Jonathan Brill

If you want to know what most companies are about to get wrong about AI and global disruption, ask the person who has spent decades being paid to find out. Jonathan Brill is ranked the number-one futurist in the world by Forbes, serves as Futurist in Residence at Amazon, and has been called “the world’s leading transformation architect” by Harvard Business Review. He is the bestselling author of Rogue Waves: Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical Change and AI and the Octopus Organization.

The Career Behind the Credentials
As former Global Futurist and Research Director at HP, Executive Chairman of the Center for Radical Change, and Head of Invention at DeepInvent, Brill has guided the strategy of Fortune 50 companies and US government agencies through disruptions most organizations spent years pretending were optional. His consulting has spanned transportation, consumer electronics, food, cybersecurity, finance, and defense — generating more than $27 billion in documented client value for organizations including Verizon, Samsung, PepsiCo, and IBM.

The Science of Luck
One of Brill’s most distinctive keynotes makes the case — supported by data from the largest academic study of luck ever conducted — that what organizations call luck is actually a set of learnable, repeatable behaviors that can be embedded in how teams operate.

Jonathan Brill keynotes on AI strategy, business transformation, future-proofing, disruption preparedness, and the concrete frameworks that help leaders move from reacting to change to designing it.

Architect Your Future:

Don’t just watch your future happen — architect it. Take a thrilling journey to the frontlines of tomorrow, where technology, geopolitics, and society collide to create what’s next. If you know how to turn disruption to your advantage, it’s your biggest opportunity.

There’s no better guide to the changes we face — or coach on how to take advantage of them — than Jonathan Brill, HP Global Futurist, bestselling author, and celebrated inventor. His repeated ability to spot disruption and flip it into opportunity is why Forbes recently ranked him as the #1 Futurist in the world.

AI On Your Org Chart:

How will AI make you a better leader? ‘Silicon Valley Legend’ Jonathan Brill will take you on a behind the scenes tour of the world’s advanced technology labs to find out. This talk is not about science fiction. It’s about inspiration and action.

There’s a reason HBR called Brill, “The world’s foremost transformation architect”. As HP’s Global Futurist, an AI inventor and the bestselling author on transformation, he has successfully helped both legacy and AI native companies transform to win.