-Mar-07 | HSMAI Resorts Conference | Colorado Springs, Colo. |
| 21-Mar-07 | THE Conference on Marketing | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 17-Mar-07 | Royal Bank of Scotland | New York, NY |
| 13-Mar-07 | Dunkin’ Donuts | Boston, Mass. |
| 11-Mar-07 | CalTIA | Sacramento, Calif. |
| 23-Jan-07 | GXS | Washington, DC |
| 18-Jan-07 | Promarket Group | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 17-Jan-07 | Tnuva | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 11-Dec-06 | Barclay’s Bank | New York, NY |
| 06-Dec-06 | Luxury Home Marketing | White Sulphur Springs, W. Va. |
| 14-Nov-06 | Millward-Brown | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| 20-Oct-06 | Leadership Roundtable | Santa Barbara, Calif. |
| 16-Oct-06 | Inman News “Luxury Marketing in the Internet Age” | Miami Beach, Fla. |
| 09-Oct-06 | Washington State Hotel & Lodging Association (WSH&LA) | Pascoe, Wash. |
| 04-Oct-06 | American Planning Association Washington Chapter | Yakima, Wash. |
| 29-Sep-06 | SMG United | New York, NY |
| 21-Sep-06 | Euroforum | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 19-Sep-06 | ABRASCE (the Brazilian Association of Shopping Centers) | Sao Paolo, Brazil |
| 07-Sep-06 | Sequence | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 04-Aug-06 | PRA Destination Management | San Diego, Calif. |
| 27-Jun-06 | Sun Valley Chamber of Commerce | Sun Valley, Ida. |
| 01-Jun-06 | Telefrance 1 “Expression de Tendances” | Paris, France |
| 24-May-06 | MBS (a division of World Marketing) | Long Island, NY |
| 23-May-06 | Int. Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) | Las Vegas, Nev. |
| 18-May-06 | Crystal Radio | Boca Raton, Fla. |
| 17-May-06 | Harrah’s Entertainment | Scottsdale, Ariz. |
| 27-Apr-06 | Adtech | San Francisco, Calif. |
| 25-Apr-06 | Diageo | New York, NY |
| 19-Apr-06 | Hospitality Sales & Marketing Assoc. Int’l. (HSMAI) | New York, NY |
| 04-Apr-06 | California State Automobile Assoc. (CSAA) | Eugene, Ore. |
| 28-Mar-06 | Bonneville International | Park City, Utah |
| 21-Mar-06 | Sennheiser electronic GmbH & Co. | Hamburg, Germany |
| 16-Mar-06 | San Diego No. County Convention & Visitors Bureau | San Diego, Calif. |
| 07-Mar-06 | Bonneville International | Carlsbad, Calif. |

