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Mike Walsh — keynote speaker on Innovation & Future of Work

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Innovation & Future of Work keynote speakers

Mike Walsh

Futurist & CEO of Tomorrow

Speaking feeTypically $30k–$50kIndicative only, confirmed on request
  • Keynote · Virtual
  • English
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Signature keynotes

What your audience walks away with

  • Outcome

    The AI-Powered Decade Ahead — A Roadmap for Enterprise Reinvention

    His signature current keynote. How AI will reshape work, decision-making, and customer experience over the next ten years — autonomous systems, digital labor, and the next industrial revolution — and a practical roadmap for leaders who need to reinvent the enterprise rather than just adopt a tool. For: executive audiences and full-company summits navigating disruption.

  • Abundant Intelligence — How Digital Labor Will Rewrite the Rules of Business

    The keynote behind his 2026 Harvard Business Review Press book (co-authored with Deloitte's Global Head of AI). AI is no longer just copilots and chatbots — it's the rise of an autonomous digital workforce. How leading organizations are redesigning around digital labor, combining human judgment with machine cognition, and how to govern and scale AI agents responsibly. For: boards, COOs, CHROs, and transformation leaders.

  • The Future Favors the Bold — Human Leadership 2.0

    How leaders must reinvent their own role when algorithms can perform tasks once reserved for human experts. A talk about leverage, judgment, and higher-altitude leadership in an automated world. For: leadership summits and executive development programs.

  • The AI-Powered Organization

    The algorithmic revolution applied to org design: industry dynamics, human-machine collaboration, and building a genuinely data-driven culture and decision-making model. For: technology and operations leadership.

  • The Rise of Generation AI

    A newer talk on the first generation to grow up with AI as default infrastructure — and what that means for talent, culture, consumer behavior, and the brands of tomorrow. For: marketing, talent, and consumer-facing audiences.

  • What Leaders Need to Know About the Future (custom / emerging tech)

    For audiences not yet AI-focused, Mike also speaks on the broader near-future — earlier programs have demystified the metaverse, Web3, and post-pandemic reinvention. He builds the brief around where your industry is heading.

The story

Who Mike actually is

Mike Walsh is a futurist for leaders and the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. For two decades he has been a leading authority on disruptive innovation, digital transformation, and — most recently — how organizations can leverage AI for reinvention. He is a regular columnist for the Harvard Business Review and a strategic advisor to Fortune 50 corporations.

Mike has been a pioneer in the digital space since the 1990s. With a background in corporate law and management consulting, he founded Jupiter Research in Asia Pacific — an early tracker of e-commerce and digital business adoption — and held senior strategy roles at News Corporation in the region before building Tomorrow. Today he describes himself as a global nomad, spending more than 300 days a year on the road interviewing innovators, entrepreneurs, and corporate revolutionaries to give his clients and audiences a fresh, grounded vision of what's next.

He is the author of three bestselling books. His debut, _Futuretainment_ (Phaidon, 2009), won an Art Directors Club of New York design award and accurately predicted the rise of smartphones, social media, streaming, and the metaverse. _The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas_ followed in 2014. His most recent, _The Algorithmic Leader_ (2019), distills the 10 principles leaders need for the age of AI and automation and has been translated into six languages. His fourth book, _Abundant Intelligence: How Digital Labor Will Rewrite the Rules of Business_ (Harvard Business Review Press, 2026), is co-authored with Deloitte's Global Head of AI, Nitin Mittal, and draws on interviews with leaders of 50+ of the world's largest organizations.

Over the past decade Mike has delivered more than 1,000 talks worldwide — from strategic briefings for corporate boards to a healthcare-company employee summit that filled a sports stadium with an audience of over 25,000 people. He also hosts the _Between Worlds_ podcast and publishes the Tomorrowist newsletter on next-generation leadership. The throughline of his work: the greatest threat we face is not that machines will replace us, but our reluctance to reinvent ourselves.

The receipts

Books & publications

  • The Algorithmic Leader

    2019

    the 10 principles leaders need to navigate AI, automation, and algorithms; translated into six languages.

  • Abundant Intelligence

    2026

    how an autonomous digital workforce will rewrite the rules of business, co-authored with Deloitte's Global Head of AI.

  • Futuretainment

    2009

    the Art Directors Club–award-winning book that predicted smartphones, social, streaming, and the metaverse.

  • The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas

    2014

    a provocateur's field guide to the ideas reshaping business and society.

Gravity

Career highlights & recognition

  • Credential

    CEO of Tomorrow

    global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century; advisor to Fortune 50 boards

  • Credential

    Harvard Business Review columnist

    plus bylines in Inc., BusinessWeek, Forbes, and the Wall Street Journal

  • Milestone

    1,000+ keynotes

    delivered over the last decade — boardrooms to 25,000-person summits

  • Recognition2009

    Bestselling author of three books

    Futuretainment (2009), The Dictionary of Dangerous Ideas (2014), The Algorithmic Leader (2019, six languages)

  • Milestone2026

    _Abundant Intelligence_

    forthcoming from Harvard Business Review Press (2026), co-authored with Deloitte's Global Head of AI

  • Award

    Art Directors Club of New York

    design award for Futuretainment

  • Recognition

    Australia's "Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30"

  • Credential

    Host of the _Between Worlds_ podcast

    and author of the Tomorrowist newsletter

  • Milestone

    Has advised global organizations including BBC, HSBC, Philips, Fujifilm, Richemont, and Televisa (client examples per published bios)

Booking with confidence

What to expect when you book Mike

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Answers

Booking questions, answered

What is Mike Walsh's speaking fee?

Typically $30k–$50k (indicative; confirmed on request). Mike's fee varies by event, date, format, and location, so we confirm the exact figure for your booking. Share your brief for current pricing and live availability.

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How much does Mike Walsh charge to speak?

Typically $30k–$50k (indicative; confirmed on request). It depends on event, date, format, location, and whether the session is in person or virtual. Share your brief and we'll confirm the exact figure and availability.

Can I hire Mike Walsh for a corporate event?

Yes. Mike is represented for speaking engagements through Headliner on a non-exclusive basis and regularly takes corporate keynotes, conferences, and leadership events. Share your brief to check availability.

Can I book Mike Walsh for a virtual keynote?

Yes. Mike presents virtual keynotes as well as in-person sessions. Virtual fees are typically quoted below a live keynote, so tell us your format for a precise quote.

What formats does Mike offer?

Mike is available for Keynote and Virtual engagements. We'll match the format to your audience and run-of-show.

What does Mike speak about?

Mike's keynote themes include Futurism and Digital Transformation. Each talk is tailored to your audience and outcomes.

What languages does Mike present in?

Mike presents in English.

Where does Mike travel from?

Mike is based in Las Vegas, NV and travels internationally for engagements; virtual sessions are also available.

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