Keynote Presentations
AI | Emerging Technology | Strategic Foresight
Ramy doesn't deliver the same keynote twice. Every session is built for the audience, the industry, and the questions on the table - combining hands-on AI expertise, frameworks for navigating disruption, and stories from inside 250+ organizations. Audiences leave with clarity they can act on, not just inspiration they remember.
“By the end of the decade there will be two kinds of organizations: Those who fully utilize AI; and, those who are out of business.”
— Peter Diamandis, Founder of XPRIZE
AI is no longer a future bet. It's an executive priority, and most leadership teams are still trying to figure out where to start. Drawing on 25+ years building inside Mattel, Apple, TD Bank, and 250+ other organizations, Ramy tells the real story of AI - daring leaders to confront what matters now, what's coming next, and what guardrails are vital.
AI Now maps the technologies driving real impact today: generative AI, agents, and the practical use cases inside enterprises that are actually moving the needle.
AI Next equips leaders to scale investments past the pilot trap, where 42% of enterprise AI initiatives stall. The frameworks that turn proofs of concept into enterprise-grade value.
AI Never draws the lines that protect trust, governance, and reputation. The strategic case for what to walk away from, even when the market is racing toward it.
Audiences walk away with the clarity to identify AI use cases worth pursuing, the frameworks to scale them beyond the pilot trap, and the strategic language to align their leadership team on what to pursue now, what to wait on, and what to walk away from entirely.
AI Now, Next, Never
The Future-Proof Leader
"Strategic foresight is not about making predictions, but about making better decisions today in the context of an uncertain tomorrow."
— Peter Drucker
What if your biggest risks aren't today's challenges, but tomorrow's blind spots? Linear planning was built for a world that no longer exists. Drawing on his forthcoming book The World After AI, Ramy challenges leaders to confront a harder truth: the executives who win the next decade aren't the ones with the best plans, they're the ones willing to lead differently.
Anticipate teaches leaders to spot the patterns hiding in industry noise: the weak signals, leading indicators, and trend convergences that competitors miss until it's too late.
Adapt moves beyond static planning into multi-horizon thinking, equipping leaders to make strategic decisions that hold up across multiple possible futures rather than betting everything on one forecast.
Lead translates foresight into the kind of proactive direction-setting that brings entire organizations along through ambiguity, replacing reactive crisis management with strategic confidence.
Audiences walk away with the discipline to spot disruption before competitors do, the frameworks to make strategic decisions that hold up across multiple futures, and the leadership voice to bring their organization along - even when the path forward isn't fully clear.
Exponential Futures: Quantum, Blockchain, and The World After AI
"The future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed."
— William Gibson
The technologies that will reshape your industry aren't theoretical, they're already here. AI dominates the headlines, but quantum, biotech, and blockchain are quietly converging to reshape industries at unprecedented speed. Drawing on his forthcoming book The World After AI, Ramy dares executives to think past today's hype - mapping when to experiment, when to scale, and when to wait.
Experiment maps the emerging technologies worth investing in now: where to place small bets, build optionality, and learn before competitors do.
Scale equips leaders to commit when a technology has crossed from possibility to advantage. The frameworks that turn early bets into enterprise-grade capability before the window closes.
Wait draws the strategic case for letting hype cycles complete - knowing which technologies are louder than they are ready, and standing back until infrastructure matures.
Audiences walk away with the clarity to evaluate emerging technologies without jargon, the frameworks to time strategic bets across convergence, and the strategic confidence to know when to experiment, when to scale, and when to wait.
Keynote Presentation (Full Recording) | CEO & Executive Dinner | February, 2024
“Ramy has a unique approach to presenting AI & emerging technologies that combines deep understanding of the topic with an undeniable enthusiasm that engages the audience in a meaningful and personal way.”
— Monica Radulesco, TELUS
