Ian Khan – Futurist & Keynote Speaker
Situation: Leaders Need Clarity About the Future
2026 is closer than it looks. AI is no longer a pilot; it’s the backbone of operations, customer experience, compliance, and growth. Regulations are maturing, digital trust is now a brand promise, and leaders are expected to scale innovation without increasing risk. Amid economic uncertainty and accelerating change, the questions are practical: What will matter by 2026? Where should we invest? How do we align teams and make AI safe, useful, and profitable?
In every industry, pressure is rising:
- AI everywhere: From copilots to autonomous agents redefining workflows, marketing, finance, and operations
- Digital trust and risk: AI governance, data lineage, deepfake resilience, and secure-by-design architectures
- Workforce transformation: Reskilling for AI fluency, human-in-the-loop design, and new operating models
- Customer experience: Hyper-personalization, zero-friction service, and privacy-centric personalization
- Operational resilience: Supply chains augmented by digital twins, predictive insights, and intelligent automation
- Sustainability and reporting: Clear metrics, automated data, and audit-ready transparency
- Emerging security: Post-quantum planning and identity-first security for AI-powered ecosystems
Event planners and decision-makers need a keynote that translates uncertainty into a clear, actionable path. That’s why conferences, leadership meetings, and global summits choose the Ian Khan keynote speaker experience—so audiences leave energized and equipped, not overwhelmed.
Opportunity: Work with a Keynote Speaker Focused on Future Readiness
Ian Khan is known for one thing: helping organizations become Future Ready. As a futurist and Ian Khan keynote speaker, his sessions turn buzzwords into blueprints. He connects trends to bottom-line priorities and gives leaders a practical way to move from ideas to execution.
Ian’s Future Readiness framework helps audiences assess and improve across seven lenses:
1) Strategy and Scenarios: Make 2026-visible strategy choices using scenario planning
2) People and Skills: Build AI fluency, change resilience, and cross-functional capability
3) Data and Trust: Govern data lineage, privacy, and model risk across the enterprise
4) Technology Stack: Choose interoperable platforms that scale with your needs
5) Governance and Risk: Establish policies, responsible AI principles, and KPIs
6) Partnerships and Ecosystems: Co-innovate with vendors, startups, and academia
7) Culture and Execution: Operationalize innovation without disrupting the core
Concrete outcomes from recent engagements:
- A regional financial institution used Ian’s “3 Horizons for AI Value” to deploy two compliant AI use cases in 90 days—cutting onboarding time by 27% while tightening model governance
- A global logistics brand mapped a digital twin initiative to operations KPIs, increasing forecast accuracy and reducing customer churn
- A healthcare network standardized AI risk tiers with a lightweight governance board, accelerating approvals while strengthening oversight
Your audience gets clarity on what to do now, what to pilot next, and what to retire—so 2026 becomes a plan, not a guess.
Action: Bring Ian Khan Into Your 2026 Agenda
When you book Ian Khan as your keynote speaker, you get a high-impact program built around your audience, sector, and business objectives.
What working together looks like:
- Pre-event discovery: A short strategic call to crystallize your theme, audience priorities, and non-negotiables
- Stakeholder pulse: Optional pre-event survey to surface expectations and barriers to adoption
- Customized keynote: Industry-specific scenarios for 2026, relevant case studies, and clear next steps
- Interactive elements: Live polls, on-stage “Future Readiness Sprints,” and Q&A designed to drive commitment
- Post-event toolkit: A 90-day playbook, a Future Readiness Score self-assessment, and a curated reading/viewing list for continued momentum
Typical formats and options:
- 45–60 minute keynote, with 15–20 minute Q&A
- 90-minute to half-day executive workshops aligned to strategy offsites
- Industry breakouts for financial services, healthcare, public sector, energy, manufacturing, and tech
- Virtual and hybrid delivery with broadcast-quality production
- Board and leadership briefings focused on risk, governance, and investment cases
Actionable frameworks your audience will use immediately:
- The 30-60-90 Plan for AI: Identify one high-trust, high-ROI workflow; deploy; scale with governance
- The AI Use Case Portfolio: Classify pilots by risk, value, and data readiness; fund the top five
- The Digital Trust Checklist: Model transparency, audit trails, red-team protocols, and policy alignment
- Workforce AI Fluency Map: 10 capabilities every team needs by 2026, from prompt engineering to model oversight
Expect a keynote that’s engaging, practical, and directly tied to tangible outcomes.
Result: Audiences Leave with a Clear, Practical Future Roadmap
An Ian Khan keynote speaker session drives decisions, not just inspiration. Leaders leave with:
- Three decisions to make in 30 days aligned to 2026 priorities
- Five AI or digital transformation pilots to launch within 90 days
- A capability map distinguishing what to build, buy, or partner
- A governance starter-kit: policy anchors, model risk tiers, and success metrics
- A shared vocabulary that aligns teams and accelerates execution
Illustrative outcomes:
- A technology conference audience translated insights into board-brief one-pagers—shortening approval cycles for AI investments by a full quarter
- A public-sector summit used Ian’s “Trust by Design” model to standardize AI project intake, cutting duplicate projects and ensuring resident impact measures
The result is momentum you can measure.
About Ian Khan
Ian Khan is a futurist known for advancing the global conversation on AI, future readiness, and digital transformation. As an Ian Khan keynote speaker, he brings a rare combination of strategic foresight and pragmatic execution, helping senior leaders make sense of what’s next and what to do about it.
He developed the Future Readiness framework used by organizations to assess capability and act with confidence. He is also a filmmaker behind technology-focused documentaries, including Blockchain City, and hosts widely viewed programs exploring how innovation reshapes business, government, and society. Ian’s work translates emerging technologies into responsible growth, resilient operations, and trusted customer experiences.
Keynote Topics and Themes
Every keynote is tailored, but popular themes for 2026 include:
- AI in 2026: From Pilots to Profit
– The shift from copilots to autonomous agents
– Building a governed AI portfolio: discover, decide, deploy
– Practical examples from customer service, finance, HR, and operations
- Future Readiness 2026: Strategy, Skills, and Governance
– Scenario design for your sector’s most likely futures
– The Seven Lenses of Future Readiness
– How to fund, measure, and scale transformation
- Digital Trust, Risk, and Responsible AI
– Data lineage, model risk tiers, bias mitigation, and audit readiness
– Deepfake defense, identity-first security, and incident playbooks
– Aligning with evolving global AI policies and standards
- The Future of Work: Humans + AI
– Role redesign, AI fluency, and human-in-the-loop excellence
– Productivity gains without burnout or shadow AI
– Skills mapping and internal mobility strategies
- Smart Cities and Public Sector Innovation
– Citizen-centric design, ethical data use, and resilient infrastructure
– Digital twins for mobility, utilities, and emergency response
– Procurement and governance models that accelerate safe adoption
- Industry Deep Dives
– Financial services: model risk, KYC/AML automation, fraud detection
– Healthcare: clinical AI guardrails, ambient documentation, patient trust
– Manufacturing and energy: predictive operations, safety, and sustainability
– Retail and CPG: demand sensing, personalization, and supply resilience
Each topic delivers tools your audience can apply immediately—checklists, scorecards, and step-by-step playbooks designed for real-world execution.
Media & TV: The Futurist
Ian extends learning beyond the stage through film and television. As host and creator of The Futurist and technology-focused documentaries such as Blockchain City, his media work makes complex subjects accessible to broad audiences. These programs explore AI, blockchain, smart cities, and the future of work—giving viewers context and confidence to act.
For event planners, this media footprint becomes a marketing asset. Pre-event video clips, tailored promo reels, and post-event content help drive registrations, extend reach, and keep the conversation alive long after the keynote ends.
Books Including ‘Undisrupted’
Ian’s book Undisrupted focuses on building resilience before disruption hits—so organizations can innovate with clarity, not chaos. It outlines practical methods to future-proof strategy, scale responsible technology, and lead change at pace.
Event organizers often pair the Ian Khan keynote speaker experience with book-driven learning:
- Curated excerpts for pre-event leadership alignment
- Chapter-driven discussion prompts for breakouts
- Signed copies as executive or attendee gifts to reinforce key ideas
Alongside Undisrupted, Ian’s body of work on future readiness and emerging technology offers leaders a repeatable approach to navigating volatility with confidence.
Who Hires Ian Khan
Ian is engaged by organizations that want a keynote to spark action:
- Associations and global conferences seeking an authoritative futurist perspective
- Enterprise technology leaders aligning AI strategy to real value and governance
- Financial services and insurance teams balancing innovation with compliance
- Healthcare systems focused on safe, trusted clinical and operational AI
- Manufacturing, logistics, and energy companies scaling digital twins and automation
- Government, smart cities, and public-sector agencies building citizen trust
- Retail and CPG brands competing on experience, sustainability, and supply resilience
- Universities and executive education programs building future-ready leaders
They choose Ian Khan because he makes
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.
