The essential event-planning information for Ian Khan
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The essential event-planning information for Ian Khan
A source for organizers preparing an AI keynote, executive briefing, leadership offsite or workshop.
Verified speaker profile
Ian Khan is a Thinkers50 Distinguished Award Finalist, 2025, a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of UNDISRUPTED, and a three-time TEDx speaker. He is based in Toronto, Canada and available worldwide.
The work on stage
Ian speaks on AI readiness, organizational transformation and leadership alignment. His sessions can incorporate the Future Readiness Score so a presentation responds to the participating audience rather than relying on a standard script.
Research behind the session
More than five hundred on-camera executive interviews each year feed the research base. The work also informs The Futurist independent documentary series and State of Industry research.
Formats and preparation
Available formats include keynotes, executive briefings, leadership offsite sessions and AI workshops. Every engagement begins with organizer context, and the assessment-led formats include a scored reveal, written intelligence and a ninety-day plan.
Frequently asked questions
Questions and answers
How much does it cost to hire an AI keynote speaker?
Fees for established AI keynote speakers typically range from $15,000 to $50,000 depending on format, location and rights. Send your date, selected topic and budget range for a direct answer within one business day.
How far in advance should we book?
Send the event date as soon as it is under consideration. Earlier confirmation allows more preparation time for organizer calls, audience research and any assessment component.
What is the difference between a keynote and a workshop?
A keynote delivers a concentrated argument to the full audience. A workshop is a facilitated working format in which a leadership team interprets evidence, ranks priorities and develops a ninety-day plan.
Will the speaker tailor content to our industry?
Yes. Event preparation includes a pre-event call and audience survey, and assessment-led sessions use a customized Future Readiness Score to focus the content.
What does the audience receive afterwards?
Deliverables depend on the selected format. Assessment-led engagements include a written intelligence report and a ninety-day plan; organizers should confirm all event resources in the proposal.
Does the speaker present virtually?
Virtual presentation can be discussed. The organizer should share the platform, broadcast setup, audience and rights requirements when requesting availability.
Every Keynote, Delivered as an Unforgettable Intelligence Event
You can never go where you need to be without first knowing where you are. This is the mindset I bring to every keynote, at every stage, worldwide.
Executive Leadership · Strategy
Decision Velocity: How the Fastest-Deciding Organizations Win the AI Decade
The speed and quality of your decisions is now your real competitive edge. Ian shows leaders how to measure their organization’s decision velocity, expose the bottlenecks slowing them down, and build the systems that let teams decide faster without deciding worse.
Transformation · Leadership
Future-Ready: Building the Wall Against Disruption
Disruption is not the risk; being unready for it is. Using the Future Readiness Score, Ian turns transformation from a vague ambition into a measurable, benchmarked state, giving leaders a clear roadmap to make their organization resilient to whatever comes next.
AI Strategy · Operations
The Year of ROI: Turning AI Pilots Into Payoff
Everyone ran the pilots; almost no one is getting the return. Ian moves audiences past experimentation to an honest, audit-grade view of what actually blocks AI value, and the concrete moves that convert AI investment into measurable business results.
Future of Work · Operating Model
The Agentic Enterprise: Leading a Workforce of Humans and AI Agents
AI agents are joining the org chart. Ian shows leaders how work, roles, and decision-making change when autonomous agents operate alongside people, and how the organizations that redesign first will define the next decade of their industry.
Bestseller Keynote · Fortune 500
Undisrupted: The Seven Pillars of Companies That Refuse to Be Left Behind
Drawn from Ian’s USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller, this keynote lays out the seven-pillar framework that Fortune 500 teams use to stay ahead of change, giving every leader in the room a practical system to future-proof their people, culture, and strategy.
Designed for Your Audience
Custom Keynote Experience
A bespoke keynote tailored to your industry, audience, and strategic priorities, supported by pre-event stakeholder interviews and content customization.
The process
What goes into every session
Step 1
500+ on-camera executive interviews each year feeding the research base
Step 2
A pre-event call and audience survey before content is built
Step 3
A live scored Future Readiness Score assessment, so content responds to the room
Step 4
A ninety-day plan the audience leaves holding
Prepare your event with the right materials
Send the date, format and audience so the team can provide the relevant planning resources.
