Mike Walsh

As AI agents and digital labor expand what businesses can achieve, leaders have an extraordinary opportunity to redesign how their organizations think. Drawing on his new book, Abundant Intelligence, Mike introduces The Intelligence Signature™ and explores how to combine humans and AI in the decisions that define a business. Through global company examples, he shows why different strategies require different arrangements of intelligence—and how leaders can work through the trade-offs. He shows audiences how to build organizations that bring out the best in their people and develop capabilities worthy of their ambitions.

The years ahead will redraw the boundaries of what is possible, from the diseases we can treat to the ways we power our cities and build our businesses. Mike explores how advances in AI, robotics, biotechnology, quantum computing, energy and commercial space exploration will reshape industries and create unexpected opportunities. Through original research and global examples, he shows how leaders can recognize opportunity in unfamiliar places, make intelligent bets under uncertainty and develop the capabilities to act before the way forward is obvious. He challenges audiences to question their  inherited limits, back bold ideas, and give their people the confidence to build a future they want to be part of.

AI should change what we do, not just how we do it. Over the next decade, we have a unique opportunity to fundamentally reimagine customer experiences, redesign how organizations work, and rethink how to solve problems more effectively. This is a defining moment for leaders, and our biggest risk is not machines taking over, but rather leaders lacking ambition when it comes to the future. Many are already focused on deploying new tools and applications, rather than embracing a more expansive vision for what might be possible.

Futurist Mike Walsh offers a compelling roadmap to 2035, exploring how AI, algorithms and automation will fuel a Fifth Industrial Revolution. Technology is only part of the story; real transformation requires a new cultural operating system. The next decade will not simply be about smarter workplaces or more efficient industries. It will be a decade of reinvention, where the foundations of the modern world are reengineered through next-generation AI infrastructure and new ways of getting things done.

As AI evolves from simple automation to autonomous decision-making, we stand on the brink of the most profound organizational transformation since the Industrial Revolution. This shift, driven by the emergence of AI agents capable of independent thought, decision-making, and action, will redefine everything from personal interactions to the very fabric of how businesses operate. AI Agents are not just the next step in digital transformation; they will also have significant economic and societal impacts.

The question is no longer if AI will transform organizations but how quickly leaders can prepare to harness its full potential.

In this provocative keynote, Mike Walsh draws on cutting-edge research and real-world case studies to illustrate a future where companies reconfigure themselves as networks of billions of AI agents capable of tackling problems at a speed and scale unimaginable today. Walsh will present a compelling vision for how leaders can reimagine their operating models, governance frameworks, and workforce strategies to unlock unprecedented levels of agility and performance.

Attendees will leave with actionable insights and a roadmap for integrating AI agents into their organizations, empowering them to thrive in an age of unparalleled innovation and disruption.

In a world reshaped by technological breakthroughs, shifting customer behaviors, geopolitical tensions, and the rise of machine intelligence, success belongs to those who dare to adapt, experiment, and learn at scale. Incremental improvements won’t cut it. Progress demands radical reinvention—bold ideas that challenge convention, create new markets, and combine technologies in unexpected ways.

Transformation is not a checklist; it’s a journey paved by courageous decisions. It could mean championing a provocative idea, breaking a long-held rule, or hiring someone who challenges deeply held assumptions. The future isn’t an upgrade of the familiar—it’s an entirely new frontier. In an age of uncertainty, only bold leaders and even bolder teams will shape what comes next.