Jack Keogh has presented at major conventions in the United States, Mexico, Panama, Bolivia, England, Denmark, France, Norway, China - Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taiwan - Singapore,  and Belgium.  He has addressed corporate gatherings in Norway, Sweden, Bolivia and Thailand.  He has had various articles published in professional magazines and is a sought after public speaker and consultant.  Participants invariably describe his presentations as “informative and entertaining”.  

Apart from his experience in his native Ireland, Jack lived in Spain for a year.  Subsequently he worked in Mexico for ten years.  Then came six years in Italy.  Following that, six years in New York.  After a year in Gabon, Central West Africa, he settled in the US.  

Keogh presents on topics related to international relocation, cross-cultural communication, leadership development and emotional intelligence in the workplace. 

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Jack speaking about emotions in the workplace
(live corporate audience and simultaneous worldwide webcast)

RECENT THEMES:

• Workshop: "High Performance Teams, Leadership Fundamentals", Manager's Training Day, IBM Mexico, Mexico City, May 4, 2007

• Two day workshop: "Improving Sales Performance with Emotional Intelligence", Pueblo Bonito Hotels Sales Meeting, Mazatlán, Mexico, May 8 -9, 2007

• Guest Lecture: "Negotiating Across Borders", Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch University, New York, March 29, 2007

• Keynote: "New Leaders for New Times", Annual Distributor Meeting, Sensient Colors Latin America, Veracruz, Mexico, March 7, 2007

• Keynote: "Listening Across Cultures"; International Association of Registered Certified Tomatis Consultants, annual convention, March 17, 2007, Cuernavaca, Mexico

• Keynote: "Emotional Resilience: The X-Factor for Global Success", Arizona Relocation Council, Phoenix, March 14, 2007

• Motivational Keynote: "Something Happened To Our World of Work", Marriott ExecuStay Annual Sales & Leadership Conference, Nashville, TN, January 7, 2007

• "International Teams: Beyond Cultural Differences":

  Multicultural teams are different. In addition to culture the team needs to consider: the purpose for its existence, the influence of personality differences, the impact of cultural and professional identities, the importance of emotional intelligence, and the vital role of adequate support systems. Team leaders need updated global competencies which they may not have learned in business school.  Click Here to link to article in  "The Gateway, Developing organizational excellence across Asia"

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  Human Capital Development:

  • Concurrent Session: “HR’s Challenge in the Development of Competitive and Sustainable Human Capital in Asia Pacific”, Texas State Council International Human Resources Conference, “Navigating the Global Workforce”, Houston, TX, November 3, 2005
     

  • Keynote:  “Human Capital and Global Workforce Challenges in the New Era”, Human Resources Directors Summit Singapore, August 11–12, 2005.  Billed as the largest gathering of human resources professional in the Asia Pacific region.  The Summit centered around an intensive two-day program comprising presentations on current HR issues and challenges including retention challenges, work life balance practices, developing talent and managing people through change
     

  • Keynote: “The Key to Your Success in the Global Market: Leveraging the Power of Human Capital”, Hong Kong American Chamber of Commerce, August 8, 2005
     

  • Keynote: “The Key to Your Success in the Global Market: Leveraging the Power of Human Capital”, Singapore American Chamber of Commerce, August 10, 2005
     

  • Keynote: “Human Capital: Providing the Ultimate Competitive Edge”, presented to HRSummit, Shanghai, June 30, 2005
     

  • Keynote: “Brave New World: European Accession”, EuRA Conference 2004, Copenhagen
     

  • Keynote: “Global Workforce Development For the New Millennium”, Prudential Partnership Education, Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada Spring 2004
     

  • Keynote: “China Human Capital Challenges”, Spring 2004, International Symposium, Whirlpool World Headquarters, Benton Harbor, MI
     

  • Keynote: "Quality in People, Quality in Business", presented to the Client Forum (PRUPA) of Prudential Financial, Phoenix, Arizona, Summer 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Globalization: Business and Human Resources Issues and Answers, presented to the National Foreign Trade Council Western Conference, San Jose, California, March 2001
     

  • Keynote: “Linking International Business and Human Resources Strategies”, presented to the West Coast Forum of the National Foreign Trade Council, San Jose, California, January 1999

   

  Culture:

  • Keynote: "Emotional Intelligence: Key to Working with the World", presented to the conference on effective intercultural development hosted by the International Center of Indianapolis, Indianapolis, IN March 1, 2006
     

  • Keynote:  “How to Leverage Cultural Differences:  Life and Business Skills for Expatriate Employees”, presented to Ford Motor Company Mexico, October 3, 2005, Mexico City
     

  • Keynote: “Developing Supplier Relationships in China”, presented to GlobalAutoIndustry Conference, Troy, MI, January 27, 2005
     

  • Magazine Interview:  “Changing jobs internationally” (“Mudarse de puesto y de pais”), by Tania Lara Ortiz, published in “Expansion”, the leading Mexican business review, July 6, 2005.
     

  • Cross-cultural Training:  “Leveraging Culture”, delivered to Clients and Suppliers, Prudential Relocation de Mexico S. de RL de CV, April, 25, 2005
     

  • Teambuilding: “Supporting High Tech Across Cultural Frontiers”, Delivered to IBM Latin America, Bogotá, Colombia, Fall 2004
     

  • Keynote: “Major People Issues in Mergers, Joint Ventures and Alliances in China”, Global Auto Symposium, Detroit, MI, Spring 2004
     

  • Multicultural Teambuilding: "The Impact of Culture on Business", presented to American Express regional managers meeting in Bangkok, Fall 2003
     

  • Concurrent Session: "Culture in Business: the Forgotten Variable", presented (in Spanish) to Mexico Training Expo, a training forum for HR professionals, Spring 2003, Mexico City
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Cross-Cultural Awareness: Key to Your Success”, presented to the Annual Convention of Prudential Real Estate, New Orleans, 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Cultural Skills for International Living”, presented to Global Living Conference 2002  (A major international conference for people who move abroad to live and work, and for the companies involved in employing, moving or advising them), Brussels, 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Assimilating Cultural Change” (“Soluciones para Integrar el Cambio Intercultural”), presented to the Professional Forum of Tomatis Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico, December 2002
     

  • Keynote: “The Importance of Inside Intelligence” presented to Houston Human Resources Management Association and the NFTC Convention, Houston, Texas, January 2002
     

  • International Teambuilding: “Serving Multicultural Customers”, presented to Merastar Inc. service associates, Chattanooga, Tennessee, January 2001
     

  • Keynote: “The Importance of Cross-Cultural Differences”, presented to the National Foreign Trade Council Houston Conference, March 2000
     

  • International Teambuilding “Culture and Business”, presented to the management council of Panamco Inc., Miami, Florida 2000
     

  • Concurrent Session: “The U.S. as a Foreign Destination” presented with Frances Martinez Myers (Prudential Fox & Roach, PA) to the International Forum of the ERC, October 2001, Washington, DC.  The presentation addressed the preparation of U.S. employees to work on teams with those from other countries, and how to prepare foreign employees to work in the United States.
     

  • Concurrent Session: “The United States as a Foreign Destination” presented to the Annual Convention of the Employee Relocation Council, Anaheim, California October 2001
     

  • Keynote: “Don’t just Do Something; Sit There!” (Overview of US culture), presented to the Prudential Client Partnership Alliance, Kohler, Wisconsin, 1999
     

  • Keynote: “Understanding the Importance of Cultural Differences”, presented to the Annual Conference of the National Foreign Trade Council, New York, November 1999
     

  • Keynote: “The Changing World and How to Make the Most of It”, presented to the Annual SCANVAN (now a member of SIRVA) Convention, Bergen, Norway, 1996.
     

  • Keynote: “Latin America: a Cultural Overview”, presented to the Annual Conference of the Global Business Information Network, Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, May, 1998

   

  Leadership:

  • Keynote: "The X-Factor for Success: Emotional Brainpower", delivered to Tristate Relocation Services (trade association serving NY, NJ & CT), New York, NY, June 15, 2006
     

  • Keynote:  "The New Management Challenge: Developing Leaders for the 21st Century", presented in Spanish at the "Young Mexico" Congress, Monterrey, Mexico, March 2006<
     

  • Keynote: "How to be a Global Business Leader in the Americas", presented to the Latin American Global HR Policy Conference, Panama City, Panama, February 2006
     

  • Guest Lecture:  “Characteristics and Development of International Managers”, presented at Weissman Center for International Business, Baruch College, October 20, 2005.
     

  • Keynote” Characteristics and Development of Global Leaders” (in Spanish), Prudential Relocation de Mexico S. de RL de CV, October 2005, Mexico City
     

  • Keynote: “Global Workforce in The New Millennium: Challenges in Leadership, Development and Support”, National Foreign Trade Council, Houston, TX, Spring 2004
     

  • Keynote: “Global Leadership: Art or Science?” presented to the 23rd  “Annual General Meeting of INSUROPE, New York, New York, June 2002
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Culture and the Development of Global Leaders”, presented to the Intercultural Management Institute at American University forum on “Culture Matters”, May 2001, Washington, DC
     

  • Keynote: “Characteristics of a Global Leader”, presented to Client Forum, Prudential Relocation S. de RL de CV, Mexico City, 2001
     

  • Keynote: “Human Resources & Leadership”, presented to the client forum of S&M International, San Jose, California, September 1996

   

  Emotional Intelligence:

  • Workshop: "The X-Factors for Success: leveraging your Emotional Brain", delivered at the Prudential Real Estate 2006 Convention, San Antonio, Texas, March 2006
     

  • Keynote: “Emotional Intelligence and Self Leadership” (in Spanish), Conference Centro Tomatis Lomas Santa Fe and Centro de Psicopedagogia Integral, Mexico City, October 10, 2005, Mexico City
     

  • Article:  “A Different Way of Being Smart”, Business Mexico, September 2005, Mexico
     

  • Keynote: "Emotional Intelligence: the Connection to Business Success", National Foreign Trade Council Annual International Human Resources Conference, New York City, on June 15 -16, 2005.
     

  • Keynote: "Emotional Capital: a Leading Indicator of Future Financial Performance", presented to GlobalAutoIndustry.com members, Troy, Michigan, Spring 2003
     

  • Keynote: "Quality in People, Quality in Business", presented to National Foreign Trade Council convention, Houston, Texas, Spring 2003
     

  • Keynote: "Emotional Intelligence: a fad or a useful tool for HR Managers?” presented to the Annual Client Forum of Prudential Financial (PRUPA), Fall 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Emotional Intelligence and Real Estate”, presented to Camp PRS (Prudential Real Estate), Norwalk, Connecticut, November 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Emotional Intelligence: Key to Global Sales Success”, presented to Camp PRS, Norwalk, Connecticut, 2001

   

  Human Resources:

  • Keynote: “HR’s Challenge in the Development of Sustainable Human Capital in Taiwan”, Taipei American Chamber of Commerce Presentation, August 16, 2005
     

  • Keynote: “HR's Challenge in the Development of Competitive and Sustainable Human Capital in China”, presented to HR Leadership Roundtable, Shanghai, China, July 4, 2005
     

  • Magazine interview:  “The future of Human Resources” (“El Porvenir de Recursos Humanos”), published in “Manufactura”, a Mexican business review, focusing on the manufacturing sector, June 2005
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Global Human Resources: Issues You Should Know”, Michigan State Council, SHRM, Detroit, MI Fall 2004
     

  • Keynote: “Managing Internationally:  The People Factor”, American Society of Employers 2004 Convention, Troy, MI March 2004

   

  Expatriate Management:

  • Keynote: “International Assignment Success Factors”, Human Resources Roundtable, Dallas, TX, April 20, 2005
     

  • Keynote: “Supporting a Global Workforce: Challenges for HR and Relocation Professionals”.  Metro Atlanta Relocation Council, Atlanta, GA, 2/10/2005
     

  • Keynote:  “Surviving Internationally”, Indianapolis Employee Relocation Council, Indianapolis, IN Summer 2004
     

  • Keynote: "Expatriate Management” presented to the annual convention of Mexican Association of HR Professionals (AMERI), Mexico City, Fall 2002
     

  • Keynote: “Management of Expatriate Personnel”, to HR forum (in Spanish) hosted by DaimlerChrysler Mexico, November 2002
     

  • Concurrent Session: “International Mobility: Tales from the Other Side”, presented to the Annual Conference of the National Foreign Trade Council, New York, February 1998
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Strategic Move Management”, presented to the management of Latin American Relocation Management (L.A.R.M.), Miami, Florida, April, 1998
     

  • Keynote: "Global Mobility and Staffing Challenges", presented to the National Foreign Trade Council, Houston, USA Spring 2003
     

  • Keynote: “International Mobility: Trends and Challenges”, presented to the United Technologies Relocation Council, Hartford, Connecticut, 1998
     

  • Panel: “Global Mobility Management: Lessons Learned”, Facilitated panel at general session, the National Foreign Trade Council Annual International Human Resources Conference, New York City,  June 15 -16, 2005
     

  • Magazine Interview: “Enhancing International Mobility”, on the impact of mobility on expatriate families, (analysis of the survey results “Many Women Many Voices” sponsored by Prudential Relocation and researched by The Interchange Institute), by Tom Buckley, published in “Business Mexico” the monthly magazine of the American Chamber of Commerce in Mexico, June, 2005
     

  • Concurrent Session:  “Many Expatriates Many Voices: Global Mobility Trends”.  Prudential Client Forum, Scottsdale, AZ 2004
     

  • Keynote: “The Role of the Expatriate Assignee in Global Strategy”, (presented with Vivian Mott, Citibank U.K,) to the European Relocation Forum, London, England January, 2001
     

  • Concurrent Session: “International Mobility: Tales from the Other Side”, presented to the Annual Conference of the National Foreign Trade Council, New York, February 1998
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Strategic Move Management”, presented to the management of Latin American Relocation Management (L.A.R.M.), Miami, Florida, April, 1998
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Teens should be Seen and Heard”, presented to ERC International Forum, New Orleans, 1999
     

  • Concurrent Session: “The United States as a Foreign Destination”, presented to ERC National Relocation Conference, Las Vegas, Nevada, 1999
     

  • Concurrent Session “Repatriation”, presented to Prudential Client Education Seminar, New York, September 1999
     

  • Keynote: “The challenge of Repatriation”, presented to the Great Lakes Relocation Council, Annual Conference, Cleveland, Ohio 2000
     

  • Keynote: “International: Best Practices and Current Trends”, presented to the Relocation Council of Central Ohio, Newark, Ohio, 2000
     

  • Keynote: “Global Relocation Policy: Trends and Challenges”, presented to Prudential Client Strategy Forum, Palm Beach, Florida, 1998
     

  • Webcast: “Many Women Many Voices: a study of the impact of mobility on expatriate spouses”, international webcast, September 2002
     

  • Concurrent Session: “The Impact of Mobility on Expatriate Spouses”, presented to the Relocation Roundtable of the National Foreign Trade Council, New York, July 2002
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Uprooting Kids: Keys to a Successful Move for Your Youngest Transferees”, presented to Houston Relocation Professionals Conference, November 2002
     

  • Interational Webcast: “Global Security and Employee Mobility”, presented as an open international Prudential sponsored webcast, February 2003
     

  • International Webcast, hosted by Prudential Relocation: “Measuring Assignment Success:  Many Expatriates Many Voices” February 1, 2005
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Supporting a Global Workforce: Challenges for HR and Relocation Professionals”.  ERC Global Workforce Symposium 2004, October 28, 2004,

   

  Cross-cultural selling: Real Estate

  • Concurrent Session:  “High Performance Cross-cultural Selling”, Prudential Real Estate Convention, Las Vegas, NE, March 15, 2005
     

  • Concurrent Session: “Initiatives to Support Supplier Diversity”, Employee Relocation Council, Annual Symposium, New Orleans, LA, Spring 2004
     

  • Keynote: "Maximizing Sales and Profits in Untapped Markets", presented to 400 associates and clients of Fox & Roach, Philadelphia, USA Spring 2003

  • Keynote: “Emotional Intelligence: selling Real Estate”, presented to Camp PRS (Prudential Real Estate), Norwalk, Connecticut, November 2002

  • Concurrent Session: “The New Face of the American Consumer”, presented to the Annual Sales Convention of Prudential Real Estate Associates (PREA), Las Vegas, Nevada, 2001

  • Concurrent Session: “Profit from the Expanding New Frontier in Corporate Relocation”, presented to the Annual Prudential Real Estate Convention, Las Vegas, Nevada 2001

  • Concurrent Session: “Creating Success in a Multicultural Community” presented to the Summit Meeting of Prudential Real Estate, Toronto, Canada 2000

     

     

    Jack introduces the notion of a "global Mindset" at a corporate meeting, simultaneously webcast to regional offices worldwide.  Participants invariably rate his presentations as "informative AND entertaining".

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