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Bernard Salt is a columnist, speaker, business advisor and social commentator who is best known to the wider community for defining and describing unique demographic trends such as the �Seachange Shift�, the �Man Drought� and the �Goats Cheese Curtain�.
He was also responsible for popularising the phrase �smashed avocados�... globally!
Bernard has talked about demographics via his books, columns and media appearances for more than 25 years.
His body of work is encapsulated in a series of best-selling books starting with �The Big Shift� published in 2001.
He built a career providing demographics advice to business as a Partner in a global advisory firm. In 2017 he founded The Demographics Group . He has held a number of board positions in the education, arts and cultural fields.
Over three years to 2019 Bernard presented a business program on SkyBusiness called �The Next Five Years.� This was followed by a top-rating podcast called �What Happens Next.�
He served as an adjunct professor at (Perth�s) Curtin University business school between 2011 and 2020. His widely-read newspaper column is published weekly in The Weekend Australian Magazine.
Finally, Bernard was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2017 Australia Day honours.
TOPICS:
Why Australia matters:�
Geopolitics, trade, China� The world needs Australia and Australia needs the world� Australia is central to feeding & resourcing the rest of the world
Regions on the rise:�
Agribusiness, treechange, lifestyle, WFH� Why�are regions closing the gap on the capitals� it�s so much more than �lifestyle�
Millennial alignment of the planets:�
Peak income, young families, wealth transfer� Why we can expect a consumer spending frenzy in the coming decade� the biggest cohort pases through peak income late 2020s
Where did all the workers go?:�I
mmigrants, students & the baby bust� More boomers retiring than Gen Z entering the workforce� drives automation, digitisation
Tell me about the 2030 customer:�Younger, savvier, flexier� Young immigrants and the pandemic-inspired tech shift reimagine consumer behaviour
What is the great contentment?:�
Baby boomers, retirement, mental health� Anxiety & depression evaporate the minute we leave work� 65-79 best time in life
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