Jonathan Brill is the AI keynote speaker you need to win the next five years.
Perhaps the most dynamic speaker on the future, AI and tech.
Meet Jonathan
#1 Ranked Futurist in the World by Forbes and “The world’s leading transformation architect,” according to Harvard Business Review, Jonathan Brill helps audiences and executives make sense of AI, turning ideas into action to Win the Next Five Years. Jonathan not only details a provocative case for why the world is changing but also what you can do about it, and how to take meaningful action.
As an AI advisor and inventor, best-selling author, and renowned keynote speaker, Jonathan draws upon his unique experiences as Global Futurist at HP, Board Advisor for Frost & Sullivan, and Strategic Advisor to Amazon, Verizon, Samsung, Pepsico, and IBM, helping them transform and invent their own futures.
Jonathan has lived and worked on the cutting edge of both business innovation and AI for decades. Through his hard-earned expertise and insight, he’s created a proven methodology of leveraging AI in leadership roles, empowering organizations with the tools they need to create results instead of resistance.
Jonathan, Vision in Action
New products invented by companies
New line revenue generated for clients ranging from Pepsico to Samsung
Businesses transformed in 15 years
Key Trends Reshaping AI & Tech
Tech Lash
AI and Geopolitics are colliding to change the way we play and win. Jonathan shows you how shifting government objectives and technology will collide to change where you play and how you will.
Man vs. AI
Structural labor shortages and AI are colliding. Jonathan shows you where AI can drive profitable efficiency and when to invest.
Accelerating Innovation
From science to operations, AI is changing the way we innovate. Brill shows you how to manage this shift to your advantage.
Data Economy
Data is driving the AI revolution. There are two ways that you can leverage it, to create value and to transfer it. Jonathan shows you how to make sure that you are doing the former and keeping the latter from happening to you.
Keynote: AI & the Octopus Organization™
The age of AI is upon us.
How can your business use it to grow?
Over the next five years, the gap between companies that integrate AI and those that merely experiment with it will spell the difference between survival and extinction. The companies who are willing to embrace change, fundamentally shift mindsets, and adapt at lightning speed will dominate.
In a world of constant change, resilience is no longer enough. Organizations must evolve beyond endurance to agility—developing the capacity to sense market changes early, respond intelligently to customer needs, and adapt faster than competitors. Agility is not about moving faster; it’s about thinking faster—through decentralized intelligence, AI-augmented decisions, and empowered teams at every level.
This means rethinking the traditional hierarchical model and imagining an organization structured like an octopus. While it has a central brain for strategy and oversight, each arm has its own mini-brain—autonomous, responsive, and deeply aware of its market surroundings. A neural ring coordinates these nodes in real time, allowing the institution to make rapid, informed decisions across its entire system—often faster than the central brain could alone.
This isn’t theory. I’ve studied organizations already moving in this direction, guided dozens of transformations, and drawn on over a million workforce surveys. What I found is clear: success comes not from simply automating tasks, but from reimagining how organizations function at every level.
A Blueprint for AI Transformation
The octopus is agile at the edges and aligned at the center. That’s the management pattern organizations need now.
Eight Arms
Push everyday decisions to the edge, equipping frontline teams with AI-powered judgment and freeing leaders to focus on bold moves.
Neural Necklace
Break silos with seamless, AI-driven communication networks that keep the whole system aligned.
Three Hearts
Balance three modes of leadership: analytical (pause and assess), agile (move fast), and aligned (keep culture and purpose strong).
Adaptation Champion
Like the octopus rewriting its RNA, build resilience into your core systems so you can adjust before disruption hits.
Outcomes and Experiences
By the end of this transformative keynote, you’ll know exactly how to:
Understand how to redesign your organizations around adaptability, not control.
Learn how to use AI to create autonomous SuperTeams that push creative boundaries, and make better, faster decisions.
Cultivate the vision, values, and goals your org & team needs to leverage AI effectively.
Who This Keynote is For
Relevant to all levels of leadership:
STRATEGIC
LEADERS
LEADERS
ready to drive new strategic growth through AI transformation
OPERATIONAL LEADERS
wanting to future proof their organizations and workflows
EXECUTIONAL LEADERS
looking to accelerate productivity and delivery
Your audience will leave with:
- An understanding of how to push decision-making to the edges and develop a culture that embraces AI and empowers people.
- How to connect your organization’s center and periphery.
- Knowledge of how to balance three leadership rhythms: analytical rigor, agile experimentation, and cultural alignment.
- The capabilities to pivot quickly in changing environments.
- A structured roadmap from pilot projects to enterprise-wide AI adoption. Gain step-by-step guidance, practical checklists, and proven strategies to scale innovations, minimize risks, and future-proof your organization for long-term success.
Empowers and activates leaders seeking:
- Deeper understanding of the opportunities that AI enables in their industry and how to manage their teams to capitalize on them.
- A clear roadmap to build adaptive, AI-powered organizations ready for the future.
- Actionable inspiration for leaders and managers to thrive in the AI era.
Proven to be effective at these event-types:
- Senior leadership meetings
- Strategy kick-offs
- Client events
- Business Alliances
- All-team meetings
- Association conventions
- R&D meetings
- Sales kick-offs
Your Questions, Answered:
Who is Jonathan Brill, Anyway?
Outside of being an AI speaker, author and business futurist, what else does Jonathan do?
Along with delivering hundreds of keynotes in 29 countries, Jonathan is the Founder and Executive Chairman of the Center for Radical Change and a board member of Frost & Sullivan, one of the world’s leading market intelligence firms, which covers 13 industries in 46 countries. He is also the Senior Fellow at the HBR China New Growth Institute, a senior leaders board member in the Fortune 50, and an advisor to the US Secret Service. He previously ran invention labs that produced over 350 products.
What drives Jonathan to do this work?
Simply put, Jonathan is obsessed with effective change. More specifically, he’s passionate about learning how the world works so that we can build a better one. It’s his belief that human potential is expanded exponentially by change, and he’s here to help his clients leverage this truth to their advantage.
Inside Jonathan’s Keynotes:
Does Jonathan customize his keynotes?
Of course! Jonathan understands that your organization is unique. That’s why he works with you to ensure that every aspect of your keynote is tailored to your needs, goals, and long-term vision.
What if I need something besides a keynote?
When you’re ready to elevate your operations, Jonathan is here to help. He leads field innovation and strategy programs around the world and Architect Your Future workshops with senior leaders.