jonathan brill

• Win the Next Five Years: Spot, Lead, Win
  Geopolitics, economics, AI, and social change are colliding to create chaos, and by the time something makes news, it is already history. Brill argues that one year is too short to act on, and ten years is science fiction—but the five-year future is close enough to know and far enough to reinvent. He walks audiences through why their future is changing, what they can do about it, and the small actions they can take today to spot, lead, and win the next five years.

• AI and the Octopus Organization: Building the Superintelligent Firm

  Based on his latest book, Brill reveals the architectural secret of tomorrow’s business leaders: the "Octopus Organization" model. He explains how to transition from static corporate hierarchies to fluid, data-driven networks. Audiences learn how to distribute authority, embed AI intelligence at the operational edges, and reward rapid learning to build a highly adaptable, superintelligent enterprise.

• Rogue Waves: Thriving Through Radical, Unpredictable Change

  How can your business survive a paradigm shift and remain future-proof in an era of cascading disruptions? Brill introduces the science of "Rogue Waves"—overlapping geopolitical, economic, and technological trends that combine to create massive, destructive market shifts. He provides senior executives with a practical playbook to anticipate these shocks and turn sudden disruptions into immense growth opportunities.

• Strategic Luck: The Science of Thriving in Uncertainty

  Success in a volatile market isn't just about avoiding risk; it's about engineering opportunity. Brill details the cognitive and operational science behind "strategic luck," showing leaders how to design their organization to systematically generate lucky opportunities out of thin air and build resilience against sudden macro shocks.

speaker Bio: 

Jonathan Brill is widely regarded as one of the world's leading futurists and innovators, celebrated for his pragmatic, economics-first approach to organizational transformation. Ranked the #1 futurist globally by Forbes, he has served as the Global Futurist and Research Director at HP (Hewlett-Packard) and as the Futurist-in-Residence (Emeritus) at Amazon. Over his career as an inventor and strategist, he has generated more than 27 billion USD in revenue for his clients across consumer electronics, defense, and transportation.

Brill is the Head of Invention at Deepinvent, Executive Chairman of the Center for Radical Change, and the author of the international bestsellers Rogue Waves and AI and the Octopus Organization. Described by Harvard Business Review as the world's leading "transformation architect," he is a trusted advisor to global boards, government entities, and tech giants including Microsoft, Google, Samsung, Verizon, and JP Morgan. He is an alumnus of Pratt Institute, a frequent presenter at global platforms like SXSW and TED, and a regular contributor to Forbes and CNBC.

Summary (Core Conviction):

Brill's core philosophy rejects passive future-predicting, asserting instead: don't just watch your future happen—architect it. His signature framework, the Octopus Organization, provides a powerful blueprint for corporate survival by distributing intelligence and decision-making authority to the very edges of the enterprise, allowing it to adapt dynamically at algorithmic speeds. Delivering high-conviction, intensely analytical, and commercially relevant keynotes, he equips senior leadership teams with the exact tools to turn macroeconomic volatility into a robust, structured competitive edge.

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