Ian Khan – Futurist & Keynote Speaker
In a year when AI, regulation, and rapid digital change will define the winners, event planners need a message that turns uncertainty into action. As an Ian Khan keynote speaker program for 2026, you get a futurist who translates complex trends into practical, measurable steps your audience can use immediately. Expect clarity, momentum, and a playbook for future readiness that aligns with your strategic agenda.
Situation: Leaders Need Clarity About the Future
2026 will pressure every industry to make smarter, faster decisions about AI and digital transformation. Generative AI is moving from experiments to embedded workflows. The EU AI Act will begin to shape global governance practices. Supply chains will get more autonomous. Edge computing and digital twins will mainstream in operations. And customers will expect intelligent, personalized, resilient experiences by default.
The challenge for leaders and event audiences is not a lack of information; it’s signal versus noise. Which AI use cases actually scale across a complex enterprise? How do you prepare your workforce for AI agents and augmentation? What guardrails satisfy compliance while accelerating innovation? How do you avoid disruption fatigue and build an adaptable, resilient culture?
As an Ian Khan keynote speaker, Ian frames this situation with the right level of urgency and a roadmap that connects strategy to execution. Your attendees leave understanding what matters now—and what can wait.
Opportunity: Work with a Keynote Speaker Focused on Future Readiness
Future readiness is the strategic advantage of 2026. This isn’t about predicting one perfect future; it’s about building capacity to succeed across multiple future scenarios. That’s where Ian’s keynote shines.
- Translate AI into outcomes: From marketing and customer service to operations, finance, healthcare, and public services, Ian maps the highest-impact AI plays and their dependencies—data, talent, governance, and change management.
- Align with regulation and trust: NIST AI RMF adoption, ISO/IEC AI management standards, and emerging policy worldwide will influence how you deploy AI. Ian explains how to turn compliance into competitive trust.
- Build resilient operating models: Zero-trust security, synthetic media verification, 5G-Advanced and edge AI, and continuous upskilling are no longer optional. Ian shows how to integrate them into daily work.
- Activate culture and leadership: Future readiness requires decision velocity. Ian gives leaders the language, rituals, and metrics to move from ideas to implementation.
Example: A global manufacturer faced stalled AI pilots and conflicting priorities. After Ian’s keynote and a follow-on executive working session, they reorganized around three “no-regret” use cases: demand forecasting with AI, predictive maintenance with digital twins, and intelligent supplier risk scoring. Within a quarter, they had measurable improvements in forecast accuracy and maintenance uptime, with a clear pathway to scale.
Action: Bring Ian Khan Into Your 2026 Agenda
Ian’s programs are designed to align with your event goals and the maturity of your audience. As an Ian Khan keynote speaker, he delivers content that is custom-built for your industry and the outcomes you need.
What working with Ian typically looks like:
- Pre-event discovery: A structured briefing with your leadership to understand strategy, risks, culture, and desired outcomes. Ian reviews your initiatives and tailors examples to your vertical.
- Custom keynote: A dynamic, story-driven session that makes complex trends simple—and actionable. Expect relevant case studies, “what good looks like” patterns, and a short list of next moves.
- Optional breakout or workshop: Deep-dive working sessions for executives or functional teams. Popular formats include an AI Use-Case Prioritization Lab, a Future Readiness Assessment, or an Operating Model Map for governance, risk, and implementation.
- Post-event toolkits: Practical templates, checklists, and frameworks your teams can take forward—such as a 90-day AI readiness plan, a responsible AI guardrail checklist, or a change communications playbook.
2026 focus areas Ian can tailor to:
- Responsible AI at scale: Governance models that accelerate adoption while managing risk.
- AI + workforce: Role redesign, augmentation strategies, skills pathways, and human-in-the-loop practices.
- Digital trust: Data integrity, cyber resilience, deepfake and synthetic media verification, and brand protection.
- Operations of the future: Edge AI, digital twins of operations, and autonomous supply risk sensing.
- Customer experience 2030: Hyper-personalization, privacy-preserving analytics, and service automation.
- Sustainability and transparency: Data-driven reporting, supply chain traceability, and credible ESG signals.
For a leadership summit, sales kickoff, partner conference, government forum, or association event, Ian’s content flexes to your purpose: inspire, align, or activate.
Result: Audiences Leave with a Clear, Practical Future Roadmap
Events only matter if they move people. The result of an Ian Khan keynote speaker program is a shared language for the future and a concise set of actions for the next 30, 60, and 90 days.
Audiences walk away with:
- Prioritized use cases: Three to five practical initiatives matched to your data, talent, and budget constraints.
- Governance guardrails: A simple model for responsible AI—including roles, decision rights, and risk thresholds.
- Talent actions: A clear approach to skills, augmentation, and reskilling that leaders can champion immediately.
- Operating model moves: The minimum viable structure to scale AI—product ownership, change enablement, and value measurement.
- Metrics that matter: How to define value—cycle time, customer impact, risk reduction, and cost-to-serve—so AI delivers real outcomes.
Example: After a regional healthcare forum, one organization used Ian’s “AI Use-Case Triage” to shift from scattered pilots to a patient access program combining intelligent triage and scheduling. Within six weeks, they had a governance board, a privacy and security workstream, and measurable improvements in appointment throughput.
About Ian Khan
Ian Khan is a futurist and strategic advisor who helps leaders turn uncertainty into advantage. Known for translating AI and emerging technology into executive-ready decisions, Ian combines clear-eyed trend analysis with operating model know-how. He has advised private and public organizations worldwide, developed frameworks for responsible AI and future readiness, and delivered high-impact programs for leadership teams at pivotal moments.
As an Ian Khan keynote speaker, Ian’s strength is practicality. He avoids hype and fixes the execution gap—connecting trends to the processes, teams, and metrics that make them real. His approach is collaborative, research-informed, and aligned to the realities of regulation, risk, culture, and change.
Keynote Topics and Themes
- The Future-Ready Enterprise 2026: A Practical Playbook
– What future readiness really means in 2026
– A five-move roadmap: governance, data readiness, workforce, use-case portfolio, and value measurement
- AI That Ships: From Pilots to Production
– How to prioritize AI use cases that scale across functions
– Building an AI operating system: guardrails, architecture, and ownership
- Responsible AI, Real Advantage
– Turning regulation and trust into competitive edge
– Applying NIST AI RMF and ISO/IEC AI standards in everyday workflows
- Customers 2030: Intelligent, Trusted, Personalized by Design
– Service automation and human augmentation that improve experiences
– Privacy-preserving analytics and synthetic media trust signals
- The Autonomous Supply Chain
– Digital twins, predictive intelligence, and adaptive planning
– Risk sensing and supplier transparency that reduce disruption
- Cyber Resilience for the AI Era
– Zero trust, continuous validation, and incident readiness
– Deepfake defense and content authenticity for brand and public-sector integrity
Each keynote includes specific examples and industry patterns—such as how a financial services leader embedded model risk governance into product delivery, or how a public agency created a lightweight AI intake process to move from ideas to funded initiatives in weeks, not months.
Media & TV: The Futurist
Ian’s work as a futurist extends into media and television, where he explores how technology, policy, and culture shape our future. Through interviews with leaders and documented case stories, he brings complex ideas to life for broad audiences—showing what the future looks like in the real world. His media presence reinforces his keynote content with current narratives, fresh examples, and understandable language that resonates with executive and public audiences alike.
Books Including ‘Undisrupted’
Ian is the author of Undisrupted, a guide to building organizations that adapt faster than the world changes. The book lays out practical principles for future readiness—clarifying strategy, aligning teams, and executing amid uncertainty. Event planners often pair an Ian Khan keynote speaker program with insights from Undisrupted to give audiences a shared vocabulary and a repeatable way to act on new ideas. Ian’s broader body of work addresses AI, trust, leadership, and digital transformation—always with the goal of turning disruption into disciplined progress.
Who Hires Ian Khan
- Enterprise leadership teams planning 2026 strategy offsites and summits
- CIOs, CDOs, and CHROs orchestrating cross-functional AI and workforce programs
- Associations and professional bodies educating members on AI, regulation, and digital trust
- Government agencies and public-sector forums preparing for responsible AI and service modernization
- Healthcare, financial services, manufacturing, energy, retail, and higher education leaders moving from pilots to scaled execution
- Event producers seeking a futurist who brings authority, clarity, and practical momentum to mainstage and breakouts
Clients choose an Ian Khan keynote speaker engagement when they need actionable insight aligned to real-world constraints—and the energy to mobilize teams quickly.
Booking Ian Khan for Your Next Event
Plan early for 2026 to lock in dates and customization. A typical engagement includes:
- Discovery and alignment: A pre-event briefing to define objectives, audience maturity, and industry priorities.
- Tailored content design: Customized trends, case studies, and examples specific to your sector and strategy.
- Keynote delivery: A compelling mainstage experience that’s informative, inspiring, and immediately useful.
- Optional add-ons
About Ian Khan
Ian Khan is a globally recognized futurist, innovation expert, and keynote speaker on emerging technologies and future readiness. As the creator of the Future Readiness Score™ and author of the best-selling book *Undisrupted: Thriving in the Age of Technological Change*, Ian helps organizations worldwide navigate disruption and build future-ready strategies.
With over 20 years of experience, Ian has advised Fortune 500 companies, governments, and associations on AI, digital transformation, emerging technologies, and leadership in times of change. His work has been featured on major media outlets including BBC, CNN, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal.
Ian’s keynote presentations combine deep technological insight with practical, actionable frameworks that empower audiences to embrace change confidently. He delivers customized keynotes for conferences, corporate events, and executive briefings across industries including technology, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, and professional services.
Book Ian Khan for Your Event
Ready to bring a future-focused keynote to your 2026 event? Ian Khan delivers powerful, customized presentations that transform how organizations think about and prepare for the future.
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Book Ian Khan today to inspire your audience, align your organization around future readiness, and drive meaningful action in 2026 and beyond.
